• The taste of the past millennium - Minervois Syrah Les Aspres 1999

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  In the nineties, the wine world was very different from now. While in 2015 the whole world runs after minerality, freshness and lean wines, you would rather have tried to transform the massive sound of NIRVANA into wine, to impress the audience and critics some 20 years ago: Overripe grapes, massive extraction, 12 to 24 months aging in new oak barrels ... Wine making according to the motto “more is ALWAYS better”!
  Ironically, the last year of the millennium did not meet these expectations. (...) — Lire la suite.

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• What the #vines need: Happy soils!

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  Balanced and healthy soils are the basis of any healthy and sustainable agriculture. A truism that one, however, had to rediscover in a more or less painful way in the last décades. This puts an end to the false promises of the “glorious”, chemical sixties! Many have understood: We have to take care of our soils. You have to protect and cherish them, so they can live on. Because soils, these piles of stones and dirt, may even die ...
  “Agriculture has literally to go back to its roots and must (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Let the power get into your glass! Domaine Santa Duc Roaix 2010.

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  The 2010 vintage still is a superb choice in the Rhone Valley. The long, warm indian summer fully ripened the grapes, a good basis for wines with remarkable finesse and harmony. The Grenache and Syrah grapes for this wine come from the vineyards of Roaix, situated between Rasteau and Vaison-la-Romaine. It fills the glass with a dark, blood red colour and the strong scent of figs and dried apricots, honey cake and licorice. My nose is immediately seduced, fascinated by the intensity of the (...) — Lire la suite.

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• The Cuvee GC 2001 by Château du Cèdre Cahors ... A very, very Grand Cru!

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  Let’s save time on the colour of this pure Malbec. It is, of course, pitch black... What else?
  On the other hand, the bouquet deserves a little more attention. Its freshness is striking, remaining autumn: forest floor, mushrooms, some dried fruit and sour cherry. Being “a true wine to age” and “wine of patience”, it takes its time to open up and would not mind a carafe, despite his advanced age. If you are without a carafe, I recommend to open the wine two to three hours before serving, so that (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Our #recipe of the month: Tarte tatin of caramelised pumpkin

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  As soon as autumn arrives, the fruit and vegetable stall of our favourite organic farmer almost collapses under the weight of fresh pumpkins of all sizes and colours. This immediately inspires recipes like pumpkin soup, casserole or risotto, all very savoury and healthy. Today we would like to propose a recipe for pumpkin tarte tatin, a simple and very tasty alternative.
  Serves 4 to 6 people
  400 g pumpkin 50 g butter 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 puff pastry 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar (...) — Lire la suite.

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• A good glass of... Santa Duc #Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues 2012

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  The nose of this wine is very charming: Cherries and flowers, wild herbs and a hint of chocolate... Juicy and mineral on the palate, with elegant and powerful tannins, nestled in pleasant smoothness that flatters the palate. Structure and harmony of this wine are promising a good ageing potential for this wine, but its flavours and freshness will surely tempt you to taste it already now.
  FOOD MATCHES FOR CARNIVORES:: Roast beef, Saddle of lamb with herb crust... But also Salsiccia with (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Restaurant Le Pastis - fine food in Montpellier

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  Restaurant Le Pastis – Fine food in Montpellier
  We like to go to the restaurant. Leaving everyday’s life outside, taking a break and recharge the batteries. We often got to LE PASTIS, our favourite restaurant in Montpellier, where Daniel Lutrand reigns in the kitchen, while Jean-Philippe Vivant is on the way between the tables.
  We especially like the friendly service, the place in the Old Town and the fresh products. Because at the PASTIS, every effort is done to highlight the products of (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Pierres Syrah Star shines again in the 2016 edition of the Guide Hachette

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  Pierre Cros settled on 25 ha of vineyards and as much olives, almond trees and truffle oaks. He is a great “winzer-artist”, a real benchmark in the Minervois, if you look look up how often we wrote about him and his wines in this guide during the last 10 years. He considers himself as a “peasant” and tells us that he learned to respect his clients from his father and grand-father, who both of them had been bakers in Badens. Besides classic grape varieties of the AOC, Pierre Cros keeps ancient, (...) — Lire la suite.

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