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What wine when?
This is a good question and the knee-jerk reaction for those with plenty of money to spend would be to think of silly City bonuses and high-end, classed growth Bordeaux, beloved of the pin-striped fraternity
This is a good question and the knee-jerk reaction for those with plenty of money to spend would be to think of silly City bonuses and high-end, classed growth Bordeaux, beloved of the pin-striped fraternity. While this does have its attractions one would be wise to hold off until the highly acclaimed (and much hyped) 2005 vintage is available. But I can see little advantage of buying this en primeur (in futures) so maybe this is a consideration for subsequent windfalls.
For immediate gratification (of more secular rewards) I think the Languedoc-Roussillon offers both value and interest and the recent (post 2002) vintages have all been commendable. Picpoul de Pinet is a specialist micro-appellation producing exclusively dry white wines on the banks of the Bassin de Thau. Piquepoul (note spelling) is the grape and Pinet is the central village. These steely-dry, mineral-edged wines make for a bracing aperitif or oyster accompaniment and merit a wider audience.
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