A Catalan cousin of Mourvèdre, the Garrut grape variety forms the basis of this wine with its intensely purplish color, a journey to the depths of black fruits, notably blackberry or bramble: intense, brilliant, earthy, completely atypical. It evokes the family vine, artisanal and free wine, the garrigue and fig leaf. Will accompany bellota ham, the best cured meats and terrines, spicy dishes, Chinese cuisine. Should be served quite chilled (15 °C).
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
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.
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
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.
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.
A direct, balanced, serious and round white with citrus notes. A beautiful expression of Mauzac and Clairette. For this blend of Terret Bourret from the Hérault Valley growing on basalt and Mauzac from the upper Limoux Valley grown on clay-limestone puddings, the entire harvest is processed by direct pressing and the Mauzac is not settled. The wine is aged for eleven months in vats. The notes of gunflint and lemon in this merchant wine will accompany fish in sauce, with beurre blanc or lemon. Aging potential: ten years. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Partida Creus, Massimo and Antonella's estate, has become an oasis for Catalonia's forgotten grape varieties. These organically grown wines are of great purity, fresh, balanced, and naturally vinified without additives or sulfites. VN, Vinel·lo Ancestral Red, is a natural sparkling wine made from a blend of indigenous grape varieties: Samsó (Cinsault), Garrut (Mourvèdre), Trepat, Ull de Perdiu, Queixal de Llop, Sumoll, and Grenache Noir, harvested from predominantly limestone soils. After crushing, the musts from the different grape varieties ferment one after the other and are gradually added, thus prolonging fermentation using indigenous yeasts. Fermentation ends in the bottle for ten months on fine lees. No filtration, no additives, no added sulfites. A fruity, very fresh sparkling wine with floral and yeasty notes. Very long finish. A blend of seven Catalan grape varieties, this is a natural, fresh, easy-to-drink sparkling red, perfect for an aperitif. Natural wine with no added sulfites.
SM Sumoll Red 2015, Partida Creus This red sumoll, a very old Catalan red grape variety that has long been neglected, is one of Partida Creus' favorites. Low-yielding, sumoll gives its best on poor soils, which gives it great concentration, beautiful balance, juicy black fruit, dense and generous, notes of spices and Mediterranean plants, and finally an earthy, animal and smoky character. The short maceration allows it to retain freshness and acidity. It will be excellent with red meats, roasts, duck, but the range of its pairings is actually very wide. Natural wine without added sulfites.
Anonimo Ancestral is a natural sparkling wine obtained by the method of refermentation in the bottle with aging for twelve months on fine lees. No filtration, no added sulfites. It results from a blend of several traditional Catalan grape varieties that differ depending on the color: for example xarel·lo, macabeu, parellada, moscatel and ull de llebre. This deep and mineral wine should be drunk very cold (8-10 °C) in a tulip or Bordeaux glass. It will pair well with garlic dishes, raw or cooked, for example snails bourguignonne, a romesco sauce, a cod aioli… It is the friend of all grilled dishes, including fish. Natural wine without added sulfites. The right product pairing: Organic sliced Irish smoked salmon
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