stirring the lees with james molesworth

Day 1 in the Rhône: Just a Warm-Up

Tasting the 2009 lineups from Daniel Brunier's Vieux Télégraphe, F. & D. Brunier, Les Pallières and La Roquète estates, then on to Font de Michelle
Posted: Nov 11, 2010 10:19am ET

I'm back in France's Rhône Valley. After flying overnight, landing before sunrise and then catching the three-and-a-half-hour TGV down to Avignon, one might be a little tired. No excuses for me though: I had to go meet with a vigneron who'd just run the ING New York City Marathon. (Thanks for making us look bad, Daniel!) And after Vieux Télégraphe and Daniel Brunier's other estates, it was off to Domaine Font de Michelle.

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