Showing posts with label Luberon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luberon. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The picturesque Luberon deserves to be better known here in Ireland for its wines. This one is an excellent introduction.

Famille Perrin Luberon (AOC) 2021, 13% ABV

€14.95 at Bradleys.


The Luberon deserves to be better known here in Ireland for its wines. This one is an excellent introduction. Highly Recommended

Gordes, one of the hilltop villages in the Luberon (by jacqueline macou from Pixabay)


Our Luberon blend, strikingly limpid in the glass, has a light gold colour. Famille Perrin proposes it as an aperitif wine or to accompany simple cuisine, a great everyday white wine! 


Citrus notes of lemon and lime abound in the aromatics along with a whiff of white flowers. The zesty fruits continue to the palate where the wine is endowed with freshness, elegance and balance with a knockout punch of acidity.


Vines below the
village of Ménerbes 2011
 

  The varying weather - ranging from frost in April to rain at the relatively late vintage - kept the vineyard teams on their toes. But they got their reward, one that we can share!

The Perrin family have been winemakers in the Rhone Valley for five generations. Their wines illustrate a strong knowledge and a deep attachment to these exceptional terroirs. The blend is:


Bourboulenc : 30%

Grenache : 30%

Ugni blanc : 30%

Roussanne : 10%.



  



It is excellent as “an aperitif wine or to accompany simple cuisine, a great everyday white wine!”

8°C with a starter or a cold buf

The Luberon is a trio of mountain ranges and associated valleys in the middle of Provence in the south of France. It is rather well known in these islands largely because of the writings of Peter Mayle. His books included A Year in Provence (made into a TV series).

My holiday pic of hilltop Bonnieux (2011)

A Good Year brought him even more notice. It was transformed into an easy-to-watch film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. It was shot in the Luberon and some of the scenes, including the cafe ones, were filmed in Lacoste, one of the many picturesque hilltop villages in the region. Others include Gordes, Lourmarin, Roussillon (reddest town in France!) and Ménerbes. 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

SEXY CORKSCREWS; SERIOUS WINES

Vines of La Citadelle, with Ménebres in the distance


SEXY CORKSCREWS; SERIOUS WINES
LA CITADELLE HAS IT ALL


Merci mór to Mrs Tyrrell of the Wine Store who first alerted me to the treasures of the Luberon.

The Luberon is a mountain range and associated valleys in the middle of Provence in the south of France. It is very well known in these islands largely because of the writings of Peter Mayle.

Lourmarin was among the villages he featured and one of his books was filmed by Ridley Scott; the film was called A Good Year and starred Russell Crowe. It was shot in the Luberon and some of the scenes, including the cafe ones, were filmed in Lacoste, another of the many picturesque hilltop villages in the region.

The Luberon deserves to be better known here for its wines and the Tyrrells at The Wine Store have been pushing the cause.

I was down that way last summer and made a beeline for La Citadelle, one of the top producers in the area and one of the Wine Store’s suppliers. First stop was at the village of Ménebres, which overlooks the vineyards. Back down then after lunch and over the road to La Citadelle.

First we made a tour of the Corkscrew Museum  in the winery. Quite a fascinating trip back in time. All kinds of corkscrews here, some small, some very big and a few very sexy ones.

Dragged myself away to the tasting counter and went off very happy with a selection of reds, ranging from the basic Le Chataignier through Les Artemes to the top of the range Gouverneur Saint Auban.

Gouverneur Saint Auban 2006, AOC Cotes de Luberon, 14%.

Colour is a very dark red with an intense nose of blackcurrant . It is an elegant fruity wine, full bodied with the tannins and flavours giving a very smooth result indeed. Class in a bottle. The blend is 85% Syrah and 15% Grenache. It is produced from the oldest vines and has spent 12 months in oak.

Les Artemes 2007, AOC Cotes de Luberon, 14.5%.

Again a very dark red with a strong fruit nose. It is full bodied, rich and generous, spicy and fruity, made from older traditional vines. The blend is Syrah (70%), Grenache (25) and Carignan (5). Very enjoyable indeed.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Roger Ravoire Wine Dinner at Donnybrook Fair

Lubernon vines with Ménerbes in background


Roger Ravoire Wine dinner at Donnybrook Fair

Olivier Ravoire (above) from Roger Ravoire will host a wine dinner on Wednesday 19th October at 7.45pm in The Restaurant @ Donnybrook Fair. Olivier will introduce a selection of wines from his family’s winery located in the heart of the