Domaine Deux Roches Mâcon Rouge ‘Verger du Feuillantes’ 2021
13% abv, Colovray Terrier, Davayé, imported by JAE Wine Imports, Napa, CA. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir farmed organically. Tasting note: the Mâcon Rouge is medium garnet in color with a bright ruby hue in the middle of the glass, featuring a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of fresh […]
Domaine Sangouard-Guyot Pouilly Fuissé ‘Cuvée Ancestral’ 2021
13.5% abv, Vergisson, imported by DHI Imports, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines planted on clay limestone soils. The wine is barrel-fermented and aged in older oak barrels for 10 months with weekly battônage. “This Pouilly-Fuissé is made from two of the best plots of Vergisson: ‘Ronchevat’ […]
Domaine Pascal & Mireille Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru ‘Vers Cras’ 2020
13% abv, Solutré-Pouilly, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines on a south-facing slope, aged in tank on the lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the ‘Vers Cras’ Pouilly-Fuissé is meedium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas […]
Domaine Cheveau Macon Chaintré ‘Les Clos’ 2020
13.5% abv, Solutré-Pouilly, imported by Rosenthal Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard site in the furthermost appellation in the Maconnaise. 20-year-old youngish vines yield hand-harvested grapes which are fermented in tank and aged on the lees for eight months. Tasting note: the Cheveau […]
Domaine de la Chapelle Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Les Grands Climats’ 2020
13.5% abv, Catherine et Pascal Rollet, Solutré-Pouilly, imported by Wygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay grown on marl and clay soils, aged in a combination of stainless steel and 225-liter barrels. Tasting note: the Pouilly-Fuissé is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity […]
Domaine Damian Martin Saint-Véran 2021
13% abv, Davayé, imported by Hand Picked Selections Inc., Warrebton, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from a 13.5-hectare estate vineyard, sustainably-farmed and fermented with natural yeast. The cuvée is aged 90% in stainless steel tank and the remaining 10% is barrel-fermented. The wine is aged on the fine lees […]