These are wines that are sold very young, being given only enough time to ferment and meant to be enjoyed right away. The best known of these is Beaujolais Nouveau, though several regions have their own vin primeur. We chose a bottle from a local producer.
~The details~
Name: Domaine La Blaque - Vin Primeur 2015
Year: 2015!
Region: Pierrevert, Provence
Appellation: Alpes de Haute Provence Indication Géographique Protegée
Grape/Cépage: unlisted (but their website says they grow Syrah, Grenache noir, Carignan, and Cinsault)
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temp: unlisted (shop lady advised room temperature)
Serving ideas: unlisted
Special notes: Bottled at the domaine. Organic.
What we did: As recommended by the shop lady (who is awesome, by the way) we did an apéro-diner with local olives, tapenade, raw sheep's milk cheese, crudités, baguette, and cooked white boudin sausages (it was on sale).
I honestly didn't know what to expect from this. I'd heard vin primeur described as fresh, fruity, barely tannic but also as harsh and over-hyped. I sampled it a few weeks ago when it was first released and was pretty neutral about it. Sometimes wine is just wine.
Tonight, though, paired with lots of highly salted nibbles, I found it a bit sweet, very fruity, and highly quaffable - dangerously easy to drink. The saltiness mellowed the harsher notes of the wine, letting the sweet fruit shine and the wine tempered the bitterness of the olives and the "goatier" aspects of the sheep's cheese.
Just out of curiosity, I tried a sip after a bite of the chocolate cake we were having for dessert and it lost all its magic. We were right back to a slightly harsh "enh, it's wine" experience. The salty nibbles were key. Final verdict: a great party wine and finally a reason to look forward to Novembers! I'd drink it again.
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