Château Romanin, Les Baux de Provence, AOP, rosé, biodynamic wine, 2021, from € 18.35

The biodynamically produced Demeter organic wine Château Romanin Les Baux de Provence AOP rosé makes the hearts of advanced connoisseurs beat faster, it is of perfect harmony.

Awarded biodynamic wine

Médaille or au Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 avec la note de 95/100
Médaille or au Concours Terre de Vins 2022
Silver medal DECANTER for the vintage 2022

Biodynamic wine - profile  

• Color: The color is pale pink and limpid which gives it a beautiful shine.
  Nose: The nose is subtle with scents of strawberries and blackberries. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit and lemon interconnect in a beautiful
  generous roundness.
• Palate: The attack is lively and tender at the same time.The mouth is dense and reveals a good length.Its iodized character, typical of the wines produced at Château Romanin gives it a salivating finish.
• Food and wine pairings: This cuvée is ideal with a grilled sea bass accompanied by crisp vegetables.
   

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

The different geological conditions present on the vineyards of Château Romanin were decisive during the planting of the vines. As a result, Grenache and Mourvèdre grapes were planted in 1991 on gravel soils (gravels and sand), followed by Syrah and Counoise on sandy-clay soils in 1992 and 1993 respectively. Production volume per hectare is low, which is a prerequisite in the production of quality wines. Harvesting is done by hand, and the grapes are then pressed gently. During a maceration at 10 ° C, the must clears and enzymes are released, which give the wine fruity notes. The liquid is then collected separately and fermented at a temperature between 18 and 20 ° C. This organic wine is then aged on lees in stainless steel vats for six months, during which it will undergo several batonnages.

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 biodynamic wine at a glance

• Wine type: Rosé
• Production region: Les Baux de Provence, south of Saint Remy de Provence
• Producer: Château Romanin
• Grapes: Grenache 58 %, Mourvèdre 24 %, Syrah 12 %, Counoise 6 %
• Fermentation and maturing: in stainless steel vats
• Bottling: at the Château
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2021
• Shelf life: by 2024
• Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
• Suitable for vegans
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Association: Demeter
• Organic and biodynamic wine certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this wine directly from the Château Romanin, 12310 Saint Remy de Provence, France

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Château Romanin, Les Baux de Provence, biodynamic wine, white, 2021, from € 23.20

The Château Romanin Les Baux de Provence AOP white is an  organic wine from bio-dynamic production of very special quality, because it is produced only in particularly good years and strictly selected grapes. The Château Romanin Les Baux de Provence white wine is thus high quality and valuable white wine at a relatively low price.

Awarded biodynamiic wine

Decanter gold medal for the vintage 2022
TERRES DE VINS gold medal for the vintage 2022

Biodynamic wine - profile

• Color: white golden colour
• Nose: white flowers (honeysuckle), then notes of quince, tangerine and strawberries.
• Mouth:full and mineral, with nice aromatic roundness with fine accent of fresh bread crust and a pleasant, long finish.
• Serving suggestion: This wine will combine perfectly with sea urchins, oysters, caviar or scallop mussels or high-quality fish in creamy sauce.

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

A prerequisite for producing high quality wines is a lower yield, which is intended in the Château Romanin. The grape picking was manually performed. Afterwards, the grapes were sorted again on the conveyor  belt, the whole grapes were then pressed slowly, followed by pre-clarification at 10° C and the alcoholic fermentation at 18 to 20° C in stainless steel tanks. The malolactic fermentation, which then normally started, was suppressed to preserve the freshness of the wine.The maturation of this wonderful white organic wine on the fine yeast took 5 months. During this time a regular batonnage (stirring) was applied, which gives the wine deeper and more complex flavors, as well as a better shelf life.

The biodynamic wine at a glance

• Wine type: white wine
• Production area: Les Baux de Provence, south of Saint Remy de Provence
• Producer: Château Romanin
• Grape varieties: Rolle 69%, Roussanne 24% et Clairette 7%.
• Aging: in stainless steel tank
• Bottling: Château Romanin
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2021
• Shelf life: until 2027
• Alcohol: 13,5 % vol.
• Vegan
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Certified organic FR-BIO-01
• Château Romanin, 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 la Marseillaise, IGP de Var Merveillement, white, biodynamic wine, Demeter, 2022, from € 16,55

It is said that biodynamically produced wines have a certain something that other wines lack. It's hard to describe, perhaps it's the complexity and harmony of the Domaine la Marseillaise IGP de Var Merveillement wine that exemplifies it? Judge for yourself, we are curious about your opinion.

Speaking of IGP or country wine: Why is this wine "only" a country wine? Not because it is less good than an AOC (quality wine), but because the Viognier grape variety was also used, which is not permitted for an AOC wine from the Côtes de Provence appellation and is therefore not typical. However, this does not detract from the quality of this biodynamic wine!

Biodynamic Wine - Profile  

• This is what it looks like: light straw yellow
• This is how it smells: intense, spicy-fruity bouquet with floral accents
• This is how it tastes: full-bodied, creamy and soft on the palate with intense fruity aromas and a lot of taste that lasts for a long time
• My recommendation: enjoy this white organic wine at a temperature of 10 - 12° C from a large glass in which its aromas can develop better than in a small glass.

Biodynamic wine - Elaboration, Domaine la Marseillaise, IGP du Var, Merveillement, blanc

The vineyard soil, which contains clay and sand, and the vines growing on it are cultivated and cared for with the greatest care according to the principles of biodynamic agriculture according to Demeter. The vines are 20 years old (Ugni Blanc) and 5 years old (Vermentino and Viognier). The grape harvest, an average of 50 hectoliters per hectare, is carried out by hand and brought to the winery in 20 kg containers, where they are immediately destemmed, lightly crushed and macerated for a short time in contact with the skins of the grapes. The fermentation starts spontaneously with the grapes own yeasts. It lasts 4 weeks at a fermentation temperature of 18 to 20°C. This biodynamic white wine then matures for 3 months in stainless steel tanks on its fine lees, which is stirred regularly. It is not clarified with agents containing protein, but only lightly filtered before bottling.

Find out more about the production of biodynamic wine in the organic wine lexicon.

The biodynamic wine at a glance

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• Wine type: white wine, dry
• Growing area: Provence
• Winery: Domaine la Marseillaise
• Grape varieties: 50% Viognier, 25% Vermentino, 25% Ugni blanc
• Aging: aging in stainless steel tanks
• Bottling: Domaine la Marseillaise
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Analysis: Alcohol: 13.578 % vol., residual sugar 1.34 g/l, acidity total 3.16 g/l, PH 3.4, S" 49 mg/l
• Vintage: 2022
• Shelf life: 4 years from vintage
• Suitable for vegans
• Allergens: contains sulfites
• Organic wine certified FR-BIO-10
• Biodynamic wine cetified by Demeter
• We obtain this red Demeter organic wine directly from Domaine la Marseillaise, 986 chemin de la navarre, 83260 La Crau, France.

Château Romanin,  Les Baux de Provence AOC, biodynamic wine, red, 2016, from € 34.60

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 biodynamic rganic wine from the Château Romanin than in many other wines at much higher prices.

Awarded biodynamic wine

Médaille or au concours Terre de Vins 2021
Médaille bronze au Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 avec la note de 89/100

Silver medal, DECANTER, for the vintage 2018

Biodynamic wine - profile

• Color: intense ruby red color with a beautiful shine.
• Nose: The nose reveals aromas of black berries: black currant, blueberry, blackberry and floral notes of hawthorn and orange blossom. The woody note is delicate and particularly well fused with the richness of the aromas.
• Mouth: as soon as the first drops flow over the lips into the mouth, they already provide a sweet pleasure experience. The tannins are silky, the aromas of black fruits are expressed. The finish is elegant and shows a great balance between minerality and spices
• My drinking recommendation: This cuvée could accompany a roasted nut of an Iberian pork leg with a garlic cream sauce with new potatoes roasted with rosemary.

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

Although the grapes are picked 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: 750 ml
• Closure: natural cork stopper
• Vintage: 2016
• Shelf life: until 2030
• 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, LOU O'RANGE, Côteaux d'Aix AOP, organic wine orange, 2021, from € 14.40

If you have never heard of the term ORANGE WINE or do not know what it means, then I would first like to reassure you that it is not a wine made from oranges.

This is also the case with the Domaine Les Béates LOU O'RANGE, Côteaux d'Aix AOP, organic wine orange

Rather, it is a winemaking technique in which white grapes are treated like red grapes for red winemaking. The skins of the berries are injured using a so-called grape mill, which means that part of the juice runs out, which then macerates and ferments for a longer or shorter time with the skins, i.e. in the mash. Depending on the grape variety and the duration of this process, the originally white juice takes on the color of the grape skins, which are rarely clear and light in color. Consequently, the appearance and taste of this type of wine is unusual. This is what wines might have looked like in earlier centuries.

Organic wine - profile

• Colour: slightly amber
• Nose: The nose expresses a lot of fullness, ripe fruit, honey
• Flavour: the mouth is very fresh, a slight bitterness supports a long acidity that gives it a lot of character and drinkability.

Vinification of organic wine, Domaine Les Béates, LOU O'RANGE, Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, orange

Destemming the grapes and maceration in 600 liter tanks. Spontaneous fermentation, daily brewing by hand. Assembly of three macerations of 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. Pressing with a small vertical manual press with a wooden cage.

Ageing: Maceration of three months and 6 months in Tuscan jasse of 300L. High maceration of 1 month, then in egg-shaped vats of 600L on the fine lees for 6 months

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Growing area: Côteaux d'Aix en Provence
• Winery - producer: Domaine Les Béates
• Grape varieties: 50% Rolle (Vermentino) 30% Ugni Blanc, 20% Grenache Blanc.
• Vinification: in stainless steel vats
• Bottler: Domaine Les Béates
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2021
• Shelf life: 5 to ten years from vintage
• Analysis: alcohol 12.29% vol., residual sugar 0.2 g/l, total acidity 3.40 g/l, pH 3.32, SO2 total 32 mg/l.
• Allergenes: contains sulphites
• Organic wine certified by FR-BIO-01
• We obtain this wine directly from Domaine Les Béates, Clos Saint Elrad, 13410 Lambesc, France

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Domaine la Marseillaise, Côtes de Provence, biodynamic wine rosé, 2022, de 15,80€, from € 15.80

Biodynamically produced wines have a certain something that other wines lack, they say. It is difficult to describe, perhaps it is the complexity and harmony of the Domaine la Marseillaise, Côtes de Provence, biodynamic wine rosé. The Provence is famous for its excellent rosé wines, and this rosé is a particularly fruity and flavorful wine that is exemplary. Judge for yourself, we are curious about your opinion.

Biodynamic wine - profile  

• Color: salmon pink
• Nose: it smells of apricot and peach with spicy notes
• Mouth: the first impression is surprisingly full-bodied, the second emphasizes the abundance of fruity aromas and its taste is intense, round and very pleasant.
• Drinking recommendation: enjoy this white wine with a temperature of 9-11 ° C. Remember, the cold deprives every good white and rosé wine of its aromas. They are not a soft drink

Biodynamic wine preparation Domaine la Marseillaise, Côtes de Provence, rosé

The loamy vineyard soil and the vines growing on it are processed and maintained with the greatest care according to the principles of biodynamic agriculture according to Demeter. The vines are 18 years old (Syrah and Grenache). They are harvested by hand and brought to the winery in 20 kg containers, where they are freed of stems and panicles, lightly squeezed in a grape mill and immediately pressed. The fermentation starts spontaneously with the grapes' own yeast at a temperature of 18-20 ° C and lasts about 4 weeks. No filter aids, i.e. no proteins of plant or animal origin, are used for the light filtering of the wine.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: rosé, dry
• Production area: Provence
• Winery: Domaine la Marseillaise
• Grape varieties: 80 % Syrah, 20 % Grenache
• Fermentation and aging: in stainless steel vats
• Bottling: at the Domaine La Marseillaise
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Analysis: Alcohol 13,5 % Vol., Acidité total 3,99 g/l, PH 3,17, SO2 43 mg/l
• Vintage: 2022
• Shelf life: 4 years from vintage
• Suited for vegans
• Allergens: contains sulfites
• Certified organic wine FR-BIO-10
• We purchase this red wine directly from the Domaine la Marseillaise in 986 chemin de la navarre, 83260 La Crau, France

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Tasting package Provence, Côtes d'Azur, 6 bottles organic wines, less 8 % Discount € 90.25 less. 8 % discount = € 83.03

The Château la Vivonne, the Domaine les Beátes, the Domaine de la Marseillaise and the Château Saint Jean lez Durance produce wonderful organic wines and biodynamic wines with a flair of luxury, which are included in the Provence organic wine tasting package.

The package contains the following organic wines:

• 1 bouteille Château Saint Jean lez Duranced, Pimayon, Pierrevert AOP, Biowein rosé, 2022
  A fabulously good and fine organic wine from grapes grown in grow in the winery's best vineyard. It is a delightful, fruity-fresh rosé with rich scents, aromas and harmonious taste.
• 1 bottles Domaine La Marseillaise, Abondance, IGP, de Var, red, 2019
  glossy cherry red, smells of red berries and fruits with spicy notes, very fruity and fresh on the palate, with an intense taste, very good structure, slightly noticeable tannin, which is as well integrated into the wine as its alcohol.
• 1 bottle La Marseillaise, Justinien, IGP de Var, red, 2017
  dark red color, a bouquet full of fruity aromas of red and black berries, and fruit fragrant spicy notes. Very fruity on the palate, with a round, intense taste, very good structure, slightly noticeable tannins that are integrated into the wine as well as its alcohol.
• 1 bottles Château La Vivonne, Côtes de Provence, AOP, red, organic wine, 2018
• ruby red, aromas of red and black berries with spicy notes of Provençal herbs, on the palate very rich wine with great flavor, fruity, with a fresh, long-lasting aftertaste. Serve it with spicy dishes, Provencal dishes, grilled meat or fish.
• 1 bottle Château Saint Jean lez Durance, Alpes de Haute Provence IGP, organic wine, rouge, 2019
  Garnet red with intense cherry reflections. Fruity aromas of sour cherries, raspberries, blackberries and a hint of liquorice. In the mouth fresh, robust and soft on the palate. Complex aromas of fruit jam, red berries, herbs de Provence. Long-lasting taste with fine tannins.
• 1 bottle Domaine les Béates, Côteaux d'Aix en Provence AOC, vin bio, blanc 2021
  light golden with white reflections, rich scent of white peach, acacia blossoms and freshly baked baguette, opulent in the mouth with soft fruit notes and subtle aroma of a freshly baked baguette, the mineral components give it a good structure and promise a long life.

Tasting package Provence, Côtes d'Azur, 12 bottles organic wines, € 180.50 less 12 % discount = € 158,84

The Château la Vivonne, the Domaine les Beátes, the Domaine de la Marseillaise and the Château Saint Jean lez Durance produce wonderful organic wines and biodynamic wines with a flair of luxury, which are included in the Provence organic wine tasting package.

The package contains the following organic wines:

• 2 bottles Château Saint Jean lez Duranced, Pimayon, Pierrevert AOP, Biowein rosé.
  A fabulously good and fine organic wine from grapes grown in grow in the winery's best vineyard. It is a delightful, fruity-fresh rosé with rich scents, aromas and harmonious taste.
• 2 bottles Domaine La Marseillaise, Abondance, IGP, de Var, red,
  glossy cherry red, smells of red berries and fruits with spicy notes, very fruity and fresh on the palate, with an intense taste, very good structure, slightly noticeable tannin, which is as well integrated into the wine as its alcohol.
• 2 bottles La Marseillaise, Justinien, IGP de Var, red, 2017
  dark red color, a bouquet full of fruity aromas of red and black berries, and fruit fragrant spicy notes. Very fruity on the palate, with a round, intense taste, very good structure, slightly noticeable tannins that are integrated into the wine as well as its alcohol.
• 2 bottles Château La Vivonne, Côtes de Provence, AOP, red, organic wine, ruby red, aromas of red and black berries with spicy notes of Provençal herbs, on the palate very rich wine with great flavor, fruity, with a fresh, long-lasting aftertaste. Serve it with spicy dishes, Provencal dishes, grilled meat or fish.
• 2 bottles Château Saint Jean lez Durance, Alpes de Haute Provence IGP, organic wine, rouge
  Garnet red with intense cherry reflections. Fruity aromas of sour cherries, raspberries, blackberries and a hint of liquorice. In the mouth fresh, robust and soft on the palate. Complex aromas of fruit jam, red berries, herbs de Provence. Long-lasting taste with fine tannins.
• 2 bottles Domaine les Béates, Côteaux d'Aix en Provence AOC, vin bio, blanc,
  light golden with white reflections, rich scent of white peach, acacia blossoms and freshly baked baguette, opulent in the mouth with soft fruit notes and subtle aroma of a freshly baked baguette, the mineral components give it a good structure and promise a long life.