I came across this wine recently. What caught my attention was that it is a grape – Terret blanc – that I can’t remember ever hearing about before. I’d so not heard of it that I need to keep checking when I want to mention it. At any rate, this seemed like a good enough […]
Category: Languedoc
Terres Falmet Cinsault 2023, Languedoc, France
The producer is one I keep hearing and reading very good things about. And I saw from her Vivino reviews that TY once had and liked the Terres Falmet Mourvedre when she had it. (Without me, I may add.) So, when I was placing an order from CWM, it was past time to finally try […]
Mas Lumen, 2008, Languedoc, France
Yes, you read that vintage correctly. Today we are tasting a 16 year old wine. (Well, I am. Alone. None of my guest tasters are around. Sigh. Mope.) To be honest, I hadn’t even noticed the vintage until it came time to do the review. I had popped into Cambridge Wine Merchants not too long […]
Ormarine Picpoul de Pinet, Cuvée Conchylia, 2019. Languedoc, France
Picpoul is, I think, an underappreciated wine. Its classic pairing is with shellfish, but I am also quite found of enjoying it on its own. I haven’t had this particular one before, but when I saw it on the shelf as I was browsing my local M&S (yes, how dreadfully middle-class of me) it suddenly […]