Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Cuvée Ste-Epine l’Elegance’ 2021

13.5% abv, Mikael Desestret, Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: Marsanne & Roussanne from old vines. Tasting note: the Saint-Joseph is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of hawthorn, dandelion tea, quince, nectarine, bergamot, beeswax and tarragon leaf. […]

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 Pierres Sèches Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Pure Roussanne’ 2020

14.5% abv, Sylvain Gauthier, Ozon, imported by Fass Selectione, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne organically-farmed from 20-year-old vines grown on decomposed granite, the grapes are pressed whole cluster and fermented with native yeast and aged in 3-year-old French oak barrels for six months.  Tasting note: the Saint […]

Domaine de Pierres Sèches Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Pure Roussanne’ 2020

14.5% abv, Sylvain Gauthier, Ozon, imported by Fass Selectione, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne organically-farmed from 20-year-old vines grown on decomposed granite, the grapes are pressed whole cluster and fermented with native yeast and aged in 3-year-old French oak barrels for six months.  Tasting note: the Saint-Joseph […]

Rémy Nodin Saint-Péray ‘Vieille Vignes de Suchat’ 2019

13% abv, Saint-Péray, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: from the estate’s oldest vineyard planted in 1936, the cuvée is know as “Lilly flowers”, and contains 80% Marsanne & 20% Roussanne planted on a hills of sand and silty soils.  Tasting note: the Saint-Péray is medium […]

Domaine Courbis Saint Joseph Blanc 2020

13% abv, Dominique et Laurent Courbis, Chateaubourg, imported by Wine With Conviction, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 97% Marsanne & 3% Roussanne grown on limestone soils, from 5 hectares of vines, hand-harvested, de-stemmed and aged in 2/3 stainless steel and 1/3 oak barrique for ten months. This historic estate was […]

Pierre la Grand Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2020

13% abv, imported by MISA Imports, Inc. & Craig Baker Selections, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 60% Marsanne & 40% Roussanne aged 9 months on the lees.  Tasting note: the Crozes-Hermitage Blanc is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, hawthorn, […]

Domaine Partagé Chignin-Bergeron ‘Les Christine’ 2020

14.5% abv, Gilles Berlioz, Chignin, imported by Jeffrey Alpert Selections, Tenafly, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne from the ‘Les Châteaux’ vineyard, biodynamically-farmed, the must is fermented with natural yeast and the wine rests in fiberglass eggs for six moths with no sulfur additions. Tasting note: the Chignin-Bergeron is medium […]

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 […]