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Languedoc/Roussillon Whites

Glasses of white wine/Photo by Christian Scholz via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Glasses of white wine/Photo by Christian Scholz via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Languedoc-Roussillon is not as well-known as it should be. Hugh takes a look at their fabulous white wines.

Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60
Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite
VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

Bila Haut white, Cotes du Roussillon ’21 **1/2
(By Chapoutier, a round and generous white, aromatic, balanced)

WINE OF THE WEEK:
Ch. Saint-Roch “Old Vines White”, Cotes du Roussillon ’21 **1/2 $ VALUE
(Complex with a floral, citrus nose, citrus, pear flavors, precise structure)

Domaine Des Deux Clés, Corbierres Blanc ’21 **1/2 $$
(Organic, brisk and firm white, pear and apricot notes, sleek)

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.
As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.