Olivier Coste Pays d’Oc Cinsault Rouge 2019
14% abv, imported by Palomar Beverage Company, Miami, FL. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cinsault grown on a pebbly soil. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for three weeks and bottles in the late winter after five months of aging in tank. Tasting note: this wine is medium […]
Mas Jullien Terrasses du Larzac ‘Cuvée Carlan’ 2019
14%, Jonquieres, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: the Mas Jullien estate comprised about 14 hectares of organic and biodynamic vineyards north of Montpellier. The ‘Carlan’ is roughly 50% Grenache Noir, 30% Carignan, 15% Cinsault & 15% Syrah grown on schist, sandstone and iron […]
Bieler Père & Fils Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence ‘Sabine’ Rosé 2021
12.5% abv, Charles Bieler, Brignoles, imported by Bieler Père & Fils, St Helena, CA. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 33% Grenache Noir, 26% Syrah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cinsault & 9% Rolle. Direct press method. Tasting note: the Aix-en-Provence Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
Domaine Le Galantin Bandol Rosé 2021
13% abv, Pascal Achille, Le Plan du Castellet, imported by MISA, Dallas, TX. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache Noir & 15% Cinsault produced in the direct press method and aged on the fine lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Bandol Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with […]
Domaine La Ragle Moulin de la Roque Bandol Rouge 2018
14.5% abv, Le Castellet, Var, imported by Bandol Wines Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure; natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 83% Mourvèdre & 17% Cinsult, sustainably-farmed from a single estate in the Moulin de la Roque–co-operative of growers in Bandol. Aged in foudre and small French oak barrels for 18 months. Tasting note: the Bandol […]
LX Bandol ‘Cuvée Rare’ Rosé 2021
13.5% abv, Beaucaire, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, Ca. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache Noir, 10% Syrah & 10% Cinsault, with the Mourvèdre and Syrah fermented en saignée and the Grenche and Cinsault direct press, and the cuvée aged on the lees for twelve months. Tasting note: […]
Oc & Company IGP Pays d’Oc Rosé 2021
12.% % abv, Beaucaire, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 70& Grenache Noir, 20% Cinsault & 10% Syrah, direct press method, and aged on the fine lees for 4 months. Tasting note: the Pays d’Oc is medium pink in color with a clean nose of medium […]
JCB No. 5 by Jean-Charles Boisset Côtes de Provence Rosé 2018
12.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Quincié, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Direct press method: 48% Syrah, 33% Cinsault & 18% Grenache Noir. “Our selection was made in the area around the Montagne Sainte Victoire, a magnificent limestone mountain ridge located east of the town of Aix-en- Provence […]
Paul Jaboulet Aîné Châteuneuf-du-Pape ‘Les Cèdres’ 2015
14.5% abv, Tain l’Hermitage, La Roche de Glun, imported by Skurnik Wines, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Grenache Noir, 10% Cinsault & 10% Mourvèdre. “he vines average more than 50 years of age, and the grapes are partially destemmed before spending a year in new and used French […]
Domaine de Font-Sane Gigondas Rosé ‘Plaisir Partagé’ 2020
14.5% abv, Gilbert Peysson, Gigondas, imprted by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Cinsault & 15% Syrah from a small 0.3 hectare plot of young vines, saignée contact méthod. Tasting note: the Gigondas Rosé is medium pink with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with […]