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.
laurent-plantevin.appspot.com/enpage-5.html
A fruity flavoursome, lots of lush redcurrants in a firmish body. Rich colour.
Nice write up on Arnaud here: http://www.bbr.com/producer-1198-domaine-arnaud-ente
Punchy spicy belt from this, lots of Cherry fruit, plum colour. A nice find. From Laura’s stock.
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
Another wineonline pot luck dip.
Not too lucky though, an average wine. Nice colour, obvious sedement, lots of berries.
Characterless unfortunately. I wondered how a red wine would progress in a Stel Cap bottle. It doesn’t. I could have guessed that.
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
This looks like a co-op bottled offering from M&S – part of another tasty Meal Deal we enjoyed at the weekend.
Fruity, dry, a little thin I thought for a Rhone.
Shouldn’t the face label say “Expertly blended for”?
The very smooth Long Eared Owl.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah.
We offered this to the Collets and Calders at Dinner.
Sean like it. So did I, lovely mouth feel, slightly sweet fruit with a spicy hint.
Maker here
O’Briens, €15.99, now €11.99
We also served the reliable La Baume Sauvignon blanc
McConkey Wine 