2011 le comte rouge. 100% mondeuse, 12% alcohol, from arbois village.
niceee!
medium dark fruit, violets, dark bread spices in addition to black pepper. focused, focused, focused.
get your hands on the wine - this is a bargain catch!! — 9 years ago
Never had this grape variety before - slightly acidic on its own, but softer and smoother when paired with a cream-based dish. Misidentified on the app (it should be Douze cent Quarante Haut 1248). — 5 years ago
Very drinkable natural wine — 4 years ago
Super good! — 4 years ago
30 January 2018. King, New York, NY. — 7 years ago
Tom Farnan
2020 vintage, cepage is 100% Mondeuse. This is a particular grape variety to the Haute Savoie around Annecy. Bio et biodynamique. Alcohol 12% - ~€17 at bottle shop.
This is also typical of the new wave of wines in France, organic (often also natural) small batch wines made from relatively unknown grapes, or, known grapes in atypical regions. This is the French Revolution revisited in the wine world. Good wine from traditional French regions like Bordeaux and Burgundy are priced out of reach of every day drinkers, and most likely, winemaking opportunities in these regions are similarly inaccessible to all but the most privileged in the winemaking community.
Wines like this are a harbinger of change in the French wine community, as are the Parisian wine bars who serve them.
A textured spicy and punchy red, with good acid and medium body. Excellent with game, pate de compagne and funky Savoie cheeses. Merci! — 2 years ago