Carpe Vinum Friday Flights! Tour de France, Part 4: Rhone!
Hello Friends and Wine Lovers!
Welcome to final installment of the Carpe Vinum Tour de France Wine Spectacular! This week we’re going where the riders in the race actually did not go THROUGH. But had they continued down a certain road they WERE on, they would have ended up in the Wonderful Rhone Valley. Had they landed there, they might not have been able to escape the tremendous gravitational pull of these lovely and monstrously delicious wines.
The race might be over, and the results may not have been that surprising, with our American Cycling Hero and his Freakishly-Large Heart coming out on top. We can also consider this tasting a tribute to Lance for what is truly an inspiring story, but I also see this leg of the race as the final lap of my own Tour de France event. . .And a perfect reason to pour some of my favorite wines in the world! As if I need a reason, anyway. . .but it fits the theme.
So after much tasting and deliberation, we will have here tomorrow, 2 wonderful refreshing whites, 1 stunning rose’, and 4 delicious and voluptuous reds from one of the best and most accessible wine regions in France, and the world!
As if that weren’t enough, to accompany the tasting, we will be listening to the wondrous fret-work of local guitarist Carlos Severe Marcelin: Solo – mellow, modal mood music. www.severeenterprises.com . This is one of those tastings not to be missed! See you all soon!
So Friday, July 29th, between 4:30 and 9:00 PM it’s:
Tour de France, Week 4: Rhone!
Domaine Lafond 2004 Blanc, Lirac
Domaine de la Beeassonne 2004 Blanc, Cotes du Rhone
Noble Dame de Treilles 2003 Rouge, Cotes du Rhone Villages
Chateau de Trignon 2003 Bois des Dames Rouge, Cotes du Rhone
Cave de Tain 2000 Hautes de Fief Rouge, Crozes-Hermitage
And a Little More Rhone!!
Domaine les Pallieres 2004 Rose’, Gigondas
Vieux Mas des Papes 2003 Rouge, Chateauneuf du Pape
A stellar deal at $10 for the First 5, and $6 for the Extra 2 Premium Pours
Hope to see you here!
Seize the Wine!
Next Friday tasting is Home Grown: Oregon!
M