October 2011
3 posts
9 tags
2009 Moulin De Gassac Guilhem Red
WHAT: SYRAH. GRENACHE. CARIGNAN. CINSAULT.
WHERE: LANGUEDOC
SMELL IT:
LEATHER
RUBBERY
SLIGHTLY SMOKEY
DRINK IT:
A LITTLE MORE LEATHER
STEMMY
LIGHTLY TIP-TOEING TANNINS
CHERRY/RASBERRY
ALMOST…..CHERRY AND RASBERRY TOOTSIE POP
ONLY: $12 BUCKS HERE
PAIR IT UP:
CASSOULET (HERE’S A RECIPE THAT WORKS)
GRILLED DOUBLE CUT PORK CHOPS. MELTED ONIONS.
THANK: ME LATER.
11 tags
2010 La Cabotte Colline Cotes du Rhone
GRENACHE. SYRAH. RED RHONE BLEND.
NOSE:
PEPPERCORN
EARTH
SLIGHT CIGAR
MOUTH:
BALANCED TANNINS
SLIGHTLY STEMMY
MORE EARTH
KILLER LONG FINISH
BONUS: 100% BIODYNAMIC
BONUS: $13 BUCKS
BONUS: SCREW TOP
SO: PUT IT IN ONE OF THESE BAD BOYS
AND HIT UP THE PARK!
COME ON….WHY SHOULD THE BUMS HAVE ALL THE FUN?
PAIR IT UP
HAM. FRENCH BAGUETTE. BUTTER. CORNICHON.
ESCARGOT. BUTTER. GARLIC....
13 tags
2009 Lachryma Christi Rosso
LACHRYMA CHRISTI
LITERALLY MEANS: THE TEARS OF CHRIST
SO THE WAY THE STORY GOES IS ONCE UPON A TIME SOMETHING MADE JESUS WEEP MERCILESSLY
AND IF HE’S ANYTHING LIKE ME….IT WAS PROBABLY WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THIS
ANYWAYS…SUPPOSEDLY HIS TEARS LANDED ON THIS WINE REGION, AND THAT’S WHY IT’S SO GREAT…
SO THIS WINE?
PIEDIROSSO
CRAZY ITALIAN RED WINE
IT’S...
