The wine region of Côtes du Brian is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot or the Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Brian are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cinsaut and Terret, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Brian often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or spices and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or caramel.
In the mouth of Côtes du Brian is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes du Brian, producing 15 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes du Brian go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Inside the January 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Aperitifs: how to do them well The art of starting it right, with drinks tips from Kate Hawkings Vintage preview: Chablis 2020 Andy Howard MW picks 33 of his top wines from a classic year in the region Producer profile: Château Angélus Jane Anson visits one of St-Emilion’s four finest grand cru classé estates Bordeaux & Burgundy vintages for Christmas Panos Kakaviatos & Charles Curtis MW select the perfect vintages and appe ...
The auction featured more than 1,000 lots made up exclusively of Scotch whisky. The company gave a combined estimate in the region of $1.5m in the build-up to the event, so it exceeded expectations by more than 66%. The top three lots went to The Macallan, whose enduring popularity shows no signs of waning any time soon. The most expensive lot was The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 Year Old from 1949, which sold for $40,000. A case of six bottles of Macallan 30 Year Old in their original wooden ...
Some Châteauneufs are more reliable than others. When I visit the region to taste the new vintage every year, Domaine de la Janasse’s cuvée Vieilles Vignes regularly features among the best. It’s a particularly dense and concentrated wine when young, and it always strikes me that, even for Châteauneuf, it’s a wine that needs extended ageing to show its best. I was keen to acquire a more complete understanding of how this cuvée develops, so I visited brother-and-sister team Isabelle and Christoph ...
