Domaine Cauhapé Ballet d’Octobre Jurançon 2019
13% abv, Monein, imported by BBR Importe, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. 100% Petit Manseng, late harvest, grown on clay-silicate hills facing southwest, the grapes are destemmed and macerated on the skins for twelve hours. Tasting note: the Jurançon is medium gold Medium intensity with aromas of lilac, ginger, saffron, honey, […]
Domaine Cauhapé Jurançon Sec ‘Chant des Vignes’ 2019
14% abv, Monein, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 60% Gros Manseng & 40% Camaralet grown on agrilo-silex soils. The grapes were pressed whole cluster and aged on the fine lees for five months in tank. Tasting note: the Cauhapé Jurançon Sec is medium lemon […]
Domaine Cauhapé Jurançon Sec ‘Geyser’ 2020
14.5% abv, Monein, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: ‘Grand Vin aux cepages rare’: 30% Gros Manseng, 30% Petit Manseng, 30% Camaralet, 5% Courbu & 5% Lauzet, grown on clay silica soils. The grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed, macerated on the skins for twelve hours and pressed and […]
Domaine Gayrard Gaillac Loin de l’Oeil 2019
13% abv, Milhavet, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Loin de l’Oeil, sustainably-farmed and under organic conversion, grown on argilo-clcaire soils, fermented in new French oak barrels and aged in barrels on the lees for six months. Tasting note: the Gaillac Loin de l’Oeil is […]
Domaine Gayrard IGP Côtes du Tarn Syrah 2018
14% abv, Milhavet, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite: biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on clay and limestone soils, farmed organically, and hand harvested. Grapes are destemmed and punched down during fermentation and aged in French oak for 11 months. Tasting note: the Gayrard Syrah is deep […]
Plaisance Penavayre ‘Le Rosé’ Fronton 2020
12% abv, Famille Penavayre, Vacquiers, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Négrette, 15% Gamay, & 15% Syrah, certified organic EcoCert, vilified with indigenous yeast. “Chateau Plaisance is to be found at Vacquiers on the left bank of the Tarn river in the Cotes du Frontonnais. […]
Puro Rosé IGP Cote du Lot Malbec Rosé 2020
13% abv, imported by Fruit of the Vines Inc., Long Island, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Malbec, direct presse method. Tasting note: the Puro Rosé is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose petals, peony, bubble gum spice, raspberry, strawberry and sorrel. On […]
Domaine Ilarria Irouleguy 2016
13% abv, Gaec Ilarria, Irouleguy, imported by Charles Neal Selections, Richmond, CA. Cork closure: diam. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Irouleguy is a curious place. More akin to Basque Country Spain in culture, tradition, language and winemaking, than France, here you also find the only AOC wines in the village of Irouleguy for this area in the […]
Domaine du Moulié Madiran Tannat 2017
14% abv, Lucie and Michèle Charriér, Cannet, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. The domaine du Moulié is a small certified-organic domaine in the SouthWest of France, run by two sisters–Lucie and Michele–the property produces some gorgeous traditional wines from the Tannat grape. The 2017 Domaine du Moulié […]
Domaine Gayrard Gaillac Braucol 2018
14.5% abv, Hilhavet, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Domaine Gayrard is a member of the Independent Vignerons association and produces organic wines from the Gaillac appellation near Toulouse in the Tarn department of SouthWest of France. The Braucol grape variety is also known is some […]