Christian Salmon Sancerre Rosé ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2020
14% abv, Bué, Alfio Moriconi Selections, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Tasting note: the Salmon Sancerre Rosé is medium pink in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of carnation, bubble gum punch, red cherry and wet stones. On the palate this wine is […]
Jean-Claude Boisset Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Belle Croix’ 2016
13.5% abv, Boisset, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking note: 100% Pinot Noir harvested in early October and completely destemmed before a week-long cold soak and 25-day fermentation on the skins with natural yeast before aging in 100% new French oak barrels. “The ‘Belle Croix’ plot is located […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin ‘La Justice’ 2012
13% abv, Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir were re-planted in 1966; the east-facing vineyard site lies on a comb of geological alluvium materials including silt and clay. farmed organically and biodynamically since 1999. 75% whole cluster, fermented in open […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Pommard ‘Les Petits Noizons’ 2018
34.5% abv, Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: certified Biodynamic, 100% Pinot Noir, 25% whole cluster, aged 16 months in 32% new French oak from the Cîteaux and Tronçais forests. Tasting note: the Pommard ‘Les Petits Noizons’ is pale garnet in color with a […]
Christian Salmon Sancerre Rosé ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2020
14% abv, Bué, Alfio Moriconi Selections, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking note: 100% Pinot Noir, direct press méthode. Tasting note: the Sancerre Rosé is medium pink in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of carnation, bubble gum, red cherry and wet stones. […]
Vincent Girardin Santenay ‘Terre d’Enfance’ 2015
13% abv, Meursault, imported by Vineyards Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking note: 100% Pinot Noir, vines on average >40 years of age; hand harvested, natural yeast, and aged for 14 months in 15% new French oak. The cellars of Girardin are now a subsidiary of the Boisset family, but […]
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Fixin ‘La Maziére’ 2018
14% abv, Beaune, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: old vines, 100% Pinot Noir, aged in 30% new French oak for 15 months. Tasting note: the ‘La Mazière’ is deep ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of violet, roasted chestnut, […]
Quentin Jeannot Maranges 1er Cru ‘La Fussière’ 2017
13% abv, Valérie Jeannot, Saint-Sernin du Plain, Bourgogne, imported by Misa Imprts, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: diam. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Tasting note: Pale garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of ripe cherry, plum, cassis, orange peel, cinnamon, and woodspice. On the palate this wine is dry with high […]
Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru ‘Cuvée Gènéral Muteau’ 2018
13.5% abv, élevage in Beaune, bottled by Jean-Claude Boisset, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by Le Grand Courtage, LLC, Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. I have to admit that for someone that has lived in Bourgogne and has been drinking the wines regularly for over 10 years, I have very little experience with the […]
Bouchard Ainé & Fils Fixin ‘La Maziére’ 2019
14% abv, Beaune, imported by Boisset Collection, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. While Fixin may live in Gevrey-Chambertin’s shadow, the wines are more than capable of producing examples with dark fruit and firm tannins as you would expect. In the capable hands of the négotiant house of the elder Bouchard, […]