Today was the semi-annual tasting of Vinoblesse, a Dutch mail order wine merchant. Having learnt from previous years (over-crowded tasting room) they changed to a bigger venue this time. Maybe it was because of this, or maybe because of the entrance fee that seems to be higher each time (now at € 12,50, compared to €10 just 6 months ago) it seemed a lot less crowded than before.
Well, good for us. We started off with a Crémant de Die to cleanse the palate, so to speak. Then some interesting whites: a Vin de Pays de l'Herault Blanc l'In - nice aniseed smell, followed by a VdP Les Grands Penchants and the Limoux Les Gravas, the latter two from the same winery.
My companion (Peter Paul, see earlier 'corky' posting) disliked the Les Grands Penchants, discarding it as too thin. I disagreed, really liking the aroma of this 100% unwooded chardonnay. The Limoux of course was (partly) oaked and we agreed that this was a nice example of how wood does not necessarily ruin a white wine.
PP produced an interesting tasting note when thoroughly examining a Montpeyroux: "smells like a wasps' nest ... oh, and like dark earth"??
Other nice wines included a smoky barbera, according to Vinoblesse the grape variety that dealt best with the summer heat of 2003, a delicately jammy Minervois and a juicy Coteaux de Languedoc.
Before setting off for home, we wrapped up this afternoon of wine-tasting with some beers, "bitterballen" and bacon and syrup pancakes. Yummy!
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