Category: Virtual Knapsack
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Day 67 – somewhere near Waughton Castle
Chinon, le Chêne Vert, Bruno Sourdais 2018
Three years ago Lay and Wheeler got hold of a package of Bruno Sourdais’ 1989 Chinon Quatre Ferrures.
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Day 65 – Archerfield
Dom. de la Taille aux Loups, Clos de Mosny 2019
One of Jacky Blot’s Montlouis, this is absolutely glorious stuff. A dry Chenin offering peach, pear, apple, quince, you name it aromas and tastes.
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Day 63 – Longniddry
Chateau Dubois Claverie 2019.
This was a gift from a friend for services rendered – a footling service so a generous gift.
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Day 61 – Niddrie
Château de Saint Cosme, Deux Albion Côtes du Rhône 2018
This is a CdR ostensibly made from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre, although the label mentions ‘cinq cépages’ and hints that a little extra something might get chucked in at any point during the fermentation if Louis suddenly gets an idea.
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Day 59 – Juniper Green
J-P Brun Beaujolais Blanc
…not finished yet – Chardonnay Vinification Bourguinonne 2019. All the information, but possibly not in the right order.
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Day 57 – Newbridge
Mégaphone 2016
Time to eat humble pie (for the full redemptive effect I recommend a bottle of cooking wine to go with it…) – a few nights ago I wrote about the Bruniers’ Pigeoulet and grumbled about the folk who try to get us to drink wines before they can give of their best.
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Day 55 – Donibristle
Chateau Musar 2001
I had wanted to open a special bottle to celebrate the 300-mile mark on the virtual walk The first available location was Kirkcaldy, and with respect to the town and its citizens the concrete sea-wall running the length of the Esplanade didn’t quite cut it somehow.
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Day 53 – Kirkcaldy
E. Guigal Gigondas 2015.
Bought during a supermarket wine fair in France for 15€ in September 2019. Very decent and very Grenache-y, and definitely tastes like a Gigondas.
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Day 51 – Lundin
Ernest Burn Riesling 2016
My third bottle of Burn since I started the virtual walk, following the Vendages Tardives and the Sylvaner.
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Day 49 – Kilconquhar
2018 J-P Brun Beaujolais l’Ancien. This is the sweet spot in the JPB range for me. It has a bit more backbone than his entry-level Le Ronsay and is a little more approachable than his single appellation wines, which I haven’t quite got the hang of yet.