$250 “The Pablo Neruda” Wine-Aid Package – 6 Bottles of Red (All Included and Delivered)

“I like on the table, when we’re speaking, the light of a bottle of intelligent wine.” — Pablo Neruda

Introducing The Pablo Neruda, a $250 Wine-Aid package that includes a diverse mix of six bottles of red wine from some of Europe’s most significant producers, all ready to drink. The price includes tax and delivery, as well as a 10% discount. We will also honor the 10% discount on any bottles you might wish to add to the Wine-Aid package. 

One of the most influential poets of the Americas, a “Whitman of the South” if you will, Pablo Neruda wrote what is perhaps the finest poem ever dedicated to wine. He was most well known for his odes and love poems, and you’ll understand why when you read it here. 

You’ll find all of the wines in this package as sensual as Neruda’s poetry. Included in The Pablo Neruda Wine-Aid box is one bottle of each:

1) Domaine Saint Patrice “Vieilles Vignes” (Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016) Regular Price $59

The unique character of this wine comes from the diversity of its many terroirs. A blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah. In the cellar, maceration and fermentation are done in concrete tanks. Aging takes place over 14 months in concrete vats, large oak foudre, half-muids, and barrique with a further 12 months after bottling. On the nose are luscious red and black fruits with a hint of kirsch beneath warm terracotta and mint. A sip is simultaneously ripe and pulsing with wiry energy. 

2) Domaine des Roches Neuves “Clos de l’Echelier” (Saumur-Champigny 2015) Regular Price $59

Biodynamically cultivated from a seven acre, walled vineyard of 40 year old vines in the commune of Dampierre sur Loire. Soils are very thin clay over Turonian limestone. 50% whole cluster fermentation before 12 months aging in 1,200L foudre and 600L demi-muid and then six months in bottle. A glass is filled with the sappiest black raspberry fruit with aromatic hints of herbs and rain. 

3) Domaine Ragot “La Grande Berge” (Givry, Premier Cru 2014) Regular Price $42

This Premier Cru parcel is located along a rocky, east-facing slope in Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise. Aging takes place in French oak (30% new) for between 12 and 15 months. Grande Berge produces wines that are known for their subtlety and finesse and this 2014 is a prime example. A glass is bursting with aromatics, the foremost a heady floral component reminiscent of Chambolle-Musigny. Alongside are fresh berries, red licorice, and baked stone. A sip is simultaneously concentrated and spry, with a long, energetic finish. 

4) Maxime Magnon Rozeta (Corbières 2016) Regular Price $38

A native of Burgundy, Maxime Magnon’s approach to produce wines that not only speak of the land from where they come but also made in a way which emphasizes purity of fruit and drinkability couldn’t be more apparent in the 2016 vintage of “Rozeta,” a field blend of Carignan, Grenache, and Cinsault from vines of 50-60 years in age. A glassful exudes heady aromatics of strawberry jam and pink floral arrangements that rise above subtler scents of fennel frond and dusty earth. A sip is concentrated red fruit on a fine frame of coiled energy that unfolds over the course of a lengthy, mineral finish. 

5) Sonho Lusitano Vinhos “Pedra e Alma” (Alentejano 2013) Regular Price $35

“Pedra Y Alma” (Stone and Soul) is Sonho Lusitano Vinhos reserve wine produced only in the best years and from the oldest vines on the property. It is a blend of Trincadeira, Arragonez, Alicante Bouschet, and Grand Noir that is aged for two years in new French oak barriques. The 2013 vintage saw a late harvest that began in searing heat and ended in rain. It was a highly successful year for Trincadeira and the estate picked the old vine fruit just before the weather broke at the end of September. It is a tight-knit but generous and well-balanced red that will keep on giving.

6) Clos de Mez “Château Gaillard” (Morgon 2013) Regular Price $30

Marie-Élodie Zighera Confuron’s Clos de Mez is a certified organic estate. Marie’s wine is made with indigenous yeasts, no temperature control, no insulation, and long fermentations with the stems. Maturation takes place in both old barrels and concrete. The soil in Morgon is rich in iron oxide with traces of manganese and volcanic rock, helping to create full-bodied, powerful, toothsome wines. “Château Gaillard” is the name of the lieu-dit where the 80 year-old vines grow to produce this cuvée. Aromas of ripe cherry, apricot, plum, and spice lead into a palate that is robust and fleshy.

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Posted on 2020.03.31 in France