Grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed. The wine is fermented traditionally for about 8 days at low temperature. The wine is bottled lightly filtered with a small addition of sulfur.
The parcels for this rosé are always the same, but the combination is always different. Syrah 35%, Grenache 27%, Carignan 24%, Cinsault 8%, Clairette 6%. The wine was produced through direct pressing, partially destemmed.... Read More
Chateau Pigoudet is located in the mountains of Provence, in the extreme NE quadrant of the AOC Coteaux d'Aix en Provence. Here, Pigoudet's 100 acres of vineyards sit at 400 meters, with full southern exposure, protected... Read More
The Clos des Fous philosophy is to produce exciting wines from grapes grown in extreme terroir with minimal intervention in the winery. They own and manage vineyards in Malleco, Guarilihue, Alto Cahapoal and Western Aconcagua,... Read More
A wine with minimal intervention, a true expression of the Bekaa Valley, the juxtaposition of ripe dark fruit against a vibrant juicy core reflects the hot, dry days and cool nights of the valley.
The traditional blending is 60% Grenache with famous parcels located on the highest parts of “Grand Pierre” terroir (very close to the Rayas vines), 10% Syrah near Bois de Boursan, and 10% Mourvèdre near the... Read More
Cotes du Rhone may be a simple entry-level wine for most producers in the Rhone but for Pesquier this is a much more serious effort. The grapes come from a 5 acre plot in Sablet where they could make a Cotes du Rhone villages... Read More
Jean-Marie Rimbert has nearly 50 acres spread amongst 40 diverse parcels each with different soil compositions and expositions. Berlou has the highest elevation in all of the St. Chinian AOC and is the only place in the region... Read More
M5 is Margerum's Flagship wine. It is modeled after top wines from southern Rhone – Châteauneuf-du-Pape . The M is for Margerum & the 5 is for 5 grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Counoise.... Read More
Roberto Henríquez studied agronomy and enology at the University of Concepción. From there, he travelled and worked with winemakers in Canada, South Africa and finally in the Loire Valley with Rene Mosse. Roberto,... Read More
Unknown quantities of Grenache, Cinsault, Counoise, Mourvedre and Viognier were all picked at the same time and fermented in the same vessel. Picked early, pressed early and aged for 5 months in neutral French puncheons. Aromas... Read More
50% Grenache/30% Cinsault/20% Clairette. Mainly from vines planted on a south-facing slope on granite soils in the warm St-Julien en St-Alban zone (in the Ardèche on the northern bank of the Ouvèze--to the west of... Read More
These grapes were discovered in Vin De France in France, where the vineyards are mainly planted on granite slopes located around Lyon with East and South East exposures. Their roots are firmly anchored in granitic igneous rocks,... Read More