October, 2018 | Postcards From Here and There

Liverpool Street Art 2

In previous posts I have looked at the street art that can be found around The Baltic Triangle and in the area close to London Road . In this post I will consider the art that can be found in and around Oldham Place as well a few other locations.

Oldham Place is quite hidden away and is not the sort of place you’d casually stumble across on a walk in the city. It can be found just off Roscoe Street which runs between Mount Pleasant and Leece Street. The nearest local landmark is The Bombed Out Church. The Roscoe Head is a very fine public house that you will also come across on Roscoe Street.

Oldham Place is the home of Zap Graffiti, here you can buy art supplies or take a graffiti art class held on Saturday afternoons. It has much to offer and gives a second reason to visit, if one were needed.

In the yard round the back there is a huge Back to the Future piece that takes up a whole wall.

The use of colour on some of the pieces is quite outstanding.

From the splendours of Oldham Place a short walk will bring you to the following locations.

Slater Street. Home to three pieces that formed part of the Contrast Mural Festival in Spring 2018.

Fleet Street

Canon La Gaffelière Visit

Facts

Chateau Canon La Gaffelière is located at the foot of the slope south of the medieval town of Saint Émilion.

It has been owned by the Von Neipperg family since 1971.

At 19.5 hectares it is planted to 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Production of Canon La Gaffelière is around 7500 cases.

In 1988 they began to move towards organic practices and in 2014 they received full organic certification.

They have been propagating their own vines to maintain the genetic diversity of their vineyards rather than buying genetically identical clones.

Fermentation largely takes place in wooden vats purchased in 1997.

The property sources barrels of French oak from 8 different coopers. Toasting is medium and medium plus. Between 40% and 60% is used depending on the vintage

It was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé B in the 2012 reclassification of the wines of Saint Émilion.

The Von Neipperg family also own the 4.5 hectare La Mondotte which is situated east of Saint Émilion. The first vintage under their ownership was 1996. Certified organic since 2014, production here is much smaller at 650 to 1000 cases

Tasting

Chateau D’Aiguilhe. Castillon -Cotes de Bordeaux. 2014. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 30% new French oak. Grapes are from a 25 year old vineyard purchased in 1998. There are plums, black fruits and spice here in a nicely balanced wine with a nice finish. An excellent example and very drinkable.

Clos del’Oratoire. Saint Émilion Grand Cru. 2013. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 40% new French oak. Plums and red fruits with a slight floral note. Medium bodied, light spice and dry tannin. A delicate hint of coffee on the finish.

Chateau Canon La Gaffelière. Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion. 2011. 60% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 80% new French oak. Black and red fruit, savoury spice and a touch of floral perfume. the finish is long and savoury. Very Good.

La Mondotte. Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion 2006. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Great depth and complexity of aromas, black fruits chocolate and spices. Smooth and rounded with lovely black fruits, black olive and a touch of caramel. The finish is long and lingering. This is a fantastic wine and drinking well now.

Liverpool Street Art 1

There are three broad areas where street art can currently be found in the city.

The Baltic Triangle. I have previously posted about the art in the area and you can read about it here
The eastern end of area between London Road and Islington.
Oldham Place, which is located off Roscoe Street, between Mount Pleasant and Leece Street.

In this, the first of two posts, I will focus on the area around London Road. The streets here are rarely vivid by tourists to the city. It is a good half an hours walk from the waterside at Pier Head. It is an area undergoing development and many of the art pieces on Dover Street are to be found on the wooden hoardings that surround a construction site. It is likely therefore that they won’t be around for very long, illustrating perfectly the temporary nature of much street art.

The majority of the works in this area were created as part of the Contrast Mural Festival which was held in the city in the spring of 2018.

London Road

The side of Lord Warden public house and the area adjacent is where you will find these two works.