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CASE PRICE = $15.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)

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About This Wine:

This is truly Provence in a bottle—its endless sun, its garrigue-covered hills, its azure skies. Mas de Gourgonnier has been certified organic since the 1970s—longer than any other winery in the region—and is one of its last family-run estates.  A rich blend of 50%Grenache, 20%Cinsault, 10%Cabernet Sauvignon, 10%Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre.  The color shows a rich pink with a hint of orange.  Aromas continue the orange theme, with candied orange rinds, warm cherries and lots of pepper.  The mouth delivers literally a bouquet of flavor, with lots of floral suggestions—jasmine and honeysuckle and orange blossoms.  Good texture and weight, yet not at all heavy—good with full-flavored fare, black olive tapenade or a garlicky seafood stew.  One of our favorite organic selections as it always delivers.

About This Producer:

This storied domaine, run with passion and skill by Luc and Lucienne Cartier, has been farming and making wine organically for decades.  Their gorgeous property in the beautiful countryside appellation of Les Baux de Provence yields powerful expressions of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, and more – not to mention olives (their oil is one of France’s finest), and incredible fruit and vegetables.  Luc and Lucienne’s wines combine the richness and intensity of top Rhone or Bordeaux with a crystal-clear and unmistakable expression of Provençal soil.  They set themselves apart even further from the pack with the eye-grabbing rustic, squat bottle used for their unbelievably great-value red.

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