Wines
5 Items Found
- Dom La Blaque Pierrevert Rouge 2010 Product #26906 (In Stock)
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Pierrevert perches in the foothills of the Alps in the northernmost corner of Provence. These are some of the highest vineyards in France, with altitudes reaching 1,000 meters, and the grapes here benefit from cool mountain nights and warm Provencal days. This is just about the only wine from the region you'll find in the USA - and we suspect that Thomas Calder picked it because it was among the best!
A blend of the usual Rhone suspects (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre), it opens with captivating aromas of smoky/meaty Syrah wrapped in red Grenachy fruit. In the mouth, focused and velvety in texture and full of black berries, roasted strawberry, and cinnamon spice flavors. Complex notes of smoked meat, blackberry and mineral linger over the bright, firm, finish. It's all a little like Northern Rhone Cornas, but with more red fruit and one less digit in the price tag. An amazing amount of wine for the money and fantastic at table with earthy, rich, foods. - Dom De Triennes Rose Vdp Du Var Provence 2012 Product #27060 (In Stock)
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Here's a Provencal rosé with an unusual pedigree - it's made by two of the biggest names in Burgundy, Jacques Seysses, founder of Domaine Dujac, and Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. They purchased these steep hillside vineyards just east of Aix-en-Provence in 1989 and have been making benchmark red, white and - of course - rosé ever since!
It's mainly Cinsault with dashes of Syrah, Grenache, and a tiny bit of Merlot, sustainably grown and direct pressed after a short maceration. From beginning to end, "purity" is the theme here as delineated aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, and tangy raspberry fruit gain complexity from notes of wild herb and flower petal. The herbal/garrigue notes get stronger in he glass before the wine finishes with fine snap and bite. Classy, complex and detailed, this will shine with spring/summer picnic foods or anything laced with cilantro. - Ch Les Valentines Rose Cotes De Provence 2012 Product #27281 (In Stock)
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Simply the best rosé we’ll offer this year and even better than the fabulous 2011, this is the kind of rosé that will delight fans and convert pink wine skeptics. It’s a blend of Grenache and Cinsault from 30 year-old vines in certified organic vineyards just a few miles inland from Saint Tropez that offers both classic Provençal freshness and enough heft and body for amazing versatility at table. Buy a couple of cases – one for summer and the second to enjoy all Fall, Winter, and Spring long!
The color of this wine is a showstopper – such a delicate, shimmering, pale pink that it’s hard to believe there could be any weight or flavor at all. But then rich and powerful in the mouth with notes of strawberry, cranberry, fresh herb and anise all clean and crisp and creamy. The finish is a bit insane, going on and on and on.“The fuller rosé of the two made at Les Valentines, this is rich, balanced and dense in character. That makes it a serious wine, its acidity finely integrated into the red plum and orange zest flavors. It’s a perfect food rosé.”Wine Enthusiast 91 points
- Dom d'Eole Coteaux d'Aix En Provence Cuvee Lea 2003 Product #20380 (In Stock)
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This blend of Grenache and Syrah is aged in small barrels and pushes the quality limit of wines from Provence to new heights. It combines the red fruit of Grenache, the Rhone-like spiciness of Syrah and the typical wild herb flavors of Provencal wines. Taste it blind and you’d think the 2003 Cuvee Lea was an excellent 2001 Chateauneuf or very strong 2006 Gigondas. It’s delicious right now – try it with roasted meats, rich cheeses, or stews of olive and lamb – and still has another 7+ years to go. Stunning value while it lasts.
"Richer and deeper than the 2004 version, this shows an abundance of black cherry fruit, but also layers of spicy, savory complexity. Dominated by old-vine Grenache, it could easily be mistaken for a Lirac or Châteauneuf-du-Pape."Wine Enthusiast 91 points
- Dom Tempier Bandol Cuvee Classique 2010 Product #26922 (In Stock)
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Provence’s benchmark Bandol is about 75% Mourvèdre in 2010 with 14% Grenache and dashes of Cinsault and Carignan in 2010, all from 40+ year-old, organically farmed, vines. Start with the color: a stunning dark, saturated, nearly black purple at the core fanning out to deep violet on the rim. Then the aromas: a big whiff of earthy, animal, scents on top of dark as night blackberry and black raspberry fruit and a suggestion of warm stones. The flavors: more black fruits, earthy spice, garrigue, and bitter chocolate at first with bright Bing cherry and a notion of violets on the back. The texture is silky, pure, almost Burgundy-like and the structure elegant and sophisticated: perfectly integrated acidity and fine, fine, tannin providing support. Sweet black raspberry, violets, and fresh earth flavors linger on and on.
More pure, focused, and complex than the Wine Spectator 91 point 2009. No question, this is youthfully closed right now, but an hour or two in decanter lets the wine begin to show its stuff. With a few more years of time, the mid-palate will unfold to give redder fruit and a more powerful dose of the earthy animal (ok – barnyard!), garrigue, and leather character that makes Tempier one of the most distinctive and delicious wines of Provence.
