Domaine Laurent et Karen Boussey Savigny-lès-Beaune 2017

13% abv, Monthélie, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from the village vineyards of Savigny, the grapes receive a cold maceration and ferment on the skins before aging in mostly older French oak barrels.  Tasting note: the Savigny-lès-Beaune is medium garnet with a […]

Domaine de la Solitude Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2021

14.5% abv, Famille Lançon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, importe dby Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY. Cork closure natural: biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 65% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise, and small parts of Cinsault, Terret, Muscardin & Vacarèsse. The certified-organic grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed and macerated for an extended length, and the […]

Château de Bellet Bellet Rouge 2016

15.5% abv, Nice, imported by Bond Imports, Inc., Littleton, CO. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 70% Folle Noire & 30% Braquet Noir (a local relative of Grenache) certified organic, from the Château’s estate vineyards of 13ha (of just 55ha in existence) are planted on steep terraced soils of sandy clay and […]

Domaine Bechtold Alsace Pinot Noir “S” 2018 (Grand Cru)

13% abv, Jean-Marie Bechtold, Kirchheim, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir, certified biodynamic, limestone marls in the grand cru Steinklotz. The wine is fermented with native yeasts and is aged in large oak barrels and treated with very limited sulfur.  Tasting […]

Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Rosé ‘Chavignolet’ 2021

13% abv, Elisa Gueneau, imported by Lefgroup, Asheville, NC. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir aged six months on the lees in tank.   Tasting note: the Sancerre Rosé is pale pink in color with a clean nose medium- intensity with aromas of carnation, jasmine, rose water, peardrop, kirsch, cherry, […]

Domaine Madeloc Banyuls Blanc ‘Cuvée Asphodéles’ 2020

17% abv, Pierre Gaillard, Malleval, imported by JAE Wine Imports, Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Grenache Gris sustainably farmed on schist soils and fortified with ample residual sugar at 90 grams per liter and no malolactic fermentation.  Tasting note: the Banyuls Blanc is deep gold in color with […]

Maison Clusel-Roch Coteaux du Lyonnais ‘Traboules’ 2017

13% abv, Guillaume Clusel, Ampuis, imported by Grand Cru Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir, hand-harvested, femented with native yeasts and aged in stainless steel tank for six months. One third of the grapes are fermented whole cluster and aged on the skins for two […]

Domaine du Nozay Sancerre Blanc 2020

13% abv, Barons Philipe et Cyril de Benoist de Gentissart, Saint Gemme, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc biodynamically-farmed, Demeter certified, grown on terres blanches soils, caillotes and silex soils in three different vineyards. Vines are aged 20 – 40 years. […]

Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Blanc ‘Clos du Prieuré Monopole 2016

12.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset USA, St Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from vines planted in the 1980s and 1990; an enclosed vineyard in the ‘Le Village’ climat. The vineyard is farmed biodynamically since 1999. The wine is fermented with native yeast in stainless […]