Domaine Font de Courtedune Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2018
14.5% Famille Charrier, Corthézon, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 95% Grenache Noir, 2% Mourvèdre, 1% Counoise, 1% Cinsault & 1% Terret Noir sustainably-farmed from old vines with a vineyard block of 100-year-old vines, Font de Courtedune’s Châteauneuf vineyard is right next to esteemed benchmark Château […]
Domaine Vordy Vin de France Muscat 2020
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains from vineyards in Minervois, with fermentation arrested by filtration at 28g/L and aged on the fine lees for three months. Tasting note: the Vordy Muscat is deep gold in color with a nose of […]
Domaine Vordy Minervois Rouge ‘Los Gals’ Rouge 2017
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir and 50% century-old vines did Carignan. The Grenache is fermented in the skins, and the Carignan is fermented under carbonic maceration and the assemblage is aged in French oak for 10 months. Tasting note: the Minervois Rouge […]
Domaine Vordy Minervois Rouge ‘Cuvée Alice‘ 2019
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 33% Grenache Noir, 33% Syrah & 33% Mourvèdre grown on red clay soils and aged 10 months in French oak. Tasting note: the Minervois Rouge is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of […]
Domaine Vordy Minervois Rouge ‘Cuvée René’ 2018
14% abv, Myranne, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache and 50% Mourvèdre aged in French oak barrels for a year. Tasting note: the Minervois Rouge is medium ruby in color with a nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of peony, violet, strawberry, graphite, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, and […]
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 […]
François Cazin Cheverny Blanc ‘La Petit Chambord’ 2019
14.3% abv, Cheverny, imported by Louis Dressner Selections & LDM Wines, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sauvignon Blanc & 20% Chardonnay, vines on average 30 years of age, grown on clay and limestone soils. The varieties are vinified separately and aged in concrete tanks before assemblage. […]
JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset ‘Cuvée Caviar’ Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
12% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 85% Chardonnay & 15% Aligoté, this is aged for 16 month sur latte (on the lees) before disgorgement. Tasting note: the ‘Cuvée Caviar’ is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
Domaine Joly Côtes du Jura Trousseau 2017
13% abv, Claude et Cédric Joly, Rotalier, imported by the Hirsch Collection LLC, Berkeley Lake, GA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau Noir from the local clonal variety Trousseau à la Dame, which produces smaller berries and few clusters with more intense flavor. Grown on brown marl and gravel soils, and […]