Lovely natural wines

We've opened those wines below.

The left picture was Sauvignon Blanc. It's rich, but not thick. It's different from usual sauvignon blanc, I think. The middle wasa also the same grape. It smelt like citrus and fresh. I like to drink it in a summer day. The right was Chenin Blanc. It's extraordinary smell. I wanna drink it again.












Recently, I have a chance to taste Bordeaux. I've got a feeling of that Bordeaux wine(might be aged ones) has a style. and It's exellent. But I also liked the wine like these wines tonight. There are lots of charm that I wouldn't have expected. I can't say which is better. Anyway, I'm lucky to have opportunities to taste those wines.

Tonight Bordeaux wine.

We've opened two bottles of wine tonight. Both were aged. 1994 and 1975. The 1975 smelt like Chinese rice wine at first. and enough acid as an old wine. It begun to smell like fruits, spice, meaty smell, and nice smell mushroom after minutes. It's not thick, more elegant. The 1994 smelt like mushroom too. It's better balanced than 1995. I liked both.

Calon Segur again

I had a chance to drink this wine another vintage. Somehow, I can smell nice mushrooms, currant, spice. when I taste this wine. I've told it might be the smell called "sous-bois". I have some chances to drink Bordeaux recently. A French wine lover invites me. I think Bordeaux wine is also nice. I wanna try aonther Bordeaux sometimes when I can join. The pino was also nice balanced.

eating and drinking in one weekend

What I drunk and ate in one weekend. Pho, Sauted and marinated Tuna, and a nice elegant red wine, Les plos de baumes 2000 made by Domaine D'aupilhac.

Didier Daguneau

It's been long time after tasting. I have a time to upload the photos.

We've tasted some wines produced by Didier Daguneau. I've told that his son accede the wine making now, after he were gone by an accident. I wanna drink the wines he makes too.

First of All, We've relieved ourselves thirst with champagne, Gaston Dericbourg. That made a nice start.




I liked both, but Buisson Renard's excellent smell has gone down faster. I wanted to enjoy this smell for more while. it couldn't help it.

We've tasted a red wine before the last of his sweet wine, Pascal Simonutti. It's nice light wine. I like his wine.



The last wine of Daguneau tonight was this, les Jardins de Babylone. What a lovely sweet wine. I also like this label.




While tasting, There were some foods.




And after that, We wanted drink more, so We opened some mroe wines. 2004 Nuitage, Marc Pesnot. Nice natural white wine. 2003 Bourgueil, Yannick Amirault. Nice silky wine. and Beaujolais Nouveau 2004, Jean Foillard. This Nouveau can drinkable after years. What a surprise!

weekend wines

I've sipped a pouilly fume 2006 and a pommard 1998 tonight. Both were nice balance. The white smelt like grapefruit, nice acid. The red was also nice acid, soft tannin, berries, and little citrus like oranges. It also smelt like pencil. I don't know why I felt like pencil smelling, but sometimes I feel that way.

pipe

Finally, I've got a pipe. I'm practicing now. Is anyone who can tell me what leaves are nice?

suiton

Suiton is one of Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. It doesn't look nice, but It was a simple cozy dish. I will cook it nicer next time. It went together with an Alsace wine.

malt whiskey

I've sipped many whiskeys this weekend. Personally, I liked Highland Malt 1973 and 1976.














We've also sipped liqueur and wine. I've drunk much at one night. I feel like I don't need alcohol for while. But I think I'm gonna have dinner out next weekend and drink some. haha.

katsunuma wineries

I visited some wineries in Yamanashi pref today. It took about 2hours from Yokohama. It's not that far. By mischance, We were overtaken by a shower in the afternoon, but We could see the field. I hardly drink Japanese wines though, but I rethink it's not bad at all. Some wines have character as a Japanese wine. Personally, I liked Chardonnay and Kerner.
After visiting the wineries, We ate Houtou(a kind of udon noodle in miso soup) as a lunch.

Japanese beer

I took photos some of Japanese beers that I like recently. The left beer was reproduced as a lager beer for a limited time. It's made in Meiji era. There are the beer made in Taishou era as well, but I prefer the Meiji beer. The right beer was a ale beer released these years. This beer is fruity. I'm glad that some Japanese beer companies can make the beer like this.