Weinsinn Restaurant und Weinbar, Frankfurt

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Endlich habe ich dem Weinsinn einen längst hinfälligen Besuch abstatten können. Nachdem vor ein paar Monaten André Rickert als neuer Küchenchef anfing, gab es so einige Lobeshymnen auf das gute Essen. High End Food zum Beispiel freute sich, dass die Bistronomie Welle, die zur Zeit in Paris Ihre Hochzeit erlebt, nun endlich auch in Deutschland angekommen ist und mit dem Weinsinn einen erstklassigen Vertreter gefunden hat.
Dem kann ich nur beipflichten! Leider war ich nur mit meiner Handykamera unterwegs und die Bilder sind dadurch von sehr schlechter Qualität. Aber für ein kleines Restaurant-Telegram reicht das allemal. In Zukunft werde ich bestimmt auch detailreicher berichten. Read the rest of this entry »

2004 Château Phélan Ségur, St-Estèphe @Heimat wine bar

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The other night 2 friends and I were out in Frankfurt and after dinner we still craved some red wine. We decided to hit Heimat wine bar where, from my experience, you’ll always find a suitable bottle. After some thinking we picked a 2004 Château Phélan Ségur from St. Estèphe on the left bank of the Gironde since I also was quite curious about that vintage which doesn’t have a particular aura attached to it. What does this mean? Of course: a classic vintage!

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2004 Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac – Currently in a closed state

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A lot of voices on cellartracker.com are saying that 2004 Château Pontet-Canet is having a weird phase right now, being quite close and not really in place… Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Bordeaux,France

Some more wines tasted in the Jura

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View from the village of Château-Chalon

After that memorable tasting on friday evening we didn’t take much of a break on saturday and went on with a few more bottles. This time we also seized the opportunity for exploring the Jura wine world and with our local hero Didier we probably had the best guide one could get. He calls this region his home and is a great ambassador for the local wines which, as you might know, are packed with character and are probably the opposites of mainstream stereotypes. Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: France,Winery Visits

Freestyle Half Double Blind Tasting with Friends

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Last weekend was awesome! Together with some friends I was lucky to be welcomed by Didier from Vimpressionistes in a cosy holiday appartment in the beautiful village of Château Chalon in the Jura region of Eastern France. First of all, to finally meet his beautiful baby-daughter but of course also to indulge a memorable blindtasting.
But don’t expect a Vin Jaune or Savagnin tasting here. That evening was entirely devoted to Read the rest of this entry »

2004 Château Puech-Haut “Tête de Bêlier”, Côteaux Du Languedoc

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This bottle was in the cellar for a few years now, and admittedly it is an estate I had many bottles of (check here, here and here for notes) and got a bit tired of the last years. But tonight I felt it would be the right bottle to match an oven-roast chicken with lots of fresh herbs, and it did a great job. Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: France,Languedoc
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