The Producers - August 2025 - Red

Welcome to your tasting experience.

Le Professeur Marselan '23

Mendel Cabernet Franc '23

Montagne St Emilion '21

Longboard Pinot Noir '22

Discover wine’s possibilities

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

– Oscar Wilde

We’re told time and again what to taste, how to taste, bad taste, good taste, rich taste, poor taste. Empires have been built telling people the rules of good taste.The secret? It’s a sham.

Good taste is what tastes good.

The greatest waste in life is not discovering what fills it – what makes you sing.This month’s selection challenges you to define your own rules for taste: what your palate craves, and what it can leave behind.

Fredéric Garrabou

Le Professeur Marselan '23

Born to a family of winemakers beginning with his grandfather, Fredéric Garrabou walked the vineyards as a child.

Serve with steak and frites, rustic sausage pasta, or a hearty beef stew.

Expect bursting blackberries, casis, black pepper and violets.

Le Professeur Marselan '23 details

Year 2023
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Fredéric Garrabou
Grapes Marselan
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Mendel Wines

Mendel Cabernet Franc '23

The Sielecki family work with Roberto de la Mota, a highly respected Argentine winemaker, to produce single-vineyard wines that express the unique characteristics of the high altitude sandy terroir.

Serve with a good steak or burger, beef lasagne or a black truffle risotto.

Expect red ripe cherries and raspberries with pepper and firm tannins.

Mendel Cabernet Franc '23 details

Year 2023
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Mendel Wines
Grapes Cabernet Franc
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Château Corbin

Montagne St Emilion '21

Once part of a large 480 ha estate, Château Corbin split off during the turbulence of the French Revolution and exists today on a small but mighty 23 ha estate.

Serve with this versatile Merlot blend with meat dishes like this roast veal de Larrivaux, roast beef, or a cheeky burger.

Expect prunes and black fruit with a complex smoky underlay.

Montagne St Emilion '21 details

Year 2021
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Château Corbin
Grapes Merlot Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Longboard

Longboard Pinot Noir '22

Longboard was born from the imagination of Oded Shakked, a true Californian surfer-turned-winemaker, who firmly believes that terroir includes not just the land, but the people and communities that inhabit it.

Serve with Serve with lean meat in a creamy sauce like rabbit, chestnut and mushroom pappardelle, chili, or a creamy blue cheese.

Expect lively cherry and blackberry with subtle white pepper and acidity.

Longboard Pinot Noir '22 details

Year 2022
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Longboard
Grapes Pinto Noir
Country Usa
Region California
Allergens Contains Sulfites