Today is Bastille Day (or La Fete Nationale) in France and Stage 13 of the Tour de France. The finish of today’s Tour stage is in Le Cap D’Agde on the Mediterranean in the Languedoc region of France.
This coming week on #winechat we will be celebrating the wines of
France. I received several samples for the event, including the Tortoise Creek
Wines 2011 Pinot Noir which is made in Limoux, an inland locale in the Languedoc.
This wine makes a fitting tribute to the French on Bastille
Day as well as tying in the Tour de France (my annual France obsession) and
#winechat nicely.
The wine pours ruby in color with trends to purple. The nose
projects a spiced raspberry dessert, maybe a crumble, buckle or cake. In the
mouth the wine is smooth with fine tannins and more of the red fruits like
raspberry and cherry. The finish is of moderate length and nothing is out of
balance.
I can’t wait to find out more about this and the other wines on
Wednesday night.
Happy Bastille Day France! Back to the bike racing.
Cheers!
Jason
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1 comment:
Happy Bastille Day to you and Margot! That Pinot Noir sounds great, my mouth is watering...
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