Carpe Vinum Friday Flights! Languedoc-Rousillon!
Hello Friends and Wine Lovers!
Happy “Tax Day”! And for those of us, myself included, who didn’t get our taxes figured out by today, welcome to the first day of the rest of your extension! Ugh, I say. And double-ugh.
For those of you getting a refund and looking to celebrate, or for those of you sending that refund directly to Multnomah County and looking to mourn the loss, we’re tasting the fine wines of the French region Languedoc and Rousillon this Friday!
The region is the furthest South in France, and borders the Mediterranean Sea, which means plenty of ripe fruit, Syrah, Grenache and other fruity-spicy red grape varietals. It seems most of the output of the region that we see tends to be Coteaux du Languedoc and Vin de Pays, the latter being French country wines of a more general origin. It’s plenty easy to throw together a tasting of just the Coteaux or Vin de Pays, but that doesn’t seem to get the variety I’m after. I searched far and wide (or at least as far and as wide as my file cabinet, where the wine books are) for the specific examples of the wine growing regions of Languedoc-Rousillon, and turned up 7 superb examples of the top appelations of the region, Minervois, Costieres de Nimes, Cotes de Rousillon, Saint Chinian, Corbieres, and Collioure! Well, and ONE Coteaux du Languedoc thrown in for good measure. . .
So Friday, April 16th, between 4:30 and 9:00 PM it’s:
Languedoc-Rousillon!
Coupe Roses 2001 Minervois
Domaine Campagnol 2001 Costieres de Nimes
Mas Cremat 2001 Cotes du Rousillon
Canet Valette 1999 Saint Chinian
Domaine Fonsainte 1999 Corbieres Demoiselle
The Extra-Special Premium Pours:
Domaine du Mas Blanc 1999 Collioure “Les Junquets”
Domaine du Mas de Martin 2001 Coteaux du Languedoc “Ultreia”
A good deal at $10 for the first 5, and $6 for the Extra 2 Premium Pours.
Hope to see you here!
Seize the Wine!
Next week is the Almighty Zinfandel!
M