2012 Grange des Pères – Cult Wine from Languedoc

$117/bottle If we ever questioned why Laurent Vaillé‘s Domaine de la Grange des Pères Rouge has attained cult status, a recent tasting of an early 2000s vintage presented us the answer. It was near perfection. Layers of earthy, herbal complexity…

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Posted on 2016.07.27 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Château de Beaucastel – Foremost Châteauneuf-du-Pape at Pre-arrival Prices

Château de Beaucastel (Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2013) $415/6-pack (~$69/bottle) We’ve sourced a limited amount of this world-class wine and although it’s already stocked in our shop we’re offering it at pre-arrival prices. Regular price is $89/bottle. Please call or email if you…

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Posted on 2016.05.20 in France, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Fresh & Generous Red from Languedoc’s Larzac Plateau

Jean-Baptiste Granier “Les Vignes Oubliées” (Terrasses du Larzac, 2014) Price: $26/bottle Winemaker Jean-Baptiste Granier grew up in a family of vignerons that had always respected nature and minimal intervention in the vineyards and cellars. So it was more…

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Posted on 2016.04.13 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Everyday Red Southern Rhône from Venerable Châteauneuf-du-Pape Producer

Vignobles Brunier “Mégaphone” (Ventoux, 2014) $17/bottle Life would be good if Châteauneuf-du-Pape was one of your everyday red wines. But if that’s not in the budget, the next best thing is an inexpensive yet superb Southern Rhône red blend from…

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Posted on 2016.04.02 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Saturday Sips: High Altitude Spanish Red with a Mediterranean Touch

Mas l’Altet “Avi” (Valencia, 2009) $210/6-pack (~$35/bottle) The husband-and-wife team of Alfredo Esteve and Nina Coolsaet are the heart and soul behind Bodega Mas l’Altet. Both engineers, the couple met by happenstance on their first day of master’s study of oenology….

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Posted on 2016.03.02 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Valencia  |  Read more...

 

The Modern and Traditional Red Wines of France’s Deep South

Stop by for a taste of Mas Amiel Maury that was aged in cask for a minimum of 20 years. We’ll also be pouring their inexpensive, dry, and earthy 2014 Côtes du Roussillon, cuvée “Vertigo”. Mas Amiel is located in the Agly valley,…

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Posted on 2016.01.13 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Singular Mountain Wines of Northwestern Italy

Château Fueillet “Fumin” (Valle d’Aosta, 2014) red ~$35/bottle Château Fueillet “Petite Arvine” (Valle d’Aosta, 2014) white ~$31/bottle Maurizio Fiorano became a vineyard owner by chance. When he married and moved with his wife to her hometown of Saint-Pierre in the…

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Posted on 2015.11.05 in Italy, Valle d'Aosta  |  Read more...

 

Faugères – France’s Well Kept Secret

Domaine Léon Barral (Faugères, 2012) ~$29/bottle We have been trying to bring in Didier Barral‘s wines for years now and we were finally able to score the 2011 vintage last year, so some of you might already be familiar…

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Posted on 2015.10.07 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

140 year old Pre-phylloxera vines of Clos Canarelli

We have a tiny amount of Clos Canarelli’s rare bottlings made from field blends of native Corsican grape varieties. Read more about this special vineyard garden here. Because these old vines have such a tiny yield, the concentration and…

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Posted on 2015.09.11 in France, Corsica  |  Read more...

 

World-Class Corsican – Clos Canarelli

Clos Canarelli  2014 Biancu Gentile White ~$40/bottle 2014 Corse Figari White ~$40/bottle – SOLD OUT 2013 Corse Figari Red ~$35/bottle Despite the island of Corsica being France’s most southerly vineyard area, it is surprisingly not its hottest. Height and wind…

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Posted on 2015.06.10 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Corsica  |  Read more...

 

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