Celebrate International Grenache day

Date: Sep 24, 2010 to Sep 24, 2010
Location: Your home
Address: Anywhere grenache is made or sold! (map)
Added by Grapefan

Description: I first saw mention of this a few weeks ago and thought it would be fun to add this to the events that Nico has set up. All I'm suggesting we do is a buy a bottle of grenache before the 24th, taste it and then add the wine and our notes to Adegga on the 24th. I've copied the words below from the... (more)

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Jaboulet Côtes du Rhône Rosé Parallèle 45 2009red

Winery Paul Jaboulet Aîné | in COTES DU RHONE, France

50% Grenache | 40% Cinsault | 10% Syrah

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moose has reviewed the Jaboulet Côtes du Rhône Rosé Parallèle 45 2009 4,5 /5

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The supplier (Slurp Wines) rang me to say they were substituting this for a slightly cheaper wine I had requested. I said ok, obviously, and had a little bit of luck, because this wine (under £10) is a delight, and a wonderful way to start tipping my hat to the Grenache grape. I'm ashamed to say it's only my second Rose of the year, and I should have had more based on this. Any wine which can ooze strawberry flavour at both start and finish, but still have crisp acidic backbone and a little mineral snap as well is achieving a great balance. This would have been great with a mixed buffet too, although we enjoyed it with Chicken and herb dumplings. Sitting with the last glass, I can detect lots of rose petal translated into a taste. Very good. We both thought it tasted a good £5 better than we paid - isn't that a nice feeling! 50% Grenache - blended cleverly.

1004 days ago · Comment · Show translations

airdiogo I spent all summer drinking roses. With warm weather is one of the best alternatives (specially if you are not vet much into white wine).

1003 days ago

moose You're right, Diogo, I should drink more, even in this cooler climate!

1003 days ago

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4.5 /5

1 Tasted
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Paul Jaboulet Grenache Rosé Le Petit Jaboulet 2009rosé

Winery Paul Jaboulet Aîné | in Southern Rhone , France

Grenache

0.0 /5

0 Tasted
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Château d'Aqueria Lirac Blanc 2009white

Winery Château d'Aqueria | in Southern Rhone, France

Grenache Blanc 40% | Bouboulenc 25% | Clairette 16% | Rousanne 12% | Viognier 7%

1 reviews from event participants

moose has reviewed the Château d'Aqueria Lirac Blanc 2009 4 /5

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The last thing I expected this to be was 'direct', but it is. A 5 grape blend is unusual, but maybe not so much in the south of France. Flowers and fruit are central to this, once the interesting green and gold flows invitingly into the glass. It's 40% Grenache Blanc, which is why I chose it, and once again the dominant grape has not let me down. When ice cold (straight from the fridge) we got pears in the nose, but 15 mins later apricots had taken over, with pollen-laden white flowers adding another dimension. The fruit is very direct and bright and refreshing, but has some depth as well, with a hint of banana skin (pleasantly) wafting in along the line somewhere. It all balances very well, despite very limited acidity, and feels simply and confidently unified in the mouth. Wish I could send a bottle to Diogo - I think you'd enjoy this one with no after-effects. Conclusion: I really like these white blends - in this case Bouboulenc, Clairette, Rousanne and Viognier all play their part. (According to Berry Brothers, their reds are even better!). Only Marsanne is missing!

1002 days ago · Comment · Show translations

rckr1951 Is it fair to say you like the Grenache grape Ben? Good review.

1001 days ago

bjwdad Even without Marsanne this sounds like a heavenly blend.

1001 days ago

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4.0 /5

1 Tasted
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Chateau Saint Roch Chimeres Côtes du Rousillon Villages 2008red

Winery Chateau Saint Roch | in Côtes du Rousillon Villages , France

65% Grenache Noir | 30% Syrah | 10% Carignan

1 reviews from event participants

4.0 /5

1 Tasted
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Altovinum Evodia Old Vines Garnacha 2008red

Winery NTRA. SRA. de los Martires, S.Coop. | in CALATAYUD, Spain

Garnacha

1 reviews from event participants

2.6 /5

1 Tasted
0 Favs

Perrin & Fils Vinsobres "Les Cornuds" 2008red

Winery Perrin & Fils | in Vinsobres, France

1 reviews from event participants

3.5 /5

1 Tasted
0 Favs

Vina Borgia Campo De Borja 2008red

Winery Bodegas Borsao | in CAMPO DE BORJA, Spain

Garnacha

1 reviews from event participants

3.2 /5

1 Tasted
0 Favs

Tributo 2007red

Winery Rui Reguinga | in Ribatejo, Portugal

Syrah | Grenache | Viognier

0.0 /5

0 Tasted
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Domaine Le Couroulu Vacqueyras 2007red

Winery Earle Le Couroulu | in VACQUEYRAS, France

Grenache Noir | Syrah | Mourvedre

1 reviews from event participants

3.2 /5

1 Tasted
0 Favs

Tempore Terrae 2007red

Winery Bodegas y Vinos de Lécera | in BAJO ARAGÓN, Spain

Garnacha

1 reviews from event participants

3.0 /5

4 Tasted
0 Favs

d'Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2006red

Winery d'Arenberg | in South Australia, Australia

Grenache

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moose has reviewed the d'Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2006 4.5 /5

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This is an impact wine in every way, from the deep rich red colour to the interesting, confusing nose. Half way through the first lungful you get bright young fruit with some new oakiness - but by the time you've breathed in again there are dark, dry french-type garrigue and herb aromas coated in cherry and sweet peppers. The weight is unmissable, despite this feeling young, and the more you drink, and the wine opens up, the more it feels French and the less it feels fruity antipodean. By the end it is having a really impressive full-on grenache effect - but I have surely done it again and opened it too early. I thought 5 years was enough for this. There are further complexities to follow, and the concentrated spice which develops in the wine now will mellow and there is a good chance that flowers will blossom and game will spring out - if that's the right term! Oh yes ... 15.5%! May eventually be justified, but I think there's a bit of showing off there. Loved it, though. And I've just fallen over,

992 days ago · Comment · Show translations

bjwdad Congratulations, Ben - you are the FIRST person to use "antipodean" in a wine review! To my limited knowledge, anyway... ;)

990 days ago

moose A very British way of expressing it, I'm afraid. I wonder where the exact opposite side of the world to Phoenix is?

990 days ago

+ 1 comment

4.5 /5

1 Tasted
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Zerberos Garnacha 2006red

Winery Zerberos | in Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, Spain

Garnacha

1 reviews from event participants

3.5 /5

2 Tasted
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La Gramière 2005red

Winery Domaine de la Gramière | in Côtes du Rhône Villages, France

1 reviews from event participants

4.1 /5

4 Tasted
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Rentas de Fincas Reserva Rioja 2002red

Winery Romero & Miller S.L. | in RIOJA, Spain

Tempranillo | Garnacha | Mazuelo

1 reviews from event participants

3.8 /5

1 Tasted
1 Fav

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