The Northern Rhône: Levet, Gilles, Lionnet, Balthazar and Many More!
The Northern Rhône: Levet, Gilles, Lionnet, Balthazar and Many More!
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Levet 2023 Côte-Rôtie Amethyste
100% Syrah from Côte Blonde, Côte Brune, Mollard, Baleyat, Chavaroche, 30-65% destemmed, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C, aged 30% new, 70% used 600-litre oak casks, 30 hl...
$94.99
Levet 2023 Cote-Rotie Journaries
100% Syrah, 60% from west part of La Landonne (1940s, before 1953, gets early sun), 40% Côte Brune (late 1980s, 1990), Côte Blonde (1978-80), Côte Rozier, 30-50% destemmed, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice...
$114.99
Levet 2023 Côte-Rotie Chavaroche
100% Syrah, 60% from Chavaroche (1940s), 40% from Mollard, Côte Brune, Côte Blonde (1978-80), whole bunch fermentation, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C , aged in 30% new,...
$128.99
Lionnet 2023 Cornas Chaillot
Syrah (1963) from fine granite soils at 200 metres on Chaillot, north facing, fringed by woods on its S/S-W side, 3 week whole bunch fermentation in steel & concrete vats, wild yeasts, pumping overs the first 2-3 days, then cap...
$109.99
Lionnet 2023 Cornas Terre Brulée
"from very old vines, between 40 to 100 years of age, in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their flagship cuvée “Terre Brûlée”: Mazards, with granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic...
$83.99
Lionnet 2023 Cornas Pur Granit
Syrah (2008-2011, massale) from scrubbed out land on very rocky, granite soils on Chataignier (their name) above Chaillot at the very start of Saint-Pierre’s hill, lower down at 300 metres, 3 week whole bunch fermentation in steel & concrete vats,...
$93.99
Gilles, Guillaume 2023 Cornas Les Rieux
100% Syrah (0.5 ha 2012, 0.2 ha 2013, 0.35 ha 2014, is 70% massale Syrah from Les Bessards at Hermitage, 30% clone Syrah from Domaine de Bonserine at Côte-Rôtie) from loose, sandy white granite soils at 400-450 metres on Les...
$89.99
Gilles, Guillaume 2023 Cornas
The Gilles 2023 Cornas is mainly 1976 Syrah from 0.7 ha on granite with loess, sandstone on Les Grands Murs, 1978 Syrah from 1.2 ha on firm granite soils on Les Terrasses, 1981 Syrah from 0.5 ha on granite with...
$114.99
Balthazar, Franck 2021 Cornas Cuvée Casimir
The beautiful 2021 "Cuvee Casimir Balthazar" is 75% young Syrah vines from La Lègre (firm granite), 25% Syrah from Les Mazards (1961, clay, decomposed granite), both sites more the southern sector,100% whole bunch, 2 week vinification, wild yeasts, pumping over...
$61.99
Balthazar, Franck 2021 Cornas Sans Soufre Ajoute (Arrives 10/1)
The 2021 Balthazar Cornas "Sans soufre ajouté: is from young vines in the vineyards of "La Legre" and "Les Cotes," whole-cluster fermentation, aged in old 600 liter casks, bottled un-fined, unfiltered and with zero added SO2. Recent vintages of the...
$74.99
Balthazar, Franck 2021 Cornas Chaillot
Franck Balthazar is one of the few truly organic and natural producers in the northern Rhone and, like the Gonons, he practices whole-cluster fermentations with wild yeasts and ages in old (5 years and older) large barrels. The "Chaillot" cuvée...
$81.99
Dumien Serrette 2023 Cornas Patou Vieilles Vignes (Arrives 9/23)
Dumien Serrette is a happily old-fashioned estate in Cornas with 1.5 hectares in the Patou vineyard, which has primarily granitic soils; the remainder, .3 hectares, is located in Les Savaux. The vines in Patou date back to the 1920’s, with...
$57.99
Bourg, Mickael 2022 Cornas
Mickaël Bourg is a native of the Northern Rhone, growing up amongst the vines and rugged terrain of Cornas. He worked as a mechanic before apprenticing with Matthieu Barret and eventually starting his own winery in 2006. He works just...
$66.99
Coulet (Matthieu Barret) 2023 Cornas Brise Cailloux
The 2023 Cornas Brise Cailloux from Matthieu Barret is a beautifuly fresh and vibrant Syrah, coming from the northern part of Cornas on all granite soils. Grapes are destemmed and the wine ages in concrete, adding texture but retaining lively...
$69.99
Maison Stephan 2024 Côte-Rôtie Les Binardes (Arrives 9/30)
Les Binardes is 90% Syrah with 10% Viognier from a single parcel co-planted on granitic soils in the village of Tupin, Côte Blonde. It's a lighter style of Côte-Rôtie, sourced from the estate’s youngest vines (50 years old) and vinified without any...
$134.99
Maison Stephan 2023 Côte-Rôtie Coteaux de Tupin (Arrives 9/30)
Coteaux de Tupin comes from a single parcel grown on granitic soils in the village of Tupin, Côte Blonde. This exceptionally rare cuvée, crafted entirely from Serine, is among the few 100% Serine wines produced in the world. The grapes undergo carbonic...
$173.99
Maison Stephan 2023 Côte-Rôtie Coteaux de Bassenon
Coteaux de Bassenon is a blend of 40% Syrah, 40% Serine, and 20% Viognier from a single parcel co-planted on granitic soils in the village of Tupin, Côte Blonde. Situated at the southernmost edge of the appellation, the vineyard lies on...
$173.99
Rousset, Stephane 2022 Crozes-Hermitage "Les Picaudieres"
Les Picaudières is perhaps the best vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage, formerly owned by Raymond Roure and now tended by Stéphane Rousset. It's a steep slope of granite terraces, isolated in an oak forest facing due south and protected from the wind....
$33.99
Rousset, Stéphane 2024 Crozes-Hermitage Marsanne Vieilles Vignes
This is an oustanding Marsanne from vines planted in 1933 and 1965, aged in 10% new, 90% 1 - 3 year-old 400 liter barrels, 8 months on the lees, no batonnage. The 2024 Vieilles Vignes is an outstanding wine showing...
$34.99
Rousset, Stephane 2023 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge Les Méjeans (Arrives 9/29)
The Rousset 2023 Crozes "Les Méjeans" is a superb new cuvée made with Syrah from 60 year-old vines on a granite terroir near the village of Crozes. The aromas are bright and pretty with lush, complex black fruits, the palate...
$29.99
