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Friday, November 6, 2009

Domaine des Rochelles



Vintage: 2005
Producer: Domaine des Rochelles
Appellation: Cabernet d’Anjou

On My Palate:

Strawberries. The touch of sweetness holds this wine together.

The Dregs:

Why the hell am I drinking a four-year-old rosé when the first ‘09’s will the market in the next few months? Loire Valley rosés are, sadly, not the easiest to find in the San Diego wine retail market. In the bottle, this (aged) rosé still looked bright red fresh, and that extra hit of sweetness very common in Cab d’Anjous really held this wine together on the palate. Perfect with fresh strawberries as an aperitif.

Where:

Loire Valley wine tasting around the granite island in the kitchen at Pierre’s house in Encinitas.
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