Jacques Weindepot

Domaine d'Arjolle, Equinoxe, 2009

Julian — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:16:13 +0000

Domaine d'Arjolle, Equinoxe, 2009

One of the effects of belonging to the German branch of the international brotherhood of wine snobs is that hot-climate whites have a hard time winning your approval. We have largely kept our hands off whites from the south of france, for example. We don't mean to say, of course, that there can be no great whites from down there. But I can say with a good measure of confidence that the wine under review today is not one of them. Its appeal for me lies in a completely different place. So this is less a wine review than a brief comment on liking certain wines in spite of oneself, which leads naturally to a melancholy micro-meditation on memory and irrationality.

Julian Monday, 29/11/2010

Paul Mas, Rosé de Syrah, Vin de Pays d'Oc, 2008

Julian — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Tasted blind here.

Very dark pink, an impressive colour.

Smells of raspberries, rose petals, but peaches and exotic fruit as well, a certain artificial fruitiness (a little fakey-fake action, as Gary Vaynerchuk would probably say).
In the mouth, full-bodied and smooth, pleasantly fruity, very easy to drink, but with a bit of a hole in the middle, not too long.

Good rosé, certainly convincing for its price, that many people will enjoy for summer sipping. Not the world's greates fan of rosés in general, I'm not blown away, but I can think of worse beverages for an august evening.

R & A Pfaffl Grüner Veltliner Brut

Julian — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:02:36 +0000

R & A Pfaffl Grüner Veltliner Brut

This was very convincing: Typical white pepper, pear and herbal Veltliner fruit both in the smell and the taste, gets more aromatic as it gets less bubbly, harmonic acidity, nicely creamy.

Julian Tuesday, 23/12/2008