Modeled after the wine swigged at bistro tables in Paris, Division Winemaking Company launched their Division-Villages line of “quaffable reds and whites” this spring. Although some have been sold out of the upstart Portland winery’s Southeast Wine Collective location for some time, the wines are still available on shelves, including the 2013 Division-Villages Béton. With fruit from a variety of Oregon subappellation sources (Applegate Valley, Red Hill and Eola-Amity Hills), the blend is dominantly earthy, plummy Cabernet Franc with Gamay Noir and Pinot Noir offering cherry fruit, pomegranate and acidity to the blend. Fermented separately (from their respective sources), then blended together and aged in cement (“béton” is “concrete” in French), this wine is juicy and vivacious, with savory sage and dusty earth adding depth to the affable sipper. With only 200 cases made, there isn’t much lying around and at $23 a pop, it won’t be there much longer.
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