Lovely dry, smooth, full bodied Red from Spain.
Excellent write-up from Elixir Wines:
Super lunch to celebrate John’s Birthday with David
As well as the ‘Droplets’ we also enjoyed La Reserve de Leoville Barton 2016 recommended by Stephane.
We enjoyed this with Dinner @ Yoi Izakaya
Nice dry clean Pale Rose with lots of berries.
Robbie sampled this as an aperitif. It was served hot, you could taste the Fermented Rice, and improved as it got colder.
Pity about the Grizzly Steak Teriyaki. Izayaka charge €6 corkage on BYOB.
John enjoyed this – we had it at Dinner with Robbie in La Maison, if a little overpriced @ €40.
Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan
Tasty, fruity but nice and Dry, light – medium bodied. Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan and Cinsault, this gives unbeatable, smooth fruit flavours. Natural fermentation and low sulphur. Strong @ 14.5%. Plantevin now own a total of 40ha of vineyards focusing primarily on both Syrah and Grenache. Starting from humble beginnings in his father’s shed back in 2007, Laurent Plantevin now vinifies his hand-harvested grapes in a new purpose-built winery. Their wines are blended to express the specific terroir of each individual vineyard plot.
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A knockout red from south of Gigondas in the Rhone.
Powerful, Smooth, Hedge Berries and Vanilla – Gigondas – enjoyed with John and complimented by the Cheese Board.
€23.93 in Whelehans expertly poured with a corkage charge of €5
http://www.pierre-amadieu.com/mes-vins/12-romane-machotte-oac-gigondas-red.html
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Red table wine from Spain a Grenache / Syrah blend.
Appellation of Origin Almansa (http://denominacion-origen-almansa.com/)
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€9.99 from €13.99 in O’Briens.
A solid offering from Gerard Bertrand.
Served to Ross and Amyj for Dinner
The Burns family came to Saturday Brunch; Robbie, Nathalie, new bonny baby Becky and young James together with Nathalie’s Mum, Jannie.
This was the wine offering that hit the spot for the afternoon. Pleasant easy drinking: Whiff of Raspberry, fresh mouthfeel with decent fruits
This came from the Dunnes Summer Offer Shelf @ €8.50.
Great to see all the family on Nathalie’s annual visit and Lesley loved having the infant in the house.
We raved about the 2012 vintage – so much so it sold out – and guess what, the 2013 Vintage doesn’t disappoint either.
Perfect for a long afternoon in the sun or shade, this is summer sipping at it’s best. A bright translucent colour reveals a delicate, refreshing floral palate, whiff of an HB Brunch and lovely swallow.
Grenache, Syrah, Shiraz blend.
Dear in O’Briens at €14.99 a bottle. We got this on a buy one, get one half price deal, so €11.25 a bottle. Sold out again I believe.
Hobby Horse Footnote: L’Ostal Cazes, like many other big producers must have considered investing in a Stelcap line so it was good to see that they have a proper cork closure – below – from DIAM, guaranteed free of TCA, an investment in good wine tradition; ceremony, presentation and standards. Rant over.
We served this to the Collets at our pre Movie dinner and very well received it was too.
This is the 2010 vintage and I remember being disappointed by the 2009 so this richly mellow offering surpassed the movie experience – true to its name – ‘Cold in July’.
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