Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Rosé 2021

12.5% abv, Bué, imported by BBR Imports Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir grown on marl soils. The grapes are pressed and some of the juice is left on the skins. The wine is aged in tank with no malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Sancerre Rosé […]

Famille Bougrier Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Confidences’ 2022

13% abv, Saint Romain sur Cher, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on marl and marine fossils.  Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of jasmine, lychee blossom, lime, grapefruit, melon, […]

Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre 2020

12.5% abv, Bué, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably-farmed, on limestone-clay marl soils. The wine goes through a slow fermentation in cool tanks for up to 10 weeks with some stirring of the fine lees but no malo.  Tasting note: the Sancerre Blanc […]

Domaine de la Chézatte Coteaux du Giennois 2022

13% abv, Saint Gemme en Sacerrois, imported by Asgram LLC, Miami, FL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flint and siliceous soils.  Tasting note: the Côteaux de Giennois is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of lychee blossom, acacia, white […]

Donatien Bahuaud Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Les Moines’ 2020

13% abv, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc  Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aroma of lemon blossom, jasmine, white peach, lychee, lemongrass and tarragon leaf. On be palate this […]

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 du Nozay Sancerre Blanc 2020

13% abv, Barons Philipe et Cyril de Benoist de Gentissart, Saint Gemme, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc biodynamically-farmed, Demeter certified, grown on terres blanches soils, caillotes and silex soils in three different vineyards. Vines are aged 20 – 40 years. […]

Christian Venier Cheverny ‘Les Hauts de Madon’ 2020

12.5%, Cheverny, imported by Savio Soares Selections, New York, NY. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Pinot Noir & Gamay Noir Tasting note: the Cheverny Rouge is pale ruby in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, red currant, black plum, flint, leather, black pepper and sagebrush. On the palate […]

Domaine Thomas et Maire-Lise Batardiere Vin de France ‘Cuvée Montbenault’ 2020

13%, imported by Henderson Selections, Austin, TX. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc declassified from Côteaux de Layon where dry wines are not approved for the AOC cahier.  Tasting note: the Chenin Blanc is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of lilac, orange blossom, lanolin, […]

Domaine Émile Ballard Côteaux de Giennois ‘Les Beaux Jours’ 2020

14% abv, Bonny-Sur-Loire, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.  Winemaking notes: 70% Pinot Noir & 30% Gamay Noir from the 2.5 hectares of vines grown on clay and silica topped limestone soils. The grapes are 10% whole cluster and the cuvée is aged in tank.  Tasting note: […]