Life changing bacon roll’s, more addictive than crack, 1989 Haut Haut Brion good enough to make you cry, 1991 Guigal La Touque that left you speechles, more Bordeaux wine and a perfect dinner The Ledbury in London.
2010 Chateauneuf du Pape offers a lot of ripe, rich, concentrated, lush, powerful, alcoholic, balanced wines that will drink well young, yet age and develop for 10, 15 or in the best cases, 20 years or more!
Pontet Canet scoring 100 Pts from Robert Parker sent shock waves through the Bordeaux region! Other producers with much high classifications will not rest on their laurels over this. With luck, the end result will be better wine and more of it for consumers.
As Salmon Confit is not far from raw, it’s imperative to obtain the freshest fish you can find. Paired with the wine of your choice, this dish looks great and tastes even better!
Very little happens just by pulling the cork. Using simple laws of physics, it is the action of decanting that causes most of the effects to take place in the wine. The movement of the wine allowing air to mix with the liquid begins the chemical process.
Interest in 2011 Bordeaux wine will not be strong unless Bordeaux as a region takes a massive step back in prices. To spark worldwide interest, reductions of 40% or in some cases 50% will be needed.
The 2011 harvest in Germany is similiar to other European wine growing regions like Bordeaux. It was a curious year of weather extremes that brought great anxiety and fantastic harvest results.
