Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône, AOP, Cuvée Plaisir, red, organic wine, 2022, from € 10.85

Fruity red wine with a velvety soft style and nice flavor. This Julien de l'Embisque Côtes du Rhône rouge creates as its name "Plaisir", suggests, a lot of drinking pleasure!

Awarded organic wine

Gold medal by Gilbert & Gaillard

Organic wine - profile

• Color: garnet red
• Nose:intense aromas of raspberries, gooseberries, delicate hint of cinnamon
• Mouth: fruity red wine with a velvety soft taste, an aroma of red currants, long-lasting flavors and soft tannins
• Recommendation: serve with 14 to 16° C, combines well with Mediterranean dishes

Organic wine - processing,  Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône, AOP, red, Cuvée Plaisir

Fermentation time: 14 days with 3 times daily pumping (remontage), during the 2nd half of the fermentation process the skins is pushed back into the mash twice a day (delestages). After the end of fermentation, the mash is gently pressed. The young organic wine first is stored in stainless steel tanks (malolactic fermentation) and then until bottling in concrete tanks.

The organic wine at a glance

• Type of wine: red wine
• Région of Production: Côtes du Rhône
• Producer: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Grape varieties: 50 % Grenache, 35 % Carignan, 10 % Syrah, 5 % Mourvèdre
• Fermentation and aging: in concret vats and stainless steel tanks
• Bottling: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2022
• Shelf life: 2027
• Analysis: Alcohol: 13.75 % vol., residual sugar ?,  acid total 3,03, pH 3.78, SO" free 21 mg/l, SO2 total 62 mg/l.
• Allergens: Contains sulphites
• Organis wine certified by FR BIO 001, Member of AB
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine Julien de l'Embisque in 84500 Bollene, France

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Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône, AOP, red, Vin Cinc Zajou, organic wine, no sulfites added, 2021, from € 15.20

The Julien de l'Embisque Côtes du Rhône AOP Cinc Zajou (a play on words that replaces "sans ajout" and means that no sulfur has been added to this organic red wine. It is therefore the ideal wine if you are sensitive to sulfur and want to enjoy wine, without having to regret it the next day.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: garnet red with purple reflections
• Nose: intense scent of red currants, cherries, with a sweetish, spicy note.
• Mouth: here aromas already perceived by the nose repeat themselves which fill the mouth and create a pleasant feeling that lasts for a long time and ends with round tannins.
• Recommendation: at 14 to 16 ° C with Mediterranean dishes, grilled meat, young cheeses, also with pasta and other spicy dishes.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône, AOP, Vin Cinc Zajou, red

Fermentation time is 14 days with daily remontages. After the end of fermentation, the mash is gently pressed. The young organic wine first is stored in stainless steel tanks (malolactic fermentation) and then until bottling in concrete tanks.

The wine at a glance

• Type of wine: red, no sulphites added
• Region of Production: Rhône
• Producer and bottler: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Grape varieties: 70 % Syrah, 40 % Grenache
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2021/22
• Shelf life: 2027
• Alcohol: 14.5 % vol.
• Allergens: Contains endogene sulphites but no added sulphites
• Organic wine certified by FR BIO 001, Member of AB
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine Julien de l'Embisque in 84500 Bollene, France

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Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône AOP, red, organic wine, 5 l Bag in Box

Fruity organic wine Côtes de Rhône from the Julien de l'Embisque, Rhône AOP red 5 l bag in box with velvety soft style and beautiful rull of flavor. This red organic wine in a bag in box prepares a lot of drinking pleasure at a surprisingly low price.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: Pale pink tending to orange.
• Nose: Beautiful fruity aromas of raspberry and exotic fruits.
• Palate: Fruity aromas "hot" are gathered on the palate, citrus add to this rosé a good freshness and a long final note.
• Recommended: Serve with grilled meats, Mediterranean dishes and around 8 ° C.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône, red, Bag in Box

The harvest is done manually during the sunrise, even in cool weather in the morning. This preserves the fresh and fruity aromas of the grapes. The fermentation lasts 14 days with daily pumping over. During the second half of the fermentation the marc hat is pressed twice a day into the must (load shedding). At the end of fermentation, the must is gently pressed. Then the young wine is stored in stainless steel tanks before being transferred to concrete vats until it is put in bag in box.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: Red
• Region of production: Rhône
• Producer: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Grapes: 70% Grenache and 20% Syrah, 10% Viognier.
• Aging: Stainless steel tank.
• Quantity: 5 l
• Closure: Faucet
• Allergens: Contains sulphites
• Wine certified FR BIO 001, member of the association AB (Organic Agriculture).
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, 84500 Bollene, France

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Domaine Julien d'Embisque, Suze La Rousse Village, AOP,  red, organic wine, 2019, from € 14.45

Village with the addition of the place to which the vineyard is assigned is a quality attribute in the Côtes du Rhône wine region for wines from particularly good vineyards. The hierarchy of the Côtes du Rhône wines is divided into ascending Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages without indication of place and Côtes du Rhône Village with location as in this wine Domaine Julien de l'Embisque Suze La Rousse. Here is the Université du Vin, where I attended courses before I decided to become a distributor of organic wine.

Awarded organic wine

Guide Hachette 2 stars

Organic wine - profile

• Color: deep dark ruby ​​red
• Nose: powerful bouquet of small red berries with a spicy peppery note
• Drinking recommendation: Serve this organic wine at a temperature of 17 to 18 ° C. This red wine from the Rhône accompanies strong, spicy foods. One more tip: do it like the French, drink now and then a sip of water in between to reduce the effect of the alcohol.

Organic wine - processing, Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Suze la Rousse, Côtes du Rhône Village, red

The grapes for this Côtes du Rhône Suze la Rousse Village come from very old vines and are harvested by hand and rigorously selected. After being separated from twigs and panicles and lightly squeezed, they spent 20 days in the mash fermenting spontaneously without addition of artificial yeast. During this time there was a daily delestage twice, then a gentle squeeze. The malolactic fermentation was carried out in stainless steel tanks and maturation in concrete tanks.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Rhône
• Producer wine estate: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Grape varieties: 50% Grenache, 40% Syrah und 10 % Carignan (90 Jahre alt)
• Maturing: in stainless steel tanks and concrete tanks
• Bottling: Domaine Julien de l'Embisque
• Quantity: 0,75 l
• Vintage: 2019
• Shelf life: until 2026
• Alcohol: 14.5 % vol..
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic wine certified by FR BIO 001, member of AB
• We source this wine directly from the Domaine Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, 84500 Bollene, France

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Domaine Deneufbourg, Côtes Catalanes IGP, Marselan, red, organic wine, 2017, from € 10.55

The Deneufbourgs cultivate the Marselan vines on a sun-drenched mountain ridge, over which the Tramontan sweeps - a periodic, violent wind that drags moisture out of the vineyard, thus preserving the grapes from fungal diseases. From these grapes, the deep-dark Domaine Deneufbourg Côtes Catalan IGP Marselan red created, which is very popular in France and is well received by us.

Organic wine - profile:

• Color: deep dark red
• Nose: intense fruity bouquet of elderberry and blueberries, cherry
• Mouth: fresh, fruity taste, powerful and round
• Drinking recommendation: serve it with 16 ° C. Aeration in the glass or in a carafe over 2-3 Stands makes this beautiful organic wine faster accessible. It makes it a bit rounder, the tannins step into the background and its aromas become perceptible. It will be storable for about 6 to 7 years if stored in a cool place.

Awarded organic wine

Gold medal Millesime Bio Montpellier

Organic wine - making, Domaine Deneufbourg, Côtes Catalan IGP, Marselan, red

Marselan is a relatively new variety bred around 1960 from a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. It was first cultivated  in the small village of Marseillan on the Mediterranean coast between Montpellier and Beziers. It has very small berries with little juice inside in relation to its skin. When the yield is purposely reduced like  at the Domaine Deneufbourg by appropriate pruning, exellent organic red wine can emerge. The Marselan variety inherents a large fungal resistance, which may be an important advantage in organic viticulture. The grapes are harvested by machine during the night at cool temperatures,  the the berries are separted from the stems and panicles, slightly squashed and 9 to 10 days fermented. The young wine then aged for seven months in stainless steel tanks.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Roussillon
• Producer: Domaine Deneufbourg
• Grape varieties: 100% Marselan
• Aging: 7 month in stainless steel tanks
• Bottling: Domaine Deneufbourg
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2017
• Shelf life: until 2025
• Alcohol: 14,5 % vol.
• Certified by FR BIO 001
• Member of AB, a French Association for Organic Agriculture (Agriculture Biologique) 
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine Deneufbourg, 66450 Pollestres, France

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Domaine Deneufbourg, Côtes Catalan IGP, Olympe, red, organic wine, 2017, from € 12.10

The Deneufbourgs cultivate the Marselan and Syrah vines on a sun-drenched mountain ridge, over which the Tramontan sweeps - a periodic, violent wind that drags moisture out of the vineyard, thus preserving the grapes from fungal diseases. From these grapes, the deep-dark Domaine Deneufbourg Côtes Catalan IGP Olympe is created. .

Organic wine - profile:

• Color: dark garnet
• Nose: intense fruity bouquet of elderberry and blueberries, cherry, as well as black currants.
• Mouth: fresh, fruity taste, powerful and round
• Drinking recommendation: serve it with 16 ° C. Aeration in the glass or in a carafe over 2-3 hours makes this beautiful organic wine faster accessible, rounder and its  tannins step into the background and its aromas become more perceptible. It will be storable for about 6 to 7 years if stored in a cool place.

Awarded organic wine

Silver medal Millesime Bio Montpellier 2019

Organic wine - processing, Domaine Deneufbourg, Côtes Catalan IGP, Olympe, red

Corinne and Damien Deneufbourg started winegrowing in Roussillon in 2009, just as their Marselan plots yielded the first vintage. Today he is a pure variety or in this Cuvée Olympe Syrah has become their figurehead.

Both grape varieties grow on a sandy and loamy soil parcel that is exposed to the sun and the Tramontan wind.

The grapes, there are only 40 hl // hectares are harvested by machine at night at a cool temperature. In this case no disadvantage for the Quailtät of the wine, because the grapes are healthy thanks to the sun and the frequent wind and free rot and fungal infestation. They are processed separately to organic wine due to their different maturity. First, the grapes are separated from stems and panicles, squeezed and fermented for 14 days at controlled temperature and the must pumped regularly on the floating pomace (berry peel) so that it is always moist and the contents of it can dissolve and go into the wine.

After a maturing period of 12 months in a stainless steel tank, this wine is bottled in the cellar of Domaine Deneufbourg in November of the following year.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine
• Production area: Roussillon
• Producer: Domaine Deneufbourg
• Grape varieties: 50% Marselan, 50% Syrah
• Aging: 12 month in stainless steel
• Bottling: at the Domaine
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2015/17
• Shelf life: until 2022/24
• Alcohol: 14 % vol.
• Allergens: Contains sulphites
• Certified by FR BIO 001
• Member of AB, a French Association for Organic Agriculture (Agriculture Biologique) in France
• We source this organic wine directly from the Domaine Deneufbourg, 66450 Pollestres, France

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Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux AOC, organic wine, red, 2018, from € 8.80

You should actually have to spend more for a good Bordeaux wine. But this Château Rioublanc Bordeaux offers astonishingly good quality at an affordable price. It is now ready to drink and you no longer need to store it, but you don't have to hurry to finish it either.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: Deep garnet.
• Nose:intense, fruity (black currant, blackberry), violets, spices (vanilla, pepper) and dark chocolate.
• Mouth: round and harmonious, with freshness and elegant tannins. It is very nicely balanced and accessible, has a good complexity, fruit and lengthy finish with a touch of roasted oak.
• Drinking recommendation: please temper this Bordeaux to 16 ° C, decant it or let it come into contact with air in a large-bellied glass for a little longer so that it releases its aromas and becomes more open overall. Enjoy in matching dishes, just like you do in Bordeaux.

Organic wine - processing, Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux, red

The quality of a wine originates primarily in the vineyard - and is achieved by professional processing of the soil and the vines taking into account the climate and the weather. To this end, a well-trained team of permanent staff is available at Château Rioublanc.

The grapes are harvested mechanically with subsequent sorting by hand and an automatic sorting system of the type Mistral, which works with the help of air. The yield of 52 hectoliters per hectare produces approx. 180,000 liters of red bio-Bordeaux.

After the harvest, the grapes are freed from the panicles, and after 24 hours the juice, which is extracted independently, is added to the fermented berries. The so-called cold maceration at 13°  C.. The fermentation is done with the grapes own yeast. This process lasts 5 days and facilitates later pressing. During this time a regular pumping of the mash increases the density of the wine.Afterwards the fermentation continues for another 10 days, then the liquid is separated by gentle pressing from the berries and kernels. After the end of the malolactic fermentation, the wine ripens for a year in tanks (2/3) and 1/3 in French oak barrels.
Before filling this organic Bordeaux in bottles in September of the following year, it is only lightly filtered.

The wine at a glance:

• Wine type: red wine, dry
• Region of production: Bordeaux
• Producer and bottler: Château Rioublanc
• Grape varieties: Merlot 70 %, Cabernet Sauvignon 20 %, Cabernet Franc 6 %, Malbec 4 %.
• Maturing: 2/3 in stainless steel vats, 1/3 in Barriques
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2018
• Shelf life: 2024
• Alcohol content: 12.7 % Vol.
• Vegan
• Allergenes: contains sulphites
• certified organic wine FR BIO 001
• We source this wines directly from Château Rioublanc, 33910 St Ciers d' Abazac, France

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Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux AOC, Cuvée Eduard, organic wine, red, 2016, from € 11.35

As befits a good Bordeaux, this Château Rioublanc Cuvée Edouard Bordeaux Superieur is made from the best grape varieties in the region, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. One third of this wine even matured in barriques, which are usually reserved for more expensive Bordeaux wines. This red wine combines all the characteristics of a good Bordeaux, but has less tannins and can therefore be served the same, but also be stored for a few years.
 

Organic wine awarded

Gold medal Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2018 for the vintage 2016

Organic wine - profile:

• Color: deep garnet red.
• Nose: intense aromas of blackcurrants, blackberries, liquorice, pepper, cocoa, with a touch of wood.
• Mouth: Very balanced on the palate, still fresh, but with maturing maturity (2018) rounder, elegant with finely honed tannins, a nice, long and fresh aftertaste.
• Drinking recommendation: please serve this Bordeaux at 16° C, decant it or let it come into contact with air in a large-bellied glass a little longer so that it releases its aromas and makes us altogether more open. Enjoy in matching dishes, as they do in Bordeaux.

Organic wine - processing, Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux superieur, Cuvée Edouard

The quality of a wine is created primarily in the vineyard through proper processing of the soil and the vines, taking into account the climate and weather conditions. For this, the Château Rioublanc has a well-trained team of permanent employees. The grape harvest is done mechanically with subsequent sorting by hand and an automatic sorting system of the type Mistral, which works with the help of air.

The vines are planted with a density of 5000 plants per hectar, the harvest yield of 52 hl / hectare of vines is about 180,000 liters of Bordeaux wine. After the harvest, the grapes are freed from the panicles and after 24 hours, the independently spilled juice to which the still whole berries are added in the so-called cold maceration at 13° C, then  spontaneously fermented without the addition of foreign yeasts.  This process lasts 5 days and facilitates the subsequent pressing. During this time, a regular pumping of the mash, whereby as many ingredients from the berries go into the must. The fermentation is then continued for a further 10 days and then the wine is separated from the berry husks and seeds by gentle pressing. After the end of the lactic fermentation, which is also called malolactic fermentation, 2/3 of the wine matures in tanks for one year and 1/3 in French oak barrels. Before bottling in September of the following year is filtered only slightly.

The organic wine at a glance

• Type of wine: red wine dy
• Region of production: Bordeaux
• Producer: Chateau Rioublanc
• Grape varieties: Merlot 67%, Cabernet Sauvignon 33%, Cabernet Franc 6%, Malbec 4%. Number of vines: 5,000 per hectare.
• Aging: in lage wooden barrels and in barriques
• Bottling: at the Château Rioublanc
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: Natural cork
• Vintage: 2016
• Shelf life: up to 10 years from vintage
• Analysis: Alcohol: 13 % vol., PH 3.59, SO2 free 26 mg/l, Residual sugar 0 g>/l.
• Allergenes: contains sulfites
• Vegan
• Certified FR-BIO-01
• We source this wine directly from the Château Rioublanc, 33910 St Ciers d' Abazac, France.

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Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux AOC, organic wine, red, bag in box, 5 liters
 

You should actually have to spend more for a good red wine from Bordeaux. But this Château Rioublanc Bordeaux AOC red organic wine in bag in box 10 liters offers astonishingly good quality at an affordable price. It is now ready to drink and you no longer need to store it.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: Deep garnet.
• Nose: intense, fruity (black currant, blackberry), violets, spices (vanilla, pepper) and toastnotes.
• Mouth: round and harmonious, with a certain freshness and elegant tannins. Very balanced and accessible. With nice complexity and good length in the finish.
• Service and storage:This wine already tastes very good now. It accompanies an entire menu and matches both light and dark meat, as well as medium-sized cheese varieties.

Organic wine - processing, Château Rioublanc, Bordeaux AOC, red, Bag in Box, 5 l

The quality of a wine originates primarily in the vineyard - and is achieved by professional processing of the soil and the vines taking into account the climate and the weather. To this end, a well-trained team of permanent staff is available at Château Rioublanc.

The grapes are harvested mechanically with subsequent sorting by hand and an automatic sorting system of the type Mistral, which works with the help of air.
The yield of 52 hectoliters per hectare produces approx. 180,000 liters of red bio-Bordeaux

After the harvest, the grapes are freed from the panicles, and after 24 hours the juice, which is extracted independently, is added to the fermented berries. The so-called cold maceration is fermented at 13% C. No yeast or sugar is added. This process lasts 5 days and facilitates the later pressing. Afterwards the fermentation contninues for another 10 days. Then the wine is separated from the berries and kernels by a gentle pressing. After the end of the malalactic fermentation, the wine ripens for a year (in tanks (2/3) and 1/3 in French oak barrels.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: Red wine
• Region of production: Bordeaux
• Producer: Château Rioublanc
• Varieties: Merlot 70 %, Cabernet Sauvignon 20 %, Cabernet Franc 6 %, Malbec 4 %.
• Maturation: 2/3 in stainless stell tank, 1/3 in Barriques.
• Bottling: Château Rioublanc
• Quantity: 5 l
• Closure: Valve
• Shelf life: In its original closed condition up to 6 month, when open please store upright tp keep the valve under pressure - then 6 to 8 weeks from delivery date.
• Alcohol: 12.7 % vol..
• Allergenes: contains sulfites
• Vegan
• Certified FR BIO 001
• We source this organic wine directly from the Châtau Rioublanc, 33910 St Ciers d' Abazac, France

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Château Moulin à Vent, Moulis AOP, organic wine Bordeaux, red, 2019, from € 17.80

"We make virtue the cornerstone of our practices:

• Make organic and biodynamic the standard of tomorrow: healthy,
  responsible and confident in the future.
• We are becoming the spearhead of organic and
  biodynamic wine producers in Bordeaux.
  Château Moulin à Vent - BORDEAUX VINEAM"

Rated 92-93 points by James Suckling

"A solid core of tannins to structure the ripe fruit. Fulbodied, good fruit at the finish, best ever from here."

Organic wine - profile

• Colour: ruby red-violet, dense and impenetrable
• Nose: The Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon impress with a lot of finesse, floral scents and strong tannins
• Mouth: velvety in the mouth and on the palate with a long aftertaste
• Drinking recommendation: Decant this excellent wine in a wide-bodied carafe, or let it breathe for 30 minutes in a large-bodied glass.

Château Moulin à Vent, Moulis AOP, red, organic wine production

6,666 vines/hectare of the varieties Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot thrive on clay and calcareous soil, on the higher plateau The soil is calcareous and covered with alluvial gravel from the Pyrenees. The vineyards here are managed organically. Multiplied by 22 hectares of vineyards, there are a total of 146,652 vines that have to be cut, tied and handled manually several times a year. The grape harvest is also done by hand in the vineyards of the Château Moulin à Vent. This way the vineyard worker walk several hundred kilometers in the vineyards during a year.

The actual winemaking begins with a light crushing of the grapes to prepare the mash in which the berries macerate and begin to ferment. This happens in several small, temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks separated by grape variety, which are ripened and harvested at different times.

75% of the resulting organic wine matures in barriques, a third of which are new barriques. The remaining 25% of the wine matures in stainless steel tanks.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine, dry
• Growing area: Bordeaux
• Winery - Producer: Château Moulin à Vent
• Grape varieties: 35% Petit Verdot, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
• Fermentation: Mash fermentation in stainless steel tanks with a controlled temperature.
• Maturation: 75% in barriques, a third of which are new barriques, 25% of the wine matures in stainless steel tanks.
• Bottler: Château Moulin à Vent
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2019
• Storage: 10 years from vintage
• Analysis: Alcohol: 13.64% vol., residual sugar 0,4 g/l, total acid 3.71 g/l, volatile acid 0.62 mg/l, SO2 7 mg/l, SO2 total 27mg/l
• Vegan
• Allergens: contains sulfites
• Organic wine certified FR BIO 001
• We source this wine directly from Château Moulin `Vent, 16, Rue de l'Église, 33350 Saint-Magne-de-Castillon.

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