Tried these two natural wines from a new producer to me:
1. Dom.LesTerresPromises VdP: la Saiinte Baume/Provence (13%; Clairette & Vermentino; 60+ yr old vines on Loube Mtn; CaMiLLE RiVIere/Fruit of the Vines/LongIslandCity) 2019: Med.dark gold color; some earthy/chalky lightly floral/carnations slight metallic pleasant nose; lightly tart/tangy light floral/Verm/carnations lightly chalky/earthy slight metallic somewhat dull/simple flavor; some tart/tangy bit earthy/chalky light floral/carnations bit Vermen rather simple finish; no signs of any natty character but just a simple/pleasant unremarkable white. $25.00 (KK)
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2. Dom. des Terres Promises A Ma Guise Provence VdF (12.5%; 13%; ClairetteBlanche/ClairetteRose/CarignanBlanc/CarignanNoir/Counoise/MourvedreNoir/MourvedreBlanc/GrenacheNoir/Cinsault/Vermentino/Roussanne/Muscat a PetitsGrain/Syrah/Macabeau/UgniBlanc/BiancuGentile; CaMiLLe RiVIere/Fruit of the Vines; Jean-Christophe.comer@Wanadoo.Fr) Chemin de la Perseverance/LaRoquebrussanne 2021: Dark color; rather earthy/dusty/OV some blackberry/black cherry/Provencal bit herbal/plummy slightly unclean/bretty/funky somewhat interesting/rustic nose; rather soft/ripe fairly earthy/loamy/rustic strong ripe/plummy/blackberry/black cherry/Provencal slightly unclean/bretty/funky flavor w/ light ripe tannins; very long ripe/plummy/blackberry/black cherry/Syrah/Mourv-like somewhat rustic/coarse/earthy/loamy slight funky/unclean finish w/ light ripe tannins; not much natty character to speak of but on the coarse/rustic/Provencal side; overnight develops some light wet dog fur finish. $20.00 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Camille Riviere is a lady who scours the French countryside to search out natural wines to import to the USofA. Thus far, I've not found any of her wines that have blown me away or prompted me to buy more. But at least her wines don't show some of the most egregious character of natural wines. Usually just a low-key level of nattiness.
Tom