French Values,

Saturday, January 4th, 2pm

Congratulations, we’ve made it through another Holiday Season and into 2014.  That calls for a little relaxation and recovery. To help with the recovery we’ve lined up some great French wines for Saturday that deliver a lot but are easy on the bankcards.  Saunter on in and have a sip.

2011 Lafond Reuilly, Rose La Grande Piece $14 was $22 100% Pinot Gris  This Pinot Gris is left on its skins during its fermentation and the light pink of the grape transfers to the wine.  Light berry fruit and light apples notes with some herbal underpinnings

2012 Magellan, le Fruit Defendu Blanc $13
60% Grenache Blanc, 40% Muscat Petit Grain 
This Languedoc estate makes exciting fresh wines full of character.  “We always start our harvest with our plots of Muscat Petit Grain. It is a real pleasure, the first rays of sunshine in the vineyard, the gold and ripe grapes, the cellar full of exotic aromas when we press –Pleasures like that should be forbidden! –at the end we blend with some Grenache to keep a good freshness!”

2012 Magellan, le Fruit Defendu Rouge $13
90% Cinsault, 10% Grenache.
From 6 hectares of 40 year old vines of Cinsault located on our sandstone soils parcels. They let the grape stand on its own. “All the “professionals” tell us you can’t do anything with Cinsault! So we decided to think differently, persuaded that with a good terroir, a great care in the vineyard and small yield, we can produce interesting wines with Cinsault”.  

2010 Lauribert, Visan Les Truffieres Rouge $14 was $16 
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Domaine des Lauribert, in the Côte du Rhone Village of Visan, has been in the Sourdon family for the last five generations. The wine has a pleasing bouquet of mixed berries and white pepper. Its flavors are balanced between fruit, tannins and fresh acidity. 

2009 Chateau Mayne-Vieil, Cuvee Alienor $23
Château Mayne-Vieil Cuvée Alienor is a selection of old Merlot vines planted on clay and gravel.  The vineyard is grassed without leaves on one side-and green-harvested. While decreasing yields, this method provides better ventilation for the grapes.  Maceration takes place in temperature controlled concrete vats for more than 4 weeks.  Maturing lasts for twelve months in new oak wood barrels one third new.  It is a full Bordeaux from a ripe year.  The wine has berry aromas, leathery mineral notes and solid tannins.


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