Domaine de Reuilly Reuilly Pinot Noir 2020
13% abv, Denis Jamain, Reuilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from a 4-hectare vineyard on marl and kimmeridgian limestone hills topped with pockets of red clay. The vineyard is certified biodynamic and the must is fermented with native yeast and the […]
Gratien & Meyer Crémant de Loire Brut NV
12% abv, imported by MW Imports, Saumur, White Plains, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 53% Chardonnay, 26% Chenin Blanc & 11% Pinot Noir aged 9 months on the lees in cave before disgorgement. Tasting note: the Gratien & Meyer is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium […]
Charles Debourges Sancerre 2020
13% abv, imported by Orvino Imports and Distributing Inc. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc aged in tank on the lees for eight months. Tasting note: the Debourges is medium lemon in color with a nose of medium intensity with aromas of acacia blossom, green melon, grapefruit, white peach and pineapple […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Baronnie Madeleine’ 2017
14% abv, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wine Company, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. 100% Cabernet Franc, this cuvée is only produced in very good vintages and honors the family’s matriarch. The wine is aged in a combination of neutral French oak and tank from an assemblage of the family’s single vineyard […]
Domaine Saint-Nicolas Fièfs Vendéens Brem Pinot Noir 2017
12% abv, Thierry Michon, Jon-David Headrick Selections, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlotte, NC. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir, biodynamically-farmed, grown on pink slate and clay, hand harvested. The grapes are destemmed and fermented on the skins with natural yeast for 14 days with hand punch downs, and aged […]
Domaine Siret-Courtaud Quincy Blanc 2019
13.5% abv, Vincent Siret, Lunery, imported by Grand Cru Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from an 8-hectare section of the family’s vineyards of sandy loam soils of alluvial character on limestone bedrock. The Quincy appellation is a small 270-hectare area on the river Cher. […]
Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil ‘Mi-Pente’ 2017
13% abv, Jacky & Jean-Philippe Blot, Bourgueil, sourced direct from the domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, from 70+-year-old vines in this small south-facing vineyard with thin limestone soils in the middle of a slope. The grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented using natural yeast and aged […]
Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier Pouilly-Fumé ‘La Renardière’ 2020
14% abv, Saint-Andelain, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flinty clay. Tasting note” the Pouilly-Fumé is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of jasmine, grapefruit, lemon, lychee and flint. On the palate this […]
Sophie Siadou Valençay Rouge ‘Les Griottes’ 2020
13.5% abv, Lye, Mary Taylor Selections, imported by Nasawtuc LLC., Sandy Hook, CT. Cork closure: composite . Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 35% Gamay Noir, 35% Cot (Malbec) & 30% Pinot Noir, sustainably farmed from 28-hectares of vines at Domaine Jourdain, fermented with native yeast, and aged in neutral oak barrels for nine months. […]
Domaine Philippe Raimbault Sancerre Blanc ‘Les Godons’ 2021
12.5% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by Serendipity Wines, LLC., Austin, TX cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a steep 3.5-hectare vineyard with a clay limestone amphitheater in Sury-les-Vaux and aged on the lees in stainless steel for seven months. The Raimbault estate was established in 1701 and has […]