After our
Christmas special in Paris last week, this week your favorite taste buds are
heading out to Limoges a place where you might be spending your holidays as
well!
« Le
Tagazou », located in the center of Limoges, is a beautiful wine bar made
of exposed stones. No one can resist to this facade that hides a very chic wine bar inside. In fact the interior also made of exposed stones, is paired with black leather furniture and subdued lights! It is like being in a very chic underground cave! Jazz and rock music complete this chic ambiance. Not only is this wine bar’s interior welcoming, so is the staff!
What would
be the best wine to be served and drunk in this chic place? Grands crus … right?!
Well that
is exactly the case, "grands crus" from 51€ to 387€ are proposed on the wine
list. A large choice of more affordable wines, roughly 20€, complete this wine
list. The choice of wines by the glass is not as large as the places we already
went in Bordeaux but still, two wines are proposed by region: one red and one
white. The prices by the glass are around 4 and 8€.
Our experience:
1. Macôn-
Uzichy 2010 domaine Talmard (5€)
This is the
first time during our wine bar experiences that we taste a white wine from
Burgundy, and what a surprise: the color is deep yellow; the nose is fruity
with enjoyable aromas of pear, apple and chamomile! To the mouth these same
white fruit aromas fill the palate. The balance is incredible and acidity does
not hide these uncommon aromas. The final is long fresh.
2. Viognier
« vérité » 2009 Laurent Miquel (6€)
As a first experience
never comes alone, we also tasted a Viognier. This grape variety is mostly used
for white wines and what makes it so familiar is its
aromas: litchi and white flowers! The wine was exactly as we expected: a very
fine wine with white flower aromas, very fresh. An elegant and fruity wine
different from what we taste in Bordeaux! A must have!
3. Côtes de Gascogne, Brumont Gros Manseng Doux 2011 (5€)
As our southwest
region was missing us a little, we finished the tasting with this white wine
that is sweet and also very fruity. The balance of this wine is great because
the sweetness is to no overwhelming. Perfect for appetizers and deserts.
Le tagazou offers a large choice of plates to eat while sipping some wine: cheese, fish, cold cuts and deserts! The welcoming staff will always be pleased to help you choose what will be the perfect match with your wine. The prices go from 5 to 15€.
To summ: A great place for after works and discoveries. Charming wine bar, miles away from Bordeaux. This very
chic bar is great by its diversity of prices and wines: grands crus, wines from
all over France and wines by the glass! This was a great place to come and try
white wines. Our impressions are that these types of wines,
fruity, well balanced and very different from Bordeaux, need to be tasted at
least once before the end of 2012 …
SO POP UP A BOTTLE AND CELEBRATE THE END OF 2012!
Location: 5 rue d'Aguessau 87 000 Limoges
Concept: wine bar, grands crus, wine by the glass
Budget: 25€
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 5pm to 1am
Telephone number: 09 81 37 96 69
Special services: wine by the glass, after work
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