A return to San Gimignano

I had the chance to try a couple of different wines. The white wine Vernaccia Di San Gimignano has became of one my favourites. This time I had the chance to try the producer Montendoli and a bottle from 2011. It has the characteristics of a Vernaccia but the aftertaste is not so much bitter almond as the other ones I have tried. Very good wine.

I usually prefer red wines from Italy than France and this time I have tried a bottle each from each country. First up is a Ripasso from Valpolicella by producer Castelforte. It has a taste of cherries and is not that strong, definatley not as complex as the Castelforte Amarone. Goes well with pasta.

Couvent des Jacobins Bourgogne Rouge is Louis Jadots standard Bourgogne red wine. It has a spice tasty but lacks something for me. Does it need a one or two more years of storage?

Couvent des Jacobins, time for a Bourgogne

What wine to have when the main course is fish and the starter is a carpaccio? I went with a stronger white wine from Bourgogne. Couvent des Jacobins from producer Louis Jadot. The nose of the wine were nice, a smell of citrus and oak. To my surprise it went well with the carpaccio. For the fish it was very good together. The taste of the wine were of citrus, plums and some oak. Good aftertaste.