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.
A Châteauneuf-du-Pape with lively fragrant berry fruits on the nose, with a touch of liquorice and a hint of black pepper.
This wine is dark ruby in colour. It has lively cherry notes on the nose, a touch of liquorice and hints of black pepper. On the palate, it is full-bodied and the ripe tannins gently support the cherry, cassis and herb character on the finish.
The 18th century Château de Vaudieu has been in the Bréchet family for over 50 years and today is run by Laurent Bréchet, the grandson of the original owner. The name ‘Vaudieu’ originates from ‘Vallée de Dieu’, or ‘Valley of God’, a reference to the beauty of the area around Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Vaudieu has 70 hectares of vineyards in total, of which 60 hectares are planted with red varieties. The vineyards surround those of the famed Château Rayas.
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.
laurent-plantevin.appspot.com/enpage-5.html
Punchy spicy belt from this, lots of Cherry fruit, plum colour. A nice find. From Laura’s stock.
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
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.
John brought this to dinner, a very mellow, fresh tasting blackberry fruity wine named after a mountain near Montpelier in Languedoc.
Gerard Bertrand, wine notes here, owns 6 wineries in the Languedoc (including Chateau l’Hospitalet / Maison Bertrand) and was once Captain of Stade Francais.
http://www.nj.com/homegarden/entertaining/index.ssf/2012/08/bertrand.html
http://blog.majestic.co.uk/gerard-bertrand-the-man-the-wines/
Reduces to €11:99 from €14:49 in O’Briens
Laurent Miguel is producing some good stuff and this price point is moving him up the food chain.
A lovely chunky Oaked Blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah from the Highlands.
Buy on offer.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Colour | Red Wine |
| Style | Medium bodied dry reds (oaked) |
| ABV | 13.50 % |
| Region | Languedoc |
| Features | Made from organically grown grapes, Oaked |
| Grape Variety | Carignan, Grenache , Syrah / Shiraz |
| Food Match | Duck, Fillet Steak, Hard mature cheese, Roast lamb/beef |
| Vintage | 2009 |
– See more at: http://www.obrienswine.ie/les-auzines-hautes-terres-roug.html?___SID=U#sthash.RWh712UX.dpuf
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Colour | Red Wine |
| Style | Medium bodied dry reds (oaked) |
| ABV | 13.50 % |
| Region | Languedoc |
| Features | Made from organically grown grapes, Oaked |
| Grape Variety | Carignan, Grenache , Syrah / Shiraz |
| Food Match | Duck, Fillet Steak, Hard mature cheese, Roast lamb/beef |
| Vintage | 2009 |
– See more at: http://www.obrienswine.ie/les-auzines-hautes-terres-roug.html?___SID=U#sthash.RWh712UX.dpuf
Gargantua. Quite. I risked this in Dunnes, the hungry cherub Giant is a nice touch but they say never to judge a book by its cover which in this case I should have. Not all bad but quite a raw blunt delivery of alcohol, I felt.
L’Union des Vignerons des Cotes du Rhone is a brand of Cellier des Dauphins, a co-op of 13 producers. Maybe they didn’t want to put their name to this rough and ready product. Disappointing because I quite liked their Cru des Cotes du Rhone offering.
A stated blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault
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€11 in Dunnes. This wine is always reliable & enjoyable.
A blend of 30% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 30% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre according to the label.
Opaque in the glass – almost squid Ink coloured. Oak aged, good legs, vanilla nose with lots of fruit and lovely aftertaste.
You can read more about the Chateau Millegrand which used to be part of the Bishop of Carcassonne’s Estate, here. and is part of the BonFils “empire”.
I’m not qute sure what to say about this; it looks the part but was just ok.
Fruity and dry, a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 10% Carignan
Produced by Cave de Rasteau who are trying to convert their member winemakers to sustainable & organic viniculture.
An O’Briens exclusive.
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