We were delighted to recently welcome Nicolas Mirouze of Château Beauregard-Mirouze, Corbières, South of France, who gave an inspiring talk and tasting to the students - a wonderful insight to a year’s cycle in the life of an organic vineyard. On their website, they do a ‘photo du jour’ (please see www.beauregard-mirouze.com ), so we all featured in a winemaker selfie with Nicolas for that day!
Nicolas introduced the following wines, and we do hope he will be back soon again to us.
Beauregard-Mirouze Grangeot Blanc 2013
80% Viognier, 10% Marsanne, 10% Vermentino
Certified Organic by AB – Vin de France
This estate has vineyards on the cool-nay cold, north-facing part of the Massif de Frontfroide in Corbières and the Grangeot cuvée takes it name from the vineyards around an old stone-built grain store in the small, cold Combarelles valley which is at the entrance of the Massif Fontfroide. The soils here are a thick layer of sandy, free-draining sandstone. Serve with seafood salad, especially clams or prawns.
Beauregard-Mirouze Grangeot Rouge 2013
60% Cabernet sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Syrah
Certified Organic by AB - Vin de France
‘This is the partner to the above white, from a Corbières estate owned by Karine and Nicholas Mirouze. The cold, dry climate and friable soils means that the vines roots must dive deep to find sustenance
Beauregard-Mirouze Tradition Rouge 2012
’50% Syrah, 50% Grenache deeply rooted on free draining ferruginous sandstone soils in the heart of the Corbières garrigue. Organic methods, old-ish vines (the oldest are Syrah and are over 40 years old) and low yields. John Wilson, Irish Times 31/01/15 Bottle of the Week
Dates for Your Wine Diary!
- Riedel Comparative wine tasting, next Thursday 26th February 2015, 7pm €20 | A little reminder about next week’s event. We are delighted to be welcoming John Hinckley from Riedel for a ‘Riedel glass comparative wine tasting event. More details here at this linkhttp://www.ballymaloe.ie/
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- Cork French Film Festival screening of ‘Natural Resistance’ in the Grainstore at Ballymaloe, on Friday 6th March 7pm | This special screening is followed by an Italian inspired rustic supper paired with wines from the growers featured in the film and music from French raconteur Christophe Rohr on accordion with Zac Gvi on clarinet. Special thanks to independent wine merchants Pascal Rossignol from Le Caveau in Kilkenny and Doug Wregg from Les Caves de Pyrene in London. Further details here at this linkhttp://www.ballymaloe.ie/
events/cork-french-film- festival - Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine, 15th – 17th May 2015. | We are all looking forward to welcoming wine & drinks writers and experts including Jancis Robinson MW, Alice Feiring, Mary Dowey, Tomas Clancy, John Wilson, Leslie Williams, Raymond Blake, Tom Doorley; Beer writer and Brooklyn Brewey Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, who is editor of the Oxford Companion to Beer, will be joined by Irish beer writer Caroline Hennessy; the world’s most experienced Master Gin Distiller Desmond Payne will be here, as will cocktail supremos Nick Strangeway and Oisin Davis. Dave Broom, prolific writer on Whiskey, and also Rum will be here, and Master Cooper at Midleton Distillery Ger Buckley will be showcasing the traditional skills of Cooperage, and Susan Boyle will be back with her unique wine show, 'A Wine Goose Chase'. All set for another magical LitFest weekend. More details here at www.litfest.ie
