Appellation: Saint-Joseph. Cuvée: Blanc. Colour: White. Grapes: Marsanne. About: from vines that Yves and Mathilde bought in 2007, requiring several years to get into good condition. Now, remarkably, from a different variety, it tastes like a mini Condrieu, albeit with more tension, and more savoury fruit. Vines Location: From steep hillside vineyards in the northern … Continue reading Domaine Gangloff St Joseph Blanc
Appellation: Crozes-Hermitage. Cuvée: Blanc. Colour: White. Grapes: Marsanne 50%, Roussanne 50%. About: Just 300 litres produced from 1000m2 of vineyard, made in stainless steel. And Thierry is very generous with his thirsty friends so not even that gets put into bottle. It’s a pity because it’s a spectacular wine, very refined and gentle, from very … Continue reading Thierry Alexandre Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
Appellation: St Joseph. Cuvée: Blanc. Colour: White. Grapes: Marsanne. About: There’s a micro-production of just 500 bottles of this wine. It comes from one of the best sites in the Appellation, a tiny slice of steep hillside near Ste Epine. Vines Location: It comes from one of the best sites in the Appellation, a tiny … Continue reading Thierry Alexandre St Joseph Blanc
Appellation: Vin de France. Cuvée: Cul Sec. Colour: White. Grapes: Marsanne. About: The name is a play on words, Cul-de-Sac, a French term adopted by the English to mean a road that goes nowhere, has no thoroughfare, or a dead end. Cul literally means bottom. The vines lie in a kind of cul-de-sac between the … Continue reading Thierry Alexandre Cul Sec VDF Blanc
The Story Thierry Alexandre runs one of the smallest jewels of a Domaine in the Northern Rhone. He’s located near the village of St Jean de Muzols which is at the original heart of the Appellation. The lieu-dit of St Epine, considered the finest terroir of St Joseph, is located here. Thierry posseses just 1 … Continue reading Thierry Alexandre
