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Louis Dubosquet Champagne Grand Cru 1999

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MONDAY 28 JANUARY 2013


Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today let's speak about Champagne !

... Louis Dubosquet Champagne Grand Cru 1999

ORIGIN


"I'm coming exclusively from one or several villages amoungst the legally classified 100% Grand Cru 17 villages.

Do you know that there is 324 different villages for making Champagne and only 17 are classified Grand Cru !
The Grand Cru villages are: Ambonnay, Avize, Ay, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Bouzy, Chouilly (raisins blancs), Cramant, Louvois, Mailly-Champagne, Le Mesnil-sur-Orge, Oger, Oiry, Puisieulx, Sillery, Tours-sur-Marne, Verzenay and Verzy.

The production of Grand Cru Champagne is very tiny but makes great Champagnes.

I'm well balanced with the two main grappes used for Champagne : 55% of Pinot Noir and 45% of Chardonnay.


TASTE


Wonderful! Very floral from the Chardonnay grappes, quite fruity and very long finish from the Pinot noir grappes.
Taste of toast bread, butter and toasted almonds...
The bubbles are very little and the mouthfeel is incredible!

PACKAGING


I'm presented in a traditonal XIXth style bottle with a 24 carats gilded label, identified by a unique number engraved in the glass and mentioned on the watermarked certificate impossible to copy. 

My cork, as during the XVIIIth century and according to the Royal Ordonnance dated 1735, is maintained, not by a metallic muselet, but by a crossed rope with a sealed.

Price: Around 160€


Château Guionne 2006 - AOC Côtes de Bourg

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Ladies and Gentlemen !

Happy new year to all of you ! I guess you must have heard this sentence millions of time but still,
I wish you a new year with lots of discoveries, and surprises, as I am !

I was born and bread in AOC Côtes de Bourg, at Château Guionne, on the right bank, south of Côtes de Blaye, and have never left my mummy and daddy's home. It feels so good to be there ! AOC Côtes de Bourg is a wonderful appellation, to spend a whole day walking around this beautiful nature, and visit "Chateaux". People over there are very chilled and passionate about what they do.

My 4 friends and I went for a trip to Barcelona for New Year's Eve, which was pretty cool ! I didn't see much of the city as I was resting to be opened in the best conditions.

My friends told me about the architecture which they found pretty original,  and the most important thing, FOOD and DRINKS !
They found that little local restaurant "Pisa Morena" close to the port, where the woman serving was wonderful, the boys loved her, the girls a bit less... However, the food was delicious, they took a doggy bag for me (yes my friends are nice). I had these amazing "Patatas bravas" which is a dish native to Spain served as a tapas, they are potatoes cut in irregular shapes and fried into oil and cooked with garlic, they are then served with a spicy tomato or mayonnaise sauce.
I really recommend you this place if you go to Barcelona !

Hey ! Isn't this post supposed to talk about me and how sexy I am ?!


My name is "Cuvée Renaissance", and I am the result of a meticulous selection of parcels. I am aged in oak barrels from 18 months, then 2 months in a tanks after they assembled me, before being bottled.
I am made from 40% Malbec, 40% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.

As I am still young, my friends had to open me for an hour, to let me breathe and emerge my true flavor, before enjoying me.

I have a very impressive purple red colour.

I am a complex and intense wine, with candied fruits aromas such as black cherries. I have woody aromas that are balanced with the red fruits aromas.
  
I am long and complex in mouth what makes me unforgettable  to anyone who has already tried me, 

My friends enjoyed me for aperitif as they were going out for dinner afterwards. I can be enjoyed on its own, but people usually find me even more appreciable with some food. And because I am very powerful, I would recommend me with some red meats such as Game, or even chocolate desserts.

The Girls fell in love with me, I told you I have a incredible sex appeal !


Poor boys, when they came back I was finished ! They were pretty unhappy about that... Even more when they saw prints of lipstick on my skin.
But hey I have to say that I really enjoyed the company of these two girls !


PORTES OUVERTES CÔTES DE BOURG :


This year, the "Portes Ouvertes" of Côtes de Bourg will take place on the 11th and 12th of May, I am looking forward to seing you guys at Châteaux Guionne !

Price : 13,90€
Available at: Maison du Vin Côtes de Bourg, Any V&B in France

VERY RECOMMENDED BY WINE MAN SHOW !

UNGAVA PREMIUM GIN _

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SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 2013

FORGET WINE, IT'S THE SPIRITS DAY !


This month, we are going to discover the new UNGAVA CANADIAN PREMIUM GIN !

We know, we know... There are many differents kind of gin in your supermarket... And you’re probably wondering why choose this one ?

ORIGIN
Ungava, a vast territory in the Canadian Arctic, is an unspoiled region of strartling landscapes and extreme climate. However, several invincible Inuit brave the storm to hand-harvest these rare tundra botanicals used in the making of ungava gin !

TASTE
His particular aroma can be traced back to six rare botanicals, 100% natural and native to the arctic region ! Nordic Juniper, Arctic Blend, Labrador Tea, Crowberry, Cloudberry and Wild Rose Hip ! Handpicked in the wild during the fleeting summer season, these plants are handcrafted into an authentic gin with a unique taste to the delight of adventurous amateurs and connoisseurs alike. Different blends were tested to find the perfect recipe, which tastes like gin, but with a floral note, more aromatic.

PACKAGING
Ungava gin’s shows a unique yellow colour, result of a post distillation herbal infusion. This super premium gin is sold in outstanding packaging which complements the appearance of the precious liquid contained within.

PRICE  29,99€
It's now AVAILABLE on Metro Store and Promocash (so ... only for professionals .. but a partnership with wine merchants will start in some weeks !)

Are you curious about this weird nectar ? Here is a good way to drink it !

THE UNGAVA COCKTAIL > Recommended by winemanshow !
1 1/2 oz of gin Ungava
2 oz of ginger beer
7-8 cubes of concombre
1/4 oz of lime
In your shaker, put some ice, add gin, cucumber and lime. Shake vigorously and put it in highball glass. Add ginger beer and garnish with a long piece of cucumber. ENJOY !

Magnum Brut, R de Ruinart _

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TUESDAY 4 JANUARY 2013 > HAPPY NEW YEAR !!


The Chardonnay grape is the soul of the Maison Ruinart

The grapes, resulting mainly from the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims, is at the heart of all vintages.

Of great aromatic freshness, bright, pure light, it is the common thread in all his joints.

Delicate and fragile, Chardonnay flourishes and is a measure of its aromatic richness that over a slow maturation in the freshness of crayères: up to 3 years for non-vintage wines, 9-10 years for Dom Ruinart.

This maturation requires the head of a Master Cellars able to tame the whims of a variety like no other.

All this miracle called "Taste Ruinart" is this: in the brightness, intensity and elegance. It is these qualities that give the Ruinart taste and personality to share rare.

Founded in 1721, the House of Ruinart was named after Benedictine monk Dom Thierry Ruinart. 
It is located at the entrance to the city of Reims, where crayères (Gallo-Roman chalk pits) hewn out of the chalk subsoil are the secret to a slow ageing process, normally lasting between three and twelve years depending on the cuvée.


TASTING NOTES

Everything is around freshness and balanced "R" de Ruinart.


 ITS BEAUTIFUL PROPORTIONS
Chardonnay 40% Pinot Noir 50-55
Pinot Meunier from 5 to 10%.  
Its dress yellow with golden reflections. 

BRILLIANCE > Crystalline.

NOSEdelicate and fruity.  
There say aromas of pear flesh to clear 
and nuts - hazelnuts, almonds
And notes of white flowers, escorted
by aromas of buttered brioche and croissants.



In the mouth, its freshness dominant, it combines with harmony and roundness with a persistent length.


This magnum Brut was sold in a specific box 

It is available on Cotes Vins at 88,00€ and on Le Repaire de Bacchus at 
 E90,00€.