02/28/2024
Tomorrow is Leap Year Day
Open Bottle Thursday!
February 29, 2024
Tasting Time on Thursday 3:00PM - 8:00PM
Remember you can place an order now for this special....
no need to wait til Thursday!
Featuring:
Domaine de la Mordoree
La Remise
de la
Mordorée Rosé
2022
Rhone Valley, France
100% Grenache
Drinking
Beautifully!
Organic and Biodynamic Demeter certified vineyard.
Those of you who have followed us a while may remember this was the very first Rose we ever featured for Open Bottle Thursday.
I got to meet and taste with Madeleine & Ambre last year. The wine is pristine and fresh like past vintages and even though the production is small our friends saw fit to allocate a few more cases our way.
Our Thoughts on this wine...
Light garnet color, showing notes of ripe strawberry and a hint of rhubarb. This is a full-flavored, yet dry Rosé with rich extract on a long finish. Good structure, complex with a hint of earthy flavors, this is the rare Rosé that will provoke lots of discussion. Arguably one of the top estates in the Rhone, Domaine de la Mordorée (woodcock), located in the town of Tavel, in the Southern Rhône Valley, is a consistent producer of top quality Reds and Rosé’s. Pairs well with chicken, veal, fish, salads, grilled veggies, Asian cuisine and is also excellent as an aperitif.
Special Bonus!
Come Meet
Pierre
Malaval
of
Domaine de la Mordoree
On this comng Friday Night
March 1,
4:00PM - 7:30PM
Not only will we have four more of his wines to taste but you can leave your Open Bottle Rose order here and he can sign a bottle for you!
Our Regular price $19.99
Special Sale Price Tonight Only
$16.50 by the bottle
and if you buy 6 (or more) bottles
the price drops to
$87.00 per six pack
that"s only $14.50
per bottle!
Don’t want to miss the sale?
Can’t make it Thursday?
Click here
or call us,
as quantities are limited, so with
that said, first come, first served!
703-668-WINE (9463)
A bit about Domaine de la Mordorée ...
In 1986, the brothers Christophe and Fabrice Delorme decided to dedicate themselves to their passion for wine. They started their own estate with the objective to produce the best wines in each appellation while preserving the environment. Within a decade, they had achieved that goal, and continued getting better and better each year. Domaine de la Mordorée produces some of the best wines, and they have selected and maintained some of the finest terroirs. Their Châteauneuf-du-Papes, Lirac Reds & Whites, and Tavel Rosés are amidst the most highly rated of the region.
Unfortunately in 2015, the remarkably talented Christophe passed away at the age of 52.
"With 135 acres spread throughout some of the most impressive appellations of the southern Rhône, Christophe Delorme and his brother...have done nothing but produce one exquisite wine after another. Of course, the top cuvees of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are rare and expensive, but this is a place to find terrific Cotes du Rhones and Liracs as well. Delorme is equally adept at dry whites as well as reds, and turns out some stunning rosés both under the Cotes du Rhône and Tavel appellations..."
A long-time supporter and admirer of Christophe and his work is Fran Kysela. When he learned of Christophe"s passing, Fran offered this tribute:
"I worked with this man for 21 years. I met Christophe in the winter of 1994, when the “dog meat” vintage of 1992 was being sold. I tasted the wines and was stunned on how good they for that year/vintage; a vintage that rated 2 out of 10. Immediately we connected, and the connection lived on for years.
Winery/Vineyards
The vineyard consists of 55 hectares (135 acres), on 38 different parcels, which provide a rich, wide range of soils and climates. The soil is a mix of clay, chalk and sand with pebble stones. The improvements at the Domaine have been incredible: new pneumatic presses, new stainless steel vats, new destemmer, new vinification and aging plant, and aging in oak barrels for the top wines. All the grapes are raised by culture raisonnée which is very close to organic viticulture (intervention in the vineyard only when necessary). The yield is reduced in the vineyard by ébourgeonnage (de budding in spring) and vendanges vertes in summer (green harvesting). Oak aging for the top wines in special barrels like "jupille" for 10 months.
No expense is spared at this Domaine to achieve quality.
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