Because the wine is made of 100 percent Cinsualt, there's a very distinctive quality to it as the wine is loaded with black cherry aroma, while the flavor is rich in pomegranate and raspberry.
Here's a very light pink colored wine that is almost translucent wine that is made from one hundred percent free run juice was aromatic, fruity, totally dry and yet at the same time vibrant and lively. I should have bought more 2017 La Fruit Defendu Rose as it may have been hands down the very best Rose of 2017 I have tasted. So when the 2016 Red and 2017 Rose were offered I snapped up three of each. Branded as Le Fruit Defendu, these wines drink much sooner, and are what are often what you find in cafes and bistros that dot the French countryside.Ī few after finding the Magellan wines on the east coast the Le Fruit Defendu wines started to show up on our shores in both red and pink. Wine Insiders Holmes, PA - 80 United States. In addition to his premium level reds and whites, Lafon started to make a second line of wines that are made from younger plantings of old vines cultivated from Chateauneuf du Pape on his sandstone vineyards. Our 2019 Gallorum by Bruno Lafon Pinot Noir vineyards is produced from fruit sourced in vineyards located in the Limoux area sitting in-between the Pyrenees to the South and the Black Mountains to.
About the time the 2011 vintage wines were showing up I started to buy Lafon's Magellan whites and reds, and my friends all enjoyed them with me. Madrona Wine Merchants offers free wine tastings featuring 4-5 selections on a theme every Saturday from 2 until the bottles run out and on Sunday, we offer a mini-tasting of two wines all day from 11-5.About ten years or so I first met winemaker Domaine Magellan's Bruno Lafon, the Burgundian transplant to the town of Pezenas when visiting with Sylvain Fadat of Domaine d’Aupilhac.Īs a long time Languedoc wine hunter I was impressed with what I tried that I made note of his work and kept an eye out for the wines in the USA. Get Domaine Magellan Le Fruit Defendu Blanc (750 ml) delivered to you within two hours via Instacart. The perfect complement to all grilled foods as well as white meats such as roast guinea fowl, rabbit with mustard and Normandy-style poultry or veal. BiodynamicĢ017 Domaine Magellan Le Fruit Defendu Rouge $10Ĭlean cherry and plum fruit along with a bit of spice and a touch of smokiness. Shows equally well as an aperitif or with Mediterranean vegetables grilled over a wood fire. It’s got a hint of garrigue, and a long, lingering refreshing finish. Lovely flavors of raspberry and strawberry, some soft spice. Give yourself permission.Ģ018 Domaine Magellan Le Fruit Defendu Rosé $10 It only takes momentsbut it will help you drink better all year long. Join today for immediate access to our database of more than 390,000 wine ratings. The two white wines are Le Fruit Défendu and L’Amour Fragile, which are very different in style. Members-Only Content Premium Subscription. At the moment, we have 4 wines in our range two whites, a rosé and a red. The vines come from field selections conducted in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region at the start of the 1960s. This wines rating, tasting notes, price and auction data are only available to members. Domain Magellan farms 6 hectares of old Cinsault vines on beautiful sandstone sites. Sunday we are tasting the forbidden fruit - Le Fruit Defendu. Vieux Pressour Fines Bulles Rosé Samur $15Ģ011 Delmas Cuvée Mémorie Brut Nature $15 Palama Arcangelo Salento Bianco Frizzante $12 Domaine Magellan Fruit Defendu Rouge 2014 Delicious and fun, this is the perfect bistro wine, right down to the label. Rive Della Chiesa Pinot Grigio Frizzante $10 Saturday is Summer Bubbles! Limoux for you too. It is a wet morning here in Madrona, but the rain should stop in time for our Sparkling Wine tasting today at 2pm.