Domaine D'Aupilhac

I've joined a small party with the winery. This time, We've had dinner with Domaine D'Aupilhac, Mr Sylvain and his wife, Madam Désirée. They are nice people and described us about his vinyeard politely and passionately. We are lucky, because the party was small. We asked anything whenever we want while having cozy dinner. Madam Désirée even helped to serve the food Because the wine shop owner has injured his left knee and hard to serve the food.

I've taken his hands too.

Domaine d'Aupilhac

We've tasted the wines of Sylvain Fadat's yesterday night. He is one of vignoron who is dedicate efforts to making wine, Domane d'Aupihac. I've told that he had got a cardiac disease while he was working so hard to bring waste land under cultivation in Cokalieres. Now, he implants a pacemaker in his body and he still grow the grapes and make wonderful wines. I think the wines in Cokalieres have nice acid and mineral. The wines come to a nice texture.

The left one smelt honey. The wine on the right has more nice acid and mineral.I prefer the right one.



Somehow, I prefer the wine on the right. the balance? texture? I can't describe what's the point. The left wine was more juicy and fruity for me. It's not bad at all.


I love La Boda very much. Somehow, I've got a feeling of this wine is different from the other. La Boda means bridal in Spanish. I've heard of that his wife is from Spain. I guess this wine has something nice meaning.

Domaine de Montcalmes

I've opened a languedoc wine after a while. This red wine was so nice balanced. It's wild and little more elegant than the other languedoc wines I've sipped. I've tasted some languedoc wines like this. I wanna drink it again later.

Alquier

We've tasted 1 bottle of blanc and 5 bottles of rouge tonight. The Vigneron is Jean Mitchel Alquier.

The blanc was chilled little cooler, so that The taste was nice acid and mineral, but It didn't smell nicely. but after half an hour, it's started blooming! Very nice toasted smelling, little honey and fruits.


The rouge was also nice tannin and juicy. It also has nice acidity even though the winery is located in Faugeres in Languedoc. Especially, I loved La Maison Jaune 2004 and 1998. Those two were nice balanced, I think. By the way, Older bottles was printed "JM Alquier", but Recently It's printed "JM & V Alquier". Could you guess who is "V"? We think It's the name of his wife.

magenta

I've open a red languedoc wine tonight. the color was dark. but it wasn't that thickness and nice tannin. it smelt like berries, chocolate, and some scents that I can't describe. I liked vin mousseux and white in this winery, L'Arjolle. He also make a red wine with Zinfandel! I think it's unique.

rose and curry

I enjoyed curry with a rose wine. I liked L'engarra's rose. this one is the downgrade rose and doesn't smell like the other upgrade rose smells like strawberry though, I like this too. you can enjoy casually with this wine. In passing, tonight curry was shrimps and bamboo shoots.

potato and turnip

There are some vegetables my mother grow in my apartment. and This time, there are some turnips left yet. So that I cook my meal with turnips sometimes. Recently, My favorite is to using turnip and potato.

A chicken soup with potato and turnips. I added the thickness with starch. I dropped sesami oil at the end.




I've tried to cook a orecchiette with mashed sausage, potato and turnips. I made it as a cream sauce with butter, mashed potato, hard flour and little milk. it's not the same as the superb pasta I've eaten last Friday dinner though, but it's not bad as a home cooking, I think. but I should get the pasta better next time.

Mansenoble 2003, rouge. a Langudoc wine. the brewer used to be a wine critic in Belgium. I feel an affinity with this winery. The madam treats us a lunch in our wine tour in 2002. This time, It smelt berry, herb, fig, and flower. taste nice light tannin and juicy. easy to swallow but strong alcohol, Because the liquid was thicker. I've told that the alcohol can be stronger if the liquid was thicker. you can see that by twirling(correct?) the glass. a nice wine!