Domaine Bourillon-Dorléans Vouvray Sec ‘La Coule d’Argent de Château Montgouverne’ 2018
14% abv, Fréderic Bourillon, Rochecourbon, imported by H. Mercer Imports Inc., Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from 30-year-old vines. The fermentation is 80% stainless steel and 20% barrel fermented and the wine is aged in the fine lees for over six months. Tasting note: the Vouvray […]
Keuntz-Bas Alsace Blanc 2021
13% abv, Ammerschwihr, imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 65% Pinot Blanc, 15% Muscat, 14% Riesling & 6% Gewurztraminer from a 2-hectare block of vines aged over 30 years. The vines are organically farmed and the fermentation for the Pinot Blanc and Riesling take place in […]
Domaine Émile Ballard Côteaux de Giennois ‘Les Beaux Jours’ 2020
14% abv, Bonny-Sur-Loire, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Pinot Noir & 30% Gamay Noir from the 2.5 hectares of vines grown on clay and silica topped limestone soils. The grapes are 10% whole cluster and the cuvée is aged in tank. Tasting note: […]
Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2020
13% abv, Chablis, imported by Mexcor Texas LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 30-year-old vines, fermented with native years and aged on the lees in tank for one year. The ‘Vau de Vey’ premier cru is a cool vineyard site on the left bank of the River […]
Domaine de Cerberon Meursault ‘Les Vireuils’ 2018
13.5% abv, Françoise Nicvert, Meursault, imported by Skyliner Fine Wines, Bend, OR. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a small 2.8-hectare domaine, the wines are farmed sustainably and the ‘Les Vireuils’ is a small hilly vineyard on the boarder with Auxey-Duresses. Tasting note: this Meursault is medium lemon in […]
Domaine François le Saint Sancerre ‘Calcaire’ 2020
13.5% abv, Cher, imported by Dionysus Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from calcaire soils. Tasting note: the Sancerre is medium lemon with a clean nose of medium intensity with aroma of lychee blossom, lemon, chalk, white peach, and a hint of lemongrass. On the palate this […]
Brice Coteaux Champenois ‘Bouzy Rouge’ 2019
12% abv, Bouzy, imported by Fass Selections, Inc., Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural under wax seal. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: Pinot noir grapes for this still red wine come from two plots in Bouzy: ‘Les Hauts Vaudayants’ and ‘Les Doyennes’. Tasting note: the Côteaux Champenoise is deep garnet in color with a clean nose […]
Chateau d’Épiré Savennières ‘Cuvée Spéciale’ 2020
14.5% abv, Bizard-Litzow, Savennières,imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc from 20-year old vines planted on phtanite soils on the highest elevation vineyard in Savennières. The grapes are hand-harvested, and fermented in stainless steel tanks, aged for up to 9 months sur lie in a […]
Closerie des Alosiers Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2018
13.5% abv, Stephane Brocard, Longvic, imported by J & J Winery, Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from the Vau de Vey vineyard on the left bank of the Serein River. The Vau de Vey is a steep hillside rich in kimmeridgian limestone and faces southeast, and is […]
Domaine Sangouard-Guyot Pouilly Fuissé ‘Cuvée Ancestral’ 2021
13.5% abv, Vergisson, imported by DHI Imports, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines planted on clay limestone soils. The wine is barrel-fermented and aged in older oak barrels for 10 months with weekly battônage. “This Pouilly-Fuissé is made from two of the best plots of Vergisson: ‘Ronchevat’ […]