Off to Antibes for Easter holiday. Two cases of wines purchased from Patrice Rion in Burgundy in order to reduce the stress factor.
First off was the Nuits St George Vielles Vignes (22€) from 2008, the year my favourite English football club was promoted to the Premier League after no less than 26 years in the wilderness. Pale medium red colour with lots of red berries and a beautiful balanced taste. Lovely stuff and perfect with pale meat.
Then on Sunday it was the FA Cup semi final with Stoke in it for the first time since 1972.
Wine of the day was Chambolle Musigny 2008 (24€),a seductive beautifully raspberry/strawberry sensed wine, great stuff stuff for special occasions and for those who appreciate the finesse of life.
And what a combination: the ugly duckling of Premier league was in fact a beautiful swan just like the Chambolle Musigny which in the demanding promotion year of 2008 turned out be be excellent, delicate and wonderfully balanced. Five star wine matching the astonishing 5-0 result.
Life is too good to be true....
To calm down this historic big win (biggest since 1932 in a semi) a Gevrey Chambertin from Clos Prieur 2007 was consumed. Not red berries, but more like wet wool and meat on the nose, but a wonderful aftertaste matching the taste of the wonderful press reviews in the English press.
Nuits St George 2008 by Patrice Rion, the perfect warm up
Chambolle Musigny 2008 , Patrice Rion, when the sky is the limit
Gevrey Chambertin 2007, Patrice Rion, time for reflection
Life is wonderful and then there is the FA cup final and Premier cru to go.....
Thanks to Tony Pulis and Patrice Rion......
What a weekend...
First off was the Nuits St George Vielles Vignes (22€) from 2008, the year my favourite English football club was promoted to the Premier League after no less than 26 years in the wilderness. Pale medium red colour with lots of red berries and a beautiful balanced taste. Lovely stuff and perfect with pale meat.
Then on Sunday it was the FA Cup semi final with Stoke in it for the first time since 1972.
Wine of the day was Chambolle Musigny 2008 (24€),a seductive beautifully raspberry/strawberry sensed wine, great stuff stuff for special occasions and for those who appreciate the finesse of life.
And what a combination: the ugly duckling of Premier league was in fact a beautiful swan just like the Chambolle Musigny which in the demanding promotion year of 2008 turned out be be excellent, delicate and wonderfully balanced. Five star wine matching the astonishing 5-0 result.
Life is too good to be true....
To calm down this historic big win (biggest since 1932 in a semi) a Gevrey Chambertin from Clos Prieur 2007 was consumed. Not red berries, but more like wet wool and meat on the nose, but a wonderful aftertaste matching the taste of the wonderful press reviews in the English press.
Nuits St George 2008 by Patrice Rion, the perfect warm up
Chambolle Musigny 2008 , Patrice Rion, when the sky is the limit
Gevrey Chambertin 2007, Patrice Rion, time for reflection
Life is wonderful and then there is the FA cup final and Premier cru to go.....
Thanks to Tony Pulis and Patrice Rion......
What a weekend...
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