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French Wine Tasting
with Special Importer Guest, Olivier Richard of Stork Wine Company!
Monday, August 19th
Domaine South
(Private Dining Room, Includes Charcuterie)


Call 256-759-9952 to Reserve

Let us know if you would like to stay for dinner!

French Wine Tasting
w/ Stork Wine Company
Domaine South
Monday, August 19th
5pm - 7pm, $30
With Special Guest, Olivier Richard, Proprietor of Stork Wine Co & Allaina Lawrence of International Wines
256-759-9952 to Reserve
 

Our story begins in the 1980s in worlds far apart but not that different. Olivier Richard was born in the Northern Rhone and grew up in a family of winemakers, and so Saint Joseph and Syrah flowed through in his DNA...

NV Domaine Brazilier Vdf Brut, Loire Valley, France $17.99
GRAPE : 50% PINEAU D'AUNIS | 50% CHENIN
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME : 12.5%
NOTES:
THIS SPARKLING IS TANK FERMENTED AND BOTTLED FOR SECOND FERMENTATION EARLIER TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS. ROUGHLY 20 MONTHS ON LEES BEFORE DISGORGEMENT. EXTREMELY DELICIOUS, ON THE NOSE IT'S RIPE LEMON, PEACH AND PEAR, WHILE ON THE PALATE IT IS PINEAPPLE, CITRUS BLOSSOMS AND CHALK (TYPICAL FLINT AND CLAY SOILS, 25-30 YEAR OLD VINES).


NV Domaine Brazilier Vdf Brut Rose, Loire Valley, France $17.99
Grape: Pineau d’Aunis
Region: Coteaux du Vendomois, France 
Farming: Organic

cremant-style rose
Fermented in steel tanks, and aged for 12months on its lees before disgorgement
Bright red fruits, white pepper, crisp, strong bubbles

The vineyard is entirely grown organically. Jean, the father is still involved but his son Benoit is making the wines. All of their wine is produced in caves carved out of the limestone hillsides during the 12th century.

 

2023 Stephen Rocher Lemon Tree Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France $23.99
100% Chenin Blanc from 80% young vines and 20% old vines planted on a red schist with tangy notes that immediately bring to mind a lemon meringue pie. Aromatic, fresh, delicately mellow, with citrus notes, lovely acidity, and a finish softened by a hint of residual sugar.⁠


2023 Stephen Rocher Petits Cailloux Blanc, Loire Valley, France $22.99
It is a real pleasure to taste this vintage from old Chenin vines planted on a volcanic terroir (spilite). Stéphane Rocher offers us a real goldsmith's work as this wine shines with its minerality, its amplitude and a chiseled and straight style! Note that part of the vintage is aged in sandstone jars.

Yet another illustration of the potential of this magnificent grape variety, Chenin, on the beautiful terroirs of Anjou, with a storage capacity that easily exceeds 10 years... 


2023 Jouves & Croisille Cahors `pur Jus`, Cahors, France $19.99
ITS SOPHISTICATED TASTE OF JUICY, DRY HERBS AND JASMINE TEA WILL TANTALIZE YOUR SENSES AND LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE. SAVORY AND SMOOTH, THIS EXCEPTIONAL VINTAGE FROM GOOD FRIENDS FABIEN JOUVES AND GERMAIN CROISSILLE IS A MUST-TRY. 
 FARMING : ORGANIC
 WINEMAKING : HAND-PICKED GRAPES | NATIVE YEAST FERMENTATION | UNFINED | UNFILTERED | VEGAN
 
REGION : CAHORS, FRANCE
 GRAPE : 25% SAUVIGNON BLANC | 25% COLOMBARD | 25% SEMILLON | 25% CHARDONNAY


2023 Stephen Rocher Petits Cailloux Rouge, Loire Valley, France $22.99
Light red wine with notes of red berries, wild strawberries, and rhubarb. Fruity and light structure on the finish. Serve slightly chilled as an apertif or at room temperature to pair with all types of dishes.

After completing a winemaking course in Montreuil back in 2008, Stéphane decided to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and head back to his roots in Anjou🍃🍇 He purchased a farm that included a winery and a house set on 2 hectares of rolling hills 🏡 While renovating his new property, Stéphane worked as a caviste in Anjou and began to purchase additional hectares of vines, until he could finally focus completely on his own vineyards and making his own wine 🍷⁠


2022 Vignerons D`Estezargues Carambouille, Rhone Valley, France $16.99
Varietals: 65% Cinsault, 32% Carignan, 3% Grenache
Farming: Organic
The palate is round, fresh, crunchy, with a supple and delectable substance, bursting with fruit... and a high risk of addiction. The deliciously naughty grip on the finish doesn't help matters: the fruit and freshness go up a notch, as does the gluttony. Warning, dangerous product! For anyone looking for a chillable, crushable delicious red to consume during warm weather – look no further.
No commercial yeast, no enzymes, no gum arabic, no acidifiers, and also almost no sulfur. Aged 6 months in concrete.


2022 Vignerons D`Estezargues Cotes Du Rhone Rouge, Rhone Valley, France $16.99
Grape: Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah
Estézargues was established in 1965 and, as early as the 1980s, shifted towards natural winemaking thanks to the arrival of Jean-François Nicq, a talented winemaker influenced by the ideas of natural wine legends like Marcel Lapierre. Nicq (now making wine in his own boutique Domaine des Foulards Rouges in Roussillon) put the cave firmly on track towards respectful farming and practically no additives in the cellar.