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2024 Côtes du Rhône Villages Rouge
Selected by Kermit Lynch
Our newest partner in the Rhône Valley, the wine co-op Les Vignerons d’Estézargues has, remarkably, pursued progressive farming and winemaking for much of its sixty-year history, working closely with its partner growers to emphasize organic viticulture before ushering the pristine fruit through low-intervention practices in the cellar. The utter deliciousness of this rouge and the class of its terroir make the price nearly unfathomable. Add to these qualities the lovely label designed by one of France’s great wine artists, Michel Tolmer, and you have a house red that charms on every front.
—Tom Wolf
| Wine Type: | red |
| Vintage: | 2024 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | 57% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 4% Carignan, 3% Mourvèdre |
| Appellation: | Côtes du Rhône Villages |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Southern Rhône |
| Producer: | Selected by Kermit Lynch |
| Vineyard: | 40 years average, 6.2 ha |
| Soil: | Alluvial with galets roulés |
| Aging: | Aged in concrete tank for 10-12 months |
| Farming: | Organic (certified) |
| Alcohol: | 14.5% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236