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 […]

M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitge ‘Les Meysonnieres’ 2011

13% abv, Tain, imported by Terlato Wine International, Lake Bluff, IL.  Created in the early 19th Century, the Chapoutier family wine business shifted their emphasis to exploring the terroir of the Northern Rhône valley through single vineyard wines in 1989 and biodynamic and organic viticulture in 1990. They have built a dynasty since while also […]