Domaine Sainte Madeleine Vézelay 2020

13% abv, Alexandre & Blandine Le Corguillé, Vézelay, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlotte, NC. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay, vines between 5 and 30 years of age, grown on bathonian clay and limestone soil, in conversion to organic farming. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with native yeast in stainless steel tanks and […]

Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2020

13% abv, Chablis, imported by Mexcor Texas LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from 30-year-old vines, fermented with native years and aged on the lees in tank for one year. The ‘Vau de Vey’ premier cru is a cool vineyard site on the left bank of the River […]

Closerie des Alosiers Chablis Premier Cru ‘Vau de Vey’ 2018

13.5% abv, Stephane Brocard, Longvic, imported by J & J Winery, Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from the Vau de Vey vineyard on the left bank of the Serein River. The Vau de Vey is a steep hillside rich in kimmeridgian limestone and faces southeast, and is […]

Montanet-Thoden Vézelay ‘Galerne’ 2018

13.5% abv, La Sœur Caserta Saint-Père, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.   The wines of Vézelay, a sleepy hamlet hilltop village famous for the Basilica with the relics of Mary Magdalene are having a moment! Promoted from regional appellation to village level in 2017. Now on […]