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-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’ […]
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 […]
Domaine des Bérioles Saint-Pourçain Blanc ‘Le D’ici et D’Ailleurs’ 2021
12% abv, Saint-Bathelemy, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Chardonnay & Tressallier (Sacy), organically farmed, grown on argilo-calcaire soils. Tasting note: the Bérioles Saint-Pouçain is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of citrus blossom, ripe apple, lemon and […]
Jacques Bardelot Champagne Brut Rosé NV
12% abv, Oiry, imported by Prestige Beverage Group, Mendota Heights, MA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Meunier & 20% Chardonnay, NM, aged sûr latte for two years. Tasting note: the Bardelot is medium pink in color with hints of orange and a clean nose of medium intensity […]
Domaine Maire & Fils L’Étoile 2019
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Winemaking notes: 90% Chardonnay & 10% Savignin grown on the famous Jurassic starfish chalk and limestone soils of Étoile. This wine is aged in a combination of tank and neutral French oak. Tasting note: this wine is pale gold in color with a nose […]
Domaine Pascal & Mireille Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru ‘Vers Cras’ 2020
13% abv, Solutré-Pouilly, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines on a south-facing slope, aged in tank on the lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the ‘Vers Cras’ Pouilly-Fuissé is meedium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas […]