Red Blend of  58% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 3% Carignan, 3% Cinsault, 2% Mourvèdre, & 2% Counoise from the Southern Rhône Valley, France. Organic.

"While the vast majority of growers we work with throughout France and Italy run small family domaines, in two rare circumstances we have partnered with singular caves coopératives—winemaking co-ops that collaborate with families who grow grapes on their behalf. The most recent is Les Vignerons d’Estézargues, located between Avignon and the Pont du Gard and introduced to us by Valentin Montanet of the Burgundy Domaine de la Cadette. Founded in 1965, Estézargues has, remarkably, pursued progressive farming and winemaking for much of its history, working closely with its partner growers to emphasize organic viticulture before ushering the pristine fruit through low-intervention practices in the cellar. The impressive galets roulés–ridden terroir, older vine age, and utter deliciousness of this rouge make the price nearly unfathomable. Add to these qualities the lovely label designed by one of France’s great wine artists, Michel Tolmer, and you have a house rouge that charms on every front."