After a lot of research and decision making our 'narize', Amnon, has brought in a new range of fantastic Gaillac wines from Tarn, in the south of France.
Tarn is an incredible department, known for its luscious country side, rolling green hills and abundance of vineyards. It is believed that the ‘Gaillac’ vineyard particularly is amongst the oldest in France, rumoured to have been seeded during the roman ages.
Coming from Lisle sur Tarn, just 20 minutes from Gaillac, the first of our new wines is a Parfum de Raisin 2008. Deliciously velvet and smooth to taste, it has an incredibly fruity aroma and leaves a sweet taste that lingers on the palate. It is just the right desert wine to accompany one of our robust blue cheeses. A Fourme d’Ambert (creamy medium blue cheese from Auvergne in the south of France) or Barkham Chase (firm hearty blue cheese from the Berkshire in England) would pair perfectly leaving a pleasant combination of flavours on your palate.
The second is the Larme de Raisin ‘Doux’ 2007. Also made by Cave les Trois Clochers in Lisle sur Tarn, this, too, is a desert wine although a touch less sweet, and slightly more fluid in consistency. The term ‘Doux’, meaning soft in French, suggests this wine will be gentle to taste and slightly more supple in flavours. While it would also pair perfectly with a range of our Blue cheeses we have found that it blends perfectly with many other cheeses, such as Beaufort (a nutty mountain cheese from the Savoie) or Lord of the Hundreds (a ewes milk pecorino style cheese from East Sussex).
As with all our wines both are very reasonably priced, making it the perfect accompaniment to your wine list, or even a great gift (the bottles look fantastic!).
Keep an eye out for our next wine update, we are due to get a delicious red Gaillac very shortly.
We look forward to seeing you in the shop!
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