The flavor of wax in wine of Posavje
Discover the of Posavje wines revealing the of wax flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Posavje of Slovenia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Istenič or the Domaine Istenič produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Posavje are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Posavje often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or microbio.
We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Posavje, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Posavje go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).
In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...
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 ...
Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...