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Louis Vellas Sauvignon Blanc
To most, the Languedoc is a large scale region with small scale ambitions. Even more importantly, there are ancient vineyards in the Languedoc that didn't get grubbed up and replaced with newer, sexier clones. Older vines have survived, and in the best spots, the climate is conducive to long life, and those vines that have provided the grapes for this wine have long been grown organically.
Type, Body & Flavor
Maison Belliac Chardonnay
Love Sonoma Cutrer? Try Maison Belliac Chardonnay! When the French decided to build the Canal du Midi, they unsurprisingly chose a portion of the Pays d’Oc that is flatter and less mountainous than much of the regional landscape. The climate is different, needless to say, but not so very different from sunny California, and the wine has some of that same buttery character that West Coast Chardonnay exemplifies.
Type, Body & Flavor
Maison de Flottes Brut
When you ferment grape juice into wine, you get carbon dioxide. With most wines, you let the CO2 drift up into the air. With sparkling wine, you just keep the container of fermenting grapes sealed and you bottle the wine with the bubbles in it as well. It can be more complicated, of course, but that’s roughly how The Florensac Vignerons have made this Picpoul and Terret blend. Consider it racy, lively and perfect for a sunny summer.
Type, Body & Flavor
Maison De Palais Voleur
Only a few years ago, we could say that Gigondas, nearby and reflecting the terroir and grapes of Chateauneuf, was the great bargain of the Southern Rhone Valley. Nowadays, you have to look harder to find those values. The quaint little village Gigondas deserves some attention; the Romans certainly thought so. They called it “Jocunditas” which means joy or rejoicing, so we can guess that somebody liked the wine even then.
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Maison De Rue 37
Aside from sounding like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Midnight Cowboy, Rasteau is one of the genuine values in red wine. More or less baby Chateauneuf, Rasteau these days mimics the blend that has evolved in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and now extends to other critical areas of the Southern Rhone: 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 5% other (in this case, Cinsault).
Type, Body & Flavor
Maison Latour Renard Rouge
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in France remains a lovely, charming village where a relic of the True Cross, given to Guilhem by Charlemagne is supposedly interred at the Gellone Monastery. Wines around the city of Montpellier will usually use this geographical identifier, and Maison Latour Renard is glad they were able to capture the name for their Syrah and Cinsault blend.
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Mas de Corasado
A blend of Cabernet, Grenache, Syrah, Monastrell and Carignan, this wine is aged for 18 months in French Oak barrels and then bottled in what may be the heaviest piece of glass in all of winedom :)
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Mata'Or
Among the diverse operations the Vellas family manages on their estates in Languedoc and Roussillon is an equestrian center and a “Manades” or farm where they breed Camargue bulls, bred solely for the "course camarguaise" (Camargue style of bullfighting). It’s not the bloody affair that we associate with bullfighting (at least, that’s the goal). In the arena, the bull gives chase with a dozen “razeteurs” (Camargue bullfighters) who try to remove a cockade that has been attached between its horns with strings. Not for the faint of heart. The wine too is a big, bold blend from the highly regarded Costiere de Nimes AOP – horns not included.
Type, Body & Flavor
Meiomi Chardonnay
Back in 2015, Joe Wagner, whose father owns Caymus, sold the Meiomi brand to Constellation Brands for $315 million. Let that sink in for a second. Constellation, one of the largest wine companies in the world bought only the brand for crazy money; no vineyards, no winery, nothing but some wine with labels on it. Now, what does that say about Meiomi and its style of wine? Somebody bet really, really big on it and, so far, the bet has worked out.
Type, Body & Flavor
Mer Soleil SLH Chardonnay
Chuck Wagner, son of the founder of Napa Valley's famed Caymus Winery, originated this rich Chardonnay and since 2011 son Charlie III has fashioned the wines into one of California's most extravagant Chardonnays.
Type, Body & Flavor
Louis Vellas Sauvignon Blanc
To most, the Languedoc is a large scale region with small scale ambitions. Even more importantly, there are ancient vineyards in the Languedoc that didn't get grubbed up and replaced with newer, sexier clones. Older vines have survived, and in the best spots, the climate is conducive to long life, and those vines that have provided the grapes for this wine have long been grown organically.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Maison Belliac Chardonnay
Love Sonoma Cutrer? Try Maison Belliac Chardonnay! When the French decided to build the Canal du Midi, they unsurprisingly chose a portion of the Pays d’Oc that is flatter and less mountainous than much of the regional landscape. The climate is different, needless to say, but not so very different from sunny California, and the wine has some of that same buttery character that West Coast Chardonnay exemplifies.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Maison de Flottes Brut
When you ferment grape juice into wine, you get carbon dioxide. With most wines, you let the CO2 drift up into the air. With sparkling wine, you just keep the container of fermenting grapes sealed and you bottle the wine with the bubbles in it as well. It can be more complicated, of course, but that’s roughly how The Florensac Vignerons have made this Picpoul and Terret blend. Consider it racy, lively and perfect for a sunny summer.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Maison De Palais Voleur
Only a few years ago, we could say that Gigondas, nearby and reflecting the terroir and grapes of Chateauneuf, was the great bargain of the Southern Rhone Valley. Nowadays, you have to look harder to find those values. The quaint little village Gigondas deserves some attention; the Romans certainly thought so. They called it “Jocunditas” which means joy or rejoicing, so we can guess that somebody liked the wine even then.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Maison De Rue 37
Aside from sounding like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Midnight Cowboy, Rasteau is one of the genuine values in red wine. More or less baby Chateauneuf, Rasteau these days mimics the blend that has evolved in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and now extends to other critical areas of the Southern Rhone: 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 5% other (in this case, Cinsault).
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Maison Latour Renard Rouge
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in France remains a lovely, charming village where a relic of the True Cross, given to Guilhem by Charlemagne is supposedly interred at the Gellone Monastery. Wines around the city of Montpellier will usually use this geographical identifier, and Maison Latour Renard is glad they were able to capture the name for their Syrah and Cinsault blend.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Mas de Corasado
A blend of Cabernet, Grenache, Syrah, Monastrell and Carignan, this wine is aged for 18 months in French Oak barrels and then bottled in what may be the heaviest piece of glass in all of winedom :)
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Mata'Or
Among the diverse operations the Vellas family manages on their estates in Languedoc and Roussillon is an equestrian center and a “Manades” or farm where they breed Camargue bulls, bred solely for the "course camarguaise" (Camargue style of bullfighting). It’s not the bloody affair that we associate with bullfighting (at least, that’s the goal). In the arena, the bull gives chase with a dozen “razeteurs” (Camargue bullfighters) who try to remove a cockade that has been attached between its horns with strings. Not for the faint of heart. The wine too is a big, bold blend from the highly regarded Costiere de Nimes AOP – horns not included.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Meiomi Chardonnay
Back in 2015, Joe Wagner, whose father owns Caymus, sold the Meiomi brand to Constellation Brands for $315 million. Let that sink in for a second. Constellation, one of the largest wine companies in the world bought only the brand for crazy money; no vineyards, no winery, nothing but some wine with labels on it. Now, what does that say about Meiomi and its style of wine? Somebody bet really, really big on it and, so far, the bet has worked out.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Mer Soleil SLH Chardonnay
Chuck Wagner, son of the founder of Napa Valley's famed Caymus Winery, originated this rich Chardonnay and since 2011 son Charlie III has fashioned the wines into one of California's most extravagant Chardonnays.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions