Etikettarkiv: Biodynamic

French red wines, Uncategorized

Premium spicy red from La Clape

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From Southern France we tasted a spicy red wine made of the famous GSM cuvée: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre grape varieties. The appellation La Clape has been its own since 2015, and is situated in the Western part of the Languedoc area, near Narbonne.

The producer Gérard Bertrand is one of the front figures of wine and especially organic wines in Southern France, and is the fourth generation in his family to run a wine business. He took over in 1987 when his father suddenly passed away, and has since 2002 transformed his business towards biodynamic wine growing practices. Today the firm has 17 estates with 977 hectares of biodynamically grown vineyards plus lots of co-operation with local growers.

The Château L’Hospitalet La Réserve Rouge 2023 offers fantastic notes of ripe blueberries and dark plums, black olives, bay leaf, figs, cocoa and vanilla from oak barrel aging. The balance between acidity and tannin structure is excellent, and the wine has a long finish of ripe berries and vanilla.

The alcohol is 15 %, and in Sweden the price is 219 SEK at Systembolaget (nr 7314201).

This is a wine that is excellent with all meat dishes including well-grilled lamb and game dishes. Spicy sauces are also very tasty, given the acidity level and complexity of the wine.

This wine is really very price-worthy, and we give it 94 points!

Austrian red wines

Biodynamic Pinot from Austria

From the region Burgenland in the southern part of Austria we taste this red wine called Meinklang made of the grape variety Pinot Noir. It has a nice high level of acidity, velvety smooth tannins and fruity notes of violet, raspberries, red cherries as well as herbs and a flinty touch in the finish.

This wine is well-balanced and well worth its price of 129 SEK at Systembolaget (nr 75093). The alcohol level is 12 %. It is a very good match with both fresh salads, cooked or roasted vegetables – as well as lighter meat dishes and salmon.

The producer Meinklang is bio dynamically certified and run by the Family Michlits in Burgenland (Demeter certification). On the bottle it is written ” The Angus cattle populates the landscape by Lake Neusiedlersee. Cows are the key element of biodynamic farming and complete the ecological circle. Healthy soil and harmonious vine metabolism are the central focus for wines with character which shine in the distinctive play of Burgenland’s colors. The climate in Burgenland with its hot summer days enable the grapes to ripen completely, whilst the cool nights allow the grapes to rest and the flavours to fully develop. The result is powerful, natural, concentrated fruit, full of character.” This is a very pleasant wine which gets 83 points!