{"id":1531,"date":"2013-08-16T15:27:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T20:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2013-08-16T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T20:28:49","slug":"1531","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/2013\/1531\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux Tasting Tonight & Parade Saturday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

White & Red Bordeaux for our Friday tasting!\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, I was able to have lunch with Bordeaux France winemaker Monique Bonnet, from Chateau Suau.\u00a0 We tasted her wines and I thought they were fantastic!\u00a0 I was able to bring two of them into Chateau La Vin and we will taste them tonight!<\/span><\/p>\n

According to traditional local history, Chateau Suau was originally the hunting lodge of the Duke of Epernon (born in 1581, died in 1642).\u00a0 In the XVI th century(1687), during the reign of Louis XVI, the Chateau\u2019s ownership changed over to the Suau family of Capian. By the end of the XIX th century the vineyard was producing red and sweet whitewines. During the XXth century Chateau Suau had several proprietors and was acquired in 1986 by the current operators the Bonnet family.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2008 the vineyard began its conversion to organic agriculture , certified by Ecocert (A French organic certification company).\u00a0 This conversion corresponds to a philosophy or an evolution and a belief held by all of the team members of the Ch\u00e2teau Suau; to change with improvement the process of wine production, while also having total respect for (nature) the Earth and providing the highest quality of natural wine to the consumers of our product.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tasting<\/a><\/p>\n

Chateau Suau Bordeaux Blanc Sec from France ($18.99) –<\/b>\u00a0 The wine is made from 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Semillon, 10% Muscadelle. \u00a0\u00a0The grapes are destemmed and sorted on a table in the cellar. Fermentation in regulated stainless steel tanks at low temperature. Aged on fine lees during three months.\u00a0 This wine reveals complex aromas of honeysuckle, citrus and pineapple. It’s refreshing and expressive. An excellent depth of fruit as well as a long finish with a nice acidity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chateau Suau Cotes de Bordeaux from France ($24.99) –<\/b>\u00a0 The wine is made from 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc.\u00a0 The grapes are destemmed then sorted on a table in the cellar. Cold maceration before fermentation in thermo regulated stainless steel tanks with pumping over and punching of the cap. With its ruby color, the wine offers notes of liquorice, cherries jam and toast. It’s full-bodied, fleshy, ample and well balanced. “A big, dark and perfumed wine, with a good density of ripe fruits, powerful tannins and layers of spice, acidity and red jelly. It balances weight with freshness to great effect.”- Wine Enthusiast 91 pts + BEST BUY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Columbia Daze Parade & Live Music Saturday!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"CLV<\/a><\/p>\n

There is no better place to watch the Columbia Daze Parade than at Chateau La Vin!\u00a0 Bring your chairs and get here early!\u00a0 The parade starts at 5:00 p.m.\u00a0 It’s always a great time and the weather looks great for Saturday too!\u00a0 After the parade, Caleb will be playing in the Wine Garden!\u00a0 If the tables fill up, bring your chairs from the parade around back and we will fill up the parking lot!<\/span><\/p>\n

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White & Red Bordeaux for our Friday tasting!\u00a0 On Tuesday, I was able to have lunch with Bordeaux France winemaker Monique Bonnet, from Chateau Suau.\u00a0 We tasted her wines and I thought they were fantastic!\u00a0 I was able to bring two of them into Chateau…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1535,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions\/1535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaulavin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}