2016 Phillippe Viret “Les Colonnades” Vin de France

A blend of the classic varieties of the area, “Renaissance” combines Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Carignan from parcels scattered throughout th...

“Emergence” comes also from a single parcel, this one with deep clay and lots of limestone pebbles, and it is planted to Grenache, Syrah, and Carig...

“La Coudée d’Or” is a combination of lesser-known white Rhône varieties such as Clairette, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viogni...

From a single parcel of white clay and limestone, “Maréotis”—named after a lake in northern Egypt near Alexandria—combines 60% Grenache and 40% Syr...

From young vine Syrah with a splash of Mourvèdre and tiny amounts Picpoul Noir, Vaccarèse, Muscardin, and Counoise, “Energie;” vinified and aged in...