Grande Vignes 100% Groslot Vin de France 2015

Grande Vignes 100% Groslot Vin de France 2015

  08:30    Stu.

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"Groslot" is a play on the grape variety known officially as  Grolleau Noir. Produced by the Vaillant family  (a brother and Sister team), it's lo-fi in production without any SO2 added. 

This was just one fantastic example of a natural wine that could be found in a cracking booze store in the US for not very much dollar. Oh the envy.

A little meat and crushed Berry funk - perhaps a suggestion of toilet block (trust me). Light on the nose really, 

Light, lithe supple - silky threaded as it moves across the palate. The merest suggestion of tannin implies a very light hand. 

Good acidity gives carriage. Fun to drink and at 11% drink you can. 89 

Tasted on: Monday 14th November
Source: Retail (Chambers St Wines)
Price: $13.99 (US$)
Alcohol: 11%
Closure: Cork
Website: Available in Aus through http://www.livingwines.com.au/

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Domaine Lucci Natural Red 2010

Domaine Lucci Natural Red 2010

  08:27    Stu.

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First up, apologies for the dodgy bottle image.  Yet I also think it resonates with the lo-fi nature of the wine.  Apparently one 500L barrel made, and done so entirely without the use of electrical equipment or machinery.

The aroma delivers a plummy, earthen brooding aroma.  It doesn't give much away to what lies within.  In the mouth its fresh, it tastes 'bright' on entry (if you can taste brightness) but then it yields to plummy, brambly notes that give hint of its Merlot origins.

To me it is that freshness that defines the wine for me.  More so than the decent lick of tannin that accompanies the finish. 

Tasted over two days, it lost some of its vitality on the second (as I would expect given it is free from additives and preservatives - that expectation may be wrong).  I would also suspect that Anton Van Klopper that the wine wasn't consumed in one sitting - read more about Mr Van Klopper's approach and views to winemaking at my good friend The Wine Punter's site.

Source: Retail, The Wine Emporium

Price: $20

Closure: Diam with Wax Seal

Website: http://www.lucymargauxvineyards.com/

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