From Dylan at Little Thing Wine:
Olivier Pithon was born into a family of winemakers in the Loire Valley. He spent his youth playing in the vines, and started working in them when he was only 14. He was destined to be a winemaker—it’s where he would end up making wine that was in question. He worked in Bordeaux, Beaujolais, and Jurançon before landing in the tiny village of Calce. Located on the eastern end of the Agly Valley, Calce sits at the foot of the Pyrenees, closer to Spain than most of France. The soils here were formed in the last ice age, when the slate massif of the Pyrenees collided with the limestone massif of Corbieres. Calce holds all the folds and faults of that geological event. This region has been renowned for winemaking for centuries, but is relatively unknown, even in professional wine circles.
A month after Olivier first visited Calce, he purchased 8.5 hectares of old vines. That is now 25 hectares, farmed biodynamically and organically. This bottle comes from a partnership with farmers from neighboring villages who are converting to organic viticulture.
A blend of Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, and Macabeu, this wine sits perfectly between zesty and textural. It has a bright, mineral quality that’s food friendly and downright crispy; it also has a breadth and width that’s all peaches and cream and lemon curd. I love the balance of citrus and stone fruit here. It’s orange and apricot, lemon and plum, all lined with a bit of garrigue, the low-lying vegetation that spans the hillsides of the Mediterranean.
- Wednesdays we try to deliver north of the ship canal and Magnolia. Thursdays south of it. If either day is sold out don’t be shy about ordering for the other day, we’d love to bring you pizza!
- Saturday is for pickups at our Sodo Production Kitchen (3810 Airport Way S, 98108) from 12pm-4pm.
- Tuesdays we deliver to West Seattle/Burien/White Center/Seatac and Bellevue/Kirkland/Redmond/Mercer Island.
If you are ordering alcohol you’ll need to be available to for us to check your ID during delivery.
