My nose is playing tricks on me. When I take a whiff of this wine it gives a raspberry jam, but when I taste it the flavor is much heavier. It tastes of earth and dark currant and blackberry, not the lighter flavor of raspberry. I had this wine from 2003 and it was a real find. This one is less outstanding, even as it delivers a very workman Chateauneuf. My standard in this space is the Chateau de Beaucastel. It is of course at the top. This sits nicely in the 80% range. I don't think I will buy any more of this, but it was nice for a try.
A new feature will be trying to provide a link to the producers website, Chante Cigale. Plus a special item tonight, the Wikipedia entry on Chateauneuf du Pape which I think is pretty good even as it is brief, they of course include the dashes, Chante Cigale does not.
Tonight Barack Obama won the Democratic Nomination for President. While it had been a foregone conclusion for some time, tonight was the night when even the Clinton's knew that the race was moving on. I don't know that I will vote for him, but I am still proud that my country has been able to make this transition and applaud him for his effort as well.
Back in awhile.
leh
