Garo Vin Métisse Anjou 2020

12.5% abv, Cédric Garreau, Chanzeaux, imported by Paris Wine Co., San Fransisco, CA.  Winemaking notes: 70% Cabernet Franc & 30% Cabernet Sauvignon co-fermented with native yeast and aged in neutral French oak barrels for one year. Tasting note: the Anjou Rouge is pale garnet in color with a funky natty nose of medium+ intensity with […]

Domaine des Frères Chinon ‘Les Pucelles’ 2020

12.5%, Chinon. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc. Tasting note: the Chinon is pale ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rosehip, rose petal potpourri, raspberry, pomegranate, tobacco, clove, cedar and nag champa. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium tannin, medium […]

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: […]

Gratien & Meyer Crémant de Loire Brut NV

12% abv, imported by MW Imports, Saumur, White Plains, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 53% Chardonnay, 26% Chenin Blanc & 11% Pinot Noir aged 9 months on the lees in cave before disgorgement. Tasting note: the Gratien & Meyer is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium […]

Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Baronnie Madeleine’ 2017

14% abv, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wine Company, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  100% Cabernet Franc, this cuvée is only produced in very good vintages and honors the family’s matriarch. The wine is aged in a combination of neutral French oak and tank from an assemblage of the family’s single vineyard […]

Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil ‘Mi-Pente’ 2017

13% abv, Jacky & Jean-Philippe Blot, Bourgueil, sourced direct from the domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, from 70+-year-old vines in this small south-facing vineyard with thin limestone soils in the middle of a slope. The grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented using natural yeast and aged […]

Pierre et Bertrand Couly Chinon Rouge ‘Cuvée Classique’ 2019

13.5% abv, Chinon, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc aged in stainless steel and concrete tanks. Tasting note: the Couly Chinon is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, raspberry, strawberry, green pepper and […]

Château de Miniere Bourgueil ‘Vignes Centenaires de Miniere’ 2014

12.5% abv, Bourgueil, imported by VinAccess International LLC, San Rafael, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, and aged in 225L french oak barrels for two years.  Tasting note: the Miniere is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, […]

Laougué Madiran ‘Les Passionnés’ 2020

14.5% abv, Pierre et Sylvain Dabadie, Vieilla, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 85% Tannat & 15% Cabernet Franc grown on clayey-silty hillsides with gravel, south exposure in Gascony.  Tasting note: the ‘Les Passionnés’ Madiran is deep ruby with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]