Posted on: Bruwer Raats's wall

Hi Bruwer! Just a quick question as to whether you filter your wines? I am vegan and know that that some of these processes and also other ingredients can stop me enjoying those great wines out there! Thanks, Gemma xx

by Gemma 29/06/2009 23:08

Posted on: Dominique Grangeon's wall

Hi Dominique,
Just wanted to let you know I'm really enjoying the Grenache. I find it silky smooth, lots of fruit, rounded, beautiful colour (wine should appeal to several senses should it not) and perfect for the lovely sunny summer evenings we're having right now. It will be very interesting to see if it does improve further after a year or so. I also loved the Cristia Rose and am keeping the Cairanne for a special occasion. I will be buying some wine from you once I return from my holidays. Best wishes,
Robert (one of your angels)

by Robert 26/06/2009 21:17

Posted on: Dominique Grangeon's wall

opened my first bottle of the 2008 grenache - altough I am no wine buff, I know what I like - this tasted too new, too jammy and far too sweet for me - may have to lay this down for at least a year

Nathan

by nathan 26/06/2009 19:40

Posted on: Dominique Grangeon's wall

Hi Dominique
Thanks for your reply. When you say keep the grenache a bit fresh for half an hour, you mean briefly chill the grenache for a short while? "fresh" is not an expression I am used to.

by Lee 26/06/2009 12:53

Posted on: Dominique Grangeon's wall

Oops, sorry, I did not finish my long sentence! I was saying that for those who want to drink 2008 now, keep it a bit fresh for helf hour, this feeling of "acidity" will be less dominant!
Thank you to trust us, we need that (we're building at the moment a huge cellar because we bet on the future - and I must say that it's much stress because it needs to be ready for 2009 harvest)! See you soon on the blog

by Dominique 26/06/2009 10:58

Posted on: Dominique Grangeon's wall

Dear All, reading your interesting comments deserves that I give you a few information about 2008 vintage, especially fregarding the Grenache. First, i would say that it's still very very young and should be enjoyed rather a bit later. But above all, as some noticed, it's a wine found a little bit "acid". Actually, 2008 has been quite hard to vinify, regarding the fact that much rain arrived just a few days before the harvest, with no wind to dry this wetness. On the contrary much heat, which caused diseases like mildiou. So we had first to take away a lot of grapes (15% at my estate) but as a result, grapes were not as ripe as in 2007. We all did our best in the Southern Rhone Valley to make and offer you wines with roundness and fatness but... we are unfortunately not magicians! You know, we work much much much in the vines, because everything happens there (and not obviously at the vinification), but we depend so much on nature, weather... As Lee underlined, for those who want to drink 2008 now, keep it

by Dominique 26/06/2009 10:54