Domaine Faillenc Sainte-Marie Corbieres Rouge 2022 objects

Domaine Faillenc Sainte-Marie Corbieres Rouge 2022 objectsPerhaps the least loved or sexy appellation in all of France, and one we ride or die for. When Corbires wines are good, as this one is, they intoxicate with an unusual mix of lilac, spice, cooked mushrooms and fresh leather or hide. Black wet earth, plums, and animal notes are woven together, even though the winemaking at this solid little winery is perfectly proper and clean. Old organic vineyards in the foothills of the Pyrenees, lush purple fruit,

Mandarin oranges of the ‘Marzatico’ variety

estate trees and produced as closely to the ancestral traditions of the region as possible

are oxidative

These guys make great table wines or entry-level bottlings

always led by softness

The Sylvaner is macerated on the skins throughout fermentation

000 half bottles

a red everyone around the table will like

Best served neat

The palate is bursting with red cherries

cut each other off

This village-level Bourgogne blanc is light