Château Saint-André Courbin Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion 2020
14.5% abv, Famille Saby, Montagne, imported by Aquitaine Wine USA, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc from sustainably-farmers vineyards on this 20ha estate. The wine was aged in 33% new French oak barrels for 15 months. Tasting note: the Bordeaux is deep garnet with […]
Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Grand Cru Classé 5eme Growth 2014
13.5% abv, Pauillac, imported by Misa Wine Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot grown biodynamically on gravel, clay and limestone soils. 80ha of vines are planted on the property in the north part of the Pauillac appellation. The wine is […]
Château Blaignan Médoc ‘Cru Bourgeois’ 2018
14% abv, Blaignan, imported by Aquitaine Wine USA, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 51% Merlot & 49% Cabernet Sauvignon from an 80ha sustainably-farmed estate in north Médoc with a history going back to the 14th century. The soils are agrilo-calcaire and the grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is […]
Château de la Dauphine Fronsac 2019
14.5% abv, Famille Lebrune, Fronsac, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 85% Merlot & 15% Cabernet Franc, certified organic and biodynamic, from a 40-hectare vineyard on limestone hills with macerated on the skins for 20 days and aged for 12 months in 33% new oak. The […]
Château Doisey-Daëne Bordeaux Blanc ‘Grand Vin Sec’ 2020
13.5% abv, Denis Dudourdieu, Barsac, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the clay-limestone plateau of Barsac. As Barsac appellation only allows for sweet wines affected by botrytis, this dry white wine is bottled under the Bordeaux appellation. The vines are 50 years […]
R de Rieussec Bordeaux Blanc 2019
13% abv, Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, Fargues, imported by Misa Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 59% Sauvignon Blanc & 41% Sémillon from the estate’s vineyards in Sauternes. Dry wines are not permitted under the Sauternes AOC so this wine is declassified under the regional Bordeaux appellation. […]
Château d’Arche Sauternes Grand Cru 2eme Classé 2009
14% abv, Sauternes, Gironde, imported by Votto Vines Inc., Hamden, CT. Winemaking notes: 90% Sémillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc, from 70 hectares of vines that average 45 years-old and are farmed HVE. The grapes are hand harvested through three passes, and yield a tiny 20 hl/ha. The wine ferments in stainless steel tanks and then […]
Contesse de Malet Roquefort Bordeaux Blanc 2020
12.5% abv, Domaines de Comte Roquefort, imported by Vineyards Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sauvignon Blanc & 20% Sémillon, sustainably-farmed, grown on clay and siliceous soils on the right bank of the Gironde river. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks. Tasting note: the Bordeaux Blanc […]
Château Langoa Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé 2016
13% abv, Anthony Barton, Saint-Julien, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes; 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc., average age of vines 35 years. Classified third growth grand cru. 17 hectares under vine on a gravel and clay soil. The wine is aged in 60% […]
Château Paran Justice Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018
14% abv, Union de Produçteurs de Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion, imported by Ideal Wine & Sprit Co., Medford, MA. Cork closure; natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc from an 11-hectare hillside vineyard at the bottom of the slope of Château de Pressac, farmed organically, the vines are 40 years of […]