Thierry Navarre is Back!
Thierry Navarre is Back!
The authentic natural wines of Thierry Navarre in the Languedoc have just arrived! To celebrate, we're offering 20% off * on Thierry's wines - today only - along with some of our favorite wines from his neighbors - the Clos du Gravillas in Minervois and La Graine Sauvage in Faugères. *Discount will be applied automatically at checkout
We're proud to be working with the affable Thierry Navarre, one of the first producers of natural wines in the Languedoc. Based in the town of Roquebrun in Saint-Chinian, Thierry became the third generation to take over the domaine's high-altitude vineyards in 1988 and continued his grandfather's legacy of preserving ancient varieties. Today, Thierry is one of the few winemakers in the region still making wine from the obscure Œillades (a cousin of Cinsault), Terret and the light and delightfully floral Ribeyrenc.
In neighboring Faugeres, Sybil Baldassarre is making some of the most fascinating natural zero SO2 wines of France. She was recently featured as a "great winemaker of tomorrow" in the Revue des Vins de France "On the heights of Cabrerolles, Sybil Baldassarre, passionate about ampelography, replants historic white grape varieties of Languedoc. You have to come from elsewhere and have a demanding passion to settle on the schist plateau of Faugères and devote yourself to whites on this Languedoc land of reds. Impressive from her first vintage, Sybil Baldassarre, a young Lombard woman, is a convincing and remarkable winemaker."
The Clos du Gravillas is situated on the limestone plateau of the Haut Minervois - the location is extraordinary - a plateau surrounded by hills and mountains, composed of solid limestone with "soil" of limestone rocks and fossilized seashells. John and Nicole are serious, experience winemakers who take advantage of this unusual spot to make profound wines of terroir that are both incredibly delicious and great fun to drink - in the true spirit of wine as a beverage to be shared and enjoyed. Here is a range of wines that is joyful and creative - we invite you to try them all!
Navarre 2023 Vin D'Oeillades Rouge
Oeillades is an ancient Languedoc variety, probably related to Cinsault. Thierry Navarre, who is proud of his vineyards of "forgotten varieties," produces Terret and Ribeyrenc as well as this lovely light-bodied Oeillades. The 2023 has pretty high-toned red-currant, boysenberry, black...
$14.99
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
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
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
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
Gravillas 2022 Vin de France A Fleur de Peau
"Our orange wine is a dry macerated Muscat (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 apricot tagine....
$24.99
Gravillas 2022 Minervois L'Inattendu Blanc
The Unexpected. A surprising full dry white wine - fresh but mineral and very complex. Grenaches (plus a bit of Maccabeu) fermented and aged (10 months) on lees in 500L barrels. Floral, herbal, stone, white peach, dried pear aromas. The...
$24.99
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
Gravillas 2022 Vin de France Sous les Cailloux des Grillon
Sous les Cailloux, des Grillons, means "under the rocks, crickets" - made from Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache, and Terret noir, a red wine, frank and fresh—red fruit, fluidity and a touchof tannin. 8 days skin time for this blend...
$16.99
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
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Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2020 Vin de France "Je te jure qu'il est urgent"
The Graine Sauvage "Je te jure qu'il est urgent d'etre heureuse" is 100% Roussanne grown on Sybil Baldassarre's high-altitude vineyard on schist soils in Faugères. ("I swear to you that it is urgent to be happy"). Happiness is ensured with...
$34.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 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 Baldasarre) 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
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2022 Vin de France Leno Dolce Sole
Named after her son Leno, Sybil Baldassarre's orange wine "Dolce Sole" is a blend of Roussanne, Marsanne and Vermentino that macerated on the skins for one week. Slightly cloudy gold color, with herbal, citrus peel, brown spice, pear and quince...
$31.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2022 Vin de France Velvet Underschiste
The Graine Sauvage "Velvet Underschiste" is 100% Grenache Blanc, grown on schiste, oddly enough, in Sybil Baldassarre's vineyard in Faugeres. Whole bunch direct press, no added SO2. It's a hazy straw color in the glass with some citrus zest and...
$28.99
