If I had to fight some toro's I would make sure to get properly mental on this wine for some courage. The notes of cherry, chocolate, and berries are perfectly balanced with acidity and tannin that complements each other in perfect tandem, dancing like the bull and the bull fighter. At 14.5% Look no further than this ganache! — 9 years ago
As I put my sweet baby girl to bed after a looong day, snuggling with her in her new "big girl bed", I found a stray eyelash on her cheek. Maybe I'm alone in this, but for as long as I can remember I have been superstitiously transferring these from one finger to another...and if I blow the lash off while making a wish, "they" say it will come true. I tried wishing this was a 2007 Screaming Eagle - or that I could magically be beamed onto David Lentine's Napa trip for the night (ha!). Alas, no such luck. Seriously thou, with my kids' lashes, I have always wished the same thing: "may you have a wonderful life." But I made this addition: "may you always have the courage to be yourself." #inthistogether #overturnHB2 #onlylove — 9 years ago
This 2012 is a crazy spice-full nose-hit prepping you for a blueberry front mouth experience that lethargically lingers to the point of the drop:/freefall (hop and pop) , then escapes (lacks finish). That written, the front of this wine is so proper that I have to nudge it over a 9 on the numeric 1-10 scale. Then there's its alcohol friendly side @ only 13%, which gives one the courage to go ahead and snag another bottle to ponder, pen and propose to your pals to ponder and perhaps pen perfect - bottle after bottle - a berry pie without the extra sugar, working way well with my grill-tinged filet mignon and crispy green things😎 buy this wine and drink - enjoy! — 10 years ago
2014 special late harvest. Sweet and fruity — 10 years ago
Pink Bulles Rosé 2013 - Jean Maupertuis.
Alors que nous préparons doucement notre "top 15 des meilleurs vins en 2014", il nous semble impossible de ne pas évoquer le fabuleux Pink Bulles rosé de Jean Maupertuis.
C'est dément ce que l'on peut faire avec du Gamay et c'est Gamay de faire des trucs aussi déments ! Et c'est aussi dingue de constater le nombre de gens talentueux que l'on trouve en Auvergne : Hervé Souhaut : Saint-Épine, Destezet - Nicolas Carmarans : Selves, Mauvais Temps - Frédéric Gounan, Pierre Beauger, François Dhumes, etc.
Oui, Jean Maupertuis fait partie de ces vignerons qui faisaient autre chose dans une autre vie et puis il y a des rencontres qu'on n'oublie pas, comme celles avec Marcel Lapierre et Pierre Overnoy, lors de sa formation viti-œno. Ces fameuses rencontres qui font basculer un destin d'un état solide à celui de liquide. Du travail au plaisir.
Dans un superbe article de Libération, qui lui est consacré, on peut lire ceci : "Robe rose pâle, bulles très fines, nerveuses. Arômes de fruit délicats, pointe de sucre résiduel équilibrée d’une très belle acidité. Ce vin pétillant abordable, «Pink Bulles», tenait haut la dragée au champagne réputé". Et vous savez quoi ? C'est exactement ça !
Sauf que, ce qui n'est pas dit, c'est que ce vin enchanteur est léger et subtil. Un pétillant qui marie les attentes et les exigences que l'on peut avoir pour un excellent champagne, tout en y apportant une fraicheur et une jeunesse que celui-ci possède rarement. Mais, c'est de l'insolence ? Oui, tout à fait mais surtout un peu de folie avec beaucoup de maîtrise. C'est vrai, souvent, les pétillants natures sont fous mais peu peuvent revendiquer le fait d'être aussi raffinés que celui de Jean Maupertuis.
A 12 euros, vous tenez peut-être ici la clé du bonheur, ou en tout cas, la clé d'un bon moment entre amis autour d'une boisson enthousiasmante. Il ne reste plus qu'à trouver la cachette, bon courage (!) et bonne dégustation ;)
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Pretty good red blend. Good dinner wine. — 11 years ago
Rich and full bodied with delicious berry notes and velvety finish; would definitely purchase more! — 9 years ago
Words sometimes can't express - had an epic night with Steve Reynolds and Fig Tree restaurant Thur night. What an amazing guy. He started with a (small) cheers of tequila to the guys behind the scenes at his operation, admittedly to get his liquid courage (feel ya, Steve) - and then sampled the Chard, Estate Cab, Persistance (named after a Broadway actor whom after 40yrs waiting tables to do what he loved, finally won a Tony - love that sh1t), Italics (yes you know I adore), and finally the Stag's Leap Reserve (a little smoky vs fruity but the fav of others there). He educated the guests between each course on a different facet of the winemaking world (and yes I should have gone to Cal Poly or UC Davis, I missed this calling!!). The Persistence is the winner by far in my book - when we're talking value - for $49, where I was able to buy it - you just can't beat that. '11 is ok but '12 is very yummy (and yes that's the man himself) — 9 years ago
Fruity not sweet. Must have with food. From Cape trip — 9 years ago
A good experience with an older Paul Pernot Batard gave me the courage to bring this into Per se for a "casual" meal with my wife Linda and our friend Jonathan Holloway and his wife. I was always always a great buyer of Ramonet's Ruchottes beginning with the '85 vintage onward until around the 2000 vintage when it became clear that the wheels had fallen off the white burgundy bus. But this wine, this was some kind of wine! No premox, just a marvelously suave, honeyed flavor, supporting acidity, and a finish with great minerality presenting itself as a kind of minty freshness. Always a treat to graze through a magical Keller meal in the Per se reception/bar area overlooking Columbus Circle, even more so when accompanying the meal with a wine worthy of supporting this sophisticated cuisine. — 9 years ago
I got the courage or at least suckered into trying this Mexican Cabernet, and I must admit that it wasn't bad. I paired it with lamb chops and it was a solid contender in relation to other great Napa cabs. — 10 years ago
The original. — 11 years ago
Great for summer! Refreshing and light. — 11 years ago
Awesome! Anniversary celebration. Smooth, full bodied, fruitful Shiraz!! — 12 years ago
Clean full meaty — 9 years ago
Full-bodied Pinotage with pronounced plums and a smooth, tannic finish. — 9 years ago
Not your average Chard here. Wine made with courage indeed. So much texture and character here. Not for everyone but this one we liked. Great acid, bright flavours and terrific hands off appeal. — 9 years ago
Awesome drop and on a deal at BWS too ;-) — 9 years ago
Burly as a soy sauce shot with a layer of ginger beer. With a persistent effervescence. Tar and burnt coffee, burnt toast, burnt sugar, burnt marshmallow and black strap molasses. As to the nose: obviously secondary to this beast, which demands you first build courage to step into the haunted shack and face the fiery demons of sugar and acrimony. Nose: moldy soy sauce with burnt brittle, carbon paper, India ink, tire rubber, fernet branca, unsweetened licorice. There is brown sugar and bakers chocolate with burnt grounds and other sacrileges! The final piece of this puzzleheaded pumpkin extravaganza is as spooky as hell. Krampus is coming!!! — 9 years ago
I need some Courage — 10 years ago
High Level — 10 years ago
Very easy to drink and one of the best I've had in recent memory. It's the sort of bottle I'd want to get me through dubious circumstances, which it did. 10/10 liquid courage. — 10 years ago
Can't go wrong with Directors. — 11 years ago
Sweet fruit, vanilla, spice - true! — 11 years ago
Dmitry Muzychak
Выпито в Обнинске 15.11.16
Нежный, легкий пинотаж.. — 8 years ago