Really, I would have liked to jot down a different tasting note for this Belgian sparkling wine which has been hailed in the press and by many a Belgian wine and food critic. I was hoping Meerdael would pleasantly surprise me like that other, great Chardonnay from Belgium did. Ideally my entry would have read … Read More
Month: January 2013
Clos d'Opleeuw
“For thus whatever false opinion of pre-eminence is attached to the age becomes at once a title of reverence to him: and when with distinguished powers he sets himself apart from the age, and above it, as the teacher of high but ill-understood truths, he (…) will derive from illusion itself the power to disperse … Read More
Deep Purple Milk Monster
Will somebody redesign the label of this wine and put a scary Purple Milk Monster image on it, please? This violet purple wine is a nice wine if you are fond of yogurt milkshake. It is a textbook example of cool-climate red wines that have not taken too well to ‘le malo’ or malolactic fermentation. … Read More
Beurre d'Anjou
“Short, squat, and plump” like the pear called Beurre d’Anjou is an appropriate summary of today’s accompaniment to my cheese board. It’s a nice wine if this particular sweet style suits you. It shows how the basic sweet wines of Anjou, France, have improved over the last ten years or so. But this wine is … Read More
Si, si pour Carignan
The reek of concentrated Carignan is so peculiar. It just intrusively prickles my nose each time and I love it. I am not shy for my affection for the grape when grown on gnarled old vines. I particularly like it in blends. Carignan has been much-maligned in the past because is was and often still … Read More
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