CHATEAU ETANG DES COLOMBES – 11200 Lezignan-Corbières
The first
time I came in contact with this wine-yard was because of their very fancy rosé-bottles.
They are of that kind many people save and have for decoration. Some
restaurants use the empty bottles to serve ordinary water as they are so
decorative.
I have also
several times been drinking their top red cuvé – Bois de Dames and appreciated
it very much. The other day our neighbors served us the last bottle from the
year 2000 and I opened it with few expectations – it is a 13 years old wine for
10 euros. It was excellent with, typically enough for an old Corbières,
tastes of chocolate and tobacco and also quite a lot of soft tannins left.
At a
restaurant yesterday I ordered their traditional white wine made from Grenache
blanc, Bourboulenc and Maccabeu. It was fruity and dry as a good not oaked wine
should be.
Today I
went to the wine-yard and bought one case of each. Despite it is just 15
minutes from my home it was my first visit. If I had not tried the wines before
I might however not have bought any red. The wine I was given to taste came
from a bottle that had been open for four days and was not at its best. The
salesperson obviously did not think I would notice the difference. When I commented on it he was quite embarrassed.