Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence, AOP, rosé, organic wine, 2022, from € 15.55

To this organic rosé wine Domaine des Terres Blanches rosé not even the most stubborn fans of reds can withstand. It is a true pleasure wine!  It shows up with a clear and tender salmon pink color, its aroma of ripe berries is beguiling and very fine nuances spice and herb aromas round off the odor profile. All this is repeated in the mouth in connection with a fresh, fruity, copious and lasting taste.

Awarded organic wine

92/100 points by James Suckling for the 2022 vintage

Organic wine - Profile

• Color: it presents with a light pink salmon colour.
• Nose: its scent of wild raspberries, ripe apples, white flowers with delicate nuances of spice and herbal aromas is beguiling.
• Palate: we find the aromas perceived on the nose, with a freshness, a fruit and a remarkable length in the mouth.
• Tasting tip: the great rosé wines hide their quality if served too cold. Therefore, you should serve the Domaine des Terres Blanches rosé between 10 and 12 degrees and never iced. It is suitable as an accompaniment to starters, but also to a sophisticated menu, preferably composed of typical Provencal dishes.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence, rosé

After the crushing of the grapes and a short time of maceration, the grape juice runs automatically without pressure from the press. This process is called "Saigné", meaning bleeding. This prevents tannins and bitter substances from getting into this delicious organic rosé wine. The fermentation takes place at low temperature to preserve the fresh and fruity aromas.

The wine at a glance

• Type of wine: rosé wine
• Region of Production: Provence
• Producer: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
• Aging: in large barrels and in Barriques
• Bottler: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2022
• Shelf life: 2025
• Alcohol: 13.5 % Vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic wine certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this wine directly from the Domaine des Terres Blanches, 13210 ST REMY DE PROVENCE, France.

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Domaine des Terres Blanches, white, Les Baux de Provence, AOP, organic wine, 2022, from € 16,55

This Domaine des Terres Blanches white organic wine from Saint Remy de Provence initially looks slender, almost delicate, but then you will be surprised by a wide range of fine fragrances of fresh white fruit (peach, melon, pineapple) and flower. In the mouth these aromas are clearly perceptible in a very elegant and balanced style, very rich with well-integrated acidity and alcohol.
A beautiful, dry organic white wine, which within 1 to 4 years after the harvest has its best time.

Awarded with 90/100 point par Andreas Larson for
(best sommelier of the world)

Organic wine - profile

• Color: bright straw yellow with greenish reflections
• Nose: be surprised by a wealth of fine scents of fresh white fruits such as peach, melon, pineapple, as well as delicate nuances of white flowers.
• Mouth: At first glance, this wine appears delicate, almost tender, but then one is surprised by complex fruity aromas, a perfect harmony and a long-lasting taste.
• Drinking recommendation: Serve it at a temperature of about 10 ° C within 4 years from the vintage.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence white

The grapes for this fine white wine are manually picked and slowly pressed. 90 % of the juice ist fermented in stainless steel vats and 10 % in new barriques at low temeprture of 17-18 C. The maturing of this white organic wine is made only in stainless steel tanks, so that the pure fruit flavors are preserved. During this time, the wine was clarified only by repeated refilling (the solids deposited at the bottom of the vat remain behind). This way of working requires perfect and healthy grapes.

The organic wine at a glance

• Type of wine: white wine
• Region of Production: Provence
• Producer - wine estate: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Grape varieties: Rolle, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Clairette.
• Fermentation: 90 % in Stainless steel, 10 % in new barriques
• Aging: in stainless steel vats
• Bottler: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2022
• Shelf life: 3-4 years from vintage
• Alcohol: 12.5 % Vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergens: contains sulfites
• Organic certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine des Terres Blanches, 13210 ST REMY DE PROVENCE, France.

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Château St. Jean lez Durance Pierrevert AOP, Pimayon, red, organic wine, 2018, from € 14,55

The Château Saint Jean lez Durance Pimayon red is a generous organic wine with unbelievable fullness, with complex, rich aromas in perfect harmony in a long lasting finish. 

Organic wine - profile

• Eye: deep violet colour in adolescent age, then increasingly changing to purplish red.
• Nose: intense scent of ripe fruit, dried fruit, cocoa, black pepper, roasted coffee and subtle wooden scents.
• Mouth: generous, rich, concentrated. With aromas of licorice, dark chocolate. Generates a balsamic mouthfeel, velvety, fleshy, dense, silky-soft tannins, full-bodied, full-bodied, intense and long on a finish.
• Recommended Serving:at 16-17° C. It goes well with dark, braised meat with gravy, mature cheeses, richly spiced dishes and rich stews.

Awarded organic wine

Guide Bettane et Desseauve des Vins de France 2017 : 14/20
Le guide Hachette des vins 2017 : 1 étoile(s)

Organic wine - processing, Château St. Jean lez Durance, Pierrevert AOP, Pimayon, red

The terroir of Pimayon is located on the highest of the 7 hills, where Jean Giono (a French writer born near the Château Saint Jean les Durance in Manosque) was walking. The vines grow there on barren, but always sunny ground with exceptional thermal amplitudes. The wines are fine and aromatic.

Because of the high temperatures that still occur in Provence in September, the grape harvest is done at night with harvesters or manual during the late evening until complete darkness at cooler temperatures.  Then follows a relatively elaborate winemaking to achieve the best possible wine.  First, the grapes are very gently squeezed then subjected to a cold maceration in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, forming important stabilizing enzymes. Subsequently, the mash is slowly fermented without stems and panicles in stainless steel tanks at low temperature. The pomace floating on the liquid is often pushed into the mash. After fermentation, the wine matures both in large barrels (foudres) and in barriques.

The wine at a glance

• Wine-Type: red wine
• Region of porduction: Pierrevert, Provence
• Producer: Château Saint Jean lez Durance
• Grape varieties : Syrah 50 %, Grenache 30 %, Carignan 20 %
• Aging: in large wooden barrels an in barriques
• Bottling : Château Saint Jean lez Durance
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure : Synthetic stopper
• Vintage: 2018
• Shelf life: up to 8 years from vintage
• Alcohol: 15 % vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergenes: contains Sulfites
• Organic wine certified FR-BIO-09
• Biowein-pur sources this wine directly from the Château Saint Jean Lez Durance, 04100 Manosque, France

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Château Saint‐Jean Lez Durance, IGP Alpes de Haute Provence, Les Platanes, red, organic wine, 2019, from € 9.20

If the lowest-priced wine of a vineyard already shows convincing characteristics, one can generally rely on the fact that all wines of this producer possess a high quality level. So it is with the organic wine Château Saint‐Jean Lez Durance, IGP Alpes de Haute Provence. Here the wines are produced in Provence under very favorable climatic conditions and therefore they are one of our favorites.

Organic wine - Profile

• Color: Garnet red with strong cherry red reflections
• Nose: Cherries, raspberries, blackberries and licorice
• Mouth: it is fresh, firm and soft on the palate with complex aromas of fruit jam, red berries, and herbs of Provence. It’s taste is long lasting with fine and subtle tannins.
• Recommendations: Serve at 15-17° C until 2021. Serve it with all nutritious and spicy foods.

Organic wine - processing, Château Saint Jean Lez Durance, Platanes IGP Alpes de Haute Provence, red

The grapes from the vineyards located near the winery are harvested by machine in the dark of the beginning of the night, then freed from stalks and panicles, subjected to cold maceration, and fermented at a controlled temperature. The skins of berries floating on the must are regularly pressed into the must, and the must is alternately pumped over it. As a result, all colors, flavors and flavoring ingredients can be dissolved and transferred to the organic wine. After maturing for several months in concrete tanks, the organic wine refines in concret tanks and is then bottled, where it lingers for several months before being sold for the first time. He reaches his initial drinking maturity about 18 months after the harvest time.

As you can see in one of the photos, the Château Saint Jean-Lez-Durance is surrounded by large, old plane trees. Since the grapes for this  wine come from the adjacent vineyards, it was named LES PLATANES. Please do not let the label labeled "Merlot" irritate you. It is mostly made from Merlot, but also from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache, which give it a more complex character.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Region of production: Alpes de Haut Provence
• Producer: Château Saint Jean lez Durance
• Varieties: Merlot 65 %, Cabernet Sauvignon 25 %, Syrah, 5 % Grenache 5 %
• Aging: in concret tank
• Bottling: Château Saint Jean lez Durance
• Quantity: 0,75 l
• Closure: plastic tap
• Vintage: 2019
• Shelf life: 2024
• Alcohol: 14,5 % vol.
• Allergenes: contains sulfites
• Suited for vegans
• Certiified FR-BIO-09
• We source this wine directly from the Château Saint Jean Lez Durance in  04100 Manosque, France.

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Château Romanin, Les Baux de Provence AOP, La Chapelle, red, biodynamic wine, 2020, from € 19.10

The Château Romanin Les Baux de Provence AOP La Chapelle wine is produced according to the Demeter guidelines, which, with its enchantingly fruity scent, convinces with its pronounced fruity and full-bodied taste.

Silver medal awarded by DECANTER for the vintage 2020

Biodynamic wine - profile  

• Color: deep, rich, brilliant purple with shiny violet reflections
• Nose: Its seductive scents of ripe wild strawberries and blackcurrants are the perfect accompaniment to a very tasty wine. The spicy herb fragrance from the wild natural garden of Provence makes our mouth water.
• Mouth: It is a successful cuvee, which is quite exceptional in this price range. A biodynamically produced red wine with rich aromas and a complex variety of flavors with fruitfulness and harmonic nature.
• Drinking recommendation: enjoy this La Chapelle de Romanin organic wine with a temperature of 14 to 16 ° C already in the year after harvest or within 4-5 years from vintage indication.

Biodynamic wine - processing, Château Romanin, La Chapelle de Romanin

Especially the care of the vines in the vineyard, we owe the emergence of this paradisiacal wine. It begins with the cutting of the vines in the winter, in spring the shoots must be tied to the wires, during the vegetation phase the shoots grow extremely fast and must be thinned out several times. A few weeks before the harvest leaves are removed above the grapes so that they can still capture every ray of sunshine. The highlight of a wine year is the vintage. It starts when the most important and desired parameters "sugar, acidity and PH value" are reached. Of course, at the Château Romanin it is done by hand. By the way, during the grape picking by hand every single grape can be controlled and, if necessary, sorted out.

Experienced winemakers know that it is worthwhile to treat the vines in the vineyards well. Because the better the grapes, the higher the quality of an organic wine. In addition, during the wine processing it can be dispensed on many technical steps and other auxiliaries and additives. With this approach you get very close to the term "natural wine".  A term, which  is not exactly defined.

In any case, only a small amount of sulfur is added to this biodynamic wine, which prevents the oxidation of important flavor-enhancing ingredients in the wine and the enjoyment value is retained longer. Based on many years of experience in the tasting of natural wines or natural wines, we consider these terms more as a natural wines marketing tool than a promise of enjoyment. Moreover, it would be a shame if winegrowers worked hard for a whole year in the vineyard and end up presenting flawed and often inedible wines. That's why it's so easy here at the Château Romanin to make the best possible organic/biodynamic wines: The stems and panicles are separated from the berries, then slightly squeezed and fermented spontaneously in stainless steel tanks without the addition of foreign yeasts. Thereafter, the wine is transferred to another stainless steel tank. In the process, the pomace (berry skins) is left behind. Now the malolactic fermentation begins, as is the case with all red wines, converting the aggressive malic acid into the milder lactic acid. After several months of maturation, this wine produced according to the Demeter guidelines is only filtered, very little sulfur is added shortly before bottling.

The biodynamic wine at a glance

• Type: Red wine
• Area of production: Les Baux de Provence, south of Saint Remy de Provence
• Producer: Château Romanin
• Grape varieties: 55 % Syrah, 20 % Grenache, 17 % Mourvedre, 8 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Aging: Stainless steel tank
• Bottling: Château Romanin
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2020
• Tasting Tip by 2027
• Alkohol: 13.5 % vol.
• Allergens Contains sulfites
• Organic certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this wine directly from the Château Romanin 12310 Saint Remy de Provence, France

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Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence AOP, red, organic wine, 2019, from € 17,50

The Domaine des Terres des Blanches red has been very popular with our customers for 35 years thanks to its excellent quality. The Domaine des Terres Blanches has been one of the first certified organic wineries in France since the early 1970s.

Awarded organic wine

91/100 points from James Suckling for the vintage 2020

Organic wine - profile

• Color: deep garnet red with purple reflections
• Nose:spicy fragrance immediately reminiscent of the typical smell of garrigues, with hints of thyme and pepper, followed by a wonderful aroma of black and red berries.
• Palate: varied and generous fruity aromas, red and black berry flavours and spices. Supple, powerful, but not heavy, with silky, soft tannins. It has a long-lasting and firm aftertaste. It is a typical, very well-balanced Mediterranean organic wine.
• Drinking recommendation: Serve at 17 to 18° C and enjoy it solo, or as a universal companion to many dishes.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence, red

The grapes are picked manually on Terres Blanches for all wines and fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks. The maturation of the wine takes 18 months in large oak barrels. During this time, the wine was clarified only by repeated refilling (the solids are deposited at the bottom of the barrels and remain behind). This organic wine has not been filtered to preserve all the flavours and aromas in the wine. This way of working requires perfect and healthy grapes.

The organic wine at a glance

• Type of wine: red wine
• Region of Production: Provence
• Producer: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
• Aging: in large barrels and in Barriques
• Bottler: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2019
• Shelf life: 2027
• Alcohoi: 13.5 % Vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic wine certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this wine directly from the Domaine des Terres Blanches, 13210 ST REMY DE PROVENCE, France.

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Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence AOP, Cuvée Aurelia, red, organic wine, 2019, from € 23,50

The Domaine des Terres Blanches was founded in the 1970s by Noel Michelin as an organic winery on the Roman Via Aurelia. So it made sense to name his best red organic wine Domaine des Terres Blanches Cuvée Aurelia.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: intense ruby red color with purple shimmer
• Nose: Complex scents that evoke associations of fruity red berries, black currants, sour cherries, forest soil, sandalwood and cedarwood. Aeration of the wine intensifies these impressions and still adds notes of smoke.
• Palate: The taste on the palate is lush and complex, and the aromas are reminiscent of the nose-scented red berry scents. The spicy notes of Garrique, of cinnamon, the ripe flavors of the barrique and a beautiful tannin structure underline the complexity of this organic wine whose aftertaste lasts long.
• Drinking recommendation: this wine should be tempered at 16-18 ° C and aerated for one hour in a wide-bellied carafe. You can enjoy it now, or up to 10 years from harvest year.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine des Terres Blanches, Cuvé Aurelia, red

The wine maker used the best grapes that were picked by hand in the vineyards close to the winery. This was followed by a 3-week mash fermentation with frequent immersion of the pomace so that as many as possible of the substances contained in the grape skins could be solved and transferred into the wine. The maturation of this organic wine in large barrels and barriques took several months. During this time, the wine was regularly transferred, leaving the solids at the bottom of the emptied barrel. This achieved a desired ventilation and avoided the otherwise necessary clarification and filtering of the wine. However, this way of working assumes that only flawless healthy grapes are used.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Les Baux de Provence, Provence
• Wine Estate: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre
• Aging: in large barrels of oak and in barriques
• Bottling: Domaine des Terres Blanches
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2019
• Shelf life: until 2029
• Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
• Suited for vegans
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic wine since 1970, certified FR-BIO-01
• We obtain this organic wine directly from the Domaine Terres Blanches at 13210 ST REMY DE PROVENCE - France

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Château Romanin,  Les Baux de Provence AOC, biodynamic wine, red, 2015, from € 30.85

One may not be convinced of the effect of biodynamics according to Rudolf Steiner, but of this red wine you will not only be convinced, but enthused. More thoughts, man power and care has been invested in this obiodynamic rganic wine from the Château Romanin than in many other wines at much higher prices.

Biodynamic wine - profile  

• Color: deep, dense ruby ​​red.
• Nose: you can experience a wealth of complex scents that occur together or in tandem depending on temperature and oxygen contact individually or in combination: chocolate, coffee, dark chocolate, white pepper, notes of leather and mint. Add to that the fruity components of wild strawberries, blueberries, black currants and eucalyptus.
• Drinking recommendation: serve now, or 15 years according to vintage, at 18 ° C. This wine could go well with truffles, porcini mushrooms, but also cheeses such as Saint-Marcellin, Chaource, Tomme de Provence, even a chocolate cake with roasted nuts.

Biodynamic wine - processing, Château Romanin, Les Baux de Provence, red

Although the grapes are read by hand in perfect ripeness, a further selection of the grapes is done on a reading table. The mash fermentation (must with berries without stems and panicles) lasts for 20 to 30 days in large stainless steel tanks and wooden barrels at a temperature of 24 ° to 26 ° depending on the grape variety. After the end of the alcoholic fermentation followed by a few weeks delay of malolactic fermentation (lactic acid fermentation). After that, the young wine matures for 18 months in large wooden barrels where it refines and reaches its initial drinking maturity.

Every work step, both in the vineyard and during winemaking in the
cellar, up to the filling of the bottle, must take place at a certain position of the moon and the stars.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Les Baux de Provence, south of Saint Remy de Provence
• Producer: Château Romanin
• Grape varieties: Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache.
• Aging : 18 month in a large wooden barrels
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork stopper
• Vintage: 2015
• Shelf life: until 2029
• Alcohol: 14 % vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Biodynamic wine certified by FR-BIO-01, member of Biodyvin and Demeter.
• We obtain this biodynamic wine directly from the Château Romanin at 12310 Saint Remy de Provence, France

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Domaine les Béates Terra d'Or, Côteaux d'Aix en Provence organic wine, 2019, from € 32.60

One might think that this red Domaine les Béates Terra d'Or red actually came into being on golden ground. But the opposite is the case, it is a barren soil on which the oldest vines of the winery stand, which supply the grapes for this red organic wine for the highest moments of pleasure. Of course, Pierre Francoise Terrat takes the greatest care in winemaking in order to complete the work
of nature.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: Deep Dark organic wine from one of the best vintages of the last decade!
• Nose: Intense and complex aromas of black currants, blackberries, grilled red peppers, herbs de Provence, sustainably spicy.
• Palate: Encouragingly open and accessible, just as people in Provence. Very powerful, with body contour and structure. This red wine is silky smooth and round in the mouth, with a long aftertaste. An organic wine that will be a long time remembered.
• Serving suggestion: serve it at a temperature of 16 to 18 ° C.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine Les Béates, Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, Terra d'Or, red

The perfect ripe grapes are harvested by hand, brought to the cellar in small boxes, where the stalks and panicles are removed. Then they are macerated for 3 to 6 weeks depening of the variety and the location of the vineyard, followed be the fermentation with the prapes own yeast.

The aging and refining of the young wine takes place in oak barrels with a capacity of 600 l, 500 l and 225 liters for a period of 9 months. Then comes the assembly, that is to say the fusion of single-varietal wines into a cuvée, which then matures and refines for another 9 months in large wooden barrels.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Côteaux d'Aix en Provence
• Winery: Domaine Les Béates
• Grape varieties. 40 % Syrah, 30 % Grenache, 30 % Cabernet Sauvignon 
• Aging: in large barrels and one-year-old barriques
• Bottling: Domaine Les Béates
• Quantity: 750 ml
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2019
• Shelf life: 15 years from vintage
• Analysis: alcohol 14,57 % vol., residual sugar 0.4 g/l, total acidity 3.57 g/l, pH 3.52, total SO2 10 mg/l.
• Vegan suited
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic certified FR-BIO-01
• This organic red wine is obtained directly from Domaine les Béates in 13410 LAMBESC, France
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Domaine les Béates Terra d'Or, rosé, Côteaux d'Aix en Provence, AOC, organic wine, 2016, from € 32.60

Of course, this rosé organic wine has the potential to give you the greatest pleasure. As a wine connoisseur, it will remind you of the best wines from Tavel and even surpass them. You can enjoy the Domaine les Béates Terra d'Or rosé straight away or keep it for a few more years.

Organic wine profile

• Colour: light rose bloom
• Nose: intense aromas of red fruits that develop on brioche notes.
• Palate: rich and lush on the palate, with finesse, a delicate bitter note that increases the intensity of this organic wine and increases its shelf life. This rosé meets the highest gastronomic demands. You can serve it with matching starters or up to dessert. Let yourself be surprised and then think about what you cook with it.
• Serving suggestion: at a temperature of 10-12 ° C., can be stored for up to 10 years from the date of vintage

Organic wine - processing Les Béates, Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, rosé

The grapes, which are harvested manually when fully ripe, are removed from the stems, lightly squeezed so that the juice has 12 hours to slowly run out without being pressed. Then the spontaneous fermentation with the grapes' own yeast begins at a low temperature. This organic wine is aged and refined in demi muids (wooden barrels with a capacity of 500 liters) for a period of nine months on the yeast storage, which is regularly mixed with the wine.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: rosé wine
• Production area: Côteaux d'Aix en Provence
• Winery: Domaine Les Béates
• Grape variety : Syrah
• Aging: in large barrels of 500 liters
• Bottling : Domaine Les Béates
• Quantity: 0.75
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2016
• Shelf life: 5 to 10 years from the date of vintage
• Alcohol: 14.5 % vol.
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic certified FR-BIO-01
• This organic wine is obtained directly from Domaine les Béates in 13410 LAMBESC, France

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