This time I
am not in an adventures mood! So no voyages to “un-“chartered territories or
unfamiliar varietals. This time it shalt be something decent. Something
established. Something almost classic. Something from France. From the South. From
Languedoc for example. More precise: Val de Montferrand, a small part of Pic
Saint Loup. A wine from a real big shot bio wine producer with tons of extraordinary reputation. I am talking about Domaine de L’Hortus
with its well know crus from Clos du Prieur or Pic Saint Loup. In the past 25
years Jean and Marie-Thérèse Orliac became well known for their largely convincing
reds and of course for their prime white blend: Today’s wine! The Grand Cuvée
Blanc 2008 was made from 50% barrel fermented Chardonnay and smaller parts of
the locally more common varietals Roussanne and Viognier. As a supplement to this
emotional and ardent southerner I chose to have a real down-to-earth Bourguignon
Chardonnay from Pierre Bourée Fils.
