Gratien & Meyer Crémant de Loire Brut NV
12% abv, imported by MW Imports, Saumur, White Plains, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 53% Chardonnay, 26% Chenin Blanc & 11% Pinot Noir aged 9 months on the lees in cave before disgorgement. Tasting note: the Gratien & Meyer is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium […]
Pierre et Bertrand Couly Chinon Rouge ‘Cuvée Classique’ 2019
13.5% abv, Chinon, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc aged in stainless steel and concrete tanks. Tasting note: the Couly Chinon is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, raspberry, strawberry, green pepper and […]
Château de Miniere Bourgueil ‘Vignes Centenaires de Miniere’ 2014
12.5% abv, Bourgueil, imported by VinAccess International LLC, San Rafael, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, and aged in 225L french oak barrels for two years. Tasting note: the Miniere is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, […]
Le Clos Maurice Saumur-Champigny ‘Voltige des Clos’ 2020
13.5% abv, Varrains, imported by MISA Imports, Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite with natural cork ends. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, certified organic, from40+ year-old vines. Tasting note: the ‘Voltage des Clos’ is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of black currant, currant […]
Château de Brézé Saumur Rouge ‘Clos du Tue-Loup’ 2014
13% abv, Arnaud Lambert, Brézé, imported by Favorite Brands LLC., Farmers Branch, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically farmed, 30 year-old vines, very low sulfur addition. “Aged in 2/3 in 2-to-3 year old barrels for 10 months. 1/3 aged 10 months in concrete eggs. Barrels are micro-oxygenated […]
Domaine de la Guilloterie Saumur Blanc ‘Cuvée Brézé Élégnace’ 2019
13% abv, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, imported by The Sorting Tabke, LLC., Napa, CA. Closure: cork composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably farmed on limestone-clay and chalk soils on the famous hill of Brézé, aged in stainless steel on the fine lees. Tasting note: the Saumur Blanc is deep gold in color with a […]
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 […]
Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny ‘Le Clos’ 2015
12.5% abv, Chacé, imported by Beaune Imports, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, 50-70 years old vines. “The red wines at this domaine all undergo a 4-to-6-week native yeast fermentation and maceration in open top cement vats, with gently extraction. This is followed by 18- to 24-months aging […]
Domaine Armand David Saumur Blanc ‘L’Échanteur’ 2019
13.5% Vaundelnay, imported by Lefgroup, LLC, Asheville, NC. Cork closure: Natural. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking note: 100% Chenin Blanc, aged for 14 months in neutral French oak. Tasting note: the David Anjou blanc is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of orange blossom, satsuma, honeycomb and ginger. On […]