Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey Monthélie Premier Cru ‘Sur La Velle’ 2017
13.5% abv, Monthelie, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from younger vines planted 2012. Tasting note: the Monthélie is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, pomegranate, dark cherry, blood orange, orange peel, gypsum […]
Domaine de la Rosière Vin de Savoie Jongieux Mondeuse 2019
12.5% abv, Eric Carrel, Jongieux, imported by Wines with Conviction, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Mondeuse from 2 hectares of vines grown on clay and limestone soils on steep high-elevation mountain vineyards in the village of Jongieux on the west side of Lake Bourget and Aix-Les-Baines. 30% whole […]
Domaine Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Menetou-Salon ‘Moulin des Vrillères’ 2021
13% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by David Bowler Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on chalk and clay soils from 30-year-old vines: sustainably-farmed. The wine rests on the lees in tank for a few months and is gently filtered with clay. Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is […]
Domaine Bobinet Saumur-Champigny ‘Ruben’ 2018
14% abv, Sébastien Bobinet et Émeline Calvez, Dampierre-sur-Loire, imported by Percy Selections, San Francisco, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from 50-year-old vines, farmed organically on clay and limestone soils fermented for 30 days on the skins and aged in French oak barrels for eight months. Tasting note: […]
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru 2020
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Beaune, imported by Boisseg USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. 100% Chardonnay from premier cru vineyards in the ‘Chenevottes’ and ‘Macherelles’ climats. The fermentation is long and cool and the wine is aged for 14 months in 25% new oak. Tasting note: the Bouchard Chassagne is medium […]
Domaine des Bérioles Saint-Pourçain Blanc ‘Le D’ici et D’Ailleurs’ 2021
12% abv, Saint-Bathelemy, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Chardonnay & Tressallier (Sacy), organically farmed, grown on argilo-calcaire soils. Tasting note: the Bérioles Saint-Pouçain is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of citrus blossom, ripe apple, lemon and […]
Jean-Claude Boisset Chambolle-Musigny 2017
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from 45-year-old vines grown in a limestone gravel soil with red clay. “Maceration with 20% whole bunches of 24 days including 7 days cold. Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such […]
Domaine Masse Père & Fils Bourgogne Pinot Noir Côte Chalonnaise Vieilles Vignes 2021
13% abv, Barizey, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir “Cold pre-fermentation maceration lasts 5 to 6 days. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about fifteen days, with two daily pumping overs, without punching down to avoid extracting excessive tannins.The must is then gently pressed using […]