kirk wallace
kirk wallace
Anybody had this wine in any recent vintage? I am being offered the '09 as pairing for crayfish and then lobster. i know their Condrieu better; i often don't mind the sweet/ripeness -- especially with salty food or stronger cheeses, but with the crawfish and the lobster, given the house style, I am worried about the oak ....
Cuilleron's site says the following:
SAINT-JOSEPH AOC: LE LOMBARD 2009
Origin: old vines (40 years) facing east/southeast, on the slopes of Coteau de Verlieu. Le Lombard is not a district but a cuve brand.
Soils: sandy, granitic.
Varieties planted: Marsanne.
Cultivation: high-density planting (8,000-10,000 vines per hectare). No insecticides or pesticides, few treatments (depending on weather), small amount of organic-only fertiliser, with respect of soil and vine balance. Vigour and yield control, leaf-thinning and green harvesting to promote grape maturation. [Find out more]
Vinification: the grapes are hand-picked when fully ripe, then sorted and pressed in the cellar. Alcoholic and malolactic fermented in barriques with native yeasts.
Maturing: 9 months in barriques, on the lees, no racking, regular stirring.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Output: approx. 7,800 bottles.
Cuilleron's site says the following:
SAINT-JOSEPH AOC: LE LOMBARD 2009
Origin: old vines (40 years) facing east/southeast, on the slopes of Coteau de Verlieu. Le Lombard is not a district but a cuve brand.
Soils: sandy, granitic.
Varieties planted: Marsanne.
Cultivation: high-density planting (8,000-10,000 vines per hectare). No insecticides or pesticides, few treatments (depending on weather), small amount of organic-only fertiliser, with respect of soil and vine balance. Vigour and yield control, leaf-thinning and green harvesting to promote grape maturation. [Find out more]
Vinification: the grapes are hand-picked when fully ripe, then sorted and pressed in the cellar. Alcoholic and malolactic fermented in barriques with native yeasts.
Maturing: 9 months in barriques, on the lees, no racking, regular stirring.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Output: approx. 7,800 bottles.
