Château La Raze Beauvallet Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2014
13% abv, Les Rouges Terraces, Gironde, imported by Luxco, Inc., St-Louis, MO. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% of Petit Verdot from 25-year-old vines, aged in oak barrels for about 15 months. Tasting note: this Médoc is deep garnet is color with a […]
Château de Lancyre Pic Saint Loup ‘Coste d’Aleyrac’ 2015
14% abv, Valflaunès, imported by Hand picked Selections, Inc., Warrenton, VA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache & 10% Carignan, 190 hectares of sustainably-farmed grapes and very old vine Syrah define this exceptional Languedoc Cru near Montpellier. Tasting note: the Lancyre is deep garnet in color with a […]
Château Vieux Gaubert Graves Rouge 2000
14% abv, Vignobles Haverlan, Winemaking notes: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon & 50% Merlot from a 15-hectare vineyard, sustainable-farmed, and aged 12 months in 40% new oak. Tasting note: the Graves is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of horse sweat, tobacco, stewed plum, and toasted walnut. On the palate […]
Château Lilian Ladouys Saint-Estèphe Cru Bougeois Exceptionnel 2009
14% abv, Saint-Éstephe, imported by Bordeaux Wine Finders, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Peite Verdot & 1% Cabernet Franc, grown on argil-clcares soils and peyrosol. Aged for 16 months in 50% new French oak. Tasting note: the Lilian Ladouys is deep garnet in color […]
Château Plince Pomerol 2012
14% abv, Famille Moreau, Libourne, imported by Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY. Cork Closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 84% Merlot & 16% Cabernet Franc aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak. Tasting note: the Plince is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Château Le Puy ‘Emilien’ Vin de France (Bordeaux Côtes de Francs) 2017
12.5% abv, Famille Amoreau, Saint Chibard, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchants, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 85% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec & 1% Caménère. Red clay and limestone soils similar to Saint-Émilion plateau, 50-year-old vines, hand-harvested, natural yeast, aged on lees for 24 […]
Château Grand Billard Bordeaux Rouge 2019
13.5% abv, Les Vignerons Réunis de Monségur, Famille Chignon. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: sustainably-farmed, 25-year-old vines, concrete aged blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc & 25% Merlot. Tasting note: the Grand Billard is medium tawny in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of black […]
Château Carbonnieux Pessac-Léognan Blanc Grand Cru Classé 2005
13% abv, Famille Perrin, Léognan, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 70% Sauvignon Blanc & 30% Sémillon, organically-farmed, aged in 25% new French oak barrels for 10 months. Tasting note: the Carbonnieux is deep gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with […]
Château Latour-Martillac Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé 2016
13% abv, Jean Kressmann, Martillac, imported by AP Wine Imports. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Sauvignon Blanc & 40% Sémillon, hand-harvested, and fermented in barrel, and aged for 15 months on the lees, 25% new French oak. Tasting note: the Pessac-Léognan is medium gold in color with a clean nose […]
Château Bonnet Bordeaux Blanc 2019
12.5%, Famille Lurton, Grézillac. Cork closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 75% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Sémillon, 5% Muscadelle, aged 4 months on the lees in tank before bottling. Tasting note: the Bonnet Blanc is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of grass, lemongrass, musk, and fresh […]