The flavor of cedar in wine of Mornag
Discover the of Mornag wines revealing the of cedar flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Mornag of Tunisia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Vignerons de Carthage or the Domaine Kurubis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mornag are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mornag often reveals types of flavors of smoke, vanilla or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or microbio.
We currently count 13 estates and châteaux in the of Mornag, producing 78 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mornag go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
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 ...
Imagine you went to a restaurant and ordered what you thought was a modest Burgundy, but it tasted like a great Bordeaux. Would you be disappointed? Even if what I received was technically a better wine, I think I would be. After all, quality isn’t the overriding criteria when I select a bottle of wine to drink; most of all, I’m thirsting for a specific style. That’s why I’m sometimes wary when hearing about a change of direction in an appellation. Am I still going to find the wine I’m looking f ...