Jardin.Gorbeau.Etretat.France
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Member since December 2011
Real name: Jon Cooper
Locale: Etretat, Seine-Maritime, France
Favorite region: Tuscany
Dream wine: Sassicaia
I am an American and Italian dual national, born and educated in the states, living in Europe (in Milan, Rome, Stockholm) since 1973 with various long stays in New York, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco. I quit my career information technology a few years ago and bought a run-down mansion on the beach in Normandy, in one of France's most beautiful and famous towns, Etretat. It is the place where Monet discovered Impressionism and Offenbach lived to create light opera and Maupassant lived to write twisted novels of dark complexity. The light on the white cliffs is astounding. I renovated the mansion and turned the mansion into a Bed and Breakfast with 5 rooms, garden full of flowers, spa, jacuzzi, and cinema room where I and the guests who want to, enjoy films from my collection. I was one of the owners of the Asinocotto in Rome, a gourmet restaurant whose chef produced such delicacies that the restaurant made it into the Michelin from the first year. Now it is chill time in Normandy, the air pure, the camembert and Calvados exciting. The wine cellar I have been putting together for years is finally under cellartracker.com's organisational genius and we open bottles for cheese and dinners regularly. My B&B is visible at www.gorbeau.com, it is named the Jardin Gorbeau, inspired by Les Miserables: the Masure Gorbeau is the key locale of that wonderful story.
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2006 Felline Primitivo di Manduria Sinfarosa
8/16/2015 - Jardin.Gorbeau.Etretat.France wrote: 91 Points
Got this as a gift, really nice "soft" Zinfandel, bears little trelation to the California variety as it does not hit you over the head screaming "I'm a Zinfandel! " I think the 2006 is over but still it was a nice gift and drink.
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2006 Felline Primitivo di Manduria Sinfarosa
8/16/2015 - Jardin.Gorbeau.Etretat.France wrote: 91 Points
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2008 Clos du Gravillas Lo Vièlh
6/22/2014 - Jardin.Gorbeau.Etretat.France Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lovely fresh fruit cherry aroma, still nice tannins I will visit my Caviste I want to put away a case for future years. Great discovery! Another wine success at the Jardin Gorbeau in Etretat, Normandie, France
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