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I Love French Wine and Food - An Alsace Pinot Blanc

If you are looking for fine French winetaste and review are purchased at the
and food, consider the Alsace region offull retail price.
northeastern France. You may find aWine Reviewed Trimbach Pinot Blanc 2004
bargain, and I hope that you'll have fun12.5% alcohol about $13.50
on this fact-filled wine education tourLet's start by quoting the marketing
in which we review a local white Pinotmaterials. Tasting Note Straw colour;
Blanc wine.apple, pear fruit aromas with light
Alsace ranks tenth out of the elevenbiscuit and citrus tones; medium- to
French winemaking regions in terms offull-bodied with ripe peachy flavours
vineyard area. Don't be fooled by theand a clean, zesty finish. Serving
numbers; Alsace is a major producer ofSuggestion Smoked salmon, shellfish or
quality French wine. Its wine growingasparagus in hollandaise sauce. Alsatian
area is only about 60 miles (100Pinot Gris is becoming increasingly
kilometers) long, and at the most a merefashionable, and this example
2.5 miles (4 kilometers) wide nestledillustrates why. Honeyed fruit aromas,
between the Vosges Mountains to the eastsuch as peach and pear, plus a texture
and the Rhine River and Germany to theof smoke and mineral seduce in this just
west. But this relatively tiny area isoff-dry white that's, round, soft and
known for distinctive wines. Their winequite rich. The producer recommends this
bottles are also distinctive; tall andas a good substitute for red wine with
thin with labels that feature the grapemeat dishes such as cold cuts, roast
variety, not the usual practice inbeef or game. They also suggest pairing
France. Chaptalization (adding sugar toit with smoked chicken, fish or lobster.
the fermenting grape mixture) is allowedAnd now for the review.
for many wine categories.My first meal consisted of a
About 95% of Alsace wine is white. Thecommercially prepared chicken breast
major white grape varieties arewith the skin on (more calories, more
Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, andflavor), potato salad, and a spicy salad
Riesling. Secondary white grapebased on tomatoes, red pepper and
varieties include Pinot Blanc, reviewedgarlic. The wine was refreshingly acidic
below, Sylvaner, and Muscat. The majorand somewhat fruity. I finished with
red grape variety is Pinot Noir,fresh pineapple. This combination was
reviewed in a companion article in thisquite good; the pineapple's fruit
series.flavors and the wine's fruit flavors
Colmar is an Alsatian town pretty wellmelded well, and seemed to intensify
in the middle of the Alsatian wineeach other.
villages. Go there if you don't likeI then paired the Pinot Blanc with a
rain; given its proximity to the Vosgesreheated home-cooked chicken leg in a
Mountains, Colmar is the driest town intomato-based sauce with beets and more
all of France. This city of aboutof the above potato salad. The wine
sixty-five thousand was founded in thescored as in the first round, but was
Ninth Century. In spite of the fact thatmore assertively fruity including the
Colmar was largely destroyed in bothtaste of pears. I am not used to a Pinot
World Wars, its old town (Vieille Ville)Blanc wine being so present, and I like
remains worthy of a visit. Some say thatthis change.
it's more interesting than Strasbourg.My last meal consisted of a cheeseless
You really should visit both and decidebroccoli, mushroom, and zucchini quiche
for yourself. Among Colmar's sights areand mashed potatoes. While the wine was
the St-Martin church constructed frompowerful and quite fruity, it did come
the Thirteenth to the Sixteenthup short.
Centuries, the Ancienne Douane (OldThe first cheese was a French goat's
Customs House), and the Maison auxmilk cheese that really seemed more like
Arcades (Arcades House).a Camembert. At the first sips the
Ribeauville is the home of Trimbachcheese sort of cut off the wine. Later
wines and has been since 1626. In spitethe results were somewhat better; the
of its size, under five thousand, it haswine was moderately acidic and somewhat
a bit of everything: ancient town walls,fruity. Then I went for a Swiss Gruyere
Gothic churches, storybook medievalwith a lightly sharp, nutty flavor. This
houses, ,a town hall peppered withcombination was even better; the Pinot
antiques, and a spring. Nearby are theBlanc came out nice and fruity.
ruins of three castles. And the firstI usually don't go with a non-imported
Sunday in September, Ribeauville hosts acheese when tasting wines. However, I am
major Minstrel Show.making an exception for a Canadian
Before reviewing the Alsatian wine andAsiago cheese that our local supermarket
imported cheeses that we were luckyalmost never carries. I think that this
enough to purchase at a local wine storeis the best cheese I have tasted in
and a local Italian food store, here arequite a while; in my opinion it clearly
a few suggestions of what to eat withsurpasses its Italian Asiago cousin.
indigenous wines when touring thisWhen I like a cheese that good, I really
beautiful region. Start with Foie Graswant to try it with wine. The result
(Goose or Duck Liver). For your secondwasn't disappointing; this gem
course savor Baeckeoffe (Meat and Potatointensified the wine's fruit and
Casserole). And as dessert indulgeacidity.
yourself with Gateau Chasseur (AlmondFinal verdict. There is no doubt in my
Cake with Raspberries and Meringue).mind, this wine is a winner. And the
OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that weprice is reasonable to boot.



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