Their luxury cuvée, the 2012 Prima, is 100% Merlot. This is a fleshier, more opulently textured, medium to full-bodied wine with loads of cassis, kirsch, licorice and spice. It is plump, round, generous and could easily pass for... Read More
More supple, soft and approachable, the 2012 Vin de France l'O de la Vie comes from the younger vines on the estate and is mostly Syrah. Blackberry, violets and black pepper define this classic, delicious and easy-drinking... Read More
The 212 Minervois La Ciaude, which is mostly old-vine Carignan with smaller parts Syrah and Grenache, also has serious minerality to go with tangy black cherry, black fruits, leather and violet aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied,... Read More
My favorite of the 2012s, the 2012 Minervois Les Carretals (named after the vineyard where it comes from) offers deep, layered aromas and flavors of cassis and crunchy dark fruits, licorice, vanilla bean and searing minerality.... Read More
The 2012 Terrasses du Larzac Habilis is outstanding. A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Carignan that was completely destemmed and aged 18 months in stainless steel, it has lots of black raspberry and darker fruits, truffle,... Read More