Mar 30, 2012

looking for a black dress.

I've been talking more about wine lately. have been also cooking too, I even did my first food event 2 weeks ago but I was too busy to take pictures and all. Had a lot of thoughts through it so would like to talk about it soon or later.

Last night, I met, really "my type of wine". There are many "my type of wines" in fact, but it was so perfect, because it was exactly what i wanted to drink at that moment. It was after busy night at work, had nice liver pate, roasted bamboo shoot and olives left on the table. We wanted a bottle with full of red fruit, and some earthiness. These key words lead to me "biologic"and "blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir". It seems too easy nowdays since biologic wines have been so trendy especially in Japan, but have never been spotted so perfectly before with those words before.

Vin de Table Rouge Les Milans 2010 by Domaine Vincent Tricot

For me, it is like a black simple dress, it seems to be in every shop but you can't find the right design with the right colour at the right price. Your friends keep bringing you and say"how about this one?" but they don't get it because you're the only one who knows what you want.

But this time, the sommelier knew. In the restaurant where we went last night doesn't have wine list, so it is totally up to them to catch what the customer feels like and choose from what they know and have in their mind. It is a little risky but it is true pleasure when you make your customer say "ah this is exactly what I wanted". I guess I can say she did it with me last night.

Well, anyway this young wine maker "Vincent Tricot" were making wine in south of France for 11 years but he moved to Auvergne where it can't be more than VDQS due to conservative laws by INAO despite of so much potential. This wine is one of his cheap ends but with meal like cold meat or even with white fish fritters, it doesn't disturb the flavour of you meal yet it still stands out and gives more pleasure to your table with its juiciness and earthiness.

Talking about this make me want to taste this again. Hey it was a good one, but not THAT good you know. I have started to think, it is because it was so juicy. hmm maybe I perhaps have a little hangover then?

Gotta run now, another weekend ahead of us.

Mar 26, 2012

film and red wine.

Yes I like to bring a bottle of wine to cinemas. Red wines and cinemas... they always should be together and discussing about the film with your friends that you've watched over nice dinner.

hmm it was a perfect bottle of wine while watching "melancholia" at cinema; calm and silky tannin, full of black berries and vanilla oak flavours.  If I was to have this with food then it would be rare grilled tenderloin beed steak.



An amazing film, beautiful wine, great dinner with the perfect company.

can't say more, I guess I don't need to.