Garo Vin Métisse Anjou 2020
12.5% abv, Cédric Garreau, Chanzeaux, imported by Paris Wine Co., San Fransisco, CA. Winemaking notes: 70% Cabernet Franc & 30% Cabernet Sauvignon co-fermented with native yeast and aged in neutral French oak barrels for one year. Tasting note: the Anjou Rouge is pale garnet in color with a funky natty nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Chateau d’Épiré Savennières ‘Cuvée Spéciale’ 2020
14.5% abv, Bizard-Litzow, Savennières,imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc from 20-year old vines planted on phtanite soils on the highest elevation vineyard in Savennières. The grapes are hand-harvested, and fermented in stainless steel tanks, aged for up to 9 months sur lie in a […]
Domaine Bobinet Saumur-Champigny ‘Ruben’ 2018
14% abv, Sébastien Bobinet et Émeline Calvez, Dampierre-sur-Loire, imported by Percy Selections, San Francisco, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from 50-year-old vines, farmed organically on clay and limestone soils fermented for 30 days on the skins and aged in French oak barrels for eight months. Tasting note: […]
Chateau d’Épiré Savennières Grand Cru 2020
13% abv, Bizard-Litzow, Savennières,imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. 100% Chenin Blanc from 35-year-old vines planted on schist soils grown on 8.5 hectares at the highest elevation in the appellation of Savennières. The vines are pruned in gobelet and cover two climats: Le Parc and La Croix Picot. The wine is […]
Domaine Aux Moines Savennières-Roche Aux Moines 2018
14.1% abv, Monique et Tessa Laroche, Savennières, imported by Polaner Selections, Mount Kisco, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, ecocert organic, 45-year-old vines grown on schist, slate and clay soils: the wine is bottled after 18 month aging in cask and tank. The family owns 12 hectares of […]
Domaine des Forges Savennières ‘Clos du Papillon’ 2020
14.5% abv, Stéphane and Séverine Branchereau, St-Aubin de Luigné, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, grown on a south-facing vineyards with sandstone shale, hand-harvested in the two or more passes in the vineyard and aged in the lees in 400-liter French oak barrels, […]
Domaine Matignon Anjou Villages ‘Joué’ 2017
14% abv, Martigne Briand, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc aged for 15 months in neutral French oak. Tasting note: the Matignon Anjou-Villages is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of peony, rose, currant leaf, raspberry, […]
Barton & Gustier Rosé d’Anjou ‘Les Jardins de la Reine’ 2019
10.5% abv, Blanquefort, imported by B & G USA, Miami, FL. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 75% Grolleau & 25% Gamay Noir grown on limestone and schist soils, macerated on the skins for a few hours. Fermentation is arrested though temperature control to leave 7g/L residual sugar. Tasting note: this wine is […]
Pascal Biotteau Anjou Rouge 2019
13% abv, Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets, imported by Nashawtuc LLC, Sandy Hook, CT. A Mary Taylor Selection. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Cabernet Franc & 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, “from 25-30 year old vines in area of the Anjou-Villages that falls on a geological fault-line. Half of the vineyards are grown in slate soils, […]
Domaine Guibertau Saumur Rouge 2019
13.5% abv, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from a 2-hectare vineyard planted in the 1950s. The grapes are farmed organically, de-stemmed and fermented with natural yeasts before aging in tank for six months. This estate in run by Romain Guiberteau […]