Domaine de la Suffrene Bandol Rouge ‘Les Lauves’ 2017
15% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Mourvèdre & 10% Carignan from the estate’s older vines, certified AB organic. The grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is cold soaked and left on the skins for four weeks before élévage in French oak foudre […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Rouge 2020
15% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache Noir, 10% Cinsault & 10% Carignan, certified AB organic. The wine is aged in large oak foudre for 16 months. Tasting note: the Bandol Rouge is medium purple in color with a […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Rosé ‘Cuvée Sainte-Catherine’ 2017
14% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Mourvèdre & 10% Carignan from the estate’s older vines. Certified AB organic. Direct press method, no malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Cuvée Saint-Catherine is medium pink-orange in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Domaine de la Suffrene Bandol Rosé 2022
13.5% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 40% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 20% Cinsault & 10% Carignan. Direct press method, certified AB organic. Tasting note: the Bandol Rosé is medium pink-orange with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of primrose, red plum, […]
Kermit Lynch Languedoc Cabrières 2019
14.5% abv, Jean-Claude Zabalia, Terra Viva par L’Estebel, Cabières, Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache Noir, 10% Carignan & 5% Cinsault. “The fruit is sourced from Jean-Claude’s holdings in two of the Languedoc’s most up-and-coming terroirs—Cabrières and Terrasses du Larzac. These appellations are tucked away in the mountains […]
Château Pégau Côtes du Rhône ‘Maclura’ 2019
14.5% abv, Laurence Féraud, imported by Handpicked Selections, Washington, DC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Noir, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre & 5% Carignan from 30-60-year-old vines grown in deep sandy clay soils with galet stones. The varieties are co-fermented whole cluster with native yeast in tank with pump overs. […]
Vallée des Aigles Côtes Catalanes Carignan ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
14.5% abv, Saint-Jean d’Adrinieres, imported by Votto Vines Importing, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Carignan for 50-100 year old vines in the Roussillon region, aged in vat and barrel. Tasting note: the Carignan is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of […]
Domaine Jones Fitou ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2017
14.5% abv, Tuchan, imported by Eurovin USA, Van Nuys, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: > 40% Carignan w/ Grenache Noir & Syrah from very old vines—mostly over 100 years of age—from the villages of Tuchan and Paziols; exact percentages not disclosed. Tasting note: the Jones Fitou is deep garnet in […]
Mas Jullien Terrasses du Larzac ‘Cuvée Carlan’ 2019
14%, Jonquieres, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: the Mas Jullien estate comprised about 14 hectares of organic and biodynamic vineyards north of Montpellier. The ‘Carlan’ is roughly 50% Grenache Noir, 30% Carignan, 15% Cinsault & 15% Syrah grown on schist, sandstone and iron […]