Tag: Olga Raffault

Zagubiony Cabernet Franc — Le Peuilles 2012

Dziś piąty wtorek marca, wyjątkowo więc — mimo dwóch tygodni od ostatniego wpisu z tego cyklu — nie jest to Winny Wtorek. Zarazem to świetna okazja, by wspomnieć o winie, którego nie zdobyłem na czas kilka tygodni temu, gdy pisaliśmy o Cabernet Franc.

Mateusz Papiernik
30 marca 2016
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A sentimental throwback during the @fermentwine wi

A sentimental throwback during the @fermentwine wine bloggers meetup. @lidlpolska offer preview tasting had a bottle of @kaikenwines Cabernet Franc there.

I still remember my first Malbecs in the normal, white series and the black Kaiken Ultra ones I've tasted 10+ years ago. One of my very first wine bottles ever.

And guess what? This one was super tasty too! It's not just a fond memory. They are simply stellar.

#kaiken #cabernetfranc #argentina #throwback #wine #wineoftheday

After the last meetup of All People Talking About

After the last meetup of All People Talking About Wine in One Way Or Another™ organized by @fermentwine in Warsaw (which was a blast, btw!), we forgot our farewell gifts provided by @lidlpolska, one of the die-hard event sponsors. They were kind enough to get them to us anyway, thanks! 🙏

Since the theme of the Lidl's tasting during the event was focused on barbecue parties (driven by the upcoming May bank holiday in Poland), I looked at the two bottles through the same lens. Having said that, it's a 50% success rate for me, then! 😉

@alcantara_winery Occhi di Chiumi Etna Bianco 2022, a Carricante from Etna with some Grecanico, will be a perfect match for an outdoor barbecue. Very fruity, crisp, with vivid and refreshing acidity and enough body to cope with lighter meats. Would drink again!

@chateauisolette Cuvée Prestige 2018 is a late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot blend from Luberon in the southeastern extreme of the Rhône, bottled as IGP Vaucluse. This one, for me, is a really tough sell. The layer of new oak is almost whisky-like, putting an opaque veil on the fruit. With 14% ABV and a very dense body, full of chocolate and jammy, overly sweet fruit, it's also somewhat lacking in the balancing acidity and freshness departments. I personally would rather steer away from it, even with a chunk of meat on my plate. I can imagine there are lovers of this style, though.

Both wines can be bought online via Winnice Lidla, an outline outpost of @lidlpolska, and delivered to your store nearby.

Thanks for these two! 😀

#alcantara #occhidichiumi #chateauisolette #luberon #rhone #cabernetsauvignon #merlot #carricante #grecanico #etna #italy #france #wine #redwine #whitewine #lidl #barbecue #partywine

Wow, what a strange wine. Isabella a Proibida. A p

Wow, what a strange wine. Isabella a Proibida. A pure Isabella from the Azores by @antonio_macanita @azoreswinecompany. A hybrid vitis labrusca grape from old Azorean vineyards Antonio pays tribute to, not allowed to be explicitly named on the label. 11% ABV, pure stainless steel, acidic as hell, very fruit forward with raspberries and sour cherries & slightly stalky tannins, but also very foxy, meaty, greenish, musky, funky. I'm honestly unsure if it's showing the grape character or is the bottle slightly corked - and I have no other one to cross-taste. Mind bending and peculiar. I can't wrap my head around it, and honestly can't say if I like it or if I don't. I totally want to try it again in the future.

Antonio Maçanita will never get you bored and indifferent.

Have you tasted it? What did you think?

@och.tysia made me taste it blind. I could run in circles and never come even remotely close in identifying the origin nor the value.

#antoniomacanita #isabella #isabellaaproibida #azoreswinecompany #azoresislands #portugal #wine #redwine #wineoftheday #blindtasting

Raisins Gaulois Day ♥ We've been doing this sin

Raisins Gaulois Day ♥

We've been doing this since 2013. A homemade challah by @och.tysia straight from the oven, and Raisins Gaulois Beaujolais by @domainelapierre — a baby Morgon in a lovable, very fruity and drinkable style. Add some butter and honey from our friends' apiary and it's a match made in heaven, and our little tradition 🍷

Call me crazy, but this pairing works sooo well!

Thanks to @winoblisko and @winoblisko_sklep for always having a bottle for us! 😀

#raisinsgaulois #Beaujolais #morgon #frenchwine #gamay #tradition #happiness #honey #challah #homebaking #since2013 #wineoftheday #winoblisko

Rosé in the winter? Of course! 😀 Especially as

Rosé in the winter? Of course! 😀 Especially as hearty and structured as this free-run Syrah-based Parvus by @altaalella, with lots of layered red fruits, violets, nice mineral undertones and discernable tannins. Not a simple picnic-rosé, mind you. Lots of intensity in the palate. Love it. In Poland via @rafa_wino.

#syrah #rosé #rosewine #altaalella #alella #catalunya #catalanwine #maresme #wineoftheday #rafawino

I'm having some mixed feelings about the latest @w

I'm having some mixed feelings about the latest @winnicasmolis release, a highly anticipated Platinum 2016 Brut. It's perhaps the longest lees-aged Polish sparkling, with an impressive 86 months of aging. It's also the most expensive.

It's a truly good wine, with rich aromas of citrus fruits, yellow apples, quince, orange blossom, marzipan as well as toast, sourdough bread and some bruised apples and walnuts. It's bone dry with a ferocious, persistent mousse, and has good length and depth of flavour. It also isn't as complex and well-balanced and rounded as I imagined it would be, leaving a somewhat "unsettling", rough around the edges, feel after several glasses.

I'd rate it 88 points personally, DWWA gave it 86 points and a bronze medal. And it sits in a price point where you could have all the great cavas of this world, many of English sparkling, Franciacortas and Sekts. Heck, you can choose from a plethora of big-house AND grower Champagnes. And that's when things get tricky - is it worth the price then? It clearly isn't in the same league. There is a patriotic element to buying local though, and costs of pioneering here aren't negligible. Does it carry enough weight though? Everyone has to answer that question themselves. Value is very subjective.

I'm torn. I'm rooting for further, even better, releases. But for now, I'd much rather buy an "everyday" Brut Nature 2020 release from this producer. Seemingly simpler, but somehow more balanced and coherent, for much less.

If you're willing to shell out, it's well worth trying though.

#winnicasmolis #smolis #brut #sparklingwine #chardonnay #seyvalblanc #polishwine #brzeziny #wineoftheday #sparklingsunday

Choosing 12 best wines from the whole year's photo

Choosing 12 best wines from the whole year's photo archive would be impossible, so I chose a (very subjective) set of wines that bring back fond memories of meeting friends, visiting places, or simply good things that happened this year.

All the best in the upcoming 2024 to everyone! May the force be with you!

Thanks to all winemakers for sealing the fruits of your passion and labour in wine bottles. After some time, for me, seeing the labels evoke as many memories as photos, postcards and letters.

#newyear #bestwines #bestmoments #friends #happiness #bestwishes #wine

🎇 What will you be welcoming the New Year with

🎇 What will you be welcoming the New Year with this time? 🧐

For the first time in quite a long time, we won't be drinking Champagne (or will we? Maybe a few days later?😉). Instead, we're chilling in the fridge two sparklings of radically different styles.

As we long for some more sunshine, our thoughts fly to Italy. 🇮🇹 A Franciacorta (not technically, as Alessandra works outside the appellation) by @alessandra_divella. A Dosaggio Zero Blanc de Blancs is a pure Chardonnay spending 30 months on the lees. It is one of the highlights of the last @vininova_pl catalogue showcase and a fantastic wine we know well.

Since we are still here in the gloomy Polish weather, there has to be a local accent as well. We once again reached for 🇵🇱 @winnicasmolis, a new-old one: the wine Janek Smolis released as Platinum Brut 2016 is the oldest he made yet. A Seyval-Chardonnay blend after a staggering 84 months on the lees, as @maciej__nowicki says, a wine you can cut with a knife.

We're very curious, as we often gravitate towards extremes, and unconditionally love both very leen and austere sparklings, as well as heavy guns with lots of evolution and density.

Comparing them head to head will be obviously impossible, with such vast differences in style. However, it's the first time I bought a bottle of Polish sparkling that made my credit card cry. So... the pressure is on! Let's hope our local stuff will deliver!

So... what's up for you this year?

#newyearseve #newyears2024 #franciacorta #chardonnay #sparklingwine #bubbly #celebration #winnicasmolis #alessandradivella #vininova #seyvalblanc