Domaine Maire Arbois Pinot Noir ‘Vignes de Sorbief’ 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir maceration of 12 days in thermos-regulated stainless steel tank. Followed regularly throughout the fermentation, incorporating some pumping and pigeage (punching). At the moment of pressing, the press and drop juices of each cuvee are assembled […]
Maison Jean-Claude Boisset Beaune Premier Cru ‘Les Grèves’ 2020
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir, from vines over 70 year of age, fermented with 50% whole cluster fruit, aged in 30% new French oak for twelve months. Tasting note: the Beaune ‘Les Grèves’ is deep garnet in color with a […]
Jacques Bardelot Champagne Brut Rosé NV
12% abv, Oiry, imported by Prestige Beverage Group, Mendota Heights, MA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Meunier & 20% Chardonnay, NM, aged sûr latte for two years. Tasting note: the Bardelot is medium pink in color with hints of orange and a clean nose of medium intensity […]
Les Hexagonales Saint-Pourçain Pinot Noir 2008
13.5% abv, Jean-François Mérieau, Saint-Julien-de-Chédon, imported by Jon-David Headrick Selections, Asheville, NC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from 20-year-old vines grown on clay, limestone and chalk soils. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented with natural yeast in stainless steel tank and aged for 8 months. Tasting note: the […]
Domaine Rémi Gauthier Moselle Pinot Noir ‘In Extenso’ 2020
14% abv, Vic-sur-Seille, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir certified organic, from 3 hectares of vines in the village of Vic-sur-Seille. Tasting note: the Gauthier Moselle Pinot Noir is deep ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of […]
Palmer & Co. Champagne Brut Réserve NV
12% abv, Reims, imported by Quientessiantal LLC, Napa, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Palmer has over 200 hectares of premier and grand cru vineyards in Champagne. For the Brut Réserve, they use mostly vineyards in Montagne de Reims for a blend of 45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir & 15% Meunier […]
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 […]
Château de Chamirey Mercurey Premier Cru ‘Champs Martin’ 2019
14% abv, A. & A. Devillard, Mercurey, imported by J & J Winery Inc., Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from a half hectare plot replanted in 2002 in a vineyard of calcareous clay soils. 40% whole cluster fruit is given a cold soak of a few […]
Lété-Vautrain Champagne Brut ‘Zéro’ NV
12.5% abv, Charly-sur-Marne, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Meunier & 20% Pinot Noir from the estate vineyard in the Marne Valley from the villages of Château-Thierry and d’Essômes-sur-Marne. Récolant-manipulant producer. Zero dosage and aged in the lees for four years before […]
Lanson Père & Fils Champagne Brut ‘Le Black Label’ NV
12% abv, Reims, imported by the Rare Wine Co., Brisbane, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir % 15% Meunier, 50% from premier and grand cru, assembled from 100 different climats. Based on 65% of the 2015 vintage and reserve wines, the wine is aged for four […]