March 12th 5-8 PM
Southern France Tasting $18 (6 wines)
This is the tasting to highlight your favorite Rhone varietals of Syrah, Grenache, Carignon, among others in a Southern Rhone Tasting. 2007 was not just a great vintage in Chateauneuf du Pape, Southern France has produced some of their best wines in a long while. There are the new releases from Maxime Magnon who started off as an apprentice to Anselme Selosse of Jacques Sellosse and then worked with Thierry Allemand of Cornas. We will also try the rare Bandol Blanc from Tempier, along with great wines from through the south.

2008 Tempier Bandol Blanc
(58% Claireete, 19% Ugni Blanc, 19% Bourboulenc, and 4% Marsanne)
2006 Domaine Leon Barral Faugeres (WA 92-93)
(Whole Cluster, basket press of Grenache and Carignan rounded out with Syrah/Mourvedre)
2007 Mas de Gourgonnier Les Baux de Provence (WA 89)
(30% Carignon and Grenache, with slightly smaller amounts of Cab Sauvignon and Syrah)
2007 Maxime Magnon Corbieres Rozeta (WA 92)
(Whole Cluster 50% Carignan, 25% Cinsault, and 25% Grenache)
2007 Maxime Magnon Corbieres Campagnes (WA 92)
(100% Carignon from 100 year old vines)
2007 La Peira en Damaisela Les Obriers de La Peira (WA 91-92)
(40% Syrah, 40% Grenache, and 20% Mourvedre)