Château Coupe-Roses Minervois Rosé ‘Frémillant’ 2021
Château Maris Minervois La Livinière 2019
14.5% abv, La Livinière, imported by Vintners Alliance, New Rochelle, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 70% Syrah & 30% Grenache Noir, certified biodynamic, fermented with native yeasts and aged in concrete and small French oak barrels. Tasting note: this wine is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of […]
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 […]
Château Vordy Minervois Blanc ‘Les Pégounels’ 2019
14.5% abv, Domaine Vordy, Mayranne, imported by BBR Imports, Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. This organic wine from Domaine Vordy’s chateau is a blend of 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne. White wines in the Minervois are quite rare compared to red wines and only constitute about 2% of […]
Château Maris Cru La Livinière (Minervois La Livinière AOC) ‘Les Planels’ 2016
14% abv, Domaine de Comtes Mediterraneens, La Livinière, imported by Verity Wine Partners, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Situated north of the Canal du Midi, about equdistance between Carcassonne and Narbonne is the appellation of Minervois in the hills of the Haut-Languedoc. Longtime a source of rustic value wines, this […]