Jean-Pierre Grossot Chablis 1er Vaucoupin 2019
13.5% abv, Chablis, imported by Wines With Conviction, Irving, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a 1.6ha parcel on the upper part of the slope with vines average 50 years of age. “The juice ferments very slowly at low temperature in stainless steel tanks, and after a first […]
Jean-Claude Boisset Marsannay Blanc 2020
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: from 45-year old vines, this is 100% Chardonnay and is whole cluster pressed and aged in 33% new French oak barrels (450 liter barrels) for 16 months. A rarity in Marsannay, Chardonnay vines represent less […]
Guillaume Gonnet Cairanne Rouge ‘La Brave’ 2019
14.5% abv, Bédarrides, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 80% Grenache & 20% Syrah from old vines in clay and sandy loam soil. “Previously a part of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC, the wines received their own AOC provisionally on 20 June 2016, and definitely on 25 June 2018” […]
Pierre André Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV
12% abv, Meursault, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir aged sur lie for 10 months prior to disgorgement. Tasting note: the Crémant is medium gold with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of blossom, lemon, apple, pear, cream and […]
Château de Brézé Saumur Rouge ‘Clos du Tue-Loup’ 2014
13% abv, Arnaud Lambert, Brézé, imported by Favorite Brands LLC., Farmers Branch, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically farmed, 30 year-old vines, very low sulfur addition. “Aged in 2/3 in 2-to-3 year old barrels for 10 months. 1/3 aged 10 months in concrete eggs. Barrels are micro-oxygenated […]
Domaine de Rosiers Condieu 2019
15% abv, Maxime Gourdain-Petit Fils Drevon, Ampuis, imported by Craig Baker Selection/ MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: “100% Viognier (planted in 1998 and 2017) from two vineyards, a 0.3 ha sandy topped (arzelle) granite soils of some depth on Faugière, and a 0.12 ha sandy topped (arzelle) very […]
Nobis ‘Love & Grapes’ Vin de France (Rhône) 2019
14.5% abv, SARL L’ECU – Le Landreau, imported by Serendipity Wines LLC, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from the famous domaine l’Ecu in Muscadet, this southern Rhône natty wine is sourced from a 2-ha biodynamic vineyard near Châteauneuf and is produced free is sulfur additions prior to bottling. 25 […]
Domaine des Chézelles Touraine Sauvignon 2020
12% abv, Philip Derouet, Noyers-sur-Cher, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented in stainless steel with natural yeast, and no sulfur addition until bottling. Aged on the lees for 4 months. Tasting note: pale lemon in color with a clean nose of […]
Sieur d’Arques Aimery Crémant de Limoux Brut Rosé NV
12.5% abv, imported by Serendipity Wine Co., Austin, TX. Cork closure: composite: Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 65% Chardonnay, 25% Chenin Blanc & 10% Pinot Noir, sustainably-farmed, aged on the lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Crémant de Limoux is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Closerie des Alisiers Saint-Aubin 1er Cru ‘Les Frionnes’ 2018
13% abv, Stéphane Brocard, Longvic, imported by J&J Winery Inc., Napa, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodyanamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir, aged in neutral French oak barrels for 14 months. Tasting note: the St-Aubin is pale garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, dark cherry, […]