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 […]
Bélingard Bergerac Sec 2018
The 2018 Bélingard is a white wine from the Dordogne Valley area in the SouthWest of France. Not far from Bordeaux’s Entré-Deux-Mèr, the blend here is remarkably similar as well as the quality one might expect: 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Muscadelle, 20% Sémillon Tasting note: The wine is pale lemon in color with a clean […]
Château Saint-Didier de Parnac ‘Mission de Picpus’ Cahors Malbec 2016
14% abv, Les Vignobles Saint Didier Parnac, Parnac, imported by Vinovia Wine Group, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Ah, Cahors, the old black wines of France! Here in the Southwest of France, near the Lot River, the wines have a magical reputation of being the preferred drink of the royal […]
Château Bouscassé Madiran 2014
13.5% abv, Alain Brumont, S.A. Vignobles Brumont, Maumusson-Laguian, imported by Kindred Vines, Troy, MI. Cork closure: natural cork. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Vignerons since 1861, the Brumont family (also of Château Montus) have 50 hectares of vines on yellow and white clay over limestone bedrock soils along a cliff line in the hills of Gascony […]
Crocus L’Atelier Malbec de Cahors 2016
14.5%abv, Paul Hobbs & Bertrand Gabriel Vigoroux, imported by Paul Hobbs Wines, Sebastapol, CA. Paul Hobbs is making Malbec in France too? Geez, what’s next . . . Wait! It’s actually pretty good; actually, very good. The Crocus project (oddly named) might not sound delicious but I was pleasantly surprised by this tank-fermented and aged […]