Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône Rosé 2021
13% abv, Gigondas, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 75% Grenache Noir % 25% Syrah, direct press method, aged in tank on the lees for five months. Tasting note: the CDR Rosé is medium pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Les Vins de Vienne Saint-Joseph 2019
13.5% abv, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on granite aged 1/3 in vat, 1/3 in oak barrique, and 1/3 in small French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Saint-Joseph is medium purple in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas […]
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 […]
Domaine François-Xavier Lambert Gigondas 2019
14.5% abv, imported by Votto Vines Importing. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir, 45% Syrah & 5% Mourvèdre from alluvial terrace and zaffre soils. Extended maceration and aged in concrete and French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Gigondas is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of pronounced […]
Domaine Delhome Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Boréal’ 2020
14.5% abv, Larnage, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from40-year-old vines grown on the granite slope of Crozes-Hermitage. The wine is fermented in oak vats on the skins for 25 days and aged for 10 months in a combination of oak vat and tank. Tasting […]
Domaine de Font-Sane Gigondas Rosé ‘Plaisir Partagé’ 2020
14.5% abv, Gilbert Peysson, Gigondas, imprted by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Cinsault & 15% Syrah from a small 0.3 hectare plot of young vines, saignée contact méthod. Tasting note: the Gigondas Rosé is medium pink with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with […]
Georges Lelektsoglou Cairanne ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
15% abv, Tain l’Hermitage, imported by Fass Selextioks Inc., Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: ‘Vin Biologique’ (with a FR-BIO-01 seal) from a blend of 25% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 25% Mourvèdre & 25% Carignan from very old vines—90+-year-old vineyard. Georges is a négotiant and well-known wine merchant in Tain with […]
Domaine Gayrard IGP Côtes du Tarn Syrah 2018
14% abv, Milhavet, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite: biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on clay and limestone soils, farmed organically, and hand harvested. Grapes are destemmed and punched down during fermentation and aged in French oak for 11 months. Tasting note: the Gayrard Syrah is deep […]
Héritiers Cheron-Misset Gigondas ‘La Grand Comptadine’ 2019
15% abv, Yves Cheron, Vacqueyras, imported by Serge Doré Selections Ltd., Chappaqua, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah & 10% Mourvèdre. The Grenache are 50+-year-old vines and the Mourvèdre vines around 25. Tasting note: the Gigondas is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of […]
Jeff Carrel Languedoc ‘Les Darons’ 2020
14.5% abv, Narbonne, imported by Hand Picked Selections Inc., Warrebton, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 5% Carignan. “This wine was subsequently labeled ‘Les Darons’, an affectionate expression for ‘the Parents’ in the Parisian suburbs where winemaker Jeff Carrel was born. Sourced from estate vineyards at Chateau […]