Domaine du Clos-Frantin Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Les Murots’ 2020
13.5% abv, Albert Bichot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Albert Bichot USA, Henricot, VA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from a 1.4-hectare parcel on calcareous clay and gravel soils facing east with vines of 30 years age. The wine is aged in 25% new French oak for 16 months. Tasting […]
Paul Benoît & Fils Cotes du Jura Melon d’Arbois 2018
13.5% abv, Pupillin, imported by H. Mercer Imports, Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. 100% Melon d’Arbois, aka Melon à Queue Rouge, an ancient local clone of Chardonnay that produces a grape that is green with a pinkish red accent near the stem. Organically-farmed and aged in mostly new oak barrels. […]
Jean-Claude Boiseet Chambolle-Musigny ‘Les Chardannes’ 2012
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from the ‘Les Chardannes’ vineyard which lies under the famous grand cru Bonnes Mares closer to the RN74. The grapes were hand-harvested and de-stemmed, macerated for 24 days with natural yeasts and the […]
Frédéric Puffeney Arbois Rouge ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
14% abv, Arbois, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Pinot Noir, Trousseau & Poulsard (percentages undisclosed) from an co-planted vineyard, co-fermented, and aged in French oak for three years. Frédéric is the nephew of famed winegrower Jacques Puffeney and works by hand a small 2.5 hectares […]
Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2020
13% abv, Chablis, imported by Mexcor Texas LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 30-year-old vines, fermented with native years and aged on the lees in tank for one year. The ‘Vau de Vey’ premier cru is a cool vineyard site on the left bank of the River […]
Domaine de Cerberon Meursault ‘Les Vireuils’ 2018
13.5% abv, Françoise Nicvert, Meursault, imported by Skyliner Fine Wines, Bend, OR. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a small 2.8-hectare domaine, the wines are farmed sustainably and the ‘Les Vireuils’ is a small hilly vineyard on the boarder with Auxey-Duresses. Tasting note: this Meursault is medium lemon in […]
Closerie des Alosiers Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2018
13.5% abv, Stephane Brocard, Longvic, imported by J & J Winery, Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from the Vau de Vey vineyard on the left bank of the Serein River. The Vau de Vey is a steep hillside rich in kimmeridgian limestone and faces southeast, and is […]
Domaine Sangouard-Guyot Pouilly Fuissé ‘Cuvée Ancestral’ 2021
13.5% abv, Vergisson, imported by DHI Imports, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines planted on clay limestone soils. The wine is barrel-fermented and aged in older oak barrels for 10 months with weekly battônage. “This Pouilly-Fuissé is made from two of the best plots of Vergisson: ‘Ronchevat’ […]
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 […]
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 […]