Mas Llossanes is a new wine estate in Roussillon, Southern France, founded in 2016 by Solenn and Dominique Génot. Using organic and biodynamic viticulture, the couple produces wines from vineyards of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Chenanson, and Chasan in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains....
Score: 91/100 Points Score 91/100 Domaine Brusset is family estate winery established in 1947 and located in the Southern Rhône valley’s town of Cairanne, France. Founded by André Brusset (1910-1999), the Domaine is run by the third-generation vigneron on the estate (André’s son Daniel,...
Wine Review of 2015 Vidal-Fleury Côtes du Rhône Rouge, France Score: 89+/100 points Score 89/100 This Cotes du Rhone by négociant Maison Vidal Fleury (established 1781 in Southern France) is a blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, and 5% Carignan aged on...
Wine Review of 2017 Chateau Maris ‘Le Zulu’ Sulfite-Free Vegan Languedoc Red from Minervois AOC, France Score: 89/100 Score 89/100 Le Zulu by famous winery Chateau Maris, out of Languedoc, is a blend of Grenache and Syrah, vinified with no addition of sulfites (SO2)....
Review of 2014 Château de Ciffre ‘Grand Vin’ Faugères Red from Languedoc, France Score: 94/100 Score 94/100 This Languedoc red by famous Lorgeril house from the Languedoc wine region, produced on their Chateau de Ciffre estate in the Faugères appellation, is made from 70% Syrah grapes, 20%...
Wine Review of 2016 JP Bourgeois Domaine de la Berthète Cuvée Sensation Côtes du Rhône, France Score: 90+/100 Score 90/100 Made by Domaine de la Berthète in Southern France, the cuvee ‘Sensation’ was made in collaboration with and distributed in the USA by JP...
Wine Review of Corvezzo Winery Organic Prosecco DOC Extra Dry Spumante, Veneto, Italy Score: 88/100 Score 88/100 This Prosecco DOC by organic wine producer Corvezzo winery is an organic wine made in an extra dry style with 14 grams per liter of residual sugars....
Wine Review of 2014 Château de Ciffre Grand Vin Saint-Chinian Red, Languedoc, France Score: 92+/100 Score 92/100 This Languedoc red by famous Lorgeril house from the Languedoc wine region, produced on their Chateau de Ciffre estate in the small Cabardès appellation near Carcassonne, is...
Wine Review of 2015 Lorgeril Domaine de la Borie Blanche Minervois La Livinière Rouge, Languedoc, France Score: 91/100 Score 91/100 Nicolas and Miren de Lorgeril, pioneers of the Cabardès AOC in Southern France’s Languedoc wine region, have had a passion for this other “piedmont”...
Score: 90/100 Score 90/100 This Languedoc red by Lorgeril, produced on their Chateau de Pennautier estate in the small Cabardès appellation near Carcassonne, is a blend of 60 % Syrah and 40 % Merlot. Each grape variety was vinified separately, before an ageing of 12 to...