I was in Co-op again, and came across this one. It was a fairly easy choice to try for two reasons beyond the price. One was it is from Kleine Zalze, a storied estate in South Africa. I wasn’t aware they did wine at this price point. This is presumably done just for the Co-op, […]
Category: Grenache
Domaine D’Ourea Vacqueryras, 2021, Rhone, France.
A few days ago, an old friend, GD, was in town. So another old friend, LC, invited us both over for wine and BBQ. In keeping with gender stereotypes, LC’s husband, GM, did the actual BBQ-ing. Grilled meat seemed like a good chance to try a Vacqueryas I had. I’m a fan of the region, […]
Domaine des Trinités Le Duc, 2021, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Not a whole lot in the way of backstory to this one, except it’s been getting good press. And everyone I talked to says ‘Stick in the fridge for a bit.’ So I took it with me on a recent visit to the country estate, and enlisted TE and MT as extra special guest commentators. […]
El Porvenir Pequeñas Fermentaciones Garnacha 2022, Valle de Cafayate, Salta, Argentina
I was in one of the Cambridge Wine Merchants’ (yes, another of their wines) branches a little while ago. I was chatting with a colleague, who pointed this wine out to me, and said I might like it. It’s an experimental wine from Argentina, so I decided to give it a go. I’m glad I […]
Vacqueyras Les Christins 2020. Famille Perrin, Rhône, France
I’d say Vacqueyras is my favourite of the named Rhône villages. I find it is usually quite elegant, compared to many of the others, which are to me more coarse. So, Vacqueyras is always welcome. I’ve had this wine before, but not this vintage. Nor do I think I’ve had it since Covid. So it’s […]