2004 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Friday, December 5th, 2008There’s something uniquely British about November 5th. Celebrating a failed attempt to blow up one’s house of parliament is a tad eccentric. Doing so by trying to burn down our own houses and gardens is plain odd, but admittedly good fun.
Our house looks over a valley, so there is never any need to buy fireworks. I merely park a deck chair on my balcony, sport a warm coat and enjoy them at my neighbours’ expense.
You are probably expecting me to construct a treasonable plot that this Châteauneuf-du-Pape smelt of gunpowder.
Even I am not that cheesy. There was an explosion on the tongue though. Red apples, liquorice, milk chocolate and vanilla. Luscious, opulent, smooth, delicious. Probably the best wine I have tasted from Virgin although, at £18.49, certainly not their cheapest.
Apparently, living on the side of a valley puts one in a time warp amongst other things, since today we celebrate the one month anniversary of November 5th – sorry this one was a bit late.
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