MCF Rare Wine
Roussillon Renegades
Renegades...
I know, it probably sounds kinda trite, but I'm going with it anyway.
Making wines in the Roussillon that are aimed at challenging some of the most legendary regions in wine?
Kinda Renegade-ish, eh?
Or maybe it's better to just say 'bad a$$', instead...
Either way, the Danjou brothers are crazy enough to do just that - produce wines in the Roussillon that communicate the varied terroirs and rustic charm of this overlooked region, but do so with lift, energy, aromatics and a nimble, sublimely elegant texture.
They're psycho-level biodynamic farmers and do everything the hardest (best) way possible, and the resulting wines are just gorgeous - focused, transparent and almost jesting in their subtle complexity.
Here are three of their wines that I'm highly high-minded about right now...
...renegade, bad-a$$...whatever you want to say...
...say it after you take a sip of these and then contemplate your next few words...
...because I promise they'll be memorable.
DOMAINE DANJOU-BANNESY
Cotes Catalanes Blanc Clot dels Escounils 2021 - all of the Grenaches (Blanc, Gris & Noir) in a white wine of tremendous focus and texture. If white Burgundy moved south and picked up a new accent.
Cotes Catalanes Blanc La Truffiere 2021 - a truly unique, singular wine of 100% Grenache Gris. Steely and racy, with a core of cool, mineral verve and acidic structure, all of which is lifted by a floral, herbaceous outer edge. Utterly gorgeous.
Cotes Catalanes Rouge Les Myrs 2021 - composed entirely of 90+ year old, slate-soiled Carignan, this hypnotic red is one of the most breathtakingly transparent examples of a 'Rhône varietal' red you'll encounter. It's deeply, pungently nuanced and, yet, nimbly crystalline in its complexity. A fun loving, generous, yet deceptively wise, wine.
You may order by calling 212.255.8870.
Matt Franco
MCF Rare Wine, Ltd
249 West 13th Street NYC 10011
212.255.8870
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