Cassis Bodin Cassis Blanc ‘Pur Jus de Gouttes’ 2022
13% abv, Bontoux-Bodin Père et Fils, Cassis, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 40% Marsanne, 30% Clairette & 30% Ugni Blanc grown on clay-limestone soils, hand-harvested, and the ‘Pur Jus’ cuvée is made only from free-run juice which is fermented slow and cool in stainless steel tank. Tasting note: […]
Cassis Bodin Cassis ‘Cuvée Tradition Emile Bodin Blanc de Blancs’ 2022
13% abv, Bontoux-Bodin Père et Fils, Cassis, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 40% Marsanne, 40% Ugni Blanc & 20% Clairette grown on clay-limestone soils, hand-harvested, de-stemmed and pressed before a long cool fermentation in stainless steel tank. This cuvée honors the winemaking procedure and tradition that Emile Boudin […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Blanc 2022
13% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Clairette & 50% Ugni Blanc, hand-harvested, and fermented in stainless steel. Certified organic, AB. No malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Bandol Blanc is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with […]
Maison Bouachon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc ‘La Tiere de Pape’ 2022
13.5%, Famille Boisset, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Roussanne, 15% Bourboulenc & 5% Clairette from cooler hillside vineyards in the appellation. The grapes are farmed sustainably, HVE, and the wine is aged in a combination of neutral oak and tank on the fine […]
Domaine de Souviou Bandol Blanc ‘Vendagé á la Main’ 2015
13.5% abv, Olivier Pascal, Le Beausset, imported by Bandol Wines LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Clairette, 25% Bourboulenc, 10% Sauvignon Blanc & 5% Rolle. Tasting note: the Bandol Blanc is medium amber in color with a funky resolves nose of medium intensity with aromas of dandelion tea, […]
De Père en Fils Cassis ‘Clos d’Albizzi’ 2021
12.5% abv, F. Dumon, Cassis, imported by MiSA Import, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: this historic ‘Clos d’Albizzi’ vineyard can track its provenance back to 1523! The blend is 30% Marsanne, 30% Clairette, 30% Ugni Blanc & 10% Bourboulenc. Tasting note: the Cassis has a clean nose of medium-minus […]
Gérard Bertrand ‘Art de Vivre’ Clairette du Languedoc Adissan 2019
13% abv, imported by Gérard Bertrand USA, Sausalito, CA. Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Clairette Blanche from the single commune of Adissan, this wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel and fermentation is arrested by cooling the must and filtering out yeasts to leave about 12 grams of […]
Domaine Tempier Bandol Blanc 2019
13.5%abv, Peyraud, Plan di Castelet Var, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking note: “This 18-hectare piece of land bought in 2016 is oriented east, south–east, located at 300 meters altitude. It is a terroir with an exceptional potential, mostly composed of sandy marl of the […]