Janna's Thoughts and Inspirations
Have you ever tasted a wine, same age as you? Well, yesterday I did. We tasted a Pommard Poutures 1er Cru from 1997.
When we opened it, we were a bit afraid because the cork smell was intense, but the wine was marvellous!
Here a short impression:
Look: Light to middle red, not too dark. (see photo)
Smell: Intense but nice, red berries, cherry
Taste: Very soft! Dark, ripe cherry, other berries, little creamy and not too strong
Cheers!
Let me take you on a dream journey.
Imagine: You walk through the vineyards. The intense green of the leaves is slowly changing in a golden orange. Autumn is coming. Harvest is over. The mist covers the landscape softly like a blanket. Everything is calm.
But then, you see it: Horribly rotten, withered and dead. A grapevine, which is hopelessly afflicted by ESCA*!
You instantly take your scissors and start to cut it all off, violently. Until nothing rests but the root. At the end you also tear out the root. No mercy!
At the end you contemplate your work: Well done!
You continue your walk. Peaceful and calm.
*Esca- a collection of mushrooms, which besets the vines root. A lethal illness for a grapevine. All that rests is a brown dried and dead piece of wood.
Today I gave our Pinot Noir some air… while tasting it 😀
Tasting is very important! You have to know what you are producing, and how your product is developing! Not only by watching or smelling, but also by tasting!