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2022 Domaine de Mourchon - Gigondas (750ml)
Mourchon's very talented winemaker, Sébastien, is a Gigondas native and knows everyone in the village. A few years ago, I mentioned to him that I wished Mourchon made a Gigondas, and he told me he'd be happy to craft one for us using a secret source from one of his vigneron friends. I thought he was joking—until a sample arrived. Fantastic stuff! And he still won't tell me where he sources it from... It's obviously someone very good.
-Phil
2022 Domaine de Mourchon - Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Tradition (750ml)
Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages Contrôlée
A deep garnet red colour with well-blended fruit aromas of raspberry and blackberry and a hint of liquorice on a spicy background. The palate is both velvety and generous with supple fruit.
Enjoy with roasted vegetables, slow-cooked meat dishes or fresh goat’s cheeses.

GRAPE VARIETIES: 65 % Grenache, 25 % Syrah, 10% Carignan
AGE OF VINES: 40 years
TERROIRS: A mixture of clay, limestone and grey sandstone on steep slopes
YIELD: 35 hl/ha
AGEING: 100% concrete vats
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2023 Domaine de Mourchon - Cotes du Rhone La Source BLANC (750ml)
Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages Contrôlée
A straw coloured wine, the delicate nose showing subtle floral aromas and hints of peaches and apricots. A full wine with notes of honey and citrus on the finish.
Enjoy as an aperitif, or with a wide range of lighter dishes, mixed salads and cheeses.

GRAPE VARIETIES: 40% Viognier, 20% Grenache Blanc, 20% Roussanne and Marsanne, 20% Clairette and Bourboulenc
AGE OF VINES: 25-30 years
TERROIR: A mixture of clay, limestone and grey sandstone on steep slopes
YIELD: 40 hl/ha
VINIFICATION: Direct pressing and low temperature fermentation
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2020 Domaine des Huards - Cour-Cheverny Blanc Romo
This is the new Romorantin, decidedly not what was generally found a generation ago (which tended to be an acid, austere wine often with oxidative notes), let alone what can be found today among the natty producers (likewise oxidative). This cuvée has a remarkable nose, akin to high-toned Riesling for some and Loire Chenin for others—a dense wine with layers of flavors reminiscent of apricots and baked apples and other autumn fruits. Bracing, lifted, long, and altogether distinctive. Vines average 35 years of age; the wine is raised in tank on its fine lees and bottled in the spring following harvest, usually before malolactic has a chance to take place
2022 Domaine des Lambrays - Clos des Lambrays (PRE ARRIVAL)
The 2022 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru is a blend of 11 different cuvées and includes, for the first time, the plot of "30 Rangs". This vintage includes 80% whole bunches, and like La Richemoine, it is deftly subsumed on the nose, which blossoms with viv...
2022 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone
A long time Bassin's direct import this wonderful Domaine based in the beautiful town of Sablet makes authentic, terroir driven wines that sell for a song. There may be no better "all purpose" red on the planet!
2023 Domaine des Pasquiers - VdP de Vaucluse
Incredible value alert! House red alert!! This blend of 60%Merlot, 20%Marselan, 20% Syrah hails from our favorite Southern Rhone producer. We have been direct importing these wines for almost 12 years and they never fail to please. Try a bottle of this-you'll be amazed!
2022 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu
From some great terroir right near Gigondas, it’s fun to “argue” every year which wine we prefer between this and the Sablet! May as well get both….
2022 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone Villages Sablet
Pasquiers has been a long-time favorite here, farmed organically since 2010, this wine is a great example of an excellent Cotes du Rhone. This Sablet will out-drink many a Gigondas at more than half the price!
2020 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone Villages Sablet Cuvee Prestige
This selection of the best tanks of Sablet is produced only in select vintages. Very terroir-driven, structured and earthy. The kind of wine that could only come from the Southern Rhone!
2022 Domaine des Sables Verts - Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux (750ml)
egion: Loire Valley – Saumur
Appellation: Saumur Champigny AOP
Grapes: 100% Cabernet Franc
Average Vine Age: 72 years-old (massale selection planted in 1950)
Altitude: 225 feet (70m)
Soils/Terroir: A 2ha parcel in ‘Les Poyeux’ of shallow sandy green soils atop a bed of clay-limestone.
Farming: Practicing Organic
Harvest: Hand harvested
Yield: 30 hl/ha
Winemaking: The grapes were hand harvested, fully de-stemmed and transferred to stainless-steel vats for fermentation. Fermentation began spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. The grapes macerated for 21 days with light pump overs and occasional punch downs. After maceration the grapes were pressed and transferred back to stainless steel vats to complete fermentation.
Maturation: Aged for 18 months in a combination of sandstone amphora (70%), and 6-year-old 225L ex Chateau Latour barrels (30%). Prior to bottling a low dose of sulfur was added.
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2022 Domaine des Sables Verts - Saumur Blanc (750ml)
Appellation: Saumur AOP
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
Average Vine Age: 17-years-old
Altitude: 200 feet (60m)
Soils/Terroir: From the ‘Les Rouères’ vineyard on sandy clay and limestone soils.
Farming: Practicing Organic
Harvest: Hand harvested
Yield: 30 hl/ha
Winemaking: The grapes were hand harvested and gently pressed upon arrival in the cellar. After one night of cold settling the juice was transferred to used 400L French oak barrels (40%), and a new 12hl Vicard oak vat for fermentation. The fermentation began spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. No battonage is done and the wine completes malolactic fermentation.
Maturation: Aged 12 months in used 400L French oak barrels (40%), and a new 12hl Vicard oak vat. 1 month before bottling the juice was transferred to stainless-steel tanks and a low dose of sulfur added.
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