Mommessin Morgon ‘Les Charmes’ ‘Les Grandes Mises’ 2016
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Quincié, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc planted on unique pink granite soils with Piedmonte stones and sandstone sediment. The vines are between 40-60 years of age, and are pruned in the bush-vine goblet method […]
Château de Thivin Côte de Brouilly ‘La Chapelle’ 2018
13.5% abv, Famille Geoffray, Odesas, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc from the steep (50% incline) ‘La Chapelle’ vineyard on Mont Brouilly with blue metamorphic granite soils. Bush-vine trained, the Gamay clusters are whole-bunch fermented, macerated on the skins and […]
Domaine Matignon Anjou Villages ‘Joué’ 2017
14% abv, Martigne Briand, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc aged for 15 months in neutral French oak. Tasting note: the Matignon Anjou-Villages is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of peony, rose, currant leaf, raspberry, […]
Justin Girardin Santenay Premier Cru ‘Beauregard’ 2018
13% abv, Santenay, imported by J & J Winery Inc., Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from45-year-old vines, aged in 20% new French oak (Allier and Vosges) for 15 months. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented with native yeast. Justin is a 13th-generation vigneron of the historic […]
Pascal Janvier Coteaux du Loir Blanc 2019
13% abv, Ruillé, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a 15-year-old 1.4-hectare vineyard planted on clay soils on the Loir river (a northernly tributary of the Loire River). The wine is fermented and racked into tank where it […]
Domaine Ernest Burn Grand Cru Goldert Tokay-Pinot Gris ‘Clos Saint-Imer La Chapelle’ 1997
13.5% abv, Gueberschwihr, imported by Madison Wine Importers, Madison, WI. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris aged in large foudre oak casks from the historic Clos Saint-Imer vineyard in the Alsace Grand Cru Goldert. Tasting note: the Burn Grand Cru Pinot Gris is medium amber in color with a […]
André Clouet Champagne ‘Dream Vintage’ Brut Blanc de Blancs 2012
12% abv, Bouzy, imported by Beverly Imports, Larchmont, NY. Cork closure: traditional. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay from Montagne de Reims, aged seven years on the lees sûr latte and with 5g/L dosage. Tasting note: the ‘Dream Vintage’ Champagne is pale gold in color with a pronounced nose with aromas […]
André Clouet Champagne ‘The V6 Experience’ Brut NV
12% abv, Bouzy, imported by Beverly Imports, Larchmont, NY. Cork closure: traditional. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. 100% Grand Cru Pinot Noir from Bouzy grown on chalk and clay soils, 80% base from 2012 vintage with 20% grande solera reserve wine including 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008 vintages. The assemblage is aged 72 months sûr latte […]
Jean Marie Guffens Vin de France Viognier ‘Guffens au Sud’ 2018
13.5% abv, Verget, Sologny, Imported by DHI Manhasset, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Viognier from the Vaucluse. Tasting note: the Viognier is deep lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of gardenia, honeysuckle, and white tea. On the palate this wine is dry with […]
Château Coutet Premier Grand Cru Classé Barsac 2016
13.5% abv, Société Civile du Château Coutet, Barsac Gironde, imported by The Wine Trust, Matuthuck, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc & 2% Muscadelle from botrytized hand-selected noble grapes, aged in 100% new French oak barrels for 18 months. Tasting note: the Barsac is deep gold […]