Paroles de vignerons - Vinparleur - Winzer talk
Latest update : 13 March 2020.
If the Gault & Millau described the GC 2008 as being a “magic” wine, 2009 should be considered as being “cosmic”. Let’s only spend few words on its colour, that’s as black as a Malbec from Cahors should be and go on to have a look at the bouquet…
This is Malbec-territory: Dark and opaque, its intense bouquet is full of black fruit, smoke, chocolate and spices.
Dense and soft, wild but homey, you will love to crunch the crispy tannins, that tickle your palate, before taking a rest at the bottom of the glass, amongst aromas of cinnamon, vanilla and fresh earth.
Roasted duck is still one of my favorites to accompany young Malbec wines from Cahors. That’s probably what I will have for Malbec Day on April 17th.
… thus the Gault & Millau on our great Malbec cuvee from 2008. After a good year in the vineyards, two years of ageing in barrels and several months of ripening in bottles, we present the result of our efforts: A seducing “black” wine...
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A disrooted vineyard? Oh no, I would rather call this Nebbiolo an emigrated vineyard, as the grapes obviously feel quit well in their adopted country: Rooted in the dry and rocky soil of the “Aspres”...
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I am looking for a bottle from 2009, more precisely, a Gigondas, of Yves Gras. Bottled some five months ago, I have not had time to taste the wine since it has left its vat. After several minutes of searching in different boxes and cases, I finally find what I am looking for: Santa Roc 2009 – a great vintage in southern France...
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… the result will be an new wine. After 10 years of reasoning, the Château du Cèdre MALBEC VINTAGE was born. As they are convinced friends of great Ports, their urge to make a sweet Malbec grew steadily during the last years. Finally their wish was put into reality in 2010...
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During my first trip through Californian vineyards in 1989, I was charmed with the fruity and spicy aromas and the pleasant acidity of red Zinfandel...
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2009 is a real Grenache year : Summer, sunshine and heat (but no drought !) – under those circumstances this noble grape variety develops ripe fruit, stunning acidity and seductive power in the southern Rhone valley.
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I have met this wine first on its 1999 vintage. Made from the almost forbidden fruits of some very old vines of the Minervois (planted between 1910 and 1930), – Carignan, Alicante, Aramon and Picpoul noir...
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