Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérôme Lenoir) 2006 Chinon

What's In My Glass

I struggle a lot with creative work. Writing in particular. I tend to get in my own way. Focusing on one minute detail that I can’t seem to uncover in my research, obsessing over it to the point it becomes an impasse in my creative process. Author Steven Pressfield calls these sorts of things the “resistance.” One of my 2023 goals is to practice writing more, making a habit of it, so it gets easier and my writing improves.

Posting about this wine, which I had earlier this year, was one of those pieces of writing that I struggled with. So much so, that I just shelved the idea completely. How can I properly talk about a wine of this significance when I don’t know XYZ, haven’t been to the domaine or even had correspondence with someone at the estate. What will people think of me if I don’t have all the answers?

However, I recently connected with someone here on IG over this producer and wine. Each of us having enjoyed a bottle - though a different vintage and in a different time and place …