One of the World's Greatest Wine Values - $125.00/Case!
Man, the hits just keep on coming!!!
A Refrigerated Container of 2006 Domaine de Pouy Cotes de Gascogne is
arriving at a San Francisco dock LITERALLY AS I WRITE THIS.
Parker.com's Robert Kacher (one of Parker's associate editors) stirred
it up big time recently by announcing that "If the Domaine de Pouy
isn't one of the finest white wine values in the world.....than I will
show up in public with a glass of V-8 juice".
A Quintessential taste of Southwest France...
I tasted this little liquid diamond on Friday last and can tell you
that the guy is definitely on to something. The 2006 Cotes de
Gascogne is one of the most lip-smacking and luscious "clean as a
whistle" fruit-driven, fun-loving wines I've tasted in many moons.
(The label and capsule have been "up-tweaked" for the 2006 vintage,
taking the entire presentation to a new level of sophistication).
Parker himself describes the Domaine de Pouy as "Always one of my
favorite dry whites, this whole cluster pressed blend of 76% Ugni
Blanc, 20% Columbard and 4% Manseng is all about fruit and freshness.
Aromas of grapefruit and flowers jump from the glass of this
light-bodied, stainless steel-fermented and aged offering. These
wines do not hold up for long in the bottle, but for enjoyment during
their first 9 months of life (they) CAN'T BE BEAT. They provide a
wonderful accompaniment to fish and shellfish cuisine."
Give me Pleasure over Prestige Anytime!!!
Kacher's entire review after the "V-8" comment?..."The 2006 continues
a nearly 20 year run of excellence of this Cotes de Gascogne.....light
(10.5% alcohol), loaded with crisp grapefruit and lime-like
notes....zesty....fresh...and clean as a mountain spring....this is
delicious wine that is totally tank fermented and aged....available at
just about every good wine shop....and finished with a Stelvin closure
for you corkophobes...the newly released 2006...an excellent vintage
for white varietals in that neck of the world...is going down the
gullet as I type...and holding up nicely with some very spicy homemade
Maryland crab soup...just think...for the price of one bottle of
oxidized white Burgundy you can have 24-36 bottles of something
delicious....give me pleasure over prestige anytime...any
place....just be sure to consume your stash over the next 10 months
(or so)...it doesn't get any better!
I have it on good authority that the Domaine du Pouy is one of the
favorite pours for after-hour gatherings at some of San Francisco's
most prestigious legal firms. I figure those guys probably have a
fairly generous expense budget for their little soirees, hence the
decision to put the Pouy on the table (rather than the high-priced
spread) is the result of rational thought trumping pomposity.
My notes..."Ultra clean, light transparent straw color; odors of
orange, fall apple orchard and sea-spray; flavors of mixed citrus,
Winesap apples, Kiwis and strawberries; this little wine is set apart
from other inexpensive whites by its texture and quenching
viscosity...just a sip will cure your thirst and put a smile on your
face; unique, pure and delicious with no obvious heat".
The Perfect Fall Picnic libation (relatively low alcohol content of
10.5%)
I realize that it's late October and Winter is on the horizon, but
there will still be plenty of opportunities to crack a bottle or two
of this "drink me now" potion during the coming Fall and Indian Summer
afternoons and evenings. This wine will also fit perfectly on your
Thanksgiving menu due to its versatile personality and nominal alcohol
content...and finally, by some strange twist of fate, you not finish
your case before New Years the wine will still be yummy and youthful
come spring!
*2006 Domaine de Pouy Cotes de Gascogne $125.00/Case Multiple cases
recommended...your gonna' like this wine!
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