Claude & Etienne Courtois

Gascon 'L'lcaunais' 2019

Name: Gascon 'L'lcaunais' 2019
Brand: Claude & Etienne Courtois
SKU: COURTOISgascon19
Price: 70.0 USD
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Sometimes it’s good to have a little mystery in life. Icaunais is a mysterious, high acid red wine produced by Claude and Etienne Courtois. Icaunais is a local name within the VDP Sologne of France for the grape variety Gascon, a grape that is so obscure, few folks within the region even know about it. The fruit was sourced from 8 to 10 year old vines, harvested by hand, and destemmed prior to being gently pressed. It rested for 30 months in barrel.

Claude Courtois does not consider himself to be a biodynamic vigneron, but he farms a balanced and chemical-free 13 hectares of vines in the Sologne VDP.
Claude’s son, Etienne is starting to help his father out with the vinification process, and is continuing his father’s legacy at the estate.
Gascon channels major Gamay and Mondeuse vibes.

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True crime podcasts.
20th Century Existentialist novels, like The Stranger by Albert Camus.
Korean BBQ ribs.
Bringing a bottle of this to a community theater production of “Waiting for Godot.”