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All of the wines we carry at Princess and Bear have small case productions and as each vintage varies from year to year, we want to offer tasting notes and technical information on past vintages we've carried for reference.
Below is a list of sold out wines. Click the wine name below to view the Languedoc-Roussillon sommelier’s tasting notes.
These wines are made by the most passionate winemakers and have a finesse and complexity that will keep you coming back for more. Many of the winemakers are contrarian and make wines in their own passionate way regardless of tradition or requirements to be an AOC wine.
Our many organic selections are presented below with the European Union organic leaf designation. Organic wines in the EU can use small amounts of organic sulphur, which helps make the wines remain stable over time.
Vin de Pays d’Oc
100% Grenache Blanc
Food pairing: Pan Roasted Salmon with Smoked Almond, Cherry, Orange and Rosemary Butter; or Pork Loin Stuffed with Prunes, Garlic and Sage; or Pan Fried Seabass with Lemongrass and Chive Sabayon Sauce.
New vintage arriving in June! To be notified or added to the waiting list, please email info@theprincessandthebear.com.
IGP Côtes Catalanes Red
100% Syrah
This award-winning wine is described as a “Velvet Touch”. A rich complex blend of baked blackberries mixed with hints of herbal garrigue and wafts of violets all held within in a beautiful mouth feel. A sophisticated, rich, and delicious wine!
IGP Pays d'Oc
100% Merlot
With its soft and jammy flavors, low tannin and easy drinking character this is a wine which will never bore. Matured in stainless steel, this organic Merlot is a great everyday wine in with a lighter style.
Gold medal: Concours Général Agricole 2014
Gold medal: Gilbert & Gaillard 2012 guide
100% Viognier
Food Pairing: This Vin de Fete "party wine" is wonderful alone to celebrate, with cheese and fruit, or at a meal with Thai or Indian food! Let the party begin!
New Vintage Arriving in June
IGP Pays d'Oc
100% Sauvignon Blanc
This organic, award-winning Sauvignon Blanc has extravagant character and falls into the family of bright white wines. Its aroma is reminiscent of lychee, fresh hay, and paprika. The palate wanders from citrus, green apples, and tangerine to vegetable notes.
A.O.P. Faugères
85% Grenache Noir, 15% Mourvèdre
Food pairing: Let’s go high and low to show the versatility of this red: Beef Wellington or Juicy Charbroiled Burgers. This Athanor, the cauldron of the alchemist, can hang in there. Try it with Beef Tacos, Fajitas, and Roasted Cabrito (Goat). Or Chili con Carne. Or chill it and drink with Bouillabaise with Rouille Basil Crostini. A true magician in a bottle!
IGP Coteaux d'Enserune
100% Viognier
Food pairing: This is one of the most delicious and intriguing viognier wines you can find anywhere. Made from organic grapes by a master oenologue, this is his own private cuvée. Notes of soft citrus and lychee with wonderful minerality, rather than the more common highly floral notes of Viognier. Wonderful with grilled fish, curried chicken, or with appetizers of cheese, olives and chips!
New Vintage Arriving Soon!
We are big fans of this wine as a Friday night wine, a great way to finish the week and start the weekend (though it is just as good on Saturday, Sunday and every other day of the week....) Serve chilled with seafood salads, caviar pie or on its own with a good friend by your side!
New Vintage Arriving Soon!
AOP Corbières Blanc
60% Grenache Blanc, 30% Vermentino, 10% Macabeu
A blend of 3 fantastic grapes with a complex nose of blood orange, white flowers, and a little toast. Lively in the mouth with a nice, mineral finish.
Sorry Sold Out-New Shipment Arriving Soon
AOP Faugères
60% Syrah, 30% Grenache,10% Mourvedre
This is a powerful, complex wine with ripe spice and herbal garrigue aromas, followed by red cherries on the palate and a fresh finish with rounded, velvety tannins and a hint of black olive.
A.O.P. Languedoc
45% Carignan, 45% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah, 5% Grenache Noir
Food pairing: This is one of the most delicious red wines from the Languedoc, right next to the vineyards of wines that cost 5-7 times the price, but in a different appellation, hence the price difference. This wine is rich and luscious and comforting. Drink with 5-Spice Duck Breast with Wildflower Honey; Wild Boar Ragu Bolognese; Charred Rare Aged Rib-Eye with Shallot Butter.
I.G.P. Vin de Pays d’Oc
100% Sauvignon Blanc
New Vintage Arriving in June
New Vintage Arriving in June
