What Was Your Most Recent Bottle of Wine?

[french frank]

The Jaboulet Aine Viognier currently reduced to £9 (from £11.50) with clubcard at Tesco. Also part of the 25% for 6 for interested parties! (Not personally a 6 at a time buyer these days).

I have two bottles waiting for me. It was pointed out at the till that I could get 25% off 6, but sadly my small rucksack - and a 10-minute stomp home - precluded such a saving.

[cloughie]

The Jaboulet Aine Viognier currently reduced to £9 (from £11.50) with clubcard at Tesco. Also part of the 25% for 6 for interested parties! (Not
personally a 6 at a time buyer these days).

[Barbirollians]

Côte de Nuits-Village (2018) from Domaine de Bellene sounds pretty ordinary due to Burgundy’s opaque designations, but this proved to be a text book example of a fine Côte d’Or wine. Cherry red, light but lasting, fruity tastes of cherry and redcurrant with similar aromas, but then developing that characteristic of the farmer’s boot after time in the glass. A perfect accompaniment to a confit duck parmentier (some cooking pinot in the pie) and some stinky cheese afterwards. It will only get better in the next five years or so.

Sadly, its maker Nicolas Potel is no longer with us .

[Belgrove]

Côte de Nuits-Village (2018) from Domaine de Bellene sounds pretty ordinary due to Burgundy’s opaque designations, but this proved to be a text book example of a fine Côte d’Or wine. Cherry red, light but lasting, fruity tastes of cherry and redcurrant with similar aromas, but then developing that characteristic of the farmer’s boot after time in the glass. A perfect accompaniment to a confit duck parmentier (some cooking pinot in the pie) and some stinky cheese afterwards. It will only get better in the next five years or so.

[french frank]

... not even an Economiç office?

I Çan do that too! Just baçk from Taipei with my bottle of red: M. Çhapoutier Çôtes-du Rhône Villages 2024 for a tenner. It seems I must look out for their (Çhapoutier not Tesço) Hermitage wines.

I was planning poached salmon so may stick to Co-op's Grenache blanc. Was going to follow with Roquefort/Sauternes, but maybe the Époisses would take a 2024 red?

[vinteuil]

I took it to refer to Taipei as I'm not sure that Tapei has an Economic and Cultural (Representative) Office.

... not even an Economiç office?

[french frank]

... I don't think there is any viticulture in Papua-New Guinea

https://www.ethnologue.com/language/afp/

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I took it to refer to Taipei as I'm not sure that Tapei has an Economic and Cultural (Representative) Office.

[vinteuil]

How interesting -and what's the Tapei Economiç and Cultural Representative Office got to do with it?

... I don't think there is any viticulture in Papua-New Guinea

https://www.ethnologue.com/language/afp/

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[french frank]

How interesting -and what's the Tapei Economiç and Cultural Representative Office got to do with it?

I didn't say it was a French Sauternes, did I? That southern coastal region is ideal for vineyards.

[cria]

Roquefort was afters today, so another Sauternes 2016 from Têco..

How interesting -and what's the Tapei Economiç and Cultural Representative Office got to do with it?

[HighlandDougie]

Jaboulet Aine Viognier. Lovely as an aperitif and to accompany grilled salmon with French Lentils.

I’ve just bought a carton of Jaboulet Ainé Saint Joseph blanc so look forward to trying it.

[smittims]

Still enjoying ALDI's 'Beachfront' Californian Cabernet Sauvignon. It's so lovely they've stopped doing it. Or are the boycotting US imports?

[french frank]

Jaboulet Aine Viognier. Lovely as an aperitif and to accompany grilled salmon with French Lentils.

Sounds good (ps I don't purée anything re sw. pot.). Roquefort was afters today, so another Sauternes 2016 from Têco. The digestif of hawthorn, lemon and cinnamon syrup was all right but unnecessary.

[cloughie]

Jaboulet Aine Viognier. Lovely as an aperitif and to accompany grilled salmon with French Lentils.

[Barbirollians]

Only man is vile... . I only have it, pref. slightly al dente, stuffed with kimchi so I'm not sure what there is to dislike. It's pretty bland so absorbs other tastes.

But anyway the Petit Chablis from the Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis was quaffable and the Tesco price pretty good too. French wines have tended to have a higher alcohol content than either Italian or Spanish. hmvm - Lirac certainly can come inat 15%. I expected the Sauternes at 13% to be a bit higher for a dessert wine.

I'm happy enough with this comparison between Chablis and Petit Chablis, though it depends how much you want to spend.

Last week Tesco’s Chablis was reduced to £11 with a Clubcard and if you bought 6 - another 25% off .

I cannot stand sweet root vegetables - sweet potato is like baby food when puréed and otherwise like a posh version of the egregious swede .