Natural From organically farmed vines growing in a forest clearing on the lower slopes of Mount Ventoux, this serves up easygoing flavors of cherry and raspberry with a dash of spice and savory underbrush and garrigue notes. It’s... Read More
A delightfully plump and easy Grenache/Syrah blend from this value-oriented Chateauneuf du Pape estate. Done all in tank, the fruit comes first here with enough earthy complexity to hold your interest. As Wine Spectator said of... Read More
Organic/Bio Charbonniere always does a great job of balancing southern Rhone richness with drinkability. This blends 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 15% Mourvèdre done in large cask, steel and barrique and pumps out plenty... Read More
Chateauneuf du Pape, the greatest red of France’s Southern Rhone Valley, can be a bit TOO “great” – too rich, too alcoholic and too expensive. Not here, where a gutsy 50/50 blend of Grenache and Syrah delivers... Read More
Organic/Bio Gigondas is always based on Grenache – here around 70% - with that grape’s big fruit and fleshy texture given structure and savory shadings by additions of Syrah (here 20%), Cinsault (here 10%) and other... Read More
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A lot of wine for the money here! Philippe Bravay took a 250+ year-old property in and around Chateauneuf du Pape back to its roots when he started bottling his own wine in 2000. Farming is now organic, yields are... Read More
Organic/Bio Over the years, wine Robert Parker has called the Cotes du Rhone Champauvins a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could easily be mistaken for a Chateauneuf du Pape.... Read More
Organic/Bio A terrific Cotes du Rhone from organic Grenache (55%), Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan and aged in concrete and large oak cask. The savory black olive note that builds with air nicely balances all the ripe raspberry... Read More
The only thing special about this Cotes du Rhone is how much fun it is to drink. It's Grenache and Syrah done in tank by the Les Vignobles Foncalieu co-op, one of the biggest in France with 1,000+ growers and 20 appellations.... Read More
Lower ABV Language of Yes is Bonny Doon-founder Randall Graham’s attempt to capture the charm and drinkability of France’s Languedoc region on California’s Central Coast. Which is what he’s done here in... Read More
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