Toulouse, and the Rhone, and the French influence is remarkably clear in the blend of the red, which goes for elegant subtlety over big fruitiness. It offers up aromas of tomato leaf, supple blackberry fruit, and a hand-in-hand balance of-read more-
So here I was, last spring, talking away with the recently-departed Marcel Lapierre, the Beaujolais vigneron who was one of the dominant figures of the natural wine movement in its strictest definition—organic in the vineyard, wine made with grape juice-read more-
In honor of the Chilean miners, we are offering up this week reviews of some of Chile’s wines. If you have any reviews you’d like to offer, please submit them to winereview@palatepress.com This wine has a lovely silken mouth-feel. The aroma-read more-
Så här var jag, förra våren, i full konversation med den nyligen bortgågne vinodlaren från Beaujolais, Marcel Lapierre, som hade varit en de mest framstående personer inom rörelsen för naturlig vinodling på det mest strikta sätt – organiskt i vingården, vin-read more-
17 de Outubro, de Rémy Charest Então aqui estava eu, na última primavera, batendo papo com o recentemente falecido Marcel Lapierre, o vigneron de Beaujolais, que foi uma marcante personalidade no movimento de vinhos naturais no sentido mais puro –vinhedo orgânico, só usando-read more-
Subtle aromas of raspberries, wet concrete, and dried herbs lead. On the palate, it’s substantial, streamlined, and concentrated. The wine’s focused fruit resonates with varietal purity, offering flavors of blueberry tart, fresh thyme, and white pepper, balanced by dark cherry-read more-
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The color, a little brickish-brown, gives the appearance of older wine. Cola with a splash of birch beer is the dominant flavor. Tart red fruits, cranberry, wild strawberries, and rhubarb follow on the mid-palate. Acids and a streak of minerality-read more-