Fitou, Languedoc
Domaine Autour de l'Anne
Anne Paillet-Ludo Dijoux Lethal Weapanne
Black cherries and plum. Dark but not heavy. Solid red, would be an excellent table wine, and great chilled. Grew a lot on me over time. — 10 days ago
Château Jouclary
Cuvée Tradition Cabardès Red Blend
Very lively, young wine. Very berry forward. Lovely ripe with flavor on pallet. — 2 days ago
Château Puech Redon
Apparente Languedoc Cinsault Blend 2019
Fantastic. Fresh and vibrant, this was a great summer wine, with or without a chill. Fruit punch on the nose, macerated strawberries and blueberries on the palate along with a bit of spice. It checked all the boxes for a great weeknight wine in August! 100% Cinsault. 8/10/22. — 3 months ago
Mas Laval
Les Pampres Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Blend
Sarah, grenache, mourvèdre. What else ? Spices, soap, earth and dark fruits. Amazingly rich and juicy. — 10 days ago
Faire la Fete
Crémant de Limoux Brut Sparkling Blend
Really good dry. Daniel like better than Sarah. Good gift at party. — 2 days ago
Domaine Jean Baptiste Senat
La Nine Minervois Grenache Blend
Natural wine done right, and a welcome, elegant take on the appellation. Blue fruited and high toned on the nose, this has good intensity on the palate yet maintains refinement, and a crunchy edge. Earth driven, there is a ferrous, sanguine quality to the fruit, and this develops nice complexity with air. Stays clean, this avoids the typical natural wine pitfalls with air exposure. Great producer, lovely wine. — 11 days ago
Vanessa
Yes, to early-evening sunshine after being cooped up inside all day!! And, yes, to savoring a glass of delicious wine while we’re at it!!!
This wine is 60% Syrah, 40% Mourvèdre, hailing from the Pic Saint Loup appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It was produced by Château La Roque, which is certified biodynamic and practices low-intervention winemaking.
It offers a medium purple hue with medium (+) intensity of youthful aromas reminiscent of black cherry compote, blackberry sauce, ripe plum, also licorice, anise, peppercorn, nutmeg, tobacco, leather, peat, and cured meat (not tied to bottle aging).
This wine is dry with medium acidity, high alcohol (14.2%), a medium (+) body, medium (+) and grippy tannins, and medium (+) intensity in flavors consistent with the nose, but the pepper is more present on the palate than on the nose. The finish is medium (+).
This wine has balance, a strong structure, and great concentration of aromas and flavors. It’s beautiful.
We have tasted and loved many wines coming from this appellation (and the Languedoc-Roussillon region) lately. It's a region undoubtedly worth exploring.
Château La Roque Pic Saint Loup Rouge “Cupa Numismae” (2019) — 6 days ago