Year: 2008
2004 Renato Corino Barolo Vigneto Rocche
2004 Renato Corino Barolo Vigneto Rocche – Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (12/20/2008) Nice, aromatic, brooding nose with red fruit (sweet cherries), fruit syrup, kirsch and a hint of chocolate. On the palate sweet cherries, kirsch, milk chocolate, spices and still a fair amount of oak. Very, very young, but nonetheless very tasty after an hour or two in the glass. > Read more …
2006 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Rully Cailloux
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Rully Cailloux 2006 – France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Rully (12/12/2008) Just superb for a Rully. Understated nose and what refinement on the palate. Subtle oak, pure fruit, excellent balance and great finish. I tasted this from barrel and I was impressed. Now even more. (94 ptn.)
Italy Becomes Worlds Biggest Wine Producer
Italy produced in 2008 for the first time in ten years more wine than its neighbor, France. Italian wine production rose by eight percent compared with 2007, while French wine production fell by five percent. Italy produced in 2008 between 4.5 billion and 4.7 billion liters of wine. In France 4.44 billion liters of wine was made. It is the > Read more …
2007 Pic & Chapoutier St. Péray Blanc
2007 Pic & Chapoutier St. Péray Blanc – France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray (12/5/2008) Honey, a hint of caramel and flower blossoms in the fairly closed nose. The palate is more interesting, with ripe yellow fruit, sweet honey, refreshing citruslike acidity and a spicy finish. Fresh and tasty but not very profound. (88 pts.)
AOC Côtes du Ventoux changes its name to AOC Ventoux
The French Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) Côtes du Ventoux is changing its name to AOC Ventoux. The name change became effective on November 1. For the rest nothing changes. The Mont Ventoux is the heart of the appellation and the new name should better reflect this. A bonus is that the new name is shorter than the old one. This > Read more …
2006 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2006 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape – (France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape) (11/29/2008) Well made wine: ripe, pure, bright, sweet fruit and good acidity. Clean tasty wine that lacks a bit of personality. (90 pts.)