2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
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Producers
The Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style. The old-fashioned vinification keeps the spirits as low as possible, so that they may hold on to the bright freshness in the grapes. One can find more powerful Muscats, but none as tasty and fine.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | dessert |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Bottle Size: | 375mL |
Blend: | Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc |
Appellation: | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise |
Country: | France |
Region: | Southern Rhône |
Producer: | Domaine de Durban |
Winemaker: | The Leydier Family |
Vineyard: | 35 years, 25 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Aging: | Wine ages in cement and stainless steel before bottling |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 15% |
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
The southern Rhône valley is Grenache country. It’s also known for its stones. With a viticulture history dating back well before the Popes arrived in the 12th century and one of France’s oldest appellations d'origine contrôlée, Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe, the southern Rhône is unquestionably one of France’s best known and premier winegrowing regions. The wines have the pedigree and age-worthiness of Burgundy and Bordeaux, but with a rustic, Mediterranean character. Like most wines from southern France, the reds, whites, and rosés are blends. Filling out the Grenache for the reds and rosés, you’ll often find Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault. The common white grape varieties are Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Viognier, Roussane, and Marsanne among others. From the alluvial riverbed stones found in Lirac, Tavel, and Châteauneuf to the limestone cliffs of the Dentelles de Montmirail that influence Beaumes-de-Venise (where you’ll find excellent Muscat), Vacqueyras, and Gigondas, great terroir abounds.
Kermit’s entrance in the region came in the mid 1970s on his first trip with Richard Olney, an American ex-pat and friend of Alice Waters. On that trip, Richard introduced Kermit to the Brunier family of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. Soon after, Kermit began importing the Brunier’s wines—their Châteauneuf-du-Pape “La Crau” bottling remains a staple of our portfolio today. In the late 1990s Kermit teamed up with the Brunier family to purchase the famed Gigondas estate, Domaine Les Pallières. More than 40 years later, we now import wines from fifteen southern Rhône domaines spanning the entire area of the region.
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Ventoux
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Maxime-François Laurent France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Château de Trinquevedel France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.
Inspiring Thirst, page 171
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