Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Rosé ‘Chavignolet’ 2021
13% abv, Elisa Gueneau, imported by Lefgroup, Asheville, NC. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir aged six months on the lees in tank. Tasting note: the Sancerre Rosé is pale pink in color with a clean nose medium- intensity with aromas of carnation, jasmine, rose water, peardrop, kirsch, cherry, […]
Domaine Jean-Paul Picard Menetou-Salon 2022
13.5% abv, Bué, imported by VOS Selections, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the estate’s 14 hectares of vines. The grapes are hand harvested from 15-year-old vines. The grapes are pressed whole cluster and the wine is aged in tank on the fine lees […]
Domaine Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Menetou-Salon ‘Moulin des Vrillères’ 2021
13% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by David Bowler Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on chalk and clay soils from 30-year-old vines: sustainably-farmed. The wine rests on the lees in tank for a few months and is gently filtered with clay. Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is […]
Karine Lauverjat Sancerre Rosé 2020
Domaine de Reuilly Reuilly Pinot Gris 2021
12.5% abv, Denis Jamain, Chemin de Petites Fotaines, Reuilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris from young vines grown on siliceous gravel soils. The farming is done biodynamically and the winemaking direct press with 5 months on the […]
Fernand & Fils Coteaux de Giennois 2019
13.7% abv, Marc, Yves et Cristophe Fernand, Gien, imported by Weygandt Metzler Imports, Unionville, PA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flinty soils and raised in stainless steel tank. Tasting note: the Fernand Châteaux de Giennois if pale gold in color with a clean nose medium intensity […]
Domaine de Reuilly Reuilly Pinot Noir 2020
13% abv, Denis Jamain, Reuilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from a 4-hectare vineyard on marl and kimmeridgian limestone hills topped with pockets of red clay. The vineyard is certified biodynamic and the must is fermented with native yeast and the […]
Charles Debourges Sancerre 2020
13% abv, imported by Orvino Imports and Distributing Inc. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc aged in tank on the lees for eight months. Tasting note: the Debourges is medium lemon in color with a nose of medium intensity with aromas of acacia blossom, green melon, grapefruit, white peach and pineapple […]
Domaine Siret-Courtaud Quincy Blanc 2019
13.5% abv, Vincent Siret, Lunery, imported by Grand Cru Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from an 8-hectare section of the family’s vineyards of sandy loam soils of alluvial character on limestone bedrock. The Quincy appellation is a small 270-hectare area on the river Cher. […]
J. de Villebois Menetou-Salon 2020
13% abv, Villebois á Verdigny, imported by Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Mentor-Salon villages of Morogues and Humbligny on Kimmeridgien marls. “The grapes are machine-picked, pressed into a pneumatic press after a 12 hour skin-contact maceration. The grape juices are fermented traditionally […]