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Tag: Loire

Domaine de Montrieux, “Le Verre des Poètes”, 2012

  Smells of salted pig, tastes of sour cranberry, smoky with a fantastically earthy texture but still pretty light in … More

La Buvette, Loire, Natural Wine, Pineau d'Aunis

Marie & Vincent Tricot “Les Marcottes”, 2013

  If you can get your hands on this, you should. These are the grapes from their oldest vineyard, which … More

Auvergne, Gamay, Loire, Natural Wine, Zev Rovine

Domaine de Pallus Chinon, 2011

  Elegant, sensual, slightly restrained but with nice clarity and focus. Balanced out more like a Priorat (not surprisingly, Bertrand … More

Cabernet Franc, Chinon, Loire

Clos Rougeard (Foucault), Saumur Champigny, 2005

This was a special gift bottle and the night was cold and crappy, so it seemed logical to transport. Didn’t … More

Cabernet Franc, Loire

Domaine Philippe Tessier, Cour-Cheverny 2011 (aka “Jack-of-all-Fruits”)

  Yesterday I ate a jackfruit, and tonight I tried this wine. They’re remarkably similar: something between a pickled onion, pineapple … More

Jackfruit, Loire, Romorantin

Olivier Cousin, “Pur Breton” (Vin d’Ici), 2012

What to order for a group of curious wine people? A magnum of Olivier Cousin’s wine. Expressive? More like attitude, … More

Anjou, Cabernet Franc, Goliath, Loire, Natural Wine

Understanding Wine: The Quick & Easy

Don’t drink wine? Drink bad wine? Breaking out of your old Merlot/Pinot Grigio habit might seem scary, but my bet is you’re drinking … More

Cabernet Franc, Goliath, Loire

Jean-Pierre Robinot, L’Ange Vin, Les Vignes de Fêtembulles, 2012

  Another stunner from Loire legend Robinot. This guy lives natural wine- he listens to the grapes as they ferment, … More

Chenin Blanc, Loire, Natural Wine

Tour de France 2014: The Wine Trail, Part II

WINE STOP STAGE TOUR LOCATION WINE REGION STYLE or GRAPE F 15 Tallard/NimesCarcassonne Languedoc-Roussillon & Provence Grapes: Rosés made from … More

Bordeaux, Camille Fourmont, Cat Silirie, Eric Asimov, France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Provence, Pyrenees, South West, Tour de France, Zev Rovine

Clos de L’Echo Chinon, Couly-Dutheil

  Of all the Chinons I’ve had, this one was “meh”.

Cabernet Franc, Loire

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