La Cité du Vin - Bordeaux : special vins Afrique du Sud
musical wines» Les parfums, les couleurs, les sons se répondent / Respond to scents, the colors, the sounds » Baudelaire (Correspondances)
Diemersfontein « Carpe Diem » Chenin Blanc Reserve – 2015
Wellington (Western Cape-Coastal region) South of Africa
Grapes: chenin on decomposed granite
Look of the bottle, sticker: tapered, modern printing, catchy logo.
Aromas: a bouquet crossed of fruits and flowers where you can imagine the roman chamomile flirting with fresh pineapple, white peach and Granny Smith Apple (setting by carafe: 2 h or 10 mins Optiwine).
Flavors: a toned mouth with controlled acidity, a full vivacity on the white fruit with a final on the watermelon and fresh hazelnut (T ° of service to about 12 ° C).
The chosen musical pairing of the same vintage underscores the beauty of wine by corresponding with the three common invariable settings in both universes following the Wine4Melomanes concept: sensuality, vivacity and melody.
Musical choice pairing:
Eli Escobar « Seiin you » 2015
The musical style of the song highlights the modernism of the domain in vogue for these mono varieties such as the famous pinotage. The cool setting samples of sexy black voice, sublime brass, low bass pinch riffs, strong afro percussions, talentuous deep rounded and combined keyboards synths notes come taper in the freshness finely aromatic and tonic wine from the southern hemisphere.
Jordan – Nine Yards – 2014
Stellenbosch – South of Africa
Grape variety: chardonnay on a decomposed granite soil
Look of the bottle, sticker: plush, modern printing press, screw cap.
Aromas: the golden color gives off a powerful and voluptuous nose to masculine sensuality around citrus fragrances salty butter, fresh sourdough, fern and undergrowth notes (setting by carafe: 2 h or 10 mins Optiwine).
Flavors: the mouth creamy, buttered with a finish of breton biscuit without sugar with a zest of lemon, melon and passion fruit (T ° of service to about 12 ° C).
The chosen musical pairing of the same vintage underscores the beauty of wine by corresponding with the three common invariable settings in both universes following the Wine4Melomanes concept: sensuality, vivacity and melody.
Musical choice pairing:
Sandman & Riverside – Into Your Story (feat. Jeremy Ellis)
(Kai Alce Distinctive Vocal Mix)-2014
The funky pace of the piece and its line of low synthetic turbo bass echo-ise with color and the aromatic power of wine. The gimmick to the underground male voice supported a few tubular percussions where aerobatics a sophisticated “violonic” slick « , merges with the creaminess of the flavors of the wine to the attractive sensuality that is identical to the piece of the same vintage.
MWS – Red Muscadel – 2016
Montagu (Koo region) – South of Africa
Grape variety: muscadel
Look of the bottle, sticker: stocky, modern printing press, wine aperitif (15.5%).
Aromas: the clear ruby color reveals a fragrant set of flower geranium, litchi, orange blossom with a hint of white pepper, honey with hints of beeswax.
Flavors: the mouth is sweet in a feminine sensuality sketching brilliantly the cherry in the final (T ° of service to about 12 ° C).
The chosen musical pairing of the same vintage underscores the beauty of wine by corresponding with the three common invariable settings in both universes following the Wine4Melomanes concept: sensuality, vivacity and melody.
Musical choice pairing:
Kon & The Gang « Timeless » 2016
The delightful musical introduction to the piano followed by a disco vintage rhythm coupled with a powerful bass, claps and guitar super funky, sexy, fresh and sweet voice gimmick and synths « twisted » arrangements, pairs with the fragrant soaring wine with the sensual flavors of the same cru.
Spier Creative Block – 3 – 2013
Stellenbosch/Darling – South of Africa
Grapes: shiraz, mourvedre, viognier on a soil of granite decomposed clay basement
Look of the bottle, sticker: tapered, modern and artistic printing.
Aromas: the deep dark ruby color spin of spicy ash perfumes (black pepper, liquorice and mocha) on the black and red fruit (ripe gooseberry mackerel), an aromatic equation to masculine sensuality (setting by carafe: 1 h or 10 mins Optiwine).
Flavors: the mouth is silky, slippery, enveloping and dense in a mixed sensuality of attractive freshness where balance and the righteousness of the flavors remind of some great wines from the Valley of the Rhône (T ° of service at about 16 ° C).
The chosen musical pairing of the same vintage underscores the beauty of wine by corresponding with the three common invariable settings in both universes following the Wine4Melomanes concept: sensuality, vivacity and melody.
Musical choice pairing:
Mr Day « Queen Of The Minstrels » 2013
Deep color to the spicy aromas of the wine is reflected in the power of the vintage arrangement where mingle to the beat, the bass drum coupled with the sixties sounds Hammond organ, flying notes of vibraphone, clack of the tambourine and saturated garage guitar. The throbbing soul voice granted to the minstrel background gimmick trace the haunting poetry of this sensual wine.
All wines tasted in November 2016
