Just when you think that you haven't had an exciting glass of wine for the longest time... Majestic are doing a spellbinder Rhone wine called "Domaine de la Janasse Terre de Bussière 2005, Vin de Pays de la Principauté d'Orange". It's a steal at £7.49 and a cracking vintage to boot.
This so-called country wine is a real oddity in the grapes department. Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet sauvignon and Grenache are the order of the day here. It's lovely, concentrated stuff that doesn't fit into any part of the French Appellation Controlee system. I mean, growing high quality Merlot in the Rhone. You bumpkins!
Lovely ripe, brambley fruit with a decent balancing acidity matched with real minerality; get thee down to Majestic and buy a few bottles. The branch at Vinopolis (London Bridge) are still doing single bottle sales. Thank the Lord be praised.
Last week was not the best. Each glass of Janesse I had was well earned, let me tell you. How to summarize. Er...me, in Kingston (Surrey), getting completely lost for an hour walking round in a circle while trying to find Sainsburys. Such are the joys of dyspraxia. More on this tomorrow.
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