Bruno Duchêne

La Luna Vin de Pays de la Côte Vermeille Red Blend

9.1166 ratings
8.914 pro ratings
Roussillon, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Lars Fasel

Effervescent and spritzy Grenache. Funky and weird with ripe black fruits, gamey, and loads of VA. Some bright tangerine(!) as well. Interesting but not my thing.

Effervescent and spritzy Grenache. Funky and weird with ripe black fruits, gamey, and loads of VA. Some bright tangerine(!) as well. Interesting but not my thing.

May 26th, 2020
Ethan Forrest

like crystals breaking

like crystals breaking

2 people found it helpfulNov 16th, 2014
Tom Kearney

Light garnet red. Brick and perfumed aromas. Garrigue, rose, fuzzy tannins. Incredible balance.

Light garnet red. Brick and perfumed aromas. Garrigue, rose, fuzzy tannins. Incredible balance.

1 person found it helpfulDec 28th, 2016
Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.4

I had a hate-hate relationship with Grenache for a long time (alcohol, lack of acid, lots of high-extraction style winemaking), but this is one of the wines that turned me around on the variety when @Caleb Ganzer served me a bottle a few years ago. Red fruited, meaty, peppery, with plenty of red flower perfume. This is clean, low-intervention winemaking, with only a little appealing pinch of VA. There's a slightly chubby texture, but trim acid keeps the wine moving forward. Somehow this wine would appeal to the Burgundy drinker, as well as the California Pinot drinker, and you know, people who like Grenache. A screaming deal at $25-ish.

I had a hate-hate relationship with Grenache for a long time (alcohol, lack of acid, lots of high-extraction style winemaking), but this is one of the wines that turned me around on the variety when @Caleb Ganzer served me a bottle a few years ago. Red fruited, meaty, peppery, with plenty of red flower perfume. This is clean, low-intervention winemaking, with only a little appealing pinch of VA. There's a slightly chubby texture, but trim acid keeps the wine moving forward. Somehow this wine would appeal to the Burgundy drinker, as well as the California Pinot drinker, and you know, people who like Grenache. A screaming deal at $25-ish.

1 person found it helpfulJan 2nd, 2015
Bob McDonald

This wine and the Hotel we purchased it in were a real find. Will be returning to this establishment for sure. This cuvée was 90% Grenache and 10% Carignan. Very natural winemaking with no Sulphur; horse used in the Vineyard. Etc. Very savoury with bags of flavour. M- tannins with M+ acidity. Very enjoyable.

This wine and the Hotel we purchased it in were a real find. Will be returning to this establishment for sure. This cuvée was 90% Grenache and 10% Carignan. Very natural winemaking with no Sulphur; horse used in the Vineyard. Etc. Very savoury with bags of flavour. M- tannins with M+ acidity. Very enjoyable.

Jul 5th, 2017
Ben Walker / Caravin

Really had no idea what to expect from this, but it's super delicious. Bright, juicy Grenache with bite. Bit of a spritz and a twist of VA, medicinal, almost figgy fruit. Proper med tropical juice. Good.

Really had no idea what to expect from this, but it's super delicious. Bright, juicy Grenache with bite. Bit of a spritz and a twist of VA, medicinal, almost figgy fruit. Proper med tropical juice. Good.

Apr 22nd, 2016
Hardy Wallace

Owner/Winemaker Dirty & Rowdy Wines

9.2

Brah!

Brah!

Jan 24th, 2016
Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.2

Bring a little bit of zonnatura in your life

Bring a little bit of zonnatura in your life

Feb 7th, 2015
Caleb Ganzer

As light hearted as it appears, as delicious as it is light hearted.

As light hearted as it appears, as delicious as it is light hearted.

Nov 24th, 2014
Max Gottesfeld

Floral. Lots of violets

Floral. Lots of violets

Nov 2nd, 2014