Domaine Etienne Becharas Saint-Joseph Rouge ‘Les Prieuré d’Arras’ 2018
14.5% abv, Arras-sur-Rhône, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah, organically-farmed, from 4 hectares of vines on limestone, schist, granite and gravel soils. “After manual harvest, the grapes are left to cold-macerate for three or so days; then, once de-stemmed and crushed, the fermentation proceeds for approximately […]
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 Cheveau Macon Chaintré ‘Les Clos’ 2020
13.5% abv, Solutré-Pouilly, imported by Rosenthal Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard site in the furthermost appellation in the Maconnaise. 20-year-old youngish vines yield hand-harvested grapes which are fermented in tank and aged on the lees for eight months. Tasting note: the Cheveau […]
Domaine Frédéric Brouca Champs-Pentus ‘Terroir de Schiste’ Faugeres 2018
Domaine des Cassagnoles IGP Côtes de Gascogne 2020
12.5% abv, J&G Baumann, imported by Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Colombard, 25% Ugni Blanc & 25% Gros Manseng from 60-hectares of sustainably-farmed vines Tasting note: the Cassagnoles is pale lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of lilac, lime, lemongrass, wheat grass […]
Domaine Courbis Saint Joseph Blanc 2020
13% abv, Dominique et Laurent Courbis, Chateaubourg, imported by Wine With Conviction, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 97% Marsanne & 3% Roussanne grown on limestone soils, from 5 hectares of vines, hand-harvested, de-stemmed and aged in 2/3 stainless steel and 1/3 oak barrique for ten months. This historic estate was […]
Bieler Père & Fils Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence ‘Sabine’ Rosé 2021
12.5% abv, Charles Bieler, Brignoles, imported by Bieler Père & Fils, St Helena, CA. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 33% Grenache Noir, 26% Syrah, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cinsault & 9% Rolle. Direct press method. Tasting note: the Aix-en-Provence Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
Domaine André François IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah ‘Quinet’ 2017
12.5% abv, Ampuis, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah aged in French oak for 24 months. Tasting note: the Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah is deep garnet in color with hints of purple on the rim, and posseses a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Lété-Vautrain Champagne Brut ‘Zéro’ NV
12.5% abv, Charly-sur-Marne, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier & 20% Pinot Noir from the estate vineyard in the Marne Valley from the villages of Château-Thierry and d’Essômes-sur-Marne. Récolant-manipulant producer. Zero dosage and aged in the lees for four years before […]
Lanson Père & Fils Champagne Brut ‘Le Black Label’ NV
12% abv, Reims, imported by the Rare Wine Co., Brisbane, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir % 15% Meunier, 50% from premier and grand cru, assembled from 100 different climats. Based on 65% of the 2015 vintage and reserve wines, the wine is aged for four […]