Boutinot – Rhone + South West
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LE FOU GRENACHE ROSE 2023
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Light Dry and ‘Provence style’ Rose from Vallee de l’Aude in the South West of France, near the Spanish border. Grenache Cinsault blend fermented in tank. When you need an affordable dry Rose from France outside the Provence AOP.
LES VOLETS PINOT NOIR 2023
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Grapes are sourced from the wild, rugged landscape of Pays Cathare that surrounds the towns of Carcassonne and Limoux with its argilo–calcaire soils. One of the great advantages of the region is that it benefits from enviable geographic and climatic conditions, the warm Mediterranean sunshine is tempered by the altitude and the cooler nights so characteristic of the foothills of the Pyrenees. 75% hand-picked/25% by machine this wine has been vinified in large, old oak barrels.
COTES DU RHONE VILLAGES ‘LES COTEAUX’ 2023
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Part of the this blend comes from the highly regarded classified villages of Sablet, Séguret and Cairanne that have vinified in oak alongside lighter, unwooded styles from Cote du Rhone Village sites. Its then aged for 22 months before release in a combination of tank, seasoned and new oak.
UVA NON GRATA GAMAY VDF 2023
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Uva Non Grata (Latin for ‘ungrateful grapes’) refers to the historical downgrading of Gamay while Pinot Noir became the ascendant of the two grapes in Burgundy. Gamay loves the granite/siliceous soils of the vineyards in the hills to the north west of Lyon in eastern France. The grapes were hand picked deliberately early to maintain freshness. In the cellar, grapes are vinified using traditional carbonic maceration techniques followed by a short cuvasion to keep the upfront, juicy fruit characters in this lighter style of wine.
SKYLINE BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGE 2022
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Whole bunch Gamay grown on the rolling hills of Beaujolais, fermented using traditional carbonic maceration. Short cuvaison (7–10 days) preserves fruit purity and freshness, with minimal tannin extraction. A vibrant, easy-drinking expression of the region.
CHATEAU JANOY BELLEVUE BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR 2020
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Charming Bordeaux Superiore owned and made by the Chevillard family. The Chateau is in the Entre-Deux-Mers sub region of Bordeaux. Fermented
and aged in tank. 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc.
ALO ‘VERT IMPERIAL’ PICPOUL ROUSSANE VIN DE FRANCE 2024
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A 50/50 blend of Picpoul + Roussanne from vineyards near Pezenas in the Languedoc, just 30 kms from the coast. Fermented in tank then aged on fine lees for 6 months. We just loved this as the perfect spring summer alternate white. White flowers, lemon, apricot. Pass the Frisée salad please…
COTE MARTIN ‘GALERIE TEXTURE’ CHENIN BLANC 2024
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Côte Marin’ is a textured Chenin Blanc from Southern France. Planted at altitude on the cooler, hillside slopes of clay and limestone in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Predominantly Fermented in tank with a portion of the wine going through vilification and aging in new and seasoned oak to add texture.
Chenin Blanc from this region would normally be destined for a Cremant de Limoux however in this case the grapes have been left on the vine much longer specifically for this wine, achieving full ripeness yet retaining a refreshing crispness.
L’OLIBET ROSE 2023
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Light Dry and ‘Provence style’ Rose from Vallee de l’Aude in the South West of France, near the Spanish border. Grenache Cinsault blend fermented in tank. When you need an affordable dry Rose from France outside the Provence AOP.