Domaine de Moulin d’Eole Moulin-à-Vent 2019
13.5% and, Elisa et Philippe Guerin, Chenas, imported by Pangea Selections, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from 50-year old vines, whole cluster semi-carbonic maceration and aged in concrete tanks for 15 months with no sulfites. Tasting note: the Moulin-à-Vent is pale garnet in color with a clean […]
Mommessin Moulin-à-Vent ‘Les Grandes Mises’ 2020
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Quincié-en-Beaujolias, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir, de-stemmed and aged 24 months in fresh oak barrels. Tasting note: the Moulin-à-Vent is deep purple in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of acacia, black plum, black […]
Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2015
13.5% abv, Villié-Morgon, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: Natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from 60+-year old vines, Ecocert farming, whole cluster fermentation, indigenous yeast, and aged in neutral French oak. Tasting note: the Morgon is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ […]
Plaisance Penavayre ‘Le Rosé’ Fronton 2020
12% abv, Famille Penavayre, Vacquiers, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Négrette, 15% Gamay, & 15% Syrah, certified organic EcoCert, vilified with indigenous yeast. “Chateau Plaisance is to be found at Vacquiers on the left bank of the Tarn river in the Cotes du Frontonnais. […]
Domaine de Fonds Saint Amour 2018
13% abv, Fleurie, imported by Wines With Conviction, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. “Domaine des Fonds in Fleurie was created in 2010 by André Berrod and his son Florent. Previously, André was a co-owner and sole winemaker at the renowned Domaine Berrod. The […]
Domaine de la Ronze Régnié ‘Perle de la Ronze, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2020
14.5% abv, Séraphin Bernardo et Fils, Régnié-Durette, Cyrille et Karine Bernardo, imported by BBR Imports Inc., Houston, TX. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from 70+ year-old vines. Tasting note: the ‘Perle de la Ronze’ is deep purple in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, Japanese plum, cassis, smoked game, […]
Domaine de la Roisère Vin de Savoie Rosé 2020
12.5% abv, Jongieux, imported by Wines with Conviction, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir. Tasting note: the Vin de Savoie is medium pink in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of blossom, peach, strawberry and kirsch. On the palate this wine is dry […]
Joseph Drouhin ‘Domaine des Hospices de Belleville’ Brouilly 2016
13% abv, Joseph Drouhin, imported by Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. The Gamay Noir vines belong to the charitable Beaujolais hospices organization and include the 4-hectare Brouilly plot ‘Le Sigaud’ known for the pink granite soils known so well in the vineyards at the foothills of […]
Mommessin ‘Les Grandes Mises’ Moulin-à-Vent 2018
13.5% abv, Quincié, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. This Moulin-à-Vent from Maison Mommessin is 100% de-stemmed Gamay Noir aged for 10 months in oak barrels and 7 months in wooden vat after assemblage. Mommessin is an interesting project, the wines are high quality but they do little […]
Vignobles Bulliat Morgon ‘Nature’ 2015
13% abv, Earl Authentique, Loïc and Noël Bulliat, Villié-Morgon, imported by Planet Wine Inc., Richmond, VA. Cork closure: natural, under wax. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. The family-owned 26-hectare Bulliat estate was founded in 1978 when the family purchased their first vines in the Beaujolais-Villages AOC. For this particular Morgon cuvée no sulfites are added and […]