Tasting notes, Oct. 7, 2023; Rhone Varietals

                     Rhone Varietals

2022 Villard Deponcins
On Sale for $34.99
Northern Rhone / France
100% Viognier
The Deponcins bottling is sourced from younger vine Condrieu, an appellation known for producing the most complex and beguiling Viognier. Sand and granite soils allow for a mineral driven style of white, aromatic but never too heavy.
2022 Gavoty Recital
Case price $18.40 per btl
Provence / France
45% Grenache, 45% Syrah, 10% Carignan
The Recital brings together the salt and the sun of Provence. The wine is crisp and peachy but also brimming with acidity. A wine for all seasons, this may end up being your Thanksgiving match.
2020 Fontsainte Demoiselle Rouge
Case price $18.40 per btl
Corbières / Languedoc / France
60% Carignan, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre
The base for the Demoiselle cuvee is sourced from 100+ year-old Carignan vines. Once the scourge of the French wine production industry, Carignan is now recognized for what it can be, savory, rich and just a bit tannic.
2020 Ogier Les Temps est Venu
On Sale for $19.99
Visan, Plan de Dieu / Rhone / France
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
The Ogier family has seven generations of experience in the Rhone, primarily in the Northern appellation of Cote-Rotie. Le Temps Est Venu is created from the Southern appellations of Plan de Dieu and Visan, its varietal composition consisting of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah. The wine is fermented using natural yeast and aged for 10 months in concrete tanks.
2021 Graillot Syrocco
On Sale for $32
Zenata / Morocco
100% Syrah
The story goes that Alain Graillot stumbled across this vineyard site while bicycling in Morocco, but the Thalvin winery has been around since the 1920s. Graillot formed a partnership with Thalvin and this wine is the fruit of those labors (pun intended).

2020 Juan Gil
Tinto Etiqueta Plata
Case price $14.40 per btl

Jumilla / Spain
100% Monastrell (Mourvedre)
This densely textured wine is sourced from the very warm southeastern corner of Spain. Rich, intense and full fruited, the GIl Tinto exudes sun baked charm.