Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Laguerre 2022 Cotes Roussillon "Le Ciste" Blanc
Eric Laguerre's "Le Ciste," (named after a flowering bush in and around his vineyards) is certainly one of the most distinctive whites of the Roussillon. Grown in Eric's high-elevation vineyards on acidic soils of decomposed granite, the wine is made...
$19.99
Gravillas 2022 Minervois Rendez-vous Sur la Lune
The Clos du Gravillas Minervois "Sur La Lune" is a marriage of Carignan, Syrah and Cinsault on the lunar terroir of Cazelles. Vinified and aged in vats to give a tender and supple side. Deep and fresh at the same...
$18.99
Laguerre 2023 Cote Roussillon Eos Blanc
The 2023 Laguerre Eos Blanc is just a beautiful wine, from 60% Grenache Blanc, 30% Maccabeu and 10% Vermentino grown in Eric's high altitude organic vineyards on granitic soils. The aromas are elegant and distinctive with white flowers, pear, meyer...
$15.99
Laguerre 2022 Cotes du Roussillon Eos Rouge
(80% Grenache, 20% Syrah grown in the Roussillon on very high-altitude vineyards of decomposed granite. Hand-harvested in small crates, yields of 18 hl/ha) Bright aromas of tart cherry and blackberry, with dark chocolate and floral notes, very pure. The palate...
$14.99
Laguerre 2022 Cotes Roussillon "Le Ciste" Rouge
"Le Ciste" Rouge is 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 15% Mourvèdre, grown in Eric and Corinne Laguerre's organic, high-altitude vineyards on granite soils in the Roussillon. 2022 is a great vintage for the Le Ciste Rouge, showing aromas of...
$19.99
Navarre 2022 Vin de France Ribeyrenc
An almost extinct grape grown in the Languedoc, Ribeyrenc (Rivairenc) has been preserved mostly due to the work of Thierry Navarre and his father before him, planted on slopes of schist, exposure south-east. It’s thin-skinned and yields a fresh and...
$17.99
Gravillas 2022 Vin de France Retour aux Origines
Ancient grapes Piquepoul gris, Terret gris and Carignan blanc. Our newest quest, to find the true Languedoc white wine. Plantation sourced from a conservatory of lost pink varietals in the Minervois, plus a newly acquired Carignan Blanc vineyard. This elegant...
$24.99
Reveille 2022 'Noveaux Sauvages' IGP Côtes Catalanes
As the name suggest, this is a wine that mimics, but is not, a "Nouveau," albeit with Grenache as the variety, not Gamay! Whole cluster, almost entirely carbonic maceration, this is a YUMMY wine, and just that. Best served chilled and...
$19.99
Gravillas 2023 Vin de France Jour de Teuf Pet-Nat
The Clos du Gravillas "Jour de Teuf" is a vibrant Pet-Nat made from Muscat Petits Grains grown in the rocky limestone vineyards of the Haut Minervois. The grapes are picked a bit unripe, then bottled after an initial fermentation with...
$19.99
Navarre 2022 Saint-Chinian "Le Laouzil"
Thierry Navarre's touchstone "Laouzil" is a blend of equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah from old vines planted on brown schist ("Laouzil" in the local dialect) soils in the rugged mountains of Roquebrun (Saint-Chinian). The grapes are de-stemmed and aged...
$17.99
Navarre 2022 Saint-Chinian "Cuvée Olivier"
Thierry Navarre's Cuvée Olivier is a blend from old vines of Carignan, Grenache, and Syrah in Thierry’s 12-hectare practicing organic estate situated in the AOC of Saint-Chinian, grown in mountainside brown schist soils that give density and a unique mineral...
$19.99
Gravillas 2022 Vin de France "Lo Vielh Carignan"
The Clos des Gravillas "Lo Vielh" is from Carignan planted in 1911 that was the first vineyard purchased by Nicole and John, who saved it from being torn out. "The vines demand a lot of work and attention, but they...
$24.99
Navarre 2023 Vin de France "Lignieres" Blanc
From a vineyard co-planted with old varieties - Ribeyrenc Blanc, Grenache Gris and Clairette du Languedoc - Thierry Navarre made the 2020 "Lignières." It's a delightful wine with slightly spicy and floral aromas of white peach, almond, pear and honeysuckle,...
$16.99
Reveille 2021 'Franc Tireur' IGP Côtes Catalanes
Franc Tireur is is not your average young and fruity Carignan! Vines here are between 100-120 years-old. I foung this wine to be delicious and elegant. Alc. is 12.5% and aging was in tronconique cement tank, which gives the wine...
$24.99
Gravillas 2023 Vin de France "Sous les Cailloux, des Grillons"
Sous les Cailloux, des Grillons, means "under the rocks, crickets" - made from Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, and Terret Noir, a red wine, frank and fresh—red fruit, fluidity and a touch of tannin. 8 days skin time for this blend...
$16.99
Navarre 2023 Vin D'Oeillades Rosé
Thierry Navarre is one of the few people who still grow Oeillades - a nearly extinct grape that has a long history in the Langudedoc and is thought to be a cousin of Cinsault. Thierry's Oeillades grows on the rugged...
$13.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldassarre) 2020 Vin de France Lutz
The 2020 Vin de France "Lutz" by Sybil Baldassarre at La Graine Sauvage is all Marsanne grown on Schiste soils in her high-altitude vineyard in Faugeres, aged one year in tank and 18 months in bottle before release. This is...
$28.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldassarre) 2021 Faugeres Rocalhas
Sybil Baldassarre's 2021 "Rocalhas" is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Marsanne grown on schiste soils in Faugères. Whole bunch direct press, aged two years in tank, bottled in May 2023. Zero additives. The wine shows a pale gold/bronze...
$26.99
Gravillas 2023 Vin de France "A Fleur de Peau"
"Our orange wine is a dry macerated Muscat Petits Grains (3 to 4 weeks) which combines the notes of Earl Gray tea, orange blossom and apricot. Perfect with roasted squash or mushrooms accompanied by smoked bacon. Very interesting with an...
$24.99
Gravillas 2023 Vin de France "Cote Obscur"
The Clos du Gravillas "Cote Obscur" is "a blend of Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon which gives a deep wine with aromas of black fruits, ink and leather. When the old scoundrels of Carignan meet the beautiful and dashing Cabernet Sauvignons...
$18.99
Mas Jullien 2022 Languedoc Rosé
Vineyard and cellar work are meticulous at Mas Jullien and the wines show incredible character. They reflect the wildness of the region and more than display Jullien's talent as a shepherd of the vine. The 2022 rosé, a blend of...
$21.99
Peira Levada (Alexandre Durand) 2022 Faugeres Velvet Underschiste
The Peira Levada (Alexadre Durand) 2022 Velvet Underschiste is made with 50 year-old vines of Grenache and Syrah on schiste. There is a long 90 day maceration without extraction and zero added SO2. Flashing a deep purple velvet robe, the...
$21.99
Gravillas 2023 Vin de France "Alive!"
The astonishing 2023 "Alive" is a beautifully light pale ruby claret wine made with a short one week maceration of Piquepoul gris, blanc and noir and Cinsault. The heritage wine. It is a wine that was made in Languedoc before...
$19.99
Danjou Banessy 2022 Coste Cotes Catalanes Blanc
Coste is a lovely white from Danjou-Banessy in the Cotes Catalanes region of the Roussillon. All Macabeu from clay and limestone soils with galets roulés (rounded river rocks), the same galets one finds in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Whole clusters are employed, with...
$40.99