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 2005 + Cabernet Franc
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 30, 2009 By the Glass - Top Quality Muscadet Edition This is Guy Bossard's sparkling wine, made mostly of Melon de Bourgogne (the Muscadet grape), but there is also some Gros-Plant and Cabernet Franc in the blend. Our bottle of 2007 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet Clos des Briords was corked, sadly, as was our 2005 Luneau-Papin L D'Or. Perhaps even the seafood stereotype entirely. | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE APRIL 8, 2009 Savio Soares, Alice Feiring, Il Buco, and 10 Wines He travels frequently and greatly enjoys his work with a small group of wine makers, mostly in Germany, France, and Austria. The 2005 Reynald Héaulé Vin de Table L'Insoumis de Village , or 'Black Sheep of the Village' (about $30) is a serious country wine made by one of the new wave Loire Valley natural wine hipsters. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting If you like Loire wines, you're not going to do better than this. 2005 Eric Texier Vins de Pays O Pale , $16 - This is a sweet wine made entirely from Viognier grapes. 2005 Marechal Pommard La Chaniere , $50 - who would have thunk it? 005 Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert , $26 - Yum! Impossible in this venue. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008  Friday Night Bubbles
missed Wine Blogging Wednesday this month, silly me, and the theme was French Cabernet Franc. All Cabernet Franc from Cravant Les Coteaux, right outside of Chinon. The version David tasted was made from a different vintage, this one is 2005 grapes, I believe. And the ripeness really shows. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006  Lamb and a Loire Red
We opened a bottle of 2004 Domaine des Roches Neuves Terres Chaudes, a cabernet franc from Saumur Champigny in the Loire Valley. BrooklynLady and I never made it to Saumur Champigny when we visited the Loire Valley last year. Lamb is probably my favorite carne - such intense flavor, rich and kind of gamey. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2006 End of the Year Round Up
2005 Catherine and Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch ! , $17. really liked it though, and I imagine that it is amongst the best such Cabernet Franc wines of the Loire Valley. The Bretons are, to me, amongst the most reliable producers of red wine in the Loire Valley right now. Remondo , $24. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 Okay, Now for My Case
So for all of you who want to poke your toe in the waters of the Loire, here is my case. Not a case from all over the world like Lyle's and Joy's, but Brooklynguy's case of Loire wine, a case that I believe will make anyone who likes wine a Loire lover. Most are from 2005, a wonderful vintage. That's pretty intense. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008  Clos Rougeard.if I Ever Go Back
BrooklynLady and I went to France together for the first time in October of 2005. We went to the Loire Valley and our plan was to see the various villages, and Tours, of course, but also to feast on the wonderful food and wines of the region. ve not found its equal in Cabernet Franc. This goes for about $55. MORE >>
- A Tasting of Young Loire Reds BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007
- Recent Sips - July 2007 BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007
- Drinking Long-lived Wine.Young BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008
- Dressner Portfolio Tasting Notes BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
- Breton Bourgeuil 2006 * and Dom. du Closel - Chateau des Vaults "La Jalousie" Savennieres 2005 * SLAKED | SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008
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