Kay Bixler
Kay Bixler
Tonight it was supposed to be grilled chicken but the weather . . . good day to run the oven. So there it is, chicken, quartered and pan roasted over orange slices and chives. Basted religiously and it payed off. Rain into tomorrow so might as well get drunk:
2012 Domaine des Pothieres Cote Roannaise is jubilant. This is the "Domaine" bottling and it is bursting with fruit but held in check by deep minerality. Juicy and complete. Cote Roannaise has always seemed to be a unique and personally appealing expression of gamay and more and more I'm wondering if it is due to the alleged variation of the grape that they are growing, namely Gamay St Romain. It is obviously gamay but it also something else. Is it just the terroir or do they have a distinct variation of the vine?
It's hard to believe my cellar holds wine that is almost twenty years old that was bought on release. Where did the time go? Chris Coad, I'm asking you, where has all this time gone to? 1994 Chateau d'Armailhac, from some place called Pauillac, is all about balance and very fine grained tannin. It is everything you could want from Bordeaux, aromatic, seamless, elegant, light in the mouth but firm at the same time. This is a no nonsense wine. Appears to be the eighth bottle from the case and each has been better than the last. Great with the chicken but the gamay worked better.
Best,
Kay
2012 Domaine des Pothieres Cote Roannaise is jubilant. This is the "Domaine" bottling and it is bursting with fruit but held in check by deep minerality. Juicy and complete. Cote Roannaise has always seemed to be a unique and personally appealing expression of gamay and more and more I'm wondering if it is due to the alleged variation of the grape that they are growing, namely Gamay St Romain. It is obviously gamay but it also something else. Is it just the terroir or do they have a distinct variation of the vine?
It's hard to believe my cellar holds wine that is almost twenty years old that was bought on release. Where did the time go? Chris Coad, I'm asking you, where has all this time gone to? 1994 Chateau d'Armailhac, from some place called Pauillac, is all about balance and very fine grained tannin. It is everything you could want from Bordeaux, aromatic, seamless, elegant, light in the mouth but firm at the same time. This is a no nonsense wine. Appears to be the eighth bottle from the case and each has been better than the last. Great with the chicken but the gamay worked better.
Best,
Kay