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As we prepare for Monday’s biodynamic Twitter Taste Live event, we take a sneak preview of the wines we’ll be trying:
The first will be 2007 Mâcon, Les Héretieres du Comte Lafon, Burgundy and in the video below Simon Field MW, buyer at Berrys, takes a moment to talk about how the biodynamic principles used have made this wine so special.
The second wine of the evening will be 2006 Vacqueyras, Garrigues, Domaine Montirius, Rhône. This is a hugely popular red from Montirius, who Wine Matters interviewed recently. In this video Simon talks about why he fell in love with their wines and how the contrast between the wine’s characteristics and the personalities of the producers make for an interesting comparison.
The final wine in the Twitter Taste Live event will be 2006 L’As, Coteaux du Languedoc, Mas Conscience. Be warned, this is a wine which should really be decanted an hour or two beforehand! In the final video Simon tells us about the couple who produce this wine and the area that they call home.
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4 Responses for "Twitter Taste Live: The Wines…."
Looking forward to Mâcon tasting results. I’m big fan of Les Héretieres du Comte Lafon, especially their Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine „Clos de Four“. This could be really great white Burgundy, although for Mâcon quite price and not a bargain at all
Im part of the twitter taste live group tonight and only saw today we’re going Vacqueyras! Love Domaine Montirius – had the 05 and it was magnificent so really interested in the 06. If its anything like the 05 we’re all in for a treat.
I tasted all three wines, liked the experience and loved the wine, especially the last one ( Mas Conscience).
I wrote about the evening here on my wine blog
http://www.cluelessaboutwine.co.uk/2009/09/red-pill.html
It’s great to see BBR embracing social media and the wines were excellent examples of biodynamism in France. Wine90 and I did a short video of the evening, you can click here to see what we thought of the Vacqueyras.
http://winesleuth.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/berry-brothers-joins-the-twitterati-ttl-and-biodynamic-wines/
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