Domaine Vordy Minervois Blanc ‘Los Gals’ 2020
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 70% Roussanne grown on grésette soils, and 30% Grenache Blanc grown on agrilo-calcaire. “24h of cold skin-fermentation and maturation on lees in French oaks barrels during 4 months, with regular stirring.” Tasting note: the Minervois Blanc is pale lemon in […]
Domaine Vordy Minervois Blanc ‘Les Pégounels’ 2020
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 80% Grenache Blanc & 20% Roussanne; “each grape variety from each plot is vinified separetely, without sulfites, under permanent temperature control. After blending, it is aged 3 months in a steel tank on the lees with battonage.” Tasting note: the Minervois […]
Gérard Bertrand ‘Art de Vivre’ Clairette du Languedoc Adissan 2019
13% abv, imported by Gérard Bertrand USA, Sausalito, CA. Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Clairette Blanche from the single commune of Adissan, this wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel and fermentation is arrested by cooling the must and filtering out yeasts to leave about 12 grams of […]
Sieur d’Arques Aimery Crémant de Limoux Brut Rosé NV
12.5% abv, imported by Serendipity Wine Co., Austin, TX. Cork closure: composite: Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 65% Chardonnay, 25% Chenin Blanc & 10% Pinot Noir, sustainably-farmed, aged on the lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Crémant de Limoux is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Château de Lancyre Pic Saint Loup ‘Coste d’Aleyrac’ 2015
14% abv, Valflaunès, imported by Hand picked Selections, Inc., Warrenton, VA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache & 10% Carignan, 190 hectares of sustainably-farmed grapes and very old vine Syrah define this exceptional Languedoc Cru near Montpellier. Tasting note: the Lancyre is deep garnet in color with a […]
Château Vordy Minervois Blanc ‘Les Pégounels’ 2019
14.5% abv, Domaine Vordy, Mayranne, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. This organic wine from Domaine Vordy’s chateau is a blend of 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne. White wines in the Minervois are quite rare compared to red wines and only constitute about 2% of […]
Château Maris Cru La Livinière (Minervois La Livinière AOC) ‘Les Planels’ 2016
14% abv, Domaine de Comtes Mediterraneens, La Livinière, imported by Verity Wine Partners, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Situated north of the Canal du Midi, about equdistance between Carcassonne and Narbonne is the appellation of Minervois in the hills of the Haut-Languedoc. Longtime a source of rustic value wines, this […]