"Premiers Pas" Vin de France, Dom. des Deux Ânes
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"Premiers Pas" Vin de France, Dom. des Deux Ânes - 2022

Item # 13050 750 mL

Premier Pas means "first step" in French and this was indeed the first wine produced by a talented husband-and-wife team after they'd moved to Corbières in the Languedoc-Roussillon. A natural, completely organic wine with no sulfites added, this shows ripe blackberry fruit with underlying herbal layers and cocoa notes. It's medium-bodied and great for any time of year. A blend of mostly Carignan and some Grenache Noir fermented in whole clusters.

$17.96/ Single Bottle
$215.52 $193.97/ Case of 12
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Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.


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Staff Pick Notes

Great Value alert! This is a wine that severely over delivers. If you want to see what complexity can look like in an affordable price point "Premiers Pas" is it. This is a wine that essentially defies what I assume wines from Corbieres should taste like. While the region is generally filed with big rich reds, this is a wine that takes a more subtle, yet still flavorful stance. Packed with notes of blueberries, black berries, and a bit of tart black cherries, this wine has freshness and liveliness. There is also some slight earthiness on the finish that makes me want a board of salty meats and fruit preserves. Bottled unfined unfiltered and coming from a Demeter certified winery this wine will also please the natty wine crowd.

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Glossary

Carignan

Grown all over Europe and the Americas, Carignan (a.k.a. Carignane, Carignano, and Cariñena) is seldom seen as a 100% varietal wine. Many appellations of Languedoc-Roussillon must include a certain percentage of Carignan, but it is rarely the dominant grape in these blends. For years, this naturally high-yielding grape suffered from overproduction, but New World winemakers have lately taken up the Carignan cause and produced some distinctive and delicious examples. Now that it is subject to...

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