Loups Garoux
Loups Garoux is the French name for mythical wolf creatures that are not cursed, but blessed. One is born a Loup Garou and can turn at will. They are stately, dark wolves to behold and remind us of other mythical creatures like those in the legends of the Black Wolves of the Chateauguay, the wild alpine terrain that defines our homefarm and vineyard landscapes. Loups Garoux speak of the woodland and are mercurial in nature. Our Loups Garoux is grown in the West Addison vineyard, on clay and limestone, but favoring the thick layer of grey, black, yellow, brown clays specific to this old sea bed, grown among wild purple aster, daisy fleabane, golden rod, and wild mint. Made in honor of traditional Ripasso or Amarone from the Veneto, dried and fresh fruits dovetail together to knit a fabric of deep flavors and bright acidity. Aged for two years in old French barrels before release.
WE LIKE THIS WINE WITH
Spicy dishes
Mexican food or Indian
Fresh cheeses
All things duck {like so many of our wines!}
Well-seasoned chicken or turkey
Steak with green peppercorns
HOW TO STORE THIS WINE: store me upright
Red Wine of Vermont
VARIETAL / Frontenac Noir
VINEYARD / La Selva Vineyard - West Addison {Champlain Valley, Vermont}
CELLAR / Indigenous yeasts, no filtering or fining. No added sulfites.
ALC/VOL / 12.5%
La Selva means forest or jungle, and this vineyard, on clay, limestone, and shale, is described by the wild flora and fauna that create a certain magic in the vines.
West Addison, Vermont
LA SELVA VINEYARD
SOIL / clay, limestone, shale, red sandstone
ELEVATION / 141 feet. Valley floor. Lake coast.
AGRICULTURE / regenerative, practicing biodynamic, forest edge ecology, rotational grazing
VINEYARD LIFE / purple aster, daisy fleabane, wild mint, golden rod, honeysuckle, queen anne's lace, and wild rose
MICROCLIMATE / hot, humid summers with temperatures moderated by Lake Champlain only a 1000 feet from the vineyard. Zero slope but generally good drainage keep the vineyard from too much humidity. Cold, partly cloudy winters with only a little snow.
FRUIT GROWN / Frontenac Noir and La Crescent {experimental plantings of Isabella, Leon Milllot, and L’Acadie Blanc}
SIZE / 3 acres {1.2 hectares}
