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three outstanding wines from south west france - they may be the country cousins of the better known wine regions, but they are definately no poor relations. these wines punch way above their weight, delivering astonishing taste and complexity
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- 2006 l'hortus grand cuvee blanc, pic saint loup 75cl
jean orliac is one of the top producers in pic saint loup and this wine is a synthesis of the best of the rhone and the best of burgundy: chardonnay, viognier and roussanne. as jean-marc delys of odette's restaurant so eloquently puts it: "one sip transports you from condrieu to mersault". outstanding wine-making - 2005 toques et clochers chardonnay, limoux 75cl
our 'petit mersault' - the elevage of the wine is in new oak, which confers complex flavours of melted butter, nuts, caramel and toast. there is also a delicious lemony twist in the finish. toques et clochers refers to an auction of exceptional barrels from the best parcelles on the sunday before easter every year. a gala dinner is cooked by a celebrity chef (hence the toque - the chef's traditional tall white hat) whilst the proceeds of the auction go to a different limoux wine village each year - to be used for the restoration of its bell tower (the clocher) - 2006 segna de cor, cotes du roussillon villages 75cl
50% grenache, 30% carignan and 20% syrah result in a tender (as the french would say) and fruity wine sustained by a real texture of tannins. Four 's': soft, smooth, silky and smoky! lively and fresh in the mouth, gentle flavours of red grape and berry, dried spices and roasted herbs. clean, lingering finish. the estate is calle le roc de anges, and from the rock of the angels springs the blood (segna) of the heart (cor) - mini whisk tag
your message handwritten on a tag attached to a mini whisk keyring - click on 'view packaging' to see - 'wine' quotation postcard
"quickly bring me a beaker of wine so that I may whet my mind and say something clever"
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