Tonight I met up with my brother and sister and families for a dinner of good lasagna. I brought two wines, both good, but not awesome like yesterday's Loimer was.
Collovray & Terrier Vin de Pays d'Oc La Closerie des Lys Les Fruitières 2008
This was fun wine, about half Merlot, the rest Cab Sauv and Syrah. Only 10€. I first tried this about a year ago and found it almost Beajolais-like; it has gained weight and lost some red fruited brightness and now seems more like the Southern wine it is. Nice darker fruit, sweet yet savoury; good grip, fun fruit. Amazingly for a wine of this price in Finland, this is real wine and doesn't taste like it was made in a laboratory. Though nothing profound and certainly not worth meditating upon, it is really nice. Must buy more for weekday drop.
Tutusaus Cava Vall Dolina Brut Nature
c.15€; 11,5% abv. No vintage on the label, but IIRC this is always a single vintage wine and this bottle was my first taste of the 2006. Less elegantly understated than the '05, but it is a lovely, mineral, appley wine with sweeter and more forward aromas. But just like the previous vintage, this is wonderfully racy, crisp and bracing, but the finish once again shows a more pronounced fruit presence. This is once again a wonderful Cava.
