Sunday, the French government is back buying another round for the house with four wines from the Languedoc.

Château de Cordes, Minervios Blanc   $17 
80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne
Château de Cordes is an estate of nearly 87 acres, situated in the village of Rustiques.  This distinctive white offers intense citrus, exotic fruit, vanilla, and floral character, with impressive richness on the palate well-balanced by a crisp, refreshing acidity.

2015 Sainte Eugénie, Corbieres Rosé  $11
80% Consult, 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache
The Eugénie is a wonderful, bright rosé displaying fresh raspberry and strawberry notes with a slight touch of minerality and dried herbs. Excellent length and balance, with a dry finish.
2015 Château de Lancyre Pic Saint-Loup Rosé  $15

50% Syrah, 40% Grenache,10% Cinsault
The Lancyre Pic Saint Loup le Rosé is juicy and crisp, with bright acidity and classy notes of strawberries, citrus rind and flowers. Made from a mix of direct press and saignee (bleeding) process, it’s a high quality, versatile rosé to drink over the coming year.

2012 Château de Lancyre La Coste d’Aleyrac Pic Saint-Loup  $20
50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Carignan
A top quality red from Lancyre, the Aleyrac shows predominant fresh grape notes and black cherry on first pour then exudes raspberry aromas entwined with incense notes after swirling. The palate is very fresh, pleasurable, fleshy and fruity with raspberry notes. The finish is suffused with licorice and very soft, appealing tannins.

Madrona Wine Merchants offers free wine tastings featuring 4-5 selections on a theme every Saturday from 2 until the bottles run out and on Sunday we offer a mini-tasting of two wines all day.