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No Better House Wine
No Better House Wine
by Allyson Noman by Allyson Noman
2024 Côtes du Rhône Rouge
2024 Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Vines in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Blending the 2024 vintage
Mural at Demazet Vignobles
Selected by Kermit Lynch France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
Not everything can be iconic, despite what the internet would have you believe. And yet, in a humble corner of our portfolio, you can find perhaps our most iconic red. Dare I say, there is no better house wine? Best bought by the case, it’s unreasonably delicious year after year.
Sourced from Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, just a stone’s throw away from its more famous namesake, the wine shines with quintessential southern Rhône qualities: dark fruit, bramble, and a vibrant freshness that feels as effortless when paired with a sumptuous braise (don’t forget to add a generous splash of the bottle to the sauce) as it does slightly chilled from an ice bucket on a warm day.
If I were to put together a mixed case of our greatest hits, this bottle would make the cut every time. It’s a classic, through and through.
Vines in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Blending the 2024 vintage
Mural at Demazet Vignobles
| Wine Type: | red |
| Vintage: | 2024 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | 50% Grenache, 39% Syrah, 6% Carignan, 3% Mourvèdre, 1% Marselan, 1% Cinsault |
| Appellation: | Côtes du Rhône |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Southern Rhône |
| Producer: | Selected by Kermit Lynch |
| Vineyard: | 40 years average, 36 ha |
| Soil: | Alluvial with galets roulés (rounded riverbed stones) |
| Aging: | Wine is aged in cement tank before bottling |
| Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
| Alcohol: | 14.5% |
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About The Producer
Selected by Kermit Lynch
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236