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Marcillac

A friend shared a bottle of this last weekend. I had never heard of Marcillac or its grape -- fer servadou (aka mancois). I'm kicking myself now for not remembering the label details, but it was a 1998 vintage. Color was garnet, similar to pinot noir perhaps, although the light was dim so not sure. It had an unusual earthy, spicy, red berry nose and palate with a green olive and roasted red pepper note. Does this sound typical for Marcillac? I enjoyed it very much -- doubly so for its uniquness.

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AyTee
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Salut/Hi AyTee,

le/on 18 Jan 2006 22:32:58 -0800, tu disais/you said:-

A wine made not very far from us here in France.

The leading grower is Jean-Luc Matha, a great bear of a man, making lovely wine. I'm pretty sure you'll have had one of his. Another excellent grower is Philippe Teulier.

The cave co-op also makes some good stuff as well, a little rounder and perhaps almost sweeter - your roasted red pepper? That's the one we get from our local wine shop.

Hope that help. ATB Ian

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Ian Hoare

Thanks, Ian. Yes, it was Matha. I will be on the lookout for it.

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AyTee

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