The flavor of cedar in wine of Tarija
Discover the of Tarija wines revealing the of cedar flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Tarija of Bolivia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Campos de Solana or the Domaine Aranjuez produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tarija are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tannat and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tarija often reveals types of flavors of oak, blackberry or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, cheese or cedar.
We currently count 18 estates and châteaux in the of Tarija, producing 122 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tarija go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb.
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...
Amanda Barnes has been awarded the John Avery Award for her The South America Wine Guide book, which was described as ‘heralding a new era’ in wine travel books. The book, which is the result of a decade of research conducted by Barnes while travelling the continent, details the wine regions, wines and producers of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. It highlights over 70 wine regions and maps out 40 in detail — many of which have never before been mapped or documented in the En ...