Domaine Monthelie-Douhairet Monthelie 1er Cru ‘Les Meix Bataille’ 1996
13% abv, Monthelie, imported by Martine’s Wines Inc., San Rafael, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir. Tasting note: the Monthelie is medium tawny in color with an unclean nose of medium intensity with aromas of potpourri, desiccated flowers, rosehip, blood orange, dried cranberry, copper, iron, roasted meat, earth, […]
Domaine Damian Martin Saint-Véran 2021
13% abv, Davayé, imported by Hand Picked Selections Inc., Warrebton, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a 13.5-hectare estate vineyard, sustainably-farmed and fermented with natural yeast. The cuvée is aged 90% in stainless steel tank and the remaining 10% is barrel-fermented. The wine is aged on the fine lees […]
JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset ‘Cuvée Caviar’ Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
12% abv, Famille Boisset, Nuits-Saint-Georges, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 85% Chardonnay & 15% Aligoté, this is aged for 16 month sur latte (on the lees) before disgorgement. Tasting note: the ‘Cuvée Caviar’ is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
Domaine Joly Côtes du Jura Trousseau 2017
13% abv, Claude et Cédric Joly, Rotalier, imported by the Hirsch Collection LLC, Berkeley Lake, GA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau Noir from the local clonal variety Trousseau à la Dame, which produces smaller berries and few clusters with more intense flavor. Grown on brown marl and gravel soils, and […]
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Meursault 1er Cru “Les Porusot’ 2020
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Beaune, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay., this Meursault was barrel-fermented and aged for 18 months in 30% new oak. “The Premier Cru ‘Le Porusot’ covers about 10 hectares and enjoys a south-eastern exposure, which is perfect for a maximum […]
J. Moreau & Fils Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2020
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Chablis, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a 2-ha vineyard block with old vines and soils of “chalky scree slopes overlying Kimmeridgian marl. The soil is heavy and is strewn with small fossilized oysters known as “Exogyra Virgula.” Fermented in stainless steel […]
J. Moreau & Fils Chablis 1er Cru ‘Fourchaume’ 2020
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Chablis, imported by Boisset American, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. 100% Chardonnay grown on the famed kimmeridgean limestone and fermented in stainless steel and aged 85% in tank on the lees, and 15% in one and two year-old French oak barrels for 10 months. Tasting note: the Fourchaume […]
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc 2020
14% abv, Famille Boisset, Beaune, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50% Pinot Blanc & 50% Chardonnay aged in 25% new French oak for 11 months with battonage every two months. Mostly know for red wines, Savigny-lès-Beaune is planted to just 15% white vines with Pinot […]
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 […]