Kender du Arvid?

Måske har du hørt om ham for han vandt nemlig konkurrencen for verdens bedste sommelierer i 2016 som ikke er nogen lille bedrift. Arvid startede egentligt sin karriere i det svenske hvor vininteressen kom igennem sit studiearbejde i systembolaget. Arvid kunne ikke få vinen ud af hovedet og besluttede sig for at uddanne sig til sommelier. Efter at have arbejdet i hhv. Stockholm, København og London på flere prominente adresser drog Arvid til New York med sin familie. Her har han både arbejdet på og været partner i flere restauranter samt været involveret i vin-import og konsultation. Og, nå ja, vundet verdensmesterskabet for sommelierer! 

Efter lidt mere end et halvt årti er Arvid vendt tilbage til Danmark og har været så venlig at fortælle os hvad han godt kan li' at drikke. Vi kender Arvid ret godt og hvis vi skulle beskrive hans smag i vin ville vi nok svare at Arvid har en "alsidig smag som både rummer det klassiske og det esoteriske og hvor kompleksitet og drinkability vægtes lige højt" 

Her får du 6 flasker vin i tidens ånd udvalgt af verdens bedste sommelier Arvid Rosengren

1 fl. Arnaud Lambert, Crémant de Loire, Brézé

1 fl. Chanterêves, Bourgogne Chardonnay 2020

1 fl. Aphros, Phaunus - Palhete, Vinho Verde 2019

1 fl. Domaine Chapel, Beaujolais-Villages 2020

1 fl. Pedro Parra, Imaginador Cinsault, Itata, Chile 2019

1 fl. Riecine, Chianti Classico, Toscana 2019

Hvad Arvid har at sige om vinene,

Arnaud Lambert, Crémant de Loire, Brézé
Arnaud Lambert has proven to be one of the most talented and forward thinking winemakers of the Loire. On top of that, he is in control of some of the greatest terroir on the planet for Chenin Blanc. Created in the same painstaking, traditional method as Champagne, this is a serious bottle of bubbly, nothing like most sparklers at this price point. This bottle massively overdelivers and to be frank, kicks most Champagnes' butts, even at much higher prices. A staple at my house.

Chanterêves, Bourgogne Chardonnay 2020
Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott have pedigrees from some of Burgundy’s classic domaines. Since 2010 they have been crafting wines under the Chanterêves name. The wines are, much like their makers, soft-spoken and down-to-earth, with focus on the fine and subtle aspects that lovers of classic Burgundy will immediately recognice. They have become one of my favourite up-and-coming Domaines in all of Burgundy, and will not remain under-the-radar for long. Their Bourgogne Blanc is a perfect introduction to their range (which, *spoiler alert* is soon going to include some seriously exciting vineyards)

Aphros, Phaunus - Palhete, Vinho Verde 2019
This may look like a rosé but it really isn’t at all. Instead, it is a Palhete, a traditional style of making wine in northern Portugal, where red and white grapes are pressed together to make a lightly colored, lightly structured wine that defies being put into a box. Especially when in Vasco Croft’s rendition it is fermented with the skins in bee-wax lined amphora. Maybe, but the result speaks for itself - savoury and refreshing (only 11% alcohol) and mouthwatering. It should be “funky” and it does have a depth of aromas that go far beyond the simply fruity, but it is clean and pure. A fantastic way to start a meal with salty bites, or save for the first real spring day when you crave something pink but want to go beyond the pedestrian rosé.

Domaine Chapel, Beaujolais-Villages 2020
Michele Smith was the head sommelier of one of the most legendary restaurants in the world, Brooklyn Fare in New York. In 2013 she met David Chapel who at the time was assistant winemaker at the OG Domaine Marcel Lapierre, love struck and she quickly decided to make the move to Beaujolais. Today they are raising a family and have started a small family Domaine, making wines in a style that harken back to Lapierre. Words like purity and transparency come to mind. The Beaujolais Villages holds a special place in my heart, being the most lifted and flirty of the lineup. A wine to drink in large gulps.

Pedro Parra, Imaginador Cinsault, Itata, Chile 2019
Pedro Parra, the "soil whisperer", is the wine world's top geologist. His day job is helping fancy wineries figure out exactly what to grow in which soils. But he is one of the most down to earth (no pun intended) people in the world of wine. In Itata in his native southern Chile, with the help of ancient bush vines in granitic soils, he is crafting exceptional wines at a tiny scale. This is nothing short of a benchmark wine, for the variety and for Chile. To me, this is a quintessential Happy Wine, aromatic and perfumed, with a structure that seems to levitate across the tongue. You’ll finish a bottle and wonder where it went.

Riecine, Chianti Classico, Toscana 2019
Tuscany is deservedly world famous for the quality of its wines, but at the same time most glasses of Tuscan wine are soulless and disappointing. But great Sangiovese can undoubtedly make some of the greatest wines in the world. For me, the truest expression comes not from the more famous areas, but from Chianti, where the best wines have a lifted energy to them, a tangy bite that makes them unparalleled food companions. Riecines CC is model example of that, a wine that hopefully inspires you to buy a case and drink with some maturity as well!