Provence and Rhone Valley Wine Tasting
Thursday, Dec 8th!
Starring incredible Bandol Rosé and Rouge, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and other luscious wines of the Rhone Valley!
Provence & Rhone Valley Wine Tasting
Le Petit Bijou
Thursday, Dec 8th 4-6pm
*Our original location- 103 North Side Square*
$20 Per Person (Wine Tasting Only)
Reservations Requested. Call 256-964-7980
Presented by special guest,
Robert Gunn of Pinnacle Imports
NV Michel & Tina Gassier Blanc De Blancs Brut, Rhone Valley, France $19.99
Overlooking the marshes of Camargue, our vineyards are cooled by Mediterranean breezes. This terroir of Rhône pebbles, atop veins of ancient seabed chalk – gives unique vibrance and minerality to our wines. This sparkling is fermented with native yeasts and aged on lees. Its fine bubbles and its mineral complexity will surprise you! Certified organic farming.
2019 Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Rhone Valley, France $25.99
The 2019 Cotes du Rhone Blanc is 50% Grenache Blanc, 15% each Bourboulenc and Clairette and 10% each Roussanne and Viognier, all grown on sandy soils. Orange and lime notes dominate the nose of this plump, medium to full-bodied white, which adds hints of melon and apricot on the mid-palate, then finishes citrusy and refreshing.
Isabel and Christophe Sabon source the fruit for their Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc from a vineyard just outside the borders of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and its famed lieu-dit of Le Crau. Totaling about 5 hectares, this site is sandy and planted with Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Viogner and Roussanne. It is fermented and aged entirely in French oak vats.
2021 Domaine Bastide Blanche Bandol Rose, Provence, France $30.99
Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault. Organic. An absolute beauty of a rosé at this price point. Mouthwatering aromas of strawberry cream on the nose, followed by a silky, refined palate with delicate but distinct flavors of melon and peach. A relatively light wine for a southern French rosé, but with a texture and character of impressive weight and substance.
2019 Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Rouge Reserve, Rhone Valley, France $21.99
Over the last quarter century, Domaine de la Janasse has become one of the most highly-regarded estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Led by siblings Christophe and Isabelle Sabon, the estate combines the best of both traditional and modern techniques to craft a collection of truly riveting wines from “simple” value-priced VDP’s to their benchmark Châteauneufs. Côtes-du-Rhône Reserve is a more serious effort than the regular Côtes-du Rhône bottling that showcases the estate’s ability to marry richness with finesse. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsault
2020 Domaine Jasmin "Collines La Chevalier Rouge, Rhone Valley, France $22.99
Patrick Jasmin farms along the infamous terraces of Côte-Rôtie in the Northern Rhône—hard work that he jokingly calls “la galère,” like a ship’s galley. Growing grapes on some of the most precipitous, terraced parcels of the Rhône can be back-breaking work, but Patrick loves it. Answering only to himself in the midst of celebrated vineyard land, he’s as independent and they come with an insatiable appetite for adventure and risks.
100% Syrah, described as a 'mini' Côte Rôtie. Black fruit, mineral core. Patrick is a fourth generation winemaker, farming extensive hectares of vines. His extensive vine-holdings allow him an enviably broad palette of fruit from which to blend and his wine typically has a harmonious integration of fruit and tannin which is why it has been described as the “most Burgundian” wine of the appellation. Unfined and unfiltered. Vin de Pays de Collines Rhodaniennes, Northern Rhône, France
2020 Roger Sabon "Les Olivets" Chateauneuf Du Pape, Rhone Valley, France $47.99
Each of the red Châteauneuf-du-Papes from Domaine Roger Sabon comes from a different collection of terroirs. In Les Olivets, it is primarily from sandy limestone and rocky limestone soils in the northwestern part of the appellation – the lieux dits of Pradel and Les Devès d’Estouard. Always one of the best bargains in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Olivets is open-knit and vibrant, being a Grenache-based blend with 10% each Cinsault & Syrah.
2019 Pibarnon Bandol Restanques, Provence, France $57.99
A selection of younger vines, organically raised on the same terroir as the estate’s Bandol Rouge. "Restanques" are the terraces where Mourvèdre vines grow in the estate’s natural amphitheater.
Aromas suggest black pepper and Provençal garrigue. Moderate tannins, full-bodied red & black fruit flavors.
Try with roasted pork or grilled lamb with spring vegetables.
Blend: 70% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache
