Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph ‘Les Pierres Sèches’ 2017
13% abv, Chavanay, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah, grown on granite soils and and 16 months in barrique. Tasting note: the 2017 ‘Pierres Sèches’ is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, red […]
Domaine de Rosiers Côte-Rôtie ‘Cuvée Drevon’ 2017
14.1% abv. Maxime Gourdain, Ampuis, Craig Baker Selections, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking note: 98% Syrah and 2% Viognier, grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and co-fermented before being aged in 25% new French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Côte-Rotie is deep ruby in color with […]
Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu ‘La Chambée’ 2019
14.5%abv, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: diam. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Viognier, grown over granite and loess soils, and aged for 9 months on lees in French oak. Tasting note: The Condriue is medium gold with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, jasmine, beeswax, peach, […]
Pierre le Grand Saint-Joseph Blanc 2018
14.1% abv, Hélène and Jean-Pierre Mucyn, imported by Misa Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: Select Green 100 synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Note: 100% Rousanne Tasting note: Pale gold with a clean nose of hawthorne, orange blossom, fresh almond, ripe pear and melon. On the palate this wine is dry with medium acid, medium […]
Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph ‘Les Pierres Sèches’ 2016
12.5% abv, Chavanay, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Note: Granite soils and 16 months in barrique Tasting note: Medium garnet with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of ripe black plum, blackberry, fig, cedar, white pepper and bay leaf. On the plate this […]
Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes Hermitage ‘Mule Blanche’ 2018
13% abv, La Roche de Glun, Tain L’Hermitage, Drôme, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Jaboulet is a big house with an impressive range of wines at the higher end. I was excited to try this single-vineyard Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, a blend of 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne from vineyards […]
Olivier Dumaine ‘La Croix de Verre’ Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2018
14% abv, Larnage, Drome, imported by Chloe Wines, Seattle, WA. I admire the sheer uniqueness of the white wines of the Northern Rhône. Whereas Viognier may be the shining star of this region, the wines from Roussanne and Marsanne are wines for meditation, often producing otherworldly scents and flavors exotic to what we conventionally expect […]
Rémy Nodin Cornas ‘Les Eygas’ 2018
13% abv, imported by Fass Selections, Inc., Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. It’s easy to love the wines of Cornas. Nestled in a volcanic granite amphitheater in the Northern Rhône, this small appellation only encompasses slightly over 100 hectares of planted vines in an exceptional heat-trapping site that also shields much […]
E. Guigal Saint-Joseph 2016
13.5% abv, Château d’Ampuis, Amouis, imported by Vintus, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. I have always thought the négotiant arm of Guigal produces decent wines. The entry level wines such as Côtes du Rhône albeit a bit generic (boring) are nice examples of the regional style and the wines at […]
Domaine de Rosiers Condrieu 2017
14% abv, Maxime Gourdain-Petit Fils Drevon, Ampuis, imported by Craig Baker Selection/ MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. To Condrieu in the Northern Rhone river valley we owe such a debt for being the garden of Viognier. Once on the edge of extinction, and in deep decline, Condrieu was Viognier’s last bastions, holding almost the entirety […]