Clos de Breuilly Saint-Pourçain Rouge 2020

15.5% abv, Brian Barbara, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.  Winemaking notes: 70% Gamay Noir & 30% Pinot Noir, certified organic, with 20% whole cluster fruit and fermented on the skins for 15 days. and the addition on no sulfur. The wine comes from a single south […]

Domaine Grosbot-Barbara Saint-Pourçain ‘Les Maltôtes’ ‘Cuvée IPP13’ 2020

13.5% abv, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Tressalier & 50% Chardonnay from an 1-hectare single vineyard on clay and limestone soils. The wine is barrel fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 15 months. Tasting note: the Saint-Pourçain is medium gold in […]

Domaine des Bérioles Saint-Pourçain Blanc ‘Le D’ici et D’Ailleurs’ 2021

12% abv, Saint-Bathelemy, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: Chardonnay & Tressallier (Sacy), organically farmed, grown on argilo-calcaire soils.  Tasting note: the Bérioles Saint-Pouçain is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of citrus blossom, ripe apple, lemon and […]

Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier Pouilly-Fumé ‘La Renardière’ 2020

14% abv, Saint-Andelain, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flinty clay.  Tasting note” the Pouilly-Fumé is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of jasmine, grapefruit, lemon, lychee and flint. On the palate this […]

Sophie Siadou Valençay Rouge ‘Les Griottes’ 2020

13.5% abv, Lye, Mary Taylor Selections, imported by Nasawtuc LLC., Sandy Hook, CT. Cork closure: composite . Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 35% Gamay Noir, 35% Cot (Malbec) & 30% Pinot Noir, sustainably farmed from 28-hectares of vines at Domaine Jourdain, fermented with native yeast, and aged in neutral oak barrels for nine months. […]

Domaine Philippe Raimbault Sancerre Blanc ‘Les Godons’ 2021

12.5% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by Serendipity Wines, LLC., Austin, TX cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a steep 3.5-hectare vineyard with a clay limestone amphitheater in Sury-les-Vaux and aged on the lees in stainless steel for seven months. The Raimbault estate was established in 1701 and has […]

Domaine de Reuilly Reuilly Blanc ‘Les Pierres Plates’ 2021

12.5% abv, Denis Jamain, Reuilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, certified organic and biodynamic, from a 2-hectare vineyard with vines over 20 years of age grown on clay and kimmeridgian limestone.  Tasting note: the Reuilly is medium lemon in color […]

Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier Pouilly-Fumé ‘La Renardière’ 2020

14% abv, Eugene Bouchié, Saint-Andelain, imported by MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flinty clay and marl soils with Kimmerdigian stones. The Bouchié family has 22 hectares of mostly old vines in Pouilly-Fumé; they are a family domaine for three generations. The domaine […]

Joseph Mellot Sancerre ‘La Chatellenie’ 2020

14% abv, Sancerre, imported by Scott Levy Selections, Baton Rouge, LA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a 22-hectare vineyard of silex soils (siliceous limestone with flint stones) and is sustainably-farmed. The grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed and pressed and the wine is aged on the lees in stainless […]

Marius Cesar Sancerre Blanc ‘Silicem Terra’ 2019

13% abv, imported by Votto Vines Importing, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Tasting note: this wine is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of dandelion, wheatgrass, lemongrass, lemon, and gooseberry. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium+ alcohol, medium body, […]