Wines from New Years Eve Bordeaux, Champagne and a Discovery
2011 had numerous highpoints that produced some special memories I’ll always cherish. That being said, 2012, I’m glad you’re here. What took you so long?
2011 had numerous highpoints that produced some special memories I’ll always cherish. That being said, 2012, I’m glad you’re here. What took you so long?
Perhaps, these were not the best pairings. But over the years, I’ve become less worried about pairings. While this is heresy to many people, the best wine and food pairings are when you’re drinking wines you like, with food you like.
It’s the date at which the harvest starts that is the most important. Then we must harvest as fast as possible and with luck, in the best possible conditions. The date at which the harvest ends is never anticipated at the beginning of the harvest. It is always confirmed just a few days before it’s there..
#4 – Open some of the oldest wines in my cellar. I do not want to get to the stage where my oldest bottles are too old to taste. Or worse, I am too old to taste them.
2011 Chateauneuf du Pape wines are approachable young. Yet the best wines, some of which are the special cuvees has the ability to age and develop additional complexities and nuances.
Joseph Phelps one of the original Napa Valley pioneers dies at the age of 87.
2014 Chateauneuf du Pape is a delicious, forward, fresh, early drinking vintage with good character and charm. Enjoy these wines while waiting for the more powerful, rich 2015 wines to come around.
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