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With the gremolata (garlic, lemon, parsley...), Bandol is a classic choice in France. For nationalist reasons, noboddy drink italian wines. It's not a simple syrup but a "caramel" you should do, mix with spices and cooked in the oven for 20' (a Lenôtre recipes). We were looking for a good...

First, it's a cultural question. Second,with Huet, Foreau, Chidaine, Blot, Cotat, Cossais (RIP) etc... You will find time to time sugar in the dryest cuvée. It's a style in an AOC : high acidity balanced with a little bit of sugar (3-6 gr.). And without sugar you can loose the "agrément". The...

Hello Last friday, we made a nice dinner with Bandol 1997-2001 (Suffrene, Gros Noré, Gaussens et Tour du Bon), 2 german riesling and 4 clairins. See our new website available on every devices (desktop, tablet or smartphone) : www.tgjp.com. Ask any questions on the forum and I will try to answer...

You can not compare a 1998-2000-2001 with a 2003. it's a non-sense. In 2003, I was in Gigondas around may 25-26. In afternoon, temperature growed to 38-40°C. When we bought cdp 2003 in 2005, nobody knew if they will be approchable in on or two decades.

In 2005, the 2003 vintage in cdp was undrinkable. Sugar + alcohol = very heavy Since 2015, 2003 seems to be a little bit more approchable. We try to cook some big recipes (hare or grouses) and drink the cdp a little bit cold (16°C). About Vieux Donjon, I don't remenber if 2003 was the first...

Hello Last friday, we made a nice dinner with Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 (Charvin, Ferrand, Marcoux, Mont-Olivet, Pierre Usseglio & Vieux Donjon) and 4 clairins. See our new website available on every devices (desktop, tablet or smartphone) : www.tgjp.com. Ask any questions on the forum and I will...

"La cosa è scabrosa, com'ha da finir ?"

Since 2011, we're tasting the Beaujolais 2009, Foillard and Chamonard take first places. The others seems to be very far away. I don't know if one day Desvignes will be a nice bootle.

The Rebholz should be opened in cold season with some mini-quiches Lorraine. May be for Christmas (december 2) with the agreement of the Bon Tyran. Do you are in usa or still in Berlin ?

Hello Last friday, we made a nice dinner with Le Bon Tyran (Cole K.) & 8 Beaujolais 2009 (Foillard, Chamonard, Chignard, des Jacques, Desvignes, Janin...) and 4 clairins. See our new website available on every devices (desktop, tablet or smartphone) : www.tgjp.com. Ask any questions on the forum...

You're lucky. Most of mine were corked or brett.

Hello Last friday, we made a nice dinner with 8 Languedoc-Roussillon (Didier Barral, Maxime Magnon, Cyril Fhal, Sylvain Fadat...). See our new website available on every devices (desktop, tablet or smartphone) : www.tgjp.com. Ask any questions on the forum and I will try to answer. Best regards...

No, you just need to claim in French : "Vive Le Bon Tyran !".

Practice started in France with the 2004 vintage. Before, you have a number of lot on the bootle. You notice the number. You call Bernard Faurie. He's got a notebook... Best regards pierre-alain benoit

I'm still wonder what René Mosse has changed in the natural wine scene.