Thursday, September 16, 2004
Last night few of the gang went to Arterra to sample the latest menu creations of Carl Schroeder and his kitchen team. As usual the food was up to the task. So too were the wines.
2003 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Rose
I'm always astounded by this often overlooked winery, so much so that everytime I open a bottle of what is textbook perfect wine I wonder why I don't drink their wines more often.
The 2003 Rose is no exception as it offers a deep pink color with an amazingly spring day fresh fruit bouquet of raspberry and strawberries. Very even and not at all tart, the wine is more full bodied than the rose' wines of Tavel or Bandol, yet, this wine seems to have the kind of quality that you expect in a red wine.
2002 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Blanc
White Languedoc wines, when under six or seven years of age seem to always be so darn precocious. The L'Hortus was no exception, offering up spring flower aromatics, matched with sub-tropical melons and pear flavors. Very crisp now, the wine will only get better with a few years more of aging.
2001 Chateau de Tourettes Cotes du Luberon Blanc
Jean Marie Guffens is a noted winemaker from Burgundy but the winemaker also makes wine in the region in the Luberon Valley. The white wine, which is much like a Cotes du Rhone blanc has lots of gusto. Peach melba, lemon zest, orange peel, plus loads of apples and pears makes this wine a real charming and refreshing wine.
1998 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Rouge
The entry level red wine from L'Hortus, one of three they make, is worth more than it's roughly ten dollar price. The deep red colored wine, is still in that phase where the Garrigue aromatics are in full bloom. Scents of sage, rosemary, thyme and marjoram all intertwined within lots of blueberry, black pepper, raspberry and black cherry fruit.
1999 Domaine d'Aupilhac Lou Messet Vin d'Pay Coteaux du Languedoc
Sylvain Fadat is one of my favorite winemakers, so when he makes a wine that is an homage to his grandfather, from all the grapes he grows, including old vine Cariginan, one has to realize it's more than what it appears to be. Fadat calls this his bistro wine, but this is more than that. The first taste you get is the flavors of the Mourvedre. Lots of big, brawny, earthy flavor, that seems to initially overpower the wine, but within a few minutes, the Carignan, Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault all seem to then get integrated together and the wine becomes a lush and chewy wine of great character and style.
2003 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Rose
I'm always astounded by this often overlooked winery, so much so that everytime I open a bottle of what is textbook perfect wine I wonder why I don't drink their wines more often.
The 2003 Rose is no exception as it offers a deep pink color with an amazingly spring day fresh fruit bouquet of raspberry and strawberries. Very even and not at all tart, the wine is more full bodied than the rose' wines of Tavel or Bandol, yet, this wine seems to have the kind of quality that you expect in a red wine.
2002 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Blanc
White Languedoc wines, when under six or seven years of age seem to always be so darn precocious. The L'Hortus was no exception, offering up spring flower aromatics, matched with sub-tropical melons and pear flavors. Very crisp now, the wine will only get better with a few years more of aging.
2001 Chateau de Tourettes Cotes du Luberon Blanc
Jean Marie Guffens is a noted winemaker from Burgundy but the winemaker also makes wine in the region in the Luberon Valley. The white wine, which is much like a Cotes du Rhone blanc has lots of gusto. Peach melba, lemon zest, orange peel, plus loads of apples and pears makes this wine a real charming and refreshing wine.
1998 Bergerie L'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Rouge
The entry level red wine from L'Hortus, one of three they make, is worth more than it's roughly ten dollar price. The deep red colored wine, is still in that phase where the Garrigue aromatics are in full bloom. Scents of sage, rosemary, thyme and marjoram all intertwined within lots of blueberry, black pepper, raspberry and black cherry fruit.
1999 Domaine d'Aupilhac Lou Messet Vin d'Pay Coteaux du Languedoc
Sylvain Fadat is one of my favorite winemakers, so when he makes a wine that is an homage to his grandfather, from all the grapes he grows, including old vine Cariginan, one has to realize it's more than what it appears to be. Fadat calls this his bistro wine, but this is more than that. The first taste you get is the flavors of the Mourvedre. Lots of big, brawny, earthy flavor, that seems to initially overpower the wine, but within a few minutes, the Carignan, Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault all seem to then get integrated together and the wine becomes a lush and chewy wine of great character and style.
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