Domaine de Pierres Sèches Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Pure Roussanne’ 2020
14.5% abv, Sylvain Gauthier, Ozon, imported by Fass Selectione, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne organically-farmed from 20-year-old vines grown on decomposed granite, the grapes are pressed whole cluster and fermented with native yeast and aged in 3-year-old French oak barrels for six months. Tasting note: the Saint-Joseph […]
André François Côte-Rôtie ‘Gerine’ 2019
13% abv, Ampuis, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from the Gerine climat, a steep south-facing micaschiste soils. The wine spends 24 months in barrel. Tasting note: the Côte Rôtie is deep purple in color with hints of garnet, and a clean nose of […]
Domaine Michel Poinard Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2017
14% abv, imported by Linwood Wine and Spirits LLC, Northfield, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah Tasting note: the Poinard is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of pronounced intensity with aroma of violet, mulberry, black cherry, morello, tar, smoked meat, wild game, clove and anise. On the palate this wine […]
M. Chapoutier Côte-Rotie ‘La Mordorée’ 2008
12.5% abv, Tain, imported by Terlato Wines International, Lake Bluff, IL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah, organically-farmed from 50-year-old vines. The fruit is de-stemmed and fermented in concrete tanks with daily pump over and the wine is aged in 225L oak casks with around 30% new oak. Tasting note: […]
Jean-François Jacouton Saint-Joseph Rouge ‘Chemin de Saint-Épine’ 2019
13% abv, Vion, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on granite soils on the famous hill of Saint-Épine in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, the grapes are partially de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for four weeks with twice daily pump over. The wine is aged in […]
Rémy Nodin Saint-Péray ‘Vieille Vignes de Suchat’ 2019
13% abv, Saint-Péray, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: from the estate’s oldest vineyard planted in 1936, the cuvée is know as “Lilly flowers”, and contains 80% Marsanne & 20% Roussanne planted on a hills of sand and silty soils. Tasting note: the Saint-Péray is medium […]
Domaine Courbis Saint Joseph Blanc 2020
13% abv, Dominique et Laurent Courbis, Chateaubourg, imported by Wine With Conviction, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 97% Marsanne & 3% Roussanne grown on limestone soils, from 5 hectares of vines, hand-harvested, de-stemmed and aged in 2/3 stainless steel and 1/3 oak barrique for ten months. This historic estate was […]
Domaine André François IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah ‘Quinet’ 2017
12.5% abv, Ampuis, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah aged in French oak for 24 months. Tasting note: the Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah is deep garnet in color with hints of purple on the rim, and posseses a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Domaine Juliette Avril Châteaunuef-du-Pape Rouge ‘Cuvée Maxence’ 2019
15% abv, Châteaunuef-du-Pape, imported by Votto Vines, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Noir & 40% Syrah from the Farguerol terroir in the family’s holdings of 18-hectares in CDP. Argilo calcaire soils with galet stones. The grapes are partially de-stemmed and fermented for over 12 days and the wine […]
Paul Jaboulet Ainé Saint-Joseph Rouge ‘Les Grand Pompée’ 2016
13% abv, La Roche de Glun, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from 30+ year-old vines, biodynamicllay-farmed, grown on a southeast facing slope of schist and slate stones, “aged in 100% tronconique (15000 L neutral upright barrels)” Tasting note” the ‘Les Grand Pompée’ is […]