BeckySueEpstein.com » Languedoc http://beckysueepstein.com Wine & Spirits, Food & Travel: Discoveries you can use Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:37:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Rothschild (Lafite) in Corbieres: Blason d’Aussieres http://beckysueepstein.com/2009/08/15/rothschild-lafite-in-corbieres-blason-d%e2%80%99aussieres/ http://beckysueepstein.com/2009/08/15/rothschild-lafite-in-corbieres-blason-d%e2%80%99aussieres/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:37:22 +0000 Becky Sue http://beckysueepstein.com/?p=138
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    • ]]>     Curious about what’s going on the Languedoc, I had a chance to try both the 2006 and 2005 Blason d’Aussieres this week.  I almost wish I hadn’t had the two togeher, because they are both very good wines but one always has to suffer by comparison – and it shouldn’t.

    The 2006 entranced us with its moderate power, and lovely fine fruit and structure.  Yet compared to the 2005 it felt almost restrained.  The 2005 – a great year just about everywhere — was huge, nicely structured and disappeared much faster with dinner. Both have cedar, spice, dark red fruit.

    Very well-made wines – and especially for these prices: the 2006 is under $15 and the 2005 under $20.

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