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 […]
François Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 2017
13.5% abv, imported by Vineyard Brands, Hirmingham, AL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Tasting note: the Carrilon Pouligny-Montrachet is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of wet stone, lemon, apricot and toasted oak. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium alcohol, medium […]
Charly Nicolle Chablis 1er Cru ‘Mont de Milieu’ 2018
14.5% abv, imported by Parker Wolf Wines Inc., Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 50 years old vine, 2 hectares vineyards, and aged in tank for 12 months on the lees. Tasting note: the Nicolle ‘Mont de Milieu’ is medium gold in color with a slightly prem-ox’d nose of medium […]
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, […]
Montanet-Thoden Vézelay ‘Galerne’ 2018
13.5% abv, La Sœur Caserta Saint-Père, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. The wines of Vézelay, a sleepy hamlet hilltop village famous for the Basilica with the relics of Mary Magdalene are having a moment! Promoted from regional appellation to village level in 2017. Now on […]
Olivier Morin Bourgogne Chitry ‘Cuvée Constance’ Blanc 2019
14.2% abv, imported by Paris Wine Company, Benencia, CA. Henderson Selections importer. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. The regional Burgundy appellation of Bourgogne Chitry was created in 1993 to showcase wines from the village of Chitry-les-Fort about an hour south of Chablis by car. Still minuscule today by comparison to most Bourgogne villages, […]
Henri Latour et Fils Saint-Romain ‘Le Jarron’ Blanc 2017
13% abv, Auxey-Duresses, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Tasting note: This Saint Romaine is medium gold in color with a nose of medium intensity with aromas of custard, lemon zest, cream, brine, blossom, chalk. One the palate it has high acidity, medium, body alcohol medium, flavor intensity […]
Jean-Luc & Paul Aegerter Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2018
12.5% abv, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by the Wine Source Inc., Gardena, CA. Cork closure: Biodynamic calendar: root day. Tasting note: Medium lemon with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of saline, chalk, lemon and stone fruit. On the plate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, light body, medium minus alcohol, medium flavor intensity […]
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 […]