$29.99 on 6+ Gramenon (Code: 6saves2)

90% Grenache / 10% Cinsault

92 points Decanter: "Good depth of colour. Captures all that juicy, exuberant young-vine Grenache fruit. Fresh and easygoing, this is soft and juicy, with velvety tannins. Such a lovely, appealing, friendly wine. Full of fruit, with a gentle structure. It's ripe but not jammy, and very well balanced, with no access alcohol. Plenty of of whole bunches, from vines aged five to 40 years; grapes are lightly crushed, 12-15 days maceration, one pumpover per day, matured in concrete, sulphited only after malolactic, no other corrections.(MW)" (11/2024)

***(*) JLL steady red colour; the nose is a combo of raspberry and blackberry, is upfront, carries a little sweetness. The palate presents a good flow of black fruit, with juiced freedom, fruit bursts, holds fine grain tannins, leads into a solid close, the length sound. It needs another nine months. 90% Gren, 10% Cins. From 2025. 2029-30 Feb 2024

This wine brings a BIG smile to my face, the Poignee de Raisin is the epitome of satisfaction and is just utterly delicious! You would have to be in pretty bad despair not to enjoy this cheerful and delicious number that punches over it's weight class a few levels! A chateauneuf in all but name!

90-100% Grenache (late 1970s-late 1990s), 0-10% Syrah, 0-10% Cinsault, from notably clay, some limestone soils, 75% destemmed, 12-15 day vinification, daily pumping overs, 25% vinified by maceration carbonique, concrete vat raised 5-6 months, pumping overs, unfined, unfiltered, 1 gm/hl sulphur only at bottling, organic, biodynamic wine, “drink with salads, crudités, grills, lamb”, 18-20,000 b

Kermit Lynch: The seemingly reserved façade of Michèle Aubèry-Laurent melts away quickly when she speaks about her wines. As a former nurse (who often favored natural remedies), she has come to treat her vines with the same care, conviction, and passion as she had for her former patients. She and her husband, Philippe, bottled their first vintage of Domaine Gramenon in 1990, in the far northern-eastern stretches of the southern Rhône, in the town of Montbrison-sur-Lez. Philippe was a talented vigneron—both creative and edgy—and he loved to push the envelope of the regulations. In 1999, in an unexpected twist of fate, he was killed in a tragic accident. Michèle was suddenly left on her own with their three children, vineyards, and a winery to deal with. Crushed but undaunted, Michèle stepped to the forefront, boldly picking up where Philippe left off. Over the years, Michèle has discovered her own creative voice in her new vocation; in so doing she has catapulted Domaine Gramenon into cult wine status. Today, she works twenty-six hectares with her talented son, Maxime François (a rising star in his own right), farming both young and very old vines alike. They employ organic and biodynamic practices in the vineyards, with a strong non-interventionist stance in the cellars.