![]() Park Dr., PennsauN Dupont St., Wilmington, 87). Craig LaBan Le Fruit Défendu 2010 from Domaine Magellan, $13, at Moore Bros. Moore Bros., which hosts Lafon this weekend, sells it for a nice price, too. What he has produced there from old vines of well-pruned cinsault (a Rhône blending grape prohibited in the local official appellation - thus, "forbidden") is simply good drinking, a medium-weight burst of soft black fruit framed with juicy acidity and spicy tannins that make it a great burger wine. In this case, the vintner is Bruno Lafon, of Meursault's great Domaine Comte Lafon, who has brought his Burgundy know-how for fine wine to property near Montpellier in Pays d'Oc, a region better known for country juice. ![]() This 2010 vintage of Le Fruit Défendu ("the forbidden fruit") from Domaine Magellan in Languedoc is a prime $13 example of how nonclassified vin de pays can demand serious notice when the right winemaker (and the right grapes) are involved. ![]() Lintensité aromatique de la Roussanne complète parfaitement la fraîcheur du Grenache blanc. Bargain wine and France are typically not mentioned in the same conversation, but the combination of a struggling euro and revived interest in overlooked regions have produced some seriously good buys. 3.8/5 (4 clients) Assemblage de cépages méditerranéens, le blanc du Domaine Magellan dévoile des notes de fruits blancs et de poire soutenues par une franche minéralité. ![]()
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