Hey! A dernier Côt? by Barbara Lebled is a fresh and fruity red wine, which comes from the Loire. It is produced with Côt grapes, as the malbec vine is called in the Loire Valley, which come from vines planted in the 1980s. Vinified with whole bunch carbonic maceration for 25 days in steel. The name of the wine is, surprise surprise, a play on words. "Hey! A Dernier Coup?" roughly translates to "Hey, one last drink?".
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: Malbec
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: 8 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
Vin de France Syrah by François Dumas is a red wine obtained from the grapes of the same name that grow on soils rich in granite, quartz and sand. The vinification takes place with 70% of the whole bunches while the rest is de-stemmed by hand. Fermentation with maceration on the skins for 3 weeks in open vats. Aging for 22 months in old barriques before bottling.
Region: France, Rhone
Grapes: Syrah.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Aging: Some months in steel.
Contains sulfites
The "Mephisto" by Domaine de l'Ecu is a red wine produced with 100% Cabernet Franc grapes. Refinement takes place for 15 months in terracotta amphora and old oak barrels. No clarification and filtration before being bottled. On the nose there are notes of red fruit, small thefts of the forest, enriched by hints of undergrowth and dried flowers. On the palate it is complex, full-bodied, warm, fleshy, with a pleasant freshness and lively tannins. Long finish for an extraordinary wine.
Region: France, Loira.
Grapes: Cabernet franc.
Alcohol content: 11.5%.
Aging: 15 months in terracotta amphora and old oak barrels.
Contains suflites
The Red Cox Knock by Lé Thio Noots is a wonderfully fresh wine with notes of small red fruits. Refines for 9 months in used wooden barrels. You can enjoy it immediately or you can decide to keep it for a few years.ial.
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: Cabernet franc
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: 9 mounths in barrel.
Contains sulfites