The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
New Wines from the South of France
March 12, 2025
White
2022 Stephane Ogier Cotes du Rhone Temps est Venu; Aroma: light, fresh, intense; Mouth: clean, rounded fleshy, good acidity, full, mouth-filling but, vibrant acidity, a swirl of herbs and fruit nice richness, good length Very, Very Good $18.99; Case, $16.49
2022 Le Clos Rouge Blaca Blanc; Aroma: very fresh, intensely fruity, an herbal note, clean; Mouth: clean, racy bright acidity, clean, mineral sweet fruit, long mineral acid finish, bright and rounded, intense; Very Good Plus $29.99; Case, $25.49
Red
2021 Le Clos Rouge Alert Rouge; Aroma: heady firm, a savory note, very pretty, lifted; Mouth: clean, smooth composed, rich and concentrated, lighter fine acid, clean, long; Very Good Plus $26.99; Case, $22.94
Drink Furry
You'll find out you like it. The following wines include some of Grenache Pelut, a vine with furry leaves that gives spicier, more assertive flavors at lower alcohols than the plain grape.
2021 Domaine de Paul Meunier Cotes de Roussillon Quartier Libre; Organic Aroma: bright and spicy, intense, clean, savory, ripe fruity, very aromatic, clean, fresh, intense; Mouth: clean, light thick, nicely balanced, with a crisp spice edge, bright juicy, very intense long; Very Good - Excellent $26.95; Case, $22.95
2021 Domaine d'Ansignan Petites Grappes; Organic, Color: very dark concentrated; Aroma: very heady light and lifted with savory, very bright and lifted; Mouth: sweet, dense primary fruit, fine acid, clean herbal, fine tannins, stick to the mouth crisp tannins, long, Very Good Plus $21.99; Case, $18.69
2018 Domaine d'Ansignan Cotes du Roussillon Villages DSM; Aroma: bright, intense full, fat, savory spice, clean; Mouth: very pretty, clean light and lithe firm, fine acid, light, clean pretty: Very Good - Excellent $26.99; Case, $22.95
Southern French Experience Case $259, $21,58 a bottle
Or mix your own, any 12 bottles at their case prices
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