Domaine Vordy Minervois Rouge ‘Cuvée Alice‘ 2019
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 33% Grenache Noir, 33% Syrah & 33% Mourvèdre grown on red clay soils and aged 10 months in French oak. Tasting note: the Minervois Rouge is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of […]
Domaine Vordy Minervois Rouge ‘Cuvée René’ 2018
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache and 50% Mourvèdre aged in French oak barrels for a year. Tasting note: the Minervois Rouge is medium ruby in color with a nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of peony, violet, strawberry, graphite, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, and […]
Domaine de l’Eyrolle Lirac 2019
15.5% abv, Tavel, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, JJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 15% Carignan & 15% Mourvèdre. 30-year old vines. Maceration and pump over for five weeks before aging in tank. The Cave de Tavel et Lirac was started by French president Albert Lebrun who helped pioneer and […]
Ogier Lirac ‘Lou Caminé’ 2018
14.5% abv, Lou Caminé, Vaucluse, imported by Esprit du Vin, Boca Raton, FL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Lirac can be the secret weapon on a Southern Rhône wine lover, Châteauneuf on a Côte du Rhône-Villages budget if you will. Here you’ll find a combination of historic notoriety of great wines, a fine terroir […]
Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge ‘Cuvée Classique’ 2018
14% abv, Peyraud, Plan du Castelet Var, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Marchant, Berkeley, CA Cult wines hardly seem to disappoint. Such is the case with the 2018 bottling from Tempier. Biodynamically farmed, I felt it appropriate to uncork this gem on a fruit day (2/17) so that the moon would be waxing and she […]