Château d’Esclans ‘Garrus’ Côtes de Provence Rosé 2020
13.5% abv, DonInes Sacha Lichine, La Motte, imported by Möet Hennessy USA, Inc, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking note: 55% Grenache & 45% Rolle (Vermentino). “Considered Château d’Esclans’ finest wine, Garrus is made from a single vineyard of nearly 100 year-old Grenache vines, and from Rolle (Vermentino). Entirely fermented […]
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 […]
Bieler Père & Fils Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence ‘Sabine’ Rosé 2021
12.5% abv, Charles Bieler, Brignoles, imported by Bieler Père & Fils, St Helena, CA. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 33% Grenache Noir, 26% Syrah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cinsault & 9% Rolle. Direct press method. Tasting note: the Aix-en-Provence Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
Domaine Le Galantin Bandol Rosé 2021
13% abv, Pascal Achille, Le Plan du Castellet, imported by MISA, Dallas, TX. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache Noir & 15% Cinsault produced in the direct press method and aged on the fine lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Bandol Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with […]
Domaine La Ragle Moulin de la Roque Bandol Rouge 2018
14.5% abv, Le Castellet, Var, imported by Bandol Wines Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure; natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 83% Mourvèdre & 17% Cinsult, sustainably-farmed from a single estate in the Moulin de la Roque–co-operative of growers in Bandol. Aged in foudre and small French oak barrels for 18 months. Tasting note: the Bandol […]
LX Bandol ‘Cuvée Rare’ Rosé 2021
13.5% abv, Beaucaire, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, Ca. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache Noir, 10% Syrah & 10% Cinsault, with the Mourvèdre and Syrah fermented en saignée and the Grenche and Cinsault direct press, and the cuvée aged on the lees for twelve months. Tasting note: […]
De Père en Fils Cassis ‘Clos d’Albizzi’ 2021
12.5% abv, F. Dumon, Cassis, imported by MiSA Import, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: this historic ‘Clos d’Albizzi’ vineyard can track its provenance back to 1523! The blend is 30% Marsanne, 30% Clairette, 30% Ugni Blanc & 10% Bourboulenc. Tasting note: the Cassis has a clean nose of medium-minus […]
Jean Marie Guffens Vin de France Viognier ‘Guffens au Sud’ 2018
13.5% abv, Verget, Sologny, Imported by DHI Manhasset, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Viognier from the Vaucluse. Tasting note: the Viognier is deep lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of gardenia, honeysuckle, and white tea. On the palate this wine is dry with […]
JCB No. 5 by Jean-Charles Boisset Côtes de Provence Rosé 2018
12.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Quincié, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Direct press method: 48% Syrah, 33% Cinsault & 18% Grenache Noir. “Our selection was made in the area around the Montagne Sainte Victoire, a magnificent limestone mountain ridge located east of the town of Aix-en- Provence […]
Le Charmel Côteaux d’Aix en Provence 2020
12.5% abv, Saget & Master Père et Fils, Var, imported by Wine Sellers Ltd., Niles, IL. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 65% Grenache Noir, 25% Syrah, 10% Cinsault. 80% direct press with 20% saignée juice soaked on the skins before aging in tank on the fine lees for a few months. Tasting […]