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Charly Thevenet Regnié Grain & Granite 2007

Posted in France on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When he was only 25 years old, Charly Thevenet (son of Jean-Paul Thevenet in Morgon), obtained three acres of his own in Regnié. The 2007 bottling is his first limited release. From a 1.5 hectare plot of 70 year-old vines in the process of being converted to Biodynamic agriculture, the wine is made in [...]

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Fontodi Chianti Classico 1998

Posted in Italy, tagged , on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Fontodi estate is located in Panzano, almost at the center of the Chianti Classico region. Like Felsina, which claims an Etruscan origin for its name, Fontodi also has a long history; vines have been cultivated here since the time of the Roman empire, and documents prove there was vinification here as far back as [...]

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Rotllan Torra Tirant Priorat 2003

Posted in Recommended, Spain on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Rotllan Torra is a winery based in Torroja del Priorat, Spain. Jordi Rotllan Torra founded the winery with his family in 1984. In 1997, Rotllan Torra exploded on the Spanish wine making scene with Amadis, a wine from hundred-year-old vines, after two top publications in the Spanish wine industry named the 1995 release as [...]

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Castello della Paneretta Terrine 1999

Posted in Italy, Recommended, tagged , , on March 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This wine is a 50-50 blend of Sangiovese and Canaiolo from Castello della Paneretta. Terrine is named after the vineyard where the old Canaiolo vines were grown. I opened a bottle of the ‘99 a few years ago, and remember thinking it was on its last breath. I was trying to organize my wines [...]

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Château de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône Reserve 2005

Posted in France, Recommended, tagged , , on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Château Rayas is a one of the great names of the Rhône Valley.  The domain is old school in terms of style and technology — no stainless steel, no temperature controls, no new oak, and no oenologists are to be found in the cellar, which contains a hodgepodge of barrels, demi-muids, and foudres. Today, Emmanuel [...]

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Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les Perrières 2005

Posted in France, Recommended, Wine Makers, tagged , , , on March 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

More evidence that the Catherine and Pierre know their breton. Catherine & Pierre practice organic viticulture and vinify most of the wines in stainless-steel vats so that the wines can express their terroir and vintage. Their wines are highly regarded in France and are just starting to get more attention in the U.S. — and [...]

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