A few more or less obscure "wines of the moment" have turned up (click here to read full notes): 2008 "One Block" red Côtes du Roussillon from Domaine Treloar, 2008 Touraine-Mesland (where?) white from Clos Château Gaillard, 2008 Côtes du Brulhois (ditto?) rosé from Clos Pountet and perhaps more "classic" 2008 Montagny "Les Crets" from Domaine Feuillat-Juillot. Eclectic and varied selection, c'est la France!
8 Feb 2010
1 Feb 2010
Languedoc: Clos Marie, Pic-Saint-Loup
Clos Marie
Latest on Pic-Saint-Loup (report April 2011).
This intriguing little number also appears under "wines of the moment," winter 2010. Tempting enough to go and find out more about this quite cult estate the next time I head up to "wolf peak," north of Montpellier...
2006 Cuvée l'olivette Pic-Saint-Loup (Grenache, Syrah,Mourvèdre) - smoky and lush showing nice depth and weight, pretty chunky tannins adding dry texture and bitter twist/bite; fair oomph and grip vs dark cherry liquorice and tobacco, needs a year or so to come together fully. Turns a tad rustic and leather-tinged with very firm framework, but its solid trad Languedoc style seduces you in the end. A bit dear though @ €12.50. 88
Millésime Bio 2010
Organic updates, finds, reviews, "profiles" (watch out for FBI "certified" winemakers) from this lively green Montpellier wine fair. You'll find missing links to "R & L" wineries tasted here in the convenient 'A to Z' in the right-hand column; the rest are done or on WineWriting.com:
1. La Nerthe 2. La Fourmente 3. Cosse-Maisonneuve 4. Parra-Jimenez 5. Les Miaudoux 6. Clos Anhel (Corbieres) 7. Viña Ijalba 8. La Triballe (Montpellier) 9. Traginer (Banyuls-sur-mer) 10. Nivet-Galinier (Ponteilla) 11. Château Brau (Cabardes) 12. Bousquette (St-Chinian) 13. Clot l'Oum (Bélesta) 14. Frey Vineyards 15. Clos Joncuas 16. Ferrer-Ribière (Terrats) 17. Grand Guilhem (Fitou) 18. Clusel-Roch 19. Grange 4 Sous (VDPOc) 20. Matassa (Calce) 21. JP Padié (Calce) 22. Al Límit 23. Clos Gravillas (Minervois).
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