Ogier Lirac ‘Lou Caminé’ 2018

14.5% abv, Lou Caminé, Vaucluse, imported by Esprit du Vin, Boca Raton, FL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Lirac can be the secret weapon on a Southern Rhône wine lover, Châteauneuf on a Côte du Rhône-Villages budget if you will. Here you’ll find a combination of historic notoriety of great wines, a fine terroir […]

Mathilde Chapoutier Duché d’Uzès Blanc 2018

13.5% abv, Famille Chapoutier, Tain, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  It’s hard to think of a Rhône Valley wine appellation as anonymous or undiscovered as Duché d’Uzès. Located in the Southern Rhône proper, Duché d’Uzès was promoted from a Vin de Pays (or IGP) region to full […]

Château Saint Jean Côtes du Rhône-Villages Plan de Dieu 2017

14% abv, Travaillan, imported by MISA, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Plan de Dieu is one of the more well-known and admired villages of the substantial Côte de Rhone-Villages appellation. Although there are 95 villages incorporated into this appellation, there are just 20 (at last count) that can append their […]