Wine Tasting, August 7, 2021; Southern France: Provence & the Rhone Valley

                     South of France – Rhone & Provence

2020 Domaine Consonniere Viognier
On sale for $15.99
Plan du Rhone, Southern Rhone Valley / France
100% VIOGNIER
Sourced from five year-old vines scattered throughout the Southern Rhone Valley, this balanced, aromatic white is expressive and rich.
2019 Clos Cibonne Rosé “Vignettes”
On sale for $35.99
Cotes de Provence Cru Classe / France
100% TIBOUREN
A contemplative style of Rosé with notes of sea salt and raspberry. The Vignettes bottling is a selection of like-minded Tibouren casks.
2020 Chateau Pibarnon Rosé
On sale for $35.99
Bandol, Provence / France
65% MOURVEDRE, 35% CINSAULT
Dense and deep in flavor, Pibarnon produces a Bandol Rosé intended to last for several years. The soils here feature limestone prominently, known as “Trias” locally.
2018 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas
‘La Louisiane
On sale for $29.99
Gigondas, Southern Rhone Valley / France
GRENACHE, MOURVEDRE, CINSAULT, SYRAH
80 year-old Grenache and 40 year-old Mourvedre are employed to fashion this full bodied fruit and spice driven red. The wine is fermented in concrete and aged in large cask.
2018 Domaine de Ferrand
Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
On sale for $54.99
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone Valley/ France
Mostly GRENACHE
The Bravay family farms about 20 acres of land in Chateauneuf. Their wines are firmly textured yet generously fruited.