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Cuvée Thaddeus Bordeaux Rouge (France) Review | La Cave Noire

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Cuvée Thaddeus Bordeaux Rouge (France) Review | La Cave Noire Every once in a while, you open a bottle that makes you double check the price. This was one of those. Cuvée Thaddeus Bordeaux Rouge is an organic, naturally fermented Bordeaux that just quietly overdelivers. No gimmicks. Just really good wine. In the glass it leans into those deeper fruit notes. Black plum, blackberry, a little dark cherry. It has that cozy, rounded Bordeaux feel where the fruit is generous, but the wine never gets heavy or over the top. What I liked most is how easy it is to drink. It has enough structure to feel like a proper red, but it stays relaxed and smooth the whole time. We ended up drinking it with sourdough pizza, focaccia dipped in olive oil and vinegar, and a bowl of red sauce pasta. Honestly it felt perfect for that kind of meal. Simple food, good wine, nothing complicated. This is exactly the type of bottle I love finding. Something that tastes like it should cost more than it does, and that ...
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Laura Lardy Beaujolais Villages Rouge (France) Review | La Cave Noire

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Laura Lardy Beaujolais Villages Rouge (France) Review | La Cave Noire From the hills of Fleurie comes something quietly confident. Laura Lardy’s Beaujolais Villages Rouge feels familiar the moment it hits the glass. The nose carries a soft mix of leather, smoke and oak, grounded and calm, with a hint of something deeper waiting underneath. Made from 100 percent Gamay grown on granite soil and picked by hand, it is a wine that holds onto its roots. On the palate, dark fruit and spice take the lead, with blackcurrant, pepper, tobacco and that same leathery thread from the nose. It feels more classic than wild, shaped by the land and the touch of someone who knows when to let the fruit speak. The finish is dry with a whisper of cranberry and light tannins that fade cleanly. It is simple, honest and beautifully made, the kind of bottle that reminds you why Beaujolais never needs to shout to be heard. Picture it with roast chicken fresh from the oven, the skin just crisp enough to ...
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Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove, UK
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Domaine Marcel Lapierre Raisins Gaulois — 2023 (France) Review | La Cave Noire

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Domaine Marcel Lapierre Raisins Gaulois — 2023 (France) Review | La Cave Noire We’ve been wanting to open this one for a while. A smooth, dry Gamay from Beaujolais that hits every note just right. On the nose you get leather, vanilla spice, blackberry and raspberry. There’s a lift of brightness too, that kind of fresh energy you only get from young fruit. On the tongue it’s dry, light and easy. Low in tannins, fruit forward, with strawberry and cranberry leading the way. A touch tart, clean, the sort of wine you reach for without thinking twice. The late Marcel Lapierre was one of the true pioneers of natural wine in France. Since his passing in 2010, his son Mathieu has carried that same spirit forward, making wines that are pure, expressive and built for pleasure. Raisins Gaulois 2023 comes from younger vines grown on granite soils in Beaujolais. It is made naturally, using organic farming and native yeasts, with only a short fermentation to keep things bright and fresh. It is th...
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Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove, UK
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The Taste of Elsewhere: Pamplemousse Jus, B.C. Canada

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The Taste of Elsewhere: Pamplemousse Jus, B.C. Canada When most people think of wine tasting, they picture an urban wine bar on a busy high street. Rows of bottles, a few too many adjectives, and an air of pretentiousness that never quite lifts. Wine tasting in British Columbia couldn’t be further from that. At Pamplemousse Jus, the tasting room isn’t a sleek city space or a polished wooden hut. It’s a small building tucked just to the side of the main house and barn quietly resting between the vines. There’s a deck outside with a few tables and mismatched chairs, where visitors gather under the soft hum of summer air. It feels like you’ve stumbled onto someone’s secret, the kind of place that doesn’t need a sign to let you know you’ve arrived. The morning mist drifts across the vineyard, slow and deliberate. Sunlight stretches across the rows, each leaf catching a little glow as the day opens up. Walking through the vines, the air shifts between cool and warm, full of that groun...
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Location: Summerland, BC V0H, Canada
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