Brotte de Père en Fils Cairanne ‘Creation Grosset’ 2019
15% abv, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, imported by Roots and Water LLC, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: Grenache Noir, Syrah & Mourvèdre Tasting note: the Cairanne is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aroma of violet, lavender, stewed blackberry, cherry preserve, fig, caramel and thyme. On […]
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 […]
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. […]
Paul Jaboulet Aîné Châteuneuf-du-Pape ‘Les Cèdres’ 2015
14.5% abv, Tain l’Hermitage, La Roche de Glun, imported by Skurnik Wines, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Grenache Noir, 10% Cinsault & 10% Mourvèdre. “he vines average more than 50 years of age, and the grapes are partially destemmed before spending a year in new and used French […]
Domaine François-Xavier Lambert Gigondas 2019
14.5% abv, imported by Votto Vines Importing. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir, 45% Syrah & 5% Mourvèdre from alluvial terrace and zaffre soils. Extended maceration and aged in concrete and French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Gigondas is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of pronounced […]
Domaine de Font-Sane Gigondas Rosé ‘Plaisir Partagé’ 2020
14.5% abv, Gilbert Peysson, Gigondas, imprted by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Cinsault & 15% Syrah from a small 0.3 hectare plot of young vines, saignée contact méthod. Tasting note: the Gigondas Rosé is medium pink with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with […]
Georges Lelektsoglou Cairanne ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
15% abv, Tain l’Hermitage, imported by Fass Selextioks Inc., Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: ‘Vin Biologique’ (with a FR-BIO-01 seal) from a blend of 25% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 25% Mourvèdre & 25% Carignan from very old vines—90+-year-old vineyard. Georges is a négotiant and well-known wine merchant in Tain with […]
Héritiers Cheron-Misset Gigondas ‘La Grand Comptadine’ 2019
15% abv, Yves Cheron, Vacqueyras, imported by Serge Doré Selections Ltd., Chappaqua, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 60% Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah & 10% Mourvèdre. The Grenache are 50+-year-old vines and the Mourvèdre vines around 25. Tasting note: the Gigondas is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of […]
Domaine Font de Courtedune Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2018
14.5% Famille Charrier, Corthézon, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 95% Grenache Noir, 2% Mourvèdre, 1% Counoise, 1% Cinsault & 1% Terret Noir sustainably-farmed from old vines with a vineyard block of 100-year-old vines, Font de Courtedune’s Châteauneuf vineyard is right next to esteemed benchmark Château […]
Guillaume Gonnet Cairanne Rouge ‘La Brave’ 2019
14.5% abv, Bédarrides, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 80% Grenache & 20% Syrah from old vines in clay and sandy loam soil. “Previously a part of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC, the wines received their own AOC provisionally on 20 June 2016, and definitely on 25 June 2018” […]