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Texier, Éric

Texier, Éric - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

100% Grenache. From 80+-year-old vines on classic sandy, gravelly soils laden with the stones known as galets roulés. They are planted in a flat, north-facing parcel in the lieu-dit of Bois Sénéchaux and are certified organic. Texier has been working with vineyard owner/farmer Jean Riché and these...

Organic
DB8945-21

Tour du Bon

Tour du Bon - Bandol Rosé
Grenache from Provence, France
Biodynamic
DB6573-23

Bellivière

Bellivière - Les Arches de Bellivière "Bille en Bulle"
Grenache from Loire, France
Biodynamic
DB4505-22

Cristia

Cristia - Côtes-du-Rhône Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

100% Grenache from 50-55 year old vines. This vineyard is just east of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and across the A7 highway; this is a top Côtes-du-Rhône vineyard, with red clay and rocky galets soil. (Another famous wine from this area is the Coudoulet de Beaucastel Côtes-du-Rhône, considered to be a...

JG:91 WS:90 Organic
DB0497-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée Renaissance”
Grenache from Rhône, France
JD:93 Organic
DB0500-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Classic
Grenache from Rhône, France

The “Classic” has a distinctive floral component and is a pretty wine, at the same time, it captures the power and spice you expect from a classic Châteauneuf. The vines average 50 years-old and are grown in a sandy loam and clay soil. The blend is 75% Grenache aged in concrete, 15% Syrah and 10%...

JG:92 JD:90 Organic
DB0498-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France
JD: 95-97 WA:90+ WS:95
DB0499-20

Barroche

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Pure"
Grenache from Rhône, France

97% Grenache, 3% other varietals. Pure is handcrafted from a single plot of 100-year-old vines and sandy soil, at the junction of “Grand Pierre”, “Rayas” and “Pointu” districts. Underripe stems are removed, and the wine is fermented in underground concrete vats. The wine stays on the skins for over...

JD:94 Organic
DB1316-21

Barroche - Vin de France "Liberty"
Grenache from Rhône, France

2015 was the first vintage of this new project that Julien made with his friend Yannick Alliaud. They found a very old-vine parcel located at 125 meters above sea-level in Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne, just east of Avignon. The soils are very similar to La Crau in Châteauneuf-du-Pape with layers of sand...

JG:90 Organic
DB4774-20

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

Formerly called the "Signature" bottling. From a mix of different terroir found in Châteauneuf; yellow and red sand, red clay, large pebbles, with a high proportion of sand. The average age of the vines is more than 70 years old. The final blend is: • 60% Grenache from a plot at the junction of "...

WA:90 JD:92 VM:91
DB1315-21

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

JD:94 VM:92 JG:91
DB1315-22

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

JS:94 WS:93
DB1315-20

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Fiancée"
Grenache from Rhône, France

The “Fiancée” is only bottled in exceptional years and the last release was the 2016 vintage. The blend is 50% Grenache from the 100-year-old Terres Blanches plot, which lends finesse and silkiness to the wine, and 50% Syrah from the Cabri res plot, which contributes fruit, power, colour, and cocoa...

JD:93 Organic
DB1415-22

Monardière

Monardière - Côtes du Rhône “Calades”
Grenache from Rhône, France

Winemaker, Damien Vache, really appreciates a lighter bodied style of wine from the Rhône and with the recent hot vintages, this is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. As he replaces old vines that are no longer producing fruit, he is planting more Counoise, Cinsault, and Carignan, grapes...

Organic
DB7233-21

Monardière - Vacqueyras Les 2 Monardes
Grenache from Rhône, France
JG:91 Organic
DB7237-21

Monardière - Côtes du Rhône “Calades”
Grenache from Rhône, France

New! Winemaker, Damien Vache, really appreciates a lighter bodied style of wine from the Rhône and with the recent hot vintages, this is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. As he replaces old vines that are no longer producing fruit, he is planting more Counoise, Cinsault, and Carignan,...

VFTC:92 Organic
DB7233-19

Monardière - Vacqueyras Les 2 Monardes
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7237-22

Monardière - Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 20% Mourvèdre, from vines averaging 60 years of age, planted in chalky clay. The fruit is harvested by hand, with sorting in the vineyard; 100% de-stemmed. Fermented with natural yeasts, with a maceration of 20 days with pigeage. Aged 18 months in demi-muids (barrels of...

Organic
DB7238-19

Montagnette

Montagnette - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages "Signargues"
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7014-22

Montagnette - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages "Signargues"
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7014-23

Pélaquié

Pélaquié - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB2633-21

Pélaquié - Tavel Rosé
Grenache from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB6407-23

Chante Cigale

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Pi”
Grenache from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB7839-22

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache from Rhône, France
JG:91+ JD:90 Sustainable
DB7840-22

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault. The only difference between the Vieilles Vignes cuvée and the CdP Tradition cuvée is the age of the vines which here reach 100 years old. The wines are made in the same exact way: 70% in tank (stainless steel and cement) and 30% in used barrels.

WS:92 VM:91 Sustainable
DB7842-22

Mourgues du Grès

Mourgues du Grès - Costières de Nîmes "Galets" Rosé
Grenache from Rhône, France

Certified biodynamic. 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache Noir, 10% Mourvèdre. From vineyards blanketed in galets, the smooth round stones of Châteauneufdu- Pape fame, comes a vivacious, garnet-colored rosé with bright red fruit notes. Galets Rosé gets a few hours maceration, 2 hours fermentation for Syrah and...

Biodynamic
DB6575-24

Mourgues du Grès - Costières de Nîmes "Fleur d'Eglantine" Rosé
Grenache from Rhône, France

Certified biodynamic. 60% Grenache Noir, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah. Fleur’s soils are slightly heavier, with more clay and loam in comparison to Galets. Direct press rose, giving a delicate light pink color. No sulfites during the winemaking process and minimum amount added at bottling. Aged for...

Biodynamic
DB6574-24

Mas de Cadenet

Mas de Cadenet - Sainte-Victoire Provence Rosé
Grenache from Provence, France

Sainte-Victoire is one of the new crus in Provence, with only 24 winemakers. Due to the special terroir and micro-climate of this area, Mas de Cadenet has more persistence and structure than a typical Provençal rosé. Cadenet employs traditional methods: free-run juice is drawn off as soon as the...

Organic
DB9914-23

Famille Isabel Ferrando

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Colombis”
Grenache from Rhône, France

“Colombis” has become an iconic wine of Ferrando’s. It’s quite unique in her portfolio as it’s the only Châteauneuf that does not comes from the Les Serres vineyard. It’s 100% Grenache that comes from four parcels on the plateau of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with northfacing vineyards: Rayas and Colombis...

JD:98 DE:97 FS:97 VM:96 JS:95 WS:95 WA:94-97 Organic
DB7362-20

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France

This cuvee comes entirely from the Les Serres parcel and is primarily the fruit that used to make up the “Favier” and “Giraud” wines. 100% whole cluster made mostly in demi-muids; some amphora and glass demi-johns are also used. 75% old-vine Grenache, 12% Cinsault, 11% Mourvedre, and 2% Syrah.

JD:96+ VM:94 JG:94 Organic
DB7381-22

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France

JD:98+ JS:97 DE:95 WS:94 WA:93-95 Organic
DB7381-20

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Colombis”
Grenache from Rhône, France

JS:97 JD:97 VM:96 Organic
DB7362-22

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Côtes-du-Rhône “Beatus Ille”
Grenache from Rhône, France

Beatus Ille is mostly Grenache blended with about 15% Cinsault from a parcel named, La Lionne, in the Sorgues district, just at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and another parcel. It’s blended with a bit of Syrah from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It’s 100% destemmed and fermented and aged in...

Biodynamic
DB7350-23

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Côtes-du-Rhône “Beatus Ille”
Grenache from Rhône, France

JG:92+ Biodynamic
DB7350-22

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France

JD:95 JS:95 WS:94 Organic
DB7381-21

Château Mourre du Tendre

Château Mourre du Tendre - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Très Vieilles Vignes Prestige
Grenache from Rhône, France

Château Mourre du Tendre tends 3ha of vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the lieu-dits of Le Crau, La Guigasse and Saintes-Vierges – all sandy terroirs. While primarily Grenache, planted in 1929 and 1945, there is a small portion of Mourvedre that Jacques Paumel added in 1967 to compliment the final...

Organic
DB3351-20

Château Mourre du Tendre - Côtes-du-Rhône Cuvée Paul
Grenache from Rhône, France

Château du Mourre du Tendre farms 10 hectares of old-vine Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault in Côtes-du-Rhône on gravelly clay soils. While most estates opt for an easy-going style at the entry level, Paul Verité, the young vigneron at Mourre du Tendre treats, this wine the same way that he does his...

Organic
DB3352-19