€14.95 at Bradleys.
The Luberon deserves to be better known here in Ireland for its wines. This one is an excellent introduction. Highly Recommended
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| Gordes, one of the hilltop villages in the Luberon (by jacqueline macou from Pixabay) |
Our Luberon blend, strikingly limpid in the glass, has a light gold colour. Famille Perrin proposes it as an aperitif wine or to accompany simple cuisine, a great everyday white wine!
Citrus notes of lemon and lime abound in the aromatics along with a whiff of white flowers. The zesty fruits continue to the palate where the wine is endowed with freshness, elegance and balance with a knockout punch of acidity.
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| Vines below the village of Ménerbes 2011 |
The varying weather - ranging from frost in April to rain at the relatively late vintage - kept the vineyard teams on their toes. But they got their reward, one that we can share!
The Perrin family have been winemakers in the Rhone Valley for five generations. Their wines illustrate a strong knowledge and a deep attachment to these exceptional terroirs. The blend is:
Bourboulenc : 30%
Grenache : 30%
Ugni blanc : 30%
Roussanne : 10%.
It is excellent as “an aperitif wine or to accompany simple cuisine, a great everyday white wine!”
8°C with a starter or a cold buf
The Luberon is a trio of mountain ranges and associated valleys in the middle of Provence in the south of France. It is rather well known in these islands largely because of the writings of Peter Mayle. His books included A Year in Provence (made into a TV series).
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| My holiday pic of hilltop Bonnieux (2011) |
A Good Year brought him even more notice. It was transformed into an easy-to-watch film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. It was shot in the Luberon and some of the scenes, including the cafe ones, were filmed in Lacoste, one of the many picturesque hilltop villages in the region. Others include Gordes, Lourmarin, Roussillon (reddest town in France!) and Ménerbes.
