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Beaujolais
+ Grenache
+ Syrah
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | WHY WINE BLOG JANUARY 4, 2012 E. Guigal Gigondas 2007 Tonight I decided to open up and sip on my lone bottle of French wine, the Gigondas, a blend of Grenache (60%), Mourvèdre (30%), and Syrah (10%). | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 22, 2009 Two Kinds of Ripe Or perhaps, truly fine red wines made from Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, and the other southern grapes, will in 30 years be coming from the more northerly climes of Beaujolais and Burgundy. Alcohol levels are typically at least 14% now in wines from those places, regularly hitting 15%. Why has this happened? | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 29, 2009 Brooklynguy's $20 and Under Case It's been a while since I've liked this wine as much as some of the others in the impressive Dressner Beaujolais stable, but the 2007 is a truly lovely wine. Fresh, ripe, snappy, just a great Beaujolais. Syrah, and Grenache. 75% Syrah, some Grenache, Cinsault, and Mourvedre make up the balance. | | | | | | | | | | -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting My 5's 2004 Eric Texier Cote-Rotie , $62 - This Northern Rhone Syrah was lighter than his other reds, incredibly intense nose of roasted meat and herbs, olives and soil. 100% Syrah from the resurrected Brezeme vineyard, this is light in color, but intense with plums, herbs, and tar, and really well balanced with nice acidity and low alcohol. MORE >>
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