This wine has a crisp, slightly funky nose of bramblefruit and cool undergrowth that lands on the palate with vibrant acidity. The 2022 vintage sees some Carignan added to the previous iteration's Grenache Noir.
A blend of three Carignans, from a worldclass winery lurking in the depths of one of the Old World's "wine lakes", the Matassa Rouge is a cellar-worthy red with complex earthiness and licorice underlying delectable fruit notes.
One of the top wines of Barret's Domaine de Coulet, this Syrah comes from 55 year old vines on decomposed granite soils and has a deep colour with dark black fruit and olive notes. 2015 was one of the all-time great vintages in the Northern Rhône, on par with 1929, 1947, 1961.
The “Brise Cailloux” cuvée comes from a parcel of young Syrah vines planted on granitic soils with a clay-loam band. Aged for 18 months in terracotta jars and concrete in order to preserve all the purity of the fruit. Aging potential of 10 to 15 years minimum.
The vines average 40 years, on clayey-calcareous and silty soil, in a unique position between the Cornas and the Saint-Joseph AOCs. The wine ages 13 months in concrete. An easy and fruitier introduction to Northern Rhone Syrah!
Gore is made from Syrah whose vines are 50 years old, grown on very degraded granite soil at the top of the lieu-dit called Les Arlettes. The harvest is destemmed and the fermentation lasts 3 weeks in ovoid diamond vats with light punching down. The wine is aged for 24 months in concrete eggs.
Organic blend of 55% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Syrah from Pays d'Oc in southern France. Red, black and blue fruit with floral and spice characteristics for under $20!
Chiroubles has the highest altitude vineyards of the Beaujolais region, and it shows through in this crisply dry, yet mouth-wateringly fruity red. Luscious!
A delicious marriage of Pinot Noir and Gamay, and as fruit-forward and acidic as anything Santini produces. Drink pantry-cool alongside some appetizers.
100% pinot noir from the Givry commune, made using the "flottaison" method, this wine eschews the soily, vegetal side of the grape in favor of big fruit notes. Crushable, but worth savoring.
