Marcoux and Mas de Libian Southern Rhone offer

Marcoux & Mas de Libian: two delicious, well priced reds from the new Southern Rhône

"I'm always interested in what sisters Sophie and Catherine Armenier [from Domaine de Marcoux] are doing at this biodynamically farmed vineyard, one of my favorite estates."
Robert Parker, eRobertParker.com

"The wines of Mas de Libian surprise through their purity of fruit, their sincerity and their concentration..."
Bettane & Desseauve, Le Grand Guide des Vins de France, 2009

There is Côtes du Rhône and there is Côtes du Rhône. This is an appellation, after all, whose annual crop can weigh in only slightly less than all of Bordeaux. Côtes du Rhône has historically been marketed as one vast, contiguous region. And while we have all heard of the Côte’s most vaunted villages – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueras, Rasteau and Cairanne – there is an array of sites within the greater Côtes producing highly individual styles of wine that deserve our attention. Fortunately, there are many quality small producers whose wines can help us appreciate just how infinitely varied the region and its terroirs are. Today... read more