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Monday, October 4, 2010

Wines I tasted & enjoyed in 2010!

N°6
Name : Château la Coustarelle
Origin : France
AOC : Cahors
Vines : 90% Malbec and 10% Tannat
Wine grower : Caroline et Michel Cassot
Type : red
Vintage : 2006
Tasted : november 2010
Comments : dark robe, warm nose, smooth taste. The perfect match with a beef.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150133166505313


In my wine cellar : yes, september 2009, 3 bottles


N°5

Name : Domaine Pellé
Origin : France
AOC : Menetou-Salon
Vine : Sauvignon
Wine Grower : Pellé
Type : white
Vintage : 2008
Tasted : November 2010
Comments : in one word: terrific!. I opened this bottle with couple of connoisseur for a special "chef at home" diner type (please visit Green blog for an overview of it's wonderful creativity : http://operacooks.blogspot.com/). We drank this bottle with scallops on a toast. We had a great time. It's a very well balanced wine with all you can expect from color to nose and tast.
http://www.domainepelle.com/les_vins/


In my wine cellar : yes, september 2009, 3 bottles


N°4

Name : Domaine des Pierres
Origin : France
AOC : Saint Amour
Wine Grower : Georges Trichard
Type : red
Vintage : 2007
Tasted : October 2010
Comments : I am a big fan of Beaujolais wines. This one is also great. What I like about Beaujolais wine is the typcial fresh fruity nose and the well balanced tanins. Chilled, those wine are perfect with almost all meals. 5 or 6€ wine.


In my wine cellar : yes, september 2010, 6 bottles


N°3

Name : Château Rivalan
Origin : France
AOC : Bordeax Supérieur
Wine Grower : P.Labegurie
Type : Red
Vintage : 2007
Tasted : October 2010
Comments : Thank you "Tonton" for making us discover this wine in 2008. The true expression of a great bordeaux wine. This what I called a"friends wine" that you open anytime, anywhere. The tanin are well balanced.


In my wine cellar : yes, December 2009, 12 bottles


N°2

Name : Castello Di Ama
Origin : Italy
AOC : Chianti Classico
Wine grower : Vigneto Bellavista
Type : red
Vintage : 1983
Tasted : September 2010
Comments : I participated to a Chianti tasting event and was lucky enough to taste several chianti's (7 in total). This one was my favorite. This wine had a real personality, and despite the years some tanins were remaining. These gave enough strength to last long enough to capture the taste of this wine.
http://www.castellodiama.com/english/vignetobellavista.php


N°1

Name : Quintaine
Origin : France
AOC : Mâcon Village
Wine grower : Guillemot Michel
Type : white
Vintage : 2005
Tasted : September 2010
Comments : incredible wine. The perfect balance between the butter ending taste of the chardonnay and something that taste like a sauvignon with a little touch of agrumes. A discovery that I recommend to anyone. The wine growers, Pierrette and Marc Guillemot Michel are dedicated to their passion and doing everything they can to follow the rythm of the nature to make their wine grow. We enjoyed this wine with a starter (rolled smoked salmon). Link in french, sorry.
http://www.universditvin.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19:guillemot&catid=28:bourgogne&Itemid=18&lang=fr

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Why did I list wines?

We have many occasion to taste wines. Problem is that we are enjoying a good wine but do not have efficient tools to keep tasting history to be able to easely and quickly find the reference back. That's why I decided to create this list which is quite usefull when preparing a wine sale.
As you could see there are no boudaries and wines I list are coming from all over the world.
Methodology is straight forward :
- Wine origin (country & area)
-Wine vine (sauvignon...)
- During which occasion the wine was tasted (very helpful for tasting memory)
- Vintage
I hope this also could be of any use for you.

僕のブログに世界各国から訪問をしてもらっているのを知り、特に僕の大好きな日本からの訪問が多くて、大変光栄に思っています。 僕と同じくワインが趣味の僕の日本人の親友の千里さんに少しだけですが試験的に翻訳をお願いする事にしました。 

あまり頻繁に更新は出来ませんが、世界のワイン好きな皆さんと一緒に美味しいワインをシェアできたら良いなと思っています。 

もしワインについてご質問があったり、おススメを知りたかったり、又は素晴らしい僕の祖国、フランスのヴァインヤードへの訪問などをお考えで、僕のアドヴァイスが必要でしたら、いつでもコメントを残してください。 できるだけお答えできるようにします。

Wines I tasted & enjoyed in 2008!

N°18

Name : Angheli Donnafugata
Origin : Sicilia
AOC :
Type :red
Tasted : December 2008
Comments : in contrary to some sicilian wine, this one is well balanced with smooth tannins 

http://www.donnafugata.it/showPage.php template=curiosita_vini&masterPage=e-vini-home.html


N°17
 
Name  : Casillero Del Diablo Concha y Toro
Origin : Chile
Type : red

Tasted : December 2008
http://www.conchaytorousa.com/wines/diablo.html


N°16

Name : Bubulle 2007
Origin : Loire Valley (France)
Type : sparkling dry white wine
AOC : Montlouis
Wine grower : Lise & Bertrand Jusset
Tasted : December 2008



N°15

Name : Meursault Blagny 2005
Origin : Burgundy (France)
Type : dry white
AOC : Meursault Blagny
Wine grower: Matrot-Wittersheim
Tasted : October 2008 

http://www.burgundyeye.com/wine/domaine-matrot-wittersheim-meursault



N°14
Label for Cuvée de la Chapelle
Name : Chateau Thivin 2006
Origin : Burgundy (France)
Type : red
AOC : Brouilly
Tasted : October 2008
http://www.nickdobsonwines.co.uk/acatalog/Brouilly_and_Cote_de_Brouilly.html



N°13

Name : Marques de Risqual
Origin : Spain
Type : red
Area : Rioja
Tasted : October 2008



N°12

Name : Fieuzal 2002
Origin : France
Type : Red
AOC : Pessac Leognan (Bordeaux region)
Tasted : September 2008



N°11

Name : Saintes Colombe 2002
Origin : France
Type : red
AOC : Côte de Castillon (South of France)
Tasted : August 2008



N°10

Name : Château Baudry - Les Grézeaux 2005
Origin : France
Type : red
AOC : Chinon (Loire Valley, France)
Tasted : August 2008



N°9
Name : Clos Troglodite
Origin : France
Type : red
AOC : Cahors (south west France)
Tasted : August 2008


N°8
Name : Fosse Seche Keller
Origin : France
Type : Sparkling rosé wine
AOC : Saumur (Loire Valley, France)
Tasted : August 2008



N°7

Name : Gratien Flamme
Origin : France
Type : Sparkling rosé wine
AOC : Saumur (Loire Valley, France)
Tasted : August 2008



N°6

Gewurztraminer Cuvée Particulière
Origin : France
Type : dry white wine
AOC : Gewurstraminer
Wine grower : Jean Sipp

Tasted : August 2008



N°5
Name : Montigny Piel
Origin : France
Type : dry white wine
AOC : Orléans blanc
Tasted : August 2008

N°4


Name : Les Clous - Fiefs Vendéens 2005
Origin : France
Type : Red
AOC : Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil (Loire Valley)
Tasted : August 2008



N°3
Name : Olga Raffault
Origin : France
Type : red
AOC : Chinon (Loire Valley)
Tasted : August 2008



N°2

Name : Lamothe Belair 2005
Origin : France
Type : red
AOC : Bergerac (south west, France)



N°1

Name : Domaine Sauveroy - Clos des Sables
Origin : France
Type : dry white
AOC : Anjo
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Wines I tasted & enjoyed in 2009!

N°4

Name : Chinon 2005, Les Picasses
Origin : France
AOC : Chinon (Val de Loire)
Wine grower : Raffault
Comments : Thank you Pierre Emmanuel for discovery of this wine.
http://www.bottleshop.com/206002


N°3
 
Name : Bovio 2004
Origin : Italy
AOC : Regiaveja
Grape : Barbera D'Alba
Comments : I would recommend on cheese or on grilled meat as it's quite strong still very well balanced.
http://www.boviogianfranco.com/ita/news.htm


N°2
 
Château Maucaillou 2002
Origin : France
AOC : Moulis (Bordeaux region)
Type: red
Tasted : January 2009
Comments : Bottle opened 2 hours before lunch Meal eaten with this wine: red meat (hoven) 
http://www.chateau-maucaillou.com/


N°1
 
Name : Telavi 2007
Origin : Georgia (the country not the US state!)
Grape : Saperavi (blended red grapes)
Type : red
Tasted : January 2009
Comments : a very nice discovery which I had opportunity to drink in differents places in Georgia!
http://www.tewincel.com/