In this category you find short wine reviews by Rienne.
Le Soula – Terroir d’altitude I came across Trigone at a shop called Vino Versum on Kaiserswerther Str. in Dusseldorf. The owner Mathias also imports and sells wine restaurants. We chatted about what he imports and where his wines come from, and he is a big fan of older Bordeaux and Southern France. That is how I ended up with this bottle of Trigone.
Bacon and blueberries! With a little fresh thyme and black pepper jump intensely out of the glass and straight into the nose. Lively acidity and moderate tannins. This wine is super fresh Syrah with a lovely anise finish. Great with BBQ steaks on a hot day with a slight chill on it.
Made in the classically Tuscan town of Panzano, an area rich with galestro, the limestone rich marl soil. Candialle is a small estate at 35 ha, only 11.5 of them planted with vines. The rest is forest and olive trees. They work closely with Spevis the local organic viticulture research group and local wine making organizations to help support organic viticulture at independent wineries. The winery was founded in the early 2000’s by and international […]
Bodega El Maestro Sierra is a Sherry house founded in 1830 by Jose Antionio Sierra in the city of Jerez in Andalusia. He was a master carpenter, he made and cared for the barrels of the nobel families who had bodegas. He loved vino de Jerez so much that he slowly built up his own bodega. This was something not done by the “common” folks and was greatly frowned upon by the nobility. The label […]
To my surprise and delight here in Hamburg I have come across a little known American treasure. The delicious wines of Arnot Roberts. When I was buying wine for Terroir in NYC I was lucky if I could get a few bottles a year to put on my list. I was utterly delighted to find them here. I came across the 2012 Syrah at a great little wine bar called Calistoga Wine Tavern. The American […]