We will be bringing your orders for the ever popular, well-priced wines from Domaine Chabrier Fils to the LCBO next Friday, April 10^th. This time we are featuring their crisp 2014 Duché d’Uzès Rosé and 2013 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Blanc – the wonderful white with the impossible name. We are also offering their beautiful unoaked Viognier-based 2013 Duché d’Uzès Blanc and three delicious reds including magnums of the splendid 2012 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge.

Patrick, father Louis and Christophe Chabrier definitely do not make wimpy wines!

You can tell from their picture that the Chabrier boys do not make wimpy wines! Au contraire. They fashion big, bold expressive wines with gobs of flavour that are really expressive of their terroir. The wines are very well made, delicious and represent excellent value.

A Brief History of Domaine Chabrier Fils

Hélène and Patrick in the Chabrier barrel chais

This Offering from Domaine Chabrier Fils

We are delighted to bring you the crisp, fruity 2014 Duché d’Uzès Rosé (it’ll be here just in time for those dog days of summer) the always popular Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Blanc (this time the 2013 vintage), the refreshing, unoaked 2013 Duché d’Uzès Blanc, the voluptuous 2013 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge and the lively, unoaked 2013 Duché d’Uzès Rouge. We also have a mixed-case sampler of all five. These wines come in six-bottle cases. As a special treat, the Chabriers are offering single magnums of their lovely 2012 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge for only $49 each. 2012, 2013 and 2014 were all very good vintages in the Duché d’Uzès region. We will be taking your orders to the LCBO on Friday, April 10^th.

2014 Duché d’Uzès Rosé – 13.0% Alc./Vol.                                     $17/$102 case of 6
This is a really good, punchy Rosé made from equal parts Syrah and Grenache. It is a lovely medium salmon colour with a fresh and lively nose of strawberries, citrus, vanilla and a trace of violets. In the mouth it is full, round, dry, crisp and very refreshing. Not only a great hot weather sipper, this lovely rosé will go smashingly well with oriental cuisine, pork (particularly ham) and most omelettes. This little beauty has already won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Concours de la Foire aux Vins d'Orange. Order your bottles of cheerfulness now.

2013 Duché d’Uzès Blanc – 13.5% Alc./Vol.                                    $19/$114 case of 6
Over the years, this little beauty has filled up the Chabrier Brothers’ trophy cabinet with countless awards. This edition garnered a Gold Medal/Award of Excellence at the Concours des Vinalies Nationales 2014. It is made from 70% Viognier, 20% Grenache Blanc and 10% Marsanne and is not oaked. The yield is a low 40 hectolitres per hectare. It is a straw colour with hints of pale green. The nose is filled with peaches, mangos, pineapple, apricots and sage. In the mouth this French-styled white is very fresh, beautifully balanced and surprisingly complex with a gentle finish. It would go wonderfully with any white fish and, as a special treat, with a pélardon de Cévennes (a wonderful goat cheese from the mountains not too far from Uzès). This is an absolutely superb sipper at a most reasonable price. If you would like to sample it first, or at least its predecessor, the 2012, you can do so at Le Sélect Bistro in Toronto; it is one of their house whites. Order this little treasure now.

2013 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Blanc – 14.0% Alc./Vol. $22/$132 case of 6
This is one of my very favourite whites and has been a huge hit with our wine club Members over the years. This truly wonderful white wine is made from 70% Viognier, 20% Grenache Blanc and 10% Marsanne with an average yield of only 30 hectolitres per hectare. Half of the Viognier was fermented in new oak barrels for twelve months. It is a medium straw colour with an intense nose of honey, apricot tarts and vanilla with a hint of hyacinths, anise and lavender. In the mouth it is full, buttery and very well balanced with pronounced flavours of stewed apricots and a hint of pineapple. This New World-styled white is elegant, big and long. It would work well as an aperitif, go wonderfully with any shellfish (particularly sea scallops) and, as a special treat, be a divine partner with warm goat cheese. Order now – always offered to us on a strict allotment basis - first come, first served

2013 Duché d’Uzès Rouge – 13.5% Alc./Vol.                                   $19/$114 case of 6
This succulent little red sipper is fashioned from 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache. It saw no oak. A bright ruby colour with glints of purple, it has aromas of plums, blackberries, nutmeg and vanilla. In the mouth it shows lots of fresh fruit along with mocha and tobacco. It is very well balanced and shows amazing length. This marvellous quaff won a Silver Medal at the Concours Gardois des Vins Nîmes 2014. This is a real barbeque wine. It is simply a delight and veritable bargain at this price. Order your little red treasure from the land of Oc now.

2013 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge – 14.0% Alc./Vol.             $23/$138 case of 6
This luscious red is a blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache aged in various types of used oak containers. It is a beautiful purple colour with violet tints. The nose is complex with aromas of plums, blackberries, myrtle, vanilla, nutmeg and roasted coffee beans. The attack (first impression in the mouth) is silky with smooth, agreeable tannins followed by a symphony of ripe berries, plums, exotic spices and pepper. It lingers in the mouth, is long and elegant and hints of prunes emerge. This is an amazing wine, particularly considering the price. It won a Silver Medal at the Concours Général Agricole Paris 2014.   It will go wonderfully with leg of lamb, magret de canard and roast pork. Highly recommended! Try some for yourself and see.

The Chabrier Sampler – (13.5% Alc./Vol.)                                       $21/$126 case of 6
What a great way to try several of the fine wines from Domaine Chabrier Fils! You get two bottles of the of the 2013 Duché d’Uzès La Garrigue d’Aureillac Rouge along with  one bottle each the 2014 Duché d’Uzès Rosé, 2013 Duché d’Uzès Blanc, 2013 Duché d’Uzès Rouge and 2013  Duché d’Uzès La Garrigue d’Aureillac Blanc, all in one handy six-pack. Order your Duché d’Uzès treasure trove now.

2012 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge – 13.5% Alc./Vol. - Magnum      $49 per magnum
Here is a wonderful treat – a single magnum of the terrific 2012 Duché d’Uzès “La Garrigue d’Aureillac” Rouge at a very reasonable price. This beauty is a blend of 85% Syrah, 10% Grenache and 5% Carignan – all aged in various types of used oak containers. It is a vibrant purple with a robust nose of raspberries, blackberries, garrigue, new leather and a hint of vanilla. In the mouth it is beautifully balanced, round and long. It is drinking wonderfully now and will keep for at least another decade. It seems to have been made to go with roast leg of lamb. Try some for yourself and see.

Coming Next from Arthur’s Cellar – the Charming Châteauneufs and Côtes du Rhone from Vignobles Mousset-Barrot

It is always a pleasure to present the excellent Châteauneuf du Pape and Côtes du Rhône wines that are expertly crafted by the Mousset-Barrot family. This time will be no exception. We have selected a bevy of delicious wines in different formats from several vintages produced at the three Vignobles Mousset-Barrot estates – Château des Fines Roches, Château du Jas de Bressy and Château du Bois de la Garde. You won’t want to miss these superb, well-priced treasures from the heart of the Southern Rhône.

We would be most rapturous and darn near ecstatic if you would pass this note on to others you think might enjoy some delightful, expressive wines from Uzès.

Many thanks and cheers!

Jim, Hélène and Kate

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