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This is not the first time I write about Le Mazel. The Cuv\u00e9e Raoul (2006) was one of the most interesting wines I have tasted. And I wasn’t the only one who believed this. The wine was introduced to the Norwegian market with such rave reviews that the importers could not keep up with the demand.<\/p>\n

The Mias vin de table \u00a0is a sparkling (p\u00e9tillant) wine which never made into the Norwegian market, but lucky for me my friends payed a visit to Le Mazel this summer while celebrating their honeymoon and bought back with them a few bottles. Spontaneously fermented viognier grapes, most likely bottled before fermentation was complete and without additives, this funky-labeled wine was worth a quick write-up<\/p>\n

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Date tasted: Monday, September 3rd, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appearance:<\/strong> \u00a0A light and cloudy wine with tiny bubbles.<\/p>\n

Nose:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0smoke, yellow apples and volatile aromas highlight this wine. Hints of lemon and other yellow fruits. Green grapes. Minerality. Overripe (fermenting) pears. Pear cider.<\/p>\n

Palate:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0a very slight sparkle. Impression of sugar but not sweet. Refreshing ripe acidity. Yellow apples, pears and almond paste. Volatility give this wine a sweet, slightly balsamic aftertaste (without the sourness). Yummy! Like a grape cider – which of course is all this really is.\u00a0Yeasty notes. Very Slightly oxidized, but a healthy oxidation, like a pear that falls to the ground. \u00a014% alcohol (also probably contributing to the impression of sweetness)<\/p>\n

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