This Saturday, winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard will pour his wine and read from his new book, Been Doon So Long, at Dartmouth's Tuck School. We expect sixty-five enthusiastic business students to take a break from the rigors of the curriculum to enjoy these spectacular offerings.
The wine arrived today. I lined up the bottles, handsome footsoldiers in the army of terroir. Left to right:
Ca' del Solo Albariño 2008 ($20)
Le Cigare Blanc 2007 ($22)
Vin Gris de Cigare 2008 ($15)
Syrah "Le Pousseur" 2006 ($18)
Le Cigare Volant 2005 ($32)
I LOVE the Albarino! It’s such a refreshingly delicious wine.
Ho Meg,
I too love Albarino! And we too in Italy have a “terroirist” wine maker, very famous: Roberto Cipresso! Nice guy, I know him personally.
Liz
The Albarino is stunning. It actually tasts like an albarino, which is saying something.
We did a similar tasting at my store, but was lucky enough to have access to a 2001 Cigare Volant. It was the oldest wine under screwcap I’d ever had. You could really taste the mature Mourvedre. Beautiful.
Rose, Lizzy, Austin: thanks so much for your comments. Randall poured it yesterday at two tastings here in town and it was showing beautifully. Citrusy, minerally, bright, with a ringing clarity. The white Cigare was also knock your socks off good.
What a gorgeous display of wines! I have yet to try the Albarino but I really shouldn’t delay the inevitable any longer. 🙂
It was truly an embarrassment of riches. I think you’d enjoy the Albariño. For $20, why wait?
I’ll wait.