Domaine Sainte Madeleine Vézelay 2020
13% abv, Alexandre & Blandine Le Corguillé, Vézelay, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlotte, NC. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay, vines between 5 and 30 years of age, grown on bathonian clay and limestone soil, in conversion to organic farming. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with native yeast in stainless steel tanks and […]
Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre 2020
12.5% abv, Bué, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably-farmed, on limestone-clay marl soils. The wine goes through a slow fermentation in cool tanks for up to 10 weeks with some stirring of the fine lees but no malo. Tasting note: the Sancerre Blanc […]
Romain Chamiot Vin de Savoie Apremont 2020
11.5% abv, Apremont, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère from the vineyards of Apremont on the foothills of Mount Granier, grown on limestone soils and from vines nearly 50 years of age. The wine is fermented in tank and concrete and spends 6 months on […]
Domaine du Haut Perron Touraine Chenonceaux 2021
12.5% abv, Guy Allion, Thésée, imported by J&J Winery, Napa, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, harvested from sloping hillside vineyards with clayey, siliceaous soils topped with flinty sand. The wine is aged for 8 months on the fine lees. Tasting note: the Touraine Chenonceaux is medium lemon in […]
Anne de Laweiss Alsace Riesling ‘Collection’ 2019
12.5% abv, Bennwihr, imported by United Wine & Spirits, LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling, sustainably-farmed, from the co-op in Bestheim. Tasting note: the Alsace Riesling is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, acacia, lemon blossom, kaffir lime, green […]
Château Crabitey Graves Blanc 2020
12.5% abv, Arnaud de Butler, Graves, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sauvignon Blanc & 20% Sémillon aged for six month in 20% new French oak. Tasting note: the Graves Blanc is pale lemon with a clean nose of medium intensity with aroma of […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon Blanc ‘Les Chanteaux’ 2020
15.5% abv, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wines LLC, Austin, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc grown on pure chalky soils with clay and limestone known as ‘St. Louans’. The wine is aged for six months on the lees in tank. Tasting note: the Chinon Blanc is medium gold […]
Kermit Lynch Languedoc Cabrières 2019
14.5% abv, Jean-Claude Zabalia, Terra Viva par L’Estebel, Cabières, Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache Noir, 10% Carignan & 5% Cinsault. “The fruit is sourced from Jean-Claude’s holdings in two of the Languedoc’s most up-and-coming terroirs—Cabrières and Terrasses du Larzac. These appellations are tucked away in the mountains […]
Château Montrose Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé 2017
13.5% abv, Herve Berland – Gerant, St-Estèphe, imported by United Wine & Spirits LLC, Housyon, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Montrose wine was run off into 60% new and 40% one-year old barrels where it was […]
Jean-Michel Dupré Régnié ‘Cuvée Haute Ronze Vieilles Vignes’ 2020
13% abv, Jean-Michel Dupré, Les Ardillats, imported by Misa Wine Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from 70+ year-old vines from the south-facing hillside climat of La Ronze with steep granite soils with a stony topsoil and a very high proportion of granite. Tasting note: the […]