14.5% abv, Domaine Vordy, Mayranne, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.

This organic wine from Domaine Vordy’s chateau is a blend of 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne. White wines in the Minervois are quite rare compared to red wines and only constitute about 2% of the appellations production. The family farms 34 hectares of vines and produced their wines in a ‘natural’ method without the addition of any non naturally-occurring sulphates, they do so my keeping the wines pressuring in tank to avoid any unnecessary oxygen contact. The result here is a clean and modern style wine with primary fruit character that is simple yet very pure.

Tasting note: the “Les Pégounels’ is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, ripe melon, and baked peaches. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium+ body, medium+ alcohol, medium+ flavor intensity and a medium finish with flavors of acacia, tangerine, strawberry, golden raspberry, honeydew, honey, marmalade, and green tea. This wine is quite good, 8.9/10! Drink now.