Languedoc-Roussillon Smorgasbord
Languedoc-Roussillon Smorgasbord
Originally intended as an introduction of a brand new estate, Domaine Reveille from the Roussillon, this weekend's newsletter has now grown to slightly epic proportions! We are very excited to share the Reveille wines with our customers around the country, but after tasting new arrivals from Clos Fantine and Mas Coutelou, and drinking bottles from Danjou-Bannessy and Cyril Fhal (Clos du Rouge Gorge/Hors Champs), we just couldn't help ourselves and now we have a smorgasbord. With a slight cool breeze in the air, one could say the timing is impeccable - what better time than the Fall to stock up on versatile wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon! Though some of our offerings are "classic" in a sense, with garrigue flavors, dark fruit and southern rusticity, others represent a new trend in the region, with shorter macerations, and a search for balance and freshness that brings us flavors of the Mediterranean with a nod to the Loire Valley or Beaujolais !
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Reveille 2021 'Carpe' Côtes Catalanes Blanc
Carpe is a blend of Grenache Gris and Muscat Petits Grains that is fresh and not too floral (for reference I'm not the biggest fan of Muscat but I liked this wine!). Clean, with light/medium weight on the palate and...
$19.99
Reveille 2022 'Noveaux Sauvages' IGP Côtes Catalanes
As the name suggest, this is a wine that mimics 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 meant to accompany...
$19.99
Reveille 2021 Pointe Rouge Cotes Roussillon
Point Rouge is perhaps the ideal Reveille wine for the younger crowd. With a very clean but unmistakably barnyardy nose, this red blend of Carignan and Grenache is easy to love, and best served with a light chill. Fermentation is...
$19.99
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
Reveille 2017 'Elan' Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
Elan is a lovely and nicely aged expression of Grenache from old vines in the Roussillon. Half of the grapes were destemmed, and half were left whole cluster, with a 3-week long maceration. Though it speaks earth and spice, it's...
$27.99
Reveille 2020 'Ultra Violet' Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
I'm usually not the first one to reach for a Syrah from the Roussillon, but this is a particularly good one, and worth a try for any Syrah lover! When we tasted with France Crispeels, this was the final wine,...
$21.99
Clos Fantine 2023 Impro Rouge
A relatively new cuvée from Clos Fantine, Impro is a blend of 50% destemmed Syrah with Cinsault, Aramon, and white grapes Picpoul and Terret. There's dark, silky fruit here and nice structure and fullness, but it's also remarkably elegant and...
$29.99
Mas Coutelou 2022 Ploutelou
This 'Vin rigoglou*' from Jeff Coutelou is his homage to Ploussard (aka Poulsard) from the Jura. Addictively tasty, fun and quite honestly very well executed. You kind of nailed it Jeff! A blend of mostly Aramon and Cinsault, with a...
$26.99
Mas Coutelou 2022 Couleurs Réunies
Couleurs Reunies is a special cuvée from natural wine legend, Jeff Coutelou, made from over a dozen local, forgotten grapes, including many obscure, heat-resistant varieties. Listed on the bottle are: Terret Noir & Blanc, Castets, Morastel, and Reveyrenc Gris, but...
$28.99
Mas Coutelou 2022 Vin des Amis Rouge
Vin des Amis is usually one of the more serious and broad shouldered of Jeff Coutelou’s wines. A blend of 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache, it is made in the same way as his other cuvées – native yeast fermentation, ageing...
$28.99
Hors Champs (Cyril Fhal) 2023 La Femme Soleil
A blend of Grenache Gris and Macabeu from Cyril Fhal (Clos du Rouge Gorge), this wine from his negociant/collective project highlights what Cyril is so very good at: making exquisite and acid driven, yet very Mediterranean expressions from the white...
$33.99
Hors Champs 2023 Mu Blanc
Cyril Fhal makes an orange wine! Trust us, it's worth a try. With Muscat Petit Grains, an otherwise overly floral and perfumed variety can take on a whole new dimension when the juice is macerated with the skins, which have...
$33.99
Rouge Gorge 2023 Jeunes Vignes
The vineyard work of Cyril Fhal is among the finest in France - his living soils and delicate vinifications produce brilliant natural wines that are in a class by themselves. The "Jeunes Vignes" is from 40 year-old Grenache vines in...
$43.99
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
Danjou Banessy 2022 Roboul Cotes Catalanes Rouge
Comprised of Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre grown in clay/limestone soils under galets (see Châteauneuf) and aged for 14 months in barrel. In the glass it is a pale ruby, and on the palate it charms with delicate red fruits and...
$40.99
Petite Baigneuse 2021 Maury Grenat
This is a regional sweet dessert wine akin to Rivesaltes or Banyuls. Alcohol here is 16.5, but it tastes like it could be a chapetilized wine from California or Australia. As luck would have it, it's a natural sweet wine,...
$34.99
