Wines of the Rhône Valley
| 2023 Vieille Julienne Clavin Blanc On Sale for $27.99 | Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier Sourced from 65 year-old vines planted in the coolest, limestone based portion of the Clavin site, the Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc from Vieille Julienne offers stunning aromatics and texture. |
| 2023 Vincent Paris Granit Blanc On Sale for $24 | Northern Rhône Valley / France 66% Viognier, 33% Roussanne Vincent Paris is best known for his prototypical Syrah bottlings from his home village of Cornas, however, he also produces this lone white from an estate vineyard planted about 20 years ago. The wine is fermented and then aged for 6 months in neutral oak casks. |
| 2024 d’Aqueria Tavel On Sale for $20 | Tavel / Southern Rhône Valley / France 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Clairette, 10% Mourvèdre5% Bourboulenc, 5% Cinsault 40-70 year-old vines planted in sand and clay inform this powerful Rose. The wine is aged for 6 months in a combination of stainless steel tanks and large concrete tanks. Showing well young, this bottling will offer increased complexity with 1-2 years of aging. |
| 2022 Vieille Julienne Clavin Rouge On Sale for $27.99 | Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France Mostly Grenache, with Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre The consistently excellent “Clavin” cuvée, is a classic Rhône red so named for the series of sloped sites from which it emanates. The vines employed are 85 years old on average. |
| 2022 Saint Cosme Les Deux Albion On Sale for $21.99 | Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France 50% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre 5% Clairette Les Deux Albion is Saint Cosme’s flagship Côtes-du-Rhône offering and is the product of 45 year-old vines planted in schist. Fermented and aged for 18 months in cement tanks, the focus here is on fruit and spice rather than sinew and tannin. |
| 2022 Jolivet L’Instinct On Sale for $43.99 | Saint-Joseph / Northern Rhône Valley / France 100% Syrah L’Instinct is sourced from vines planted in the 1960’s. The resulting wine is aged for 12 months in 600L barrels. Bastien Jolivet began domaine bottling in 2014 and has since expanded his holdings in St Joseph. |