Top of the price range so far in the mystery cases but certainly deserves a try.
The region has a big emphasis on white wines.
This French region is known for making rich, full-bodied Chardonnays and this one is no exception. An elegant style that enhances any thing you eat with it. We chose to do tenderloin rings with onion/apple/mushroom topping / baked squash.
POUILLY FUISSE – CHARTRON ET TREBUCHET CHAPELLE 2017
$38.99
13% Alcohol
UPC: 03120581445674
The chateau is in decay, but he staked everything on the vines.
Improving production and vinification have put new recognition into the region and wines of the Minervois region of Languedoc Roussillon.
And Jean Paux-Rosset (owner) and Claude Gros (winemaker) are using some of the best grape growers in the region.
It’s a mix of Syrah, Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault that takes advantage of the clay/limestone terroir.
Sample slow and often to get the best of it. Highly enjoyable.
Paux-Rosset Gros La Condamine Paulignan 2015
$22.99
14% alcohol
127019
Vouvray sec Vincent
$23.99
13.5% alcohol
A father/son vineyard in the Loire Valley, Vincent Raimbault and his son produce wonderful wines from 25 to 60 year old vines. 3 Generations have been working this 14 ha site that is on a slight elevation with a definite Atlantic influence. Clay with outcrops of sand and silex on limestone bedrock.
There is a lovely maturity to this white. It’s fresh and fruity. We were immediately impressed with the flavours. Definitely a 00 in sweetness.
It worked wonderfully with a roasted organic chicken and a sheet of roasted veggies (parsnips, small BC potatoes, red pepper slabs, red onion quarters and a leek.) Homemade pickled beets rounded out the plate.
SKU: 261008
Gerard Bertrand Corbieres
$19.99
Grenache Syrah Mourvedre blend
Gerard Bertrand is a former rugby union player who took over the family vineyard after the accidental death of his father to he has become a renowned in the Langudoc-Roussillon region. He now owns and manages 13 Wine Estates in the region and was Red Winemaker of the Year in 2012 in the International Wine Challenge.
Wikipedia tells us:
Corbières is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, and it is this region’s largest AOC, responsible for 46 per cent of the region’s AOC wine production in 2005. Red wine dominates the production in Corbières with almost 95 per cent, with 3.5 per cent rosé wine and 2 per cent white wine making up the balance. Carignan is the most common grape variety. The AOC was created in 1985, covers 13,500 hectares (33,000 acres) of vineyards and produces an average of 554,000 hectoliters of wine per year, corresponding to 74 million bottles.
It’s lovely and rich and wonderfully bodied.
BC Liquor Coding: 401711
PAYS D’OC ROSE – COTE MAS AURORE
The Languedoc / Roussillon Region of Southern France
13% alcohol
50% Grenache Noir, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah
Light fruity and juicy. medium acidity. A nice, long, and very refreshing finish.
And, it’s a litre bottle!
Its great value for $14.99
Don’t over chill this one.
