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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: | 58% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 3% Carignan, 3% Cinsault, 2% Mourvèdre, 2% Counoise |
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...
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.