Château Noaillac Médoc 2018
13.5% abv, Damien Pages, imported by Dropping Wines, Mansfield, MA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon & 45% Merlot, aged for 12 months in 20% new French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Médoc is deep garnet with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rose petals, raspberry, […]
Antonin Rodet Chateau de Rully 1er Cru ‘Clos la Bressande’ Monopole 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Mercurey, imported by Select Wines, Inc., Lafayette, LA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: a 2.6-hectare monopole vineyard, 100% Chardonnay grown on clay and limestone soils, and aged in 20% new French oak barrels for nine months. Tasting note: the Rully is medium gold in color with a […]
Barton & Gustier Rosé d’Anjou ‘Les Jardins de la Reine’ 2019
10.5% abv, Blanquefort, imported by B & G USA, Miami, FL. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 75% Grolleau & 25% Gamay Noir grown on limestone and schist soils, macerated on the skins for a few hours. Fermentation is arrested though temperature control to leave 7g/L residual sugar. Tasting note: this wine is […]
Domaine Partagé Chignin-Bergeron ‘Les Filles’ 2020
13.5% abv, G. Berlioz, Chignin, Jeffre Alpert Selection, Tenafly, NJ. Cork closure: natural cork under wax. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Roussanne, biodynamically farmed. Tasting note: the ‘Les Filled’ is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of hawthorn, honeysuckle, hay, orange peel, lemon balm, and melon. On […]
Domaine de la Guilloterie Saumur Blanc ‘Cuvée Brézé Élégnace’ 2019
13% abv, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, imported by The Sorting Tabke, LLC., Napa, CA. Closure: cork composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably farmed on limestone-clay and chalk soils on the famous hill of Brézé, aged in stainless steel on the fine lees. Tasting note: the Saumur Blanc is deep gold in color with a […]
Domaine Christophe Billon IGP Collines Rhodaniennes ‘Les Corendies’ 2017
13.5% abv, Ampuis, imported by Fass Selections, Inc., Irvine, CA. Closure: natural cork. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from a vineyard just outside Côte Rôtie. Tasting note: the ‘Les Corendies’ is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of pronounced intensity with aromas of violet, blackberry, black plum, smoke, earth and […]
Domaine Fond Croze Côtes du Rhône Rouge ‘Le Serre de la Garde’ 2019
14.5% abv, imported by Serge Doré Selection Ltd., Chappaqua, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 70% Grenache Noir & 30% Syrah. Tasting note: the Fond Croze is deep ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of lavender, thyme, black plum, licorice, resin, and sage. On the […]
Jean-François Jacouton IGP Ardèche Syrah ‘A Deux Pas’ 2018
13.5% abv, Vion, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from 35-year-old vines, sustainably-farmed, hand-harvested, destemmed and aged half in small French oak barrels and half in large oak casks for 10 months. While not as well-recognized as the Rhône Valley proper, the Ardèche IGP […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Clos de l’Echo’ Rouge 2017
14.5% abv, Armand et Jacques Couly-Dutheil, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wines, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc. Organic. Grapes are destemmed and fermented for 30-days on the skins. Legendary Clos planted in the 9th century on a limestone and clay plateau. Tasting note: the ‘Clos de l’Echo’ […]
Domaine Castagnier Bourgogne Aligoté 2018
12% abv, Morey-St-Denis, a Becky Wassrman & Co. selection, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Aligoté from older vines, planted in 1929, 1965. From the Morey St Denis area, on about the same level as the village, mostly clay soil. The grape bunches are […]