Friday, September 27th
Le Petit Bijou
French Wine Tasting
Fabulous new releases from Jeffrey Alpert and Stork Wine Co.
from Loire Valley, Provence & Cahors!
Call 256-964-7980 to Reserve
French Wine Tasting
Le Petit Bijou
Friday, September 27th
4pm - 6pm, $20
With Special Guest, Allaina of International Wines
256-964-7980 to Reserve
2023 Domaine Du Petit Bonhomme Virevolte Blanc, France $29.99
Domaine du petit bonhomme is run by Fabien Chanavas and makes natural wine in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. The soil is exclusively plowed by Fabien’s two horses. All grapes at Domaine du Petit Bonhomme are harvested by hand; only indigenous yeasts are used to carry out fermentations in the cellar; all wines are bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without any additional sulphur.
2023 Domaine Brazilier `Madeleine` Blanc, Loire Valley, France $17.99
eventh generation French winemaker and hall-of-fame name have Benoit Brazilier makes this awesome organic Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay from a tiny AOC in the Loire, Coteaux du Vendomois.
Full of limestone minerality, flowers, peaches, and that citrus electricity.
2023 Domaine Du Petit Bonhomme Pipelettes Rose, France $39.99
Domaine du Petit Bonhomme Pipelettes is a natural rosé wine. Named after children who love to chatter and just never want to stop. Pirate Style Rosé of a special kind made from Syrah, Grenache Blanc and some Grenache Noir. Direct pressing, spontaneous and natural fermentation and aging in steel tanks.
On the nose you can smell subtle notes of black and red currants. Lots of freshness on the palate paired with notes of cherries and exotic fruits. Fine and equally edgy, slightly bitter finish round off this rosé perfectly. A rosé that goes particularly well with grilled meat, greasy fish and strong cheese.
2022 Chateau Laubarit Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux, France $16.99
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot. Biodynamically farmed & hard harvested, this adorable, proudly NSA (no sulfites added) table wine is hard not to love. In your mouth this grapey juiciness is tempered by a host of crunchy, exotic fall flavors, like cardamom and anise, and some earthy, grounding forest floor. Delightful with a slight chill. A very versatile food red (also great with cheese!)
2023 Domaine Du Petit Bonhomme Mariole Rouge, Provence, France $33.99
After more than twenty years of working at a cooperative cellar, as well as earning the title of cellar-master for the venerable Domaine Comte Abbatucci in Corsica, Luberon-native Fabien Chanavas ventured out to start his own domaine in 2018.
Fabien mission has been to farm and vinify without any additional chemical inputs. His passion for agroecology and biodynamic practices has lead him to use only the smallest portions of copper in the vines; no pesticides or herbicides are utilized at Domaine du Petit Bonhomme.
2020 Chateau Les Croisille Cahors `calcaire`, France $24.99
Grape: Malbec
Tasting notes: Smoky notes of sweet spices, ripe, and tasty black fruits. On the palate, the wine is tender and greedy.
About the Winery:
Since arriving at the family estate in Luzech in 2007, Germain Croizille has trained his parents in his project to expand the vineyard to thirty hectares and convert it to organic in 2010, under the wise advice of an emblematic local figure. , Pascal Verhaeghe (Chateau du Cedre).