Michel Tissot & Fils Arbois Côtes du Jura Savignin ‘Naturé’ 2021
13% abv, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Savignin with no oak or oxidative aging. The wine is pressed whole cluster and the mist is fermented in tank at a low temperature and the wine is aged on the fine lees for two months. […]
Wunsch & Mann Alsace Pinot Noir ‘Equus’ 2018
13.5% abv, Wettsheim, imported by BBR Imports Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir grown in the Grand Cru Hengst on a south-facing hillside with marl and sandstone soils in the southern hills of Alsace near the Munster Valley. The wine is aged in small French oak […]
Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon 2020
12.5% abv, Savigny-en-Veron, imported by LDM Wines, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, grown on sand and limestone soils. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented with native yeast and the wine is aged in tank for six months. Tasting note: the Chinon is medium […]
Domaine Les Roches Bleues Côte de Brouilly ‘La Baraquée’ 2021
13% abv, Jonathan Buisson, imported by Maison Selections zinc., Chapel Hill, NC. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from organic 70-year-old vines grown on pink granite and sand soils. The wine is fermented whole cluster with semi-carbonic maceration commences and after the grapes are pressed, the wine is moved […]
Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Rosé 2021
12.5% abv, Bué, imported by BBR Imports Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir grown on marl soils. The grapes are pressed and some of the juice is left on the skins. The wine is aged in tank with no malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Sancerre Rosé […]
Domaine Bernard Fleuiriet et Fils ‘L’eclat’ Touraine Sauvignon Blanc ‘Cuvée Renaissance’ 2021
13%, Menetou-Râtel, imported by Bruno Lafon Selections. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, organically-farmed, on chalk soils and fermented with native yeast and aged on the lees in tank for six months. Tasting note: the Touraine is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Domaine des Malandes Chablis Premier Cru ‘Montmains’ 2020
13%, Chablis, imported by the Los Angeles Wine Co., Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay 60-year-old vines from estate’s 29ha of vineyards. The wine was fermented mostly in steel tank with 20% fermented in neutral French oak and was aged on the lees with full malolactic fermentation […]
Domaine de Terra Vecchia ‘Alba di Diana’ Corse 2018
12.5% abv, Jean-François Renucci, , Aleria, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Vermentinu from vineyards on the east coast of Corsica around the Etang du Diana. The grapes are hand-harvested and pressed whole-cluster. The wine is aged on the lees in stainless steel for six […]
Domaine Laurent Dufouleur Bouzeron 2020
12.5% abv, Mercurey, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Aligoté, HVE-farmed, from hillside vineyards in the ‘Les Bouchines’ and ‘Les Loèures’ climats with marl soils. The wine is aged for one year on the fine lees in tank. Tasting note: the Bouzeron is pale gold […]
Domaine Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne Aligoté ‘Les Maréchaux’ 2021
12% abv, Romaric Chavy, Meursault, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Aligoté planted in the village of Meursault from a 2ha vineyard planted on clay soils. The wine is aged in a combination of tank and neutral oak for 10 months. Tasting note: the Bourgogne […]