2021 Gérard Bertrand Rosé Gris Blanc Pays d’Oc
Bertrand’s pink wine is a mix of Grenache noir and Grenache gris, hand harvested, direct pressed, and fermented cool to retain aromatics. Bertrand supports…
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1998 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Vieux Télégraphe is produced by the Brunier family, growers in Bédarrides, where they are a significant owner of Châteauneuf-du-Pape vignoble. The La Crau vineyard…
2011 Julia Moro La Combe Perdue Châteauneuf-du-Pape
“La Combe Perdue” means the lost valley. It also, apparently, means the lost wine. Scanning the world’s wine databases for this gem is fruitless:…
2020 Birichino Grenache Pétillant Naturel Besson Vineyard Santa Clara Valley
This 2020 vintage pét-nat contains a small amount of the winery’s “Hommage à Georges Besson,” which is a multi-vintage assemblage in the appassimento tradition….
2019 Breaking Bread Grenache Redwood Valley Mendocino County
Winemaker Erik Miller sources Grenache from grower Alvin Tollini in Redwood Valley. The gravelly site, planted in 2002, is dry-farmed. At the winery, the…
2019 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Tablas Rouge Paso Robles
Esprit de Tablas is the winery’s flagship red, a Rhône-inspired blend that balances Mourvèdre and Grenache with a dose of Syrah and Counoise. Farming…
2018 Les Vignes Oubliées Terrasses du Larzac
The vignes oubliées in question are old, head trained Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah vines, planted in small plots at 300 to 400 meters of…
2018 Château de Jau JauJau 1er Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Château de Jau occupies a 100-hectare estate founded in the 12th century CE by Cistercian monks. The site, in the fragrant, scrubby countryside just…
2018 Mas des Chimères Nuit Grave Terrasses du Larzac
This enchanting wine is a blend of 48 percent Syrah, 22 percent Mourvèdre, 20 percent Grenache, and 10 percent Carignan grown in the brushy…
2020 Troon Vineyard Grenache Glou-Glou Cowhorn Vineyard Applegate Valley
This wine comes from Troon’s estate Cowhorn Vineyard plus another organic vineyard in Applegate Valley. The grapes underwent carbonic maceration in a sealed stainless…
François Montand Brut Rosé VdF
Montand sources Grenache and Cinsault from various sites in France, including Gascony and the Jura, for this traditional-method sparkler that spends a modest nine…
2019 Centralas Barrel-aged Rosé Hussy Santa Barbara County
Centralas sources fruit for its rosé from a certified biodynamic vineyard. The wine is a fifty-fifty blend of Grenache and Syrah that ferments with…