These are the wines I poured for Thanksgiving this year. We celebrated in the new house with my mom, her friend Mike and our friend Kate. The wines included a bottle from the brillant Didier Dagueneau who left us much to early in a tragic accident this year, as well as a Viognier from McPrice [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008
Posted in Misc on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Domaine La Tour Vieille Collioure Cuvee Puig Oriol 2005
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Collioure, Domaine La Tour Vieille Collioure Cuvee Puig Oriol, Vincent Cantié on November 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
2005 Collioure Puig Oriole a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah. The wine is produced in the town of Collioure, a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southwestern France. Domaine La Tour Vieille was established in 1982 , when two family estates merged, one situated in Collioure and the other in Banyuls. The Collioure [...]
Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Rouge 2006
Posted in California, Recommended, Value Pick, tagged Château de Beaucastel, Perrin, Robert Haas, Tablas Creek, Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Rouge on November 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tablas Creek Vineyard was founded by the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel and Robert Haas, the longtime importer and founder of Vineyard Brands. Tablas Creek is dedicated to the production of wines made from Rhône grape varietals. All of their wines are made with grapes from their 120-acre certified organic estate vineyard. Each varietal [...]
Jean-Claude Bougrier Vouvray 2006
Posted in France, Value Pick, tagged Bougrier Vouvray, Chenin Blanc, Vouvray on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bougrier Vouvray is a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley. Light golden straw in color. Pineapple, pear, jicama on the nose. On the palate, juicy with green apple, citrus, honey and almond — with some underlying minerality and sea foam. Good viscosity and acidity with a crisp finish. Off dry, but perhaps more than [...]
