Es d’aqui Orange Mauzanic 2015, Jean-Louis Pinto A nod to Stanley Kubrick, this pure Mauzac merchant wine comes from the Limoux region. After a sixty-day maceration of whole bunches with punching down, the wine is aged on lees in 400-liter acacia and oak barrels. The result is a beautiful orange wine, balanced, long, and complex. A gastronomic wine that will pair with just about anything. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Es d’aqui Cinsauriel Rouge 2016, Jean-Louis Pinto This 100% Cinsault, grown on schist soils near Saint-Chinian, is obtained by fermentation with indigenous yeasts during twenty-eight days of whole-bunch maceration. Part of the wine is aged in steel vats. With a beautiful, bright ruby color, it offers a nose of pepper, rose, and strawberry, as well as notes of garrigue, candied black olive, and prune. Lively and powerful. Natural wine with no added sulfites. Accompaniment: Organic Cul Noir pig's head pâté verrine
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Es d’aqui Nino Rouge 2014, Jean-Louis Pinto What a marvel, this 100% Braucol vinified using the natural method, which lets all the verve of this Gaillac grape variety express itself! A magnificent freshness and an invigorating rusticity. Fresh, fleshy, delicious, long-lasting (around ten years: drink it now but it can wait a little longer). Natural wine with no added sulfites.
This sparkling Gamay comes from sandstone soils in the southern Ardèche. The grapes macerate in whole bunches, then a direct pressing juice is poured on top and the whole thing continues to macerate for twenty-four days. The wine is bottled by gravity and the bottles are disgorged by Antony Tortul himself. Chuck may show off on the label, but its strawberry aromas will be perfect for an aperitif or dessert. Aging potential: five years. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Magnum SP Subirat Parent 2016, Partida Creus Subirat Parent, one of the oldest Catalan grape varieties and a close relative of Malvasia, remains rare even in its country of origin. The clay-limestone reinforces its freshness and integrity. The harvest is pressed after a three-day skin maceration. The must is settled and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats. It rests for three months in vats on fine lees before bottling. This wine is crisp and aromatic, with a nose of ripe white fruits, melon, and wildflowers. Agile on the palate, fresh and straightforward, lemony and slightly saline, with a long finish tinged with a delicate bitterness typical of the estate. It will pair wonderfully with all seafood, especially bouillabaisse, bourrides, and fish soups. It will also accompany sushi, sashimi, ceviche, fresh oysters... Natural wine without added sulfites.
This lively and easy-drinking white sparkling wine (10% alcohol) is a blend of native Catalan grape varieties: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Moscatell, Vinyater, Xarel·lo, Parsé, and Parellada. The harvest is pressed directly, and the must ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts. A second fermentation takes place in the bottle, where it ages for 10 months on fine lees. Dry, light, and fruity, it will easily replace a champagne with a sunnier nuance. The nose offers aromas of ripe white fruits and yeasts reminiscent of pastries. On the palate, it is elegant, fresh and suitable for all occasions, but we recommend it as an aperitif or to accompany desserts (galette des Rois, pithiviers, millefeuille and all puff pastries). Partida Creus, the estate of Massimo and Antonella has become the oasis of the forgotten grape varieties of Catalonia. Organically farmed wines, of great purity, fresh, balanced and vinified naturally without added inputs or sulfites.
GT Garrut Ancestral Red Sparkling 2016, Partida Creus Catalan cousin of Mourvèdre, the Garrut grape variety forms the basis of this dazzling wine which revisits the score of natural sparkling wine in black fruit mode: intense, brilliant, earthy, completely atypical, even a little cracked, reminiscent of the best of Lambrusco. A perfect companion for Iberian bellota ham, great chorizos and all high-end cured meats, as well as pâtés, terrines, spicy dishes... It smells of family vines, artisanal production, free wine. Natural wine without added sulfites.
Made from the native Catalan grape variety xarel lo, this smoky, mineral and explosive white is best enjoyed with seafood, fish and white meats. Drinkable and enjoyable beyond description, yet complex, deep and persistent. Natural wine with no added sulfites. The right product pairing: Organic Irish smoked salmon sliced
Zerlina 2016, L'Octavin One-third Pinot Noir and two-thirds Trousseau from the Curon area with its gray marl and limestone soil: this is Zerlina, whose name evokes Mozart's operas—a recurring theme for music lover Alice Bouvot. Before fermentation with indigenous yeasts and ten months of aging on fine lees in oak barrels, the harvest, which is hand-picked, is destemmed and partially pressed. Press juice and free-run juice are mixed for a clever blend: this Arbois red presents all the red fruits of Pinot and the spicy, undergrowth notes of Trousseau. The palate is frank, balanced, and structured. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
She loves 2016, L'Octavin 75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, the union of opposites. She loves results from two months of whole-bunch maceration and surprises on the palate with its buttery, fruity (cherry), nutty and autumnal notes. A little balsamic vinegar and floral touches in the aroma. This slightly sparkling gurgle nevertheless has a beautiful acidic and tannic structure, and will not leave you indifferent. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Dorabella 2016, L'Octavin Here is a Poulsard red full of fruit, subtlety and indulgence, typical of this wonderful Jura grape variety. The vines are grown biodynamically on gray limestone marl. The wine is obtained by partial or total carbonic maceration depending on the vintage, so don't be surprised by a slight sparkle. Lovely light ruby color; notes of spices, raspberry and small red fruits. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Nuée Bulleuse 2015, Babass A Babass classic: taut, refreshing, and straightforward. Fine bubbles, a real lacework—a bubbly cloud!—, notes of white flowers, and mineral touches for this natural sparkling wine made entirely from Chenin, from schist terroirs. On the palate, floral notes mingle with mineral notes and remarkable tension.
Groll n'Roll 2015, Babass A 100% Grolleau single-varietal red, from vines planted in the mid-1950s and vinified for two weeks in whole bunches. Ideally served at 15°C, this is a cuvée that is not cold to the eyes or elsewhere, with a light color and a great freshness on the palate that gives the sensation of biting into a juicy and slightly peppery grape. A big favorite.
Roc'Cab Rouge 2016, Babass A single-varietal red, 100% Cabernet Franc, from vines planted in the mid-1950s (Babass hadn't even been born yet). Roc' Cab' was vinified in whole bunches and aged in fiberglass vats. On the nose, there are beautiful notes of candied red fruits, which continue on a round, fluid, peppery, and decidedly fleshy palate, expressing all the beauty of this very straightforward grape variety. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Magnum Cailloux 2016, Patrick Bouju This vintage is made from old Pinot Noir and Gamay vines on basalt, marl-limestone, and sandy soils. Three-quarters of the harvest is destemmed, and the rest is whole bunches; the whole macerates for a month in barrels. It is a wild, smoky, long, and persistent red wine, marked by intensely mineral notes: pebbles, metal. However, the fruit is present and juicy. The overall impression is dense and concentrated; the wine can be drunk now but will still be able to age for a few years. Serving temperature: 14-16 °C. Open twenty minutes before tasting. Natural wine with no added sulfites. The right product pairing: Isabelle's organic Highland beef terrine
This vintage is a blend of Grenache Blanc (90%, fifteen-year-old vines) and 10% Marsanne (twenty-year-old vines) from the Hérault Valley. Part of the grapes macerates for fifteen days in vats in direct-press juice (50/50 ratio) and the other part, destemmed, macerates in amphora. The aging takes place for eleven months in vats. Mandarin, beeswax and white peach: these aromatic notes will accompany hard or blue-veined cheeses. Aging potential: ten years. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Lulu 2016, Patrick Bouju In Corent, a basalt plot planted with Auvergne Gamay grapes over seventy years old has produced this delicious and velvety Lulu vintage, with animal and spicy notes, and where the red fruits are generously displayed. The destemmed harvest macerates for five months in amphora. Aged for twelve months in oak barrels. Decanting recommended. Natural wine with no added sulfites. The right product pairing: Isabelle's organic Highland beef terrine