Food, Wine and Tastings
This evening I sat on the deck drinking a glass of Vouvray. The crisp, cool taste with a hint of sweetness went well with the hot, muggy day I endured. It reminded of last summer when my wife tasted her first Vouvray, a 2005 Francois Chidaine. She grumbled because I hadn’t introduced it to her [...]
Jouan has two excellent parcels in the Clos Sorbe 1er Cru vineyard near the village of Morey-Saint-Denis. The vines in this vineyard average 40 to 45 years old. This is 1er Cru that is clearly a level above in concentration, intensity, richness, and weight. A nice balance of red and dark fruit, with a complex [...]
Francois Chidaine has strong feelings about viticulture and works his vines based on an old world standard. He does not want any mention of organic viticulture on his bottles, although he is certified organic.
This wine is rich and long with enough structure to balance the residual sugar in this styled Vouvray. It’s deep gold in color with a greenish tinge. [...]
Rose on a hot summer day! It’s Labor Day weekend and I’m sitting outside tending to a smoker full of ribs and beef brisket on a beautiful end of summer day sipping a very nice 2007 Jana Rose. This wine is a very nice expression of a California Rose with fresh strawberries on the nose [...]
In the early stages, this wine displays ripe dark fruit with sweet vanilla on the nose. After about an hour the wine has aromas of blackberry and ripe dark plum. The ripe fruit flavors carry through the structured mid palate and stand out again in the bright, ripe finish that is complemented by toasty oak and cocoa [...]
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