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イタリアフランス人家で、サルディーニャのソーセージでパスタ。Fusili （写真参照) のパスタを使っていたのだが、ソーセージ（ピリッと辛い）、トマト、玉葱を煮込んだトロトロのソースがFusiliの間隙にうまく保持されてなるほど、これはとても正しいパスタの選択だ、と感心した。ワインはChateau de Mercey Hautes Cotes de Beaune　1999で、ノルマンディフランス人と先日ワイン屋で一本開けたのと同じなのだが、コルクを抜いて飲んだ前回と、抜いて3時間置いた今回では味がまったく違っていて、今回は極上。そんなわけで調べてみたら

1999 Château de Mercey
Haut Cotes de Beaune - Burgund

Chateau de Mercey, im 16. Jahrhundert erbaut, liegt am südlichen Rand der Cote de Beaune. Die Familie Berger, Besitzer vom Schloss in der 4. Generation, bearbeitet 42 ha Weinberge, davon 26 ha in der Appellation Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune, 15 ha in der Appellation Mercurey und 1,2 ha in der Appellation Santenay

Die Weinberge der Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune liegen im höhergelegenen Hügelteil der Cotes de Beaune. Seit 761 wird in diesem Bereich Weinbau betrieben. Seit 1961 besitzt die Gemeinde der Hautes Cotes Ihre eigene Herkunftsbezeichnung Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune und fordert zumindest seit diesem Zeitpunkt die "großen Burgunder" der Cote d'Or und der Cote de Nuit heaus.

in 1989, Antonin Rodet purchased the Domaine du Château de Mercey located near Santenay. The name of the Domain has become Château de Mercey. In 1998, ANTONIN RODET became sole proprietor.
Spread on 162 acres of which 145 acres are planted , the Domains owns exclusively vines both in Hautes Côtes de Beaune red and in Hautes Côtes de Beaune white and its altitude is similar to the Côtes de Beaune wines (between 250 to 290 meters above sea level).
In the last three years, all the vineyards have been turned into vineyards trained to the " Lyre system ", a revolutionary trellising technique that increases the exposure of leaf surface to the sun, thereby producing grapes richer in sugar than traditionally trained Guyot vines. The new system also substantially reduces the costs of production, making possible a range of fine wines offered at very reasonable prices In 1995, for the first time, the Domain released two special cuvées, one in red and one in white called Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune " Vigne en Lyre ". The wines are remarkable for their fruit, roundness and elegance. Château de Mercey has, in addition, 38 acres in the village of Mercurey, there also, planted in old vines. The 1990 wine has been praised as having " great finesse and breeding with a superb color and a generous aroma of ripe, red fruit. "
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なる素性のワイン。2005年が飲みどきなのだとか。