Life is too short to drink bad wine

This is wine exploration. We are in a small area north of Marseille called St Remy de Provence, but it does not belong to any specific appellation and is thus a "Vin de France". Henri Milan has been producing biodynamic wines since 1997 which means for example that no sulphur has been added to the wine. 100% merlot gives a medium red color and the wine is not totally clear as well (cloudy). On the nose lots of red fruit like strawberry, but also a bit of plum and a bit jammy. The taste has a great balance and is ever so smooth, nearly too kind if you see what you mean. Medium to light body. Henri Milan "Le Jardin"2010 Vin de France ca 30-40€ pending on where Only 2500 btls produced and best between 5-10 years old

Deep dark red color from this top domaine in Bandol. It has matured in my cellar for some time now and is drinking really well right now. Dark fruit and cherries on the nose. Big fruity and silky taste with soft elegant and integrated tannins. A lovely red wine from Provence and the seaside of Bandol. Ch de Pibarnon 2005 Bandol 25€ bought at the chateau

Summer has returned to Provence on the last day of March. Its time for some Italian salami napoli and rose wine! Pibarnon has a lovely property in Bandol and makes excellent wines. The rose has a lovely terracotta colour with a dry lively fruity taste. Rolls Royce rose both in quality and price. Grapes used are Mourvedre and Cinsault 50/50. Ch Pibarnon 2007 rose , 18€, for quality moments on the terrace (19c on 31 March!)

It is suddenly summer and 25c! In desperate need to save some of the wines at home I went down to the cave Bourdin at Bougival with some of our cases and ended up with a case of rose wine the opposite way. A wine called " Le caprice de Clementine" 2007 for only 7 € a bottle. Three went straight into the fridge and one was on the table when the visitors arrived in the evening. The wine had a beatiful pale rose pink colour and smelled beautifully of strawberries and raspberries with a fruity dry taste. Hmmm! Simply great terrasse stuff from Les Valentines in Cote de Provence . The label for 2007 is stupid and confusing, but the wine... http://www.lesvalentines.com/main.swf