Mas de Cadenet Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rouge ‘Grande Garde’ 2021
14.5% abv, Famille Négrel, Trets, tasted at domaine. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir & 50% Syrah from 70-year-old vines. The wine is femented on the skins with some punch down and pump over and extended maceration sand aged for over a year in demi-huit barrels and concrete eggs. Certified organic AB, […]
Mas de Cadenet Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rouge 2020
14.5% abv, Famille Négrel, Trets, tasted at domaine. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 55% Syrah & 45% Grenache Noir aged in a combination of French oak and inert tank for one year. Certified organic AB, direct press method. Tasting note: the Sainte Victoire Rouge is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of […]
Mas de Cadenet Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rosé ‘Grande Garde’ 2021
13% abv, Famille Négrel, Trets, tasted at domaine. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Grenache Noir & 30% Syrah from the estate’s older vines averaging 70-years. The wine is fermented and aged in mostly neutral French oak barrels. Certified organic AB, direct press method. Tasting note: the Grande Garde Rosé is medium pink in […]
Mas de Cadenet Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rosé 2022
13% abv, Famille Négrel, Trets, tasted at domaine. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir, 40% Cinsault & 10% Syrah, certified organic AB, direct press method. Tasting note: the Sainte-Victoire Rosé is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose petals, orange blossom, melon, grapefruit and […]
Mas Négrel Cadanet Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rouge 2009
13% abv, Guy Négrel, Trents, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir & 50% Syrah from the estate’s older vines. The wine is pumped over and punched down and left on the skins for two weeks post-fermentation and aged in demi-huit barrels for a year. Tasting note: […]
Kermit Lynch Languedoc Cabrières 2019
14.5% abv, Jean-Claude Zabalia, Terra Viva par L’Estebel, Cabières, Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache Noir, 10% Carignan & 5% Cinsault. “The fruit is sourced from Jean-Claude’s holdings in two of the Languedoc’s most up-and-coming terroirs—Cabrières and Terrasses du Larzac. These appellations are tucked away in the mountains […]
Domaine de la Solitude Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2021
14.5% abv, Famille Lançon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, importe dby Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY. Cork closure natural: biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 65% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise, and small parts of Cinsault, Terret, Muscardin & Vacarèsse. The certified-organic grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed and macerated for an extended length, and the […]
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup ‘Tour de Pierres’ Pic Saint Loup 2020
13.5% abv, Saint Mathieu à la Tréviers, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir, 40% Syrah & 10% Mourvèdre from 30+-year-old vines grown on red clay soils. Tasting note: the Pic Saint Loup is deep garnet in color with hints of purple […]
Château Pégau Côtes du Rhône ‘Maclura’ 2019
14.5% abv, Laurence Féraud, imported by Handpicked Selections, Washington, DC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Noir, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre & 5% Carignan from 30-60-year-old vines grown in deep sandy clay soils with galet stones. The varieties are co-fermented whole cluster with native yeast in tank with pump overs. […]
Château d’Esclans Côtes de Provence Rosé 2020
13.5% abv, Domaines Sacha Lichine, La Motte, imported by Möet Hennessy USA, Inc, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 52% Grenache Noir, 20% Rolle, 14% Syrah, 7% Cinsault % 7% Tibouren, grapes from estate-grown vines are destemmed, optically sorted, and the free run juice is fermented in demi-muids and […]