{"id":12788,"date":"2010-10-04T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=12788"},"modified":"2011-03-02T10:24:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T08:24:52","slug":"wine-news-allee-bleue-tickled-pink-at-launch-of-new-brut-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/wine-news-allee-bleue-tickled-pink-at-launch-of-new-brut-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine News: All\u00e9e Bleue tickled pink at launch of new Brut Ros\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last week All\u00e9e Bleue launched its first sparkling wine, the Brut Ros\u00e9 2009, and dressed up its lunch venue in pink, in contrast to its blue corporate colour.\u00a0 Flowers on the tables were pink, pink and white balloons decorated the entrance to the venue, and GM Wolfgang Leyrer wore a pink jersey in honour of the event.<\/p>\n

The new Brut Ros\u00e9 is made from 53% chenin blanc and 47% pinotage, and\u00a0has “delicate flavours of strawberries, rose petals and candy floss”, according to the tasting notes.\u00a0 The wine spent 10 months on the lees.\u00a0 Only 6000 bottles have been made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Using the colour and flavour descriptions as a cue, the food and wine journalists and bloggers invited to the celebration of the new bubbly were treated to a most wonderful lunch:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 The starter was a Trio of Salmon, with wasabi cream, beautifully presented.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 The main course was Chicken Supreme and prawns in a\u00a0saffron sauce<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>*\u00a0\u00a0 The most beautiful of the three courses was the strawberry dessert, a strawberry pannacotta surrounded by fresh strawberry slices<\/p>\n

For the past 18 months All\u00e9e Bleue GM Wolfgang Leyrer has been driving the development of the wine estate, now the largest venue in Franschhoek as far as weddings go, and he was proud to announce that 50 weddings have been\u00a0booked for the season ahead already, held in their new Grand Hall, which was launched in March and can seat 300 guests.\u00a0\u00a0The new\u00a0Brut Ros\u00e9 will largely be\u00a0used for\u00a0wedding events, and will only be sold on the estate, at R89,50.<\/p>\n

Winemaker Van Zyl Du Toit introduced his new Chenin Blanc 2010, made from Walker Bay and Franschhoek grapes, which was also served to the guests, costing R39.\u00a0 It is so new that it still has to be labelled.\u00a0\u00a0 A Ros\u00e9 2010 was also served with the lunch, with a distinctive deep pink colour, and a dry taste.\u00a0 It costs R32.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new chef Glen Ferris has been appointed for the Bistro, and he is currently doing\u00a0an exchange at Schwarzer Adler, a Michelin two-star restaurant in the Black Forest in Germany.<\/p>\n

All\u00e9e Bleue is a wine estate to watch, as it is constantly moving ahead with new developments, within a culture of German excellence.\u00a0 The owners of the wine estate are the Dauphin family from Germany.<\/p>\n

All<\/strong>\u00e9e Bleue<\/strong>, R45, Franschhoek. Tel (021)\u00a0874-1021 www.alleebleue.com\u00a0<\/a>Twitter: @AlleeBleue<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a>Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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