France

This is a slightly unusual blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Manseng, however, the Guibert family are the masters of making great wines.  They produce amazing red, white, and sparkling wines from the village of Hérault in the Languedoc, certainly among the finest producers in the south of France.  The wine is bled from the skins and fermented in a closed tank.  The small production of this wine ensures attention to detail, and the quality shows with the silky smooth layers of this sp

The area of Languedoc-Roussillon, on France’s Mediterranean coast, accounts for a whopping one-third of France’s total vineyard acreage. While much vin ordinaire is still produced here, the last 15-20 years have seen a much greater emphasis on quality. A growing number of domaines began bottling their own wines and combining modern technology with the best traditional practices.  As a result, the region is now producing some of the best wine values on the market.

This classic combination hails from the region of Côte Rotie in the Northern Rhône where Syrah is king.  The addition of Viognier helps with color extraction and added aromatics.  The majority of Côtes du Rhône wines come from the southern zone with Grenache as the primary grape.  It is relatively unusual to find a wine like this from the Northern Rhône at a value price point.  This happens to be a vineyard that is just now 15 years of age so the vines are young by mo

We tasted this wine at the end of last year and couldn’t pass up running this wine as a monthly feature.  It offers all of the rich fruit, spice, and supple texture that make for a successful wine of the month.  Syrah is one of the finest red wine grapes produced in the world and offers profound versatility in many regions.  It is capable of producing concentrated, meaty, smoky wines like those in the Northern Rhone Valley, and it can also lend depth, acidity, and black fruit tones to the traditi

Brand new to the Colorado market, this Bordeaux property lies in the village of Saint-Quentin-de-Baron in the Entre-Deux-Mers area of Bordeaux.  The winery has been producing wine since 1792, but was recently purchased by wealthy businessman, Martin Krajewski in 2004 who has revamped the property with state of the art equipment in the cellar and focused farming in the vineyards.  The winery focuses on three main wines under the Château de Sours label, a white, rosé, and red.  The La Fleur

The 2010 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Blanc sings and dances, makes your mouth water and your chef’s hand reach for your best cookbook. The excitement begins with a bouquet full of exotic aromas. A range of rich scents offer ripe pear, apple and a hint of tropical fruit, lemon cream, rye toast, and wet stones entice the olfactory sense. The palate is enveloped with gorgeous flavors of creamy pear, almond, white peach, lemon zest, minerals and crisp apple. The wine is dry but has a generously rounded texture.

This is a slightly unusual blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Manseng, however, the Guibert family are the masters of making great wines.  They produce amazing red, white, and sparkling wines from the village of Hérault in the Languedoc, certainly among the finest producers in the south of France.  The wine is bled from the skins and fermented in a closed tank.  The small production of this wine ensures attention to detail, and the quality shows with the silky smooth layers of this sp

Rosé season is in full swing!

Guillaume Cabrol is better known for the Picpoul de Pinet wines that they produce since the winery is situated in this particular zone, however this refreshing blend of Terret, Rolle, Viognier, and Chardonnay is both intriguing and delicious.  A unique combination of grapes, yet not uncommon for the area since they are all typically used in other blends for wines of the Languedoc and Rhône regions.  Terret blanc is a mutation of the more common, Terret Noir, one of the allowable red grapes of Ch&acirc