Products tagged with Southwest

The white Vin Muté is sent through a solera system that’s been in use since 1987. Consisting of a single 4,000 litre foudre, they draw up 15-20% of the fortified juice for bottling and replenish it with the current year’s harvest. A profound vin de liqueu

Vin Muté is a mistelle: unfermented grape juice is fortified with local brandy. Very obscure but very delicious, with sweet notes of macerated cherries, toffee, and a lingering finish. The Château de Léberon is a very old estate that’s been in the Rozès f

Irouléguy is the only Basque winemaking region in France, and its wines are just as inimitable as you might expect. Illaria’s white is deeply complex, featuring everything from stone fruit to white flower, to earthy richness, to a cheese-rind note.

Nicolas Lebrun spent 12 years as an oenologist, after which time he purchased 6 hectares of vines in Gaillac, a lesser-known region with thousands of years of winemaking history. This sparkler is peppery and bright, with tart berry fruit and mineral.

Farmed organic from the get-go (certified since 2012). The 2020 is 80% Colombard & 20% Ugni Blanc (changed from 60/40) perhaps their best yet. Bright & citrusy with refreshing mineral zing & touch of fleshy-melons texture… the taste of wonderful, Summer p