2010 Château Gigault Cuvée Viva Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
“Black cherries, juniper berries, and finely ribbed tannins…”
France
2015 Ferraton Père et Fils Samorëns Côtes du Rhône Rosé
“Red apple skin, tart strawberries, a hint of garrigue. Refreshing…”
2015 Moulin de Gassac Rosé Guilhem Pays d’Hérault IGP
“A ripe mouthful of yellow melon, strawberry, tea-steeped herbs…”
2015 Notre Dame de Cousignac Rosé Luberon
“Breezy and cooling, balancing fruit and restraint…”
2012 Domaine Cheveau Les Champs Grillés Saint-Amour
“Genial and gamine, with trenchant acidity.”
2012 Château de la Chaize Brouilly
“Old-school sharp, great with food.”
NV Taittinger Brut La Française Champagne
“Fine, clean lines and an acid-etched tracery of flowers and minerals and fruit.”
2015 M. Chapoutier Belleruche Rosé Côtes du Rhône
“Balanced, snappy, fresh-squeezed, easy.”
2015 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé Coteaux d’Aix en Provence
“A mélange of super-ripe berries steeped with green melon and new-mown hay.”
2013 Domaine de Dionysos La Devèze Côtes du Rhône
“Plum-fruit inflected, with a peppery minty-garrigue finish.”
2012 Château Maris La Touge Minervois La Livinière AOP
“A great foil for lamb, sausage, aïoli, ratatouille, vegetables.”
Roussillon: Map and Terroir
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