La Ciloise, Luberon, France

Wine: La Ciloise

Producer: Chapoutier

Region: Luberon

Country: France

Colour: Red

Year: 2011

Grape: A

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): A

A<500K B<1M  C<1.5M D>1.5M

Points: 88/100

Pairs well with: Good pair with tomato based pasta.

Notes:

An aromatic nose with lots of red fruits.

On the palate, elegant with blackcurrant good length and complexity, a bit on the sweet side.

Good pair with tomato based pasta.

Mathilda Tournon, Chaputier, Australia

Wine: Mathilda Tournon

Producer: Chapoutier

Region: Victoria

Country: Australia

Colour: red

Year: 2012

Grape: Shiraz

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Restaurant: La Villa

Price (VND): B

A<500K B<1M  C<1.5M D>1.5M

Points: 80

Pairs well with: Good paired with cheese and burgers, and obviously cheeseburgers

Notes:

A nose with lots of red fruits.

The palate also delivers lots of red fruits, with a decent complexity and length.

Good paired with cheese and burgers, and obviously cheeseburgers

Beaurevoir, Tavel, France

Wine: Beaurevoir

Producer: Chapoutier

Region: Tavel

Country: France

Colour: Rose

Year: 2012

Grape: A

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Restaurant: La Villa

Price (VND): A

A<500K B<1M  C<1.5M D>1.5M

Points: 79

Pairs well with: Great with seafood, especially with bouillabaisse.

Notes:

Lovely dark rose colour. The nose brings ripe cherries and strawberries.

On the palate it is nice and complex, medium length with lots of fruit.

Great with seafood, especially with bouillabaisse.

Belleruche Cotes du Rhone France Grenache Syrah

Wine: Belleruche

Producer: M Chapoutier

Region: Cotes du Rhone

Country: France

Colour: Red

Year: 2010

Grape: Grenache - Syrah

Supplier: The Wine Warehouse                                                          

Price (VND): 350000

Points: 67/100

Pairs well with: Blue cheese, chicken, light stews.

Notes:

This pale red, semi translucent wine is a good example on how a table wine can be very decent for daily drinking without spending a fortune.

Uniform red ligh color, shows its age, or actually lack of it.

Very light nose, full of flowers, red berries and fresh cherries.

On the mouth this wine feels rather light, however it brings an explosion of alcohol at the end, without being too much. Light strawberries and a touch of cherries, with a soft palate and long finish that would benefit from less alcohol.

I think this wine would benefit from keeping it another one or two years before drinking. However is very pleasant for easy everyday drink.

Paired with blue cheese, this wine is a totally different animal, becoming much more powerful and enhancing the flavours of the cheese. It also develops flavors of dark fruits with a hint of liquorice