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2010s
Guion 2019 Bourgueil Cuvee Authentique
2019 brings us another superb wine from Stéphane Guion in Bourgueil, whose domaine has been certified organic since the 1960s. The new Cuvée Authentique replaces the Cuvée Prestige (we're not sure why?) coming from vines averaging 50 years-old on thin...
$19.99
Boggione, Claudio 2018 Barolo Brunate
Claudio Boggione’s organic vines are all in Brunate; for years he’s been diligently making great wine without fuss. 2018 is the 5th vintage we’ve sold; the wines are vintage-sensitive, but each year the reinforce the impression of very high quality...
$59.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil Breteche
Bretêche is Chevalerie's easternmost vineyard, a rented plot on the border of Ingrandes-de-Touraine - (Domaine de la Chevalerie is the only estate claiming this vineyard name). On the southwestern exposed upper part of the mid-slope, the vines are planted on...
$29.99
Chevalerie 2014 Bourgueil "Breteche"
Bretêche (Domaine de la Chevalerie is the only estate claiming this vineyard name) is the easternmost vineyard, a rented plot on the border of Ingrandes-de-Touraine. On the southwestern exposed upper part of the mid-slope, the vines are planted on a...
$31.99
Domaine Tatsis 2019 Macedonia Xinomavro/Negoska Young Vines
From Goumenissa in central Macedonia, the ancient capital of Macedon and birthplace of Alexander the Great. One of the first Greek wineries to convert to organic viticulture in the 90s. They release their appellation Goumenissas with significant bottle aging for...
$18.99
Cartier 2019 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
The second label to Chateau Fonroque, Chateau Cartier sees none of the estate's Cabernet Franc. The Merlot that goes into this wine comes from under the limestone plateau of St.-Emilion, picked from biodynamically farmed vines on the limestone-clay and silty...
$31.99
Grolet 2019 Côtes de Bourg "Tete de Cuvée"
Our biodynamic friends, the Hubert family, make this lovely Bordeaux with the best juice from Chateau La Grolet, coming from old vines of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec. Serve with a steak or griled pork - cellaring...
$25.99
Guion 2018 Bourgueil Cuvee Authentique/Prestige
2018 brings us another great Cuvée Prestige/Authentique from Stéphane Guion in Bourgueil, whose domaine has been certified organic since the 1960s. From vines averaging 45 years old on thin topsoils of sandy clay over limestone (tuffau jaune) in Benais, a...
$24.99
Guion 2018 Bourgueil Deux Monts
From 70-80 year-old vines in "Petits Monts" and "Grand Monts" towards the top of the slope above Benais, facing roughly south-west, clay over Turonien limestone (tuffeau, craie micacée). 18-month élevage ; 40% in cuve inox, 20% in one new 400...
$29.99
Sidonio de Sousa 2018 Bairrada Tinto
Baga is the great red grape of the Bairrada DOC, which abuts Portugal's Dão region and enjoys a mild, maritime climate. Sidónio de Sousa's Baga, from 90-year-old vines, was fermented whole-cluster and spent 12 months in ancient Portuguese oak. Spicy...
$16.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil "Les Galichets"
The Chevalerie "Galichets" vineyard is on mid-slope Turonian limestone with clay and alluvial sand and gravel topsoil, rich in silex; the vines average about 60 years of age - similar to the "Chevalerie" parcel but a bit lower on the...
$31.99
Beaufort, Elodie 2018 Vin Mousseux (Cremant de Bourgogne) L'Or de Vix Extra Brut
The 2018 Elodie Beaufort Crémant is made by Réol Beaufort of Champagne André Beaufort and his wife Elodie from vines about 1/4 mile from the Champagne zone (Aube) on kimmeridjian and oxfordian limestone. 100% Pinot Noir. Zero SO2 is added...
$38.99
Micalet 2019 Haut Medoc
Chateau Micalet, with a few hectares in the commune of Lamarque was classified "Cru Artisan" by Feret in 1893. Acquired by the Fedieu family in 1972 the estate was enlarged slightly, never using herbicides, and with a new generation the...
$22.99
Parentière 2018 Vin de France "Les 4 Vents - Cuvée Excellence"
Daomaine de la Parentière has been organic for more than 40 years - Michel, Guillaume and Odile Menager farm on the slopes of the Sanguèze river near Vallet, on sandy clay soils over the Gabbro bed-rock. "Les 4 Vents -...
$25.99
Guion 2019 Bourgueil "Deux Monts"
From 70-80 year-old vines in "Petits Monts" and "Grand Monts" towards the top of the slope above Benais, facing roughly south-west, clay over Turonien limestone (tuffeau, craie micacée). 18-month élevage; 40% in cuve inox, 20% in one new 400 liter...
$25.99
Clos du Joncuas 2016 Gigondas
(Tasted January 2023: Lovely nose, perfect balance, great finish, more structured than the 2015, hold a few more years) 80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah, on Triassic clay/limestone soils, always farmed organically. Whole cluster fermentation in vat with 12...
$48.99
Ferriere 2016 Margaux
"Chateau Ferrière was certified organic in 2015 and biodynamic in 2018. It is one of the rare Classified Growths to be biodynamic certified, not only in its vineyard, but also in the cellar. Ferrière develops its own wild yeast starter...
$79.99
Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil Noms D'Oiseaux
The new Chevalerie cuvée "Noms D'Oiseaux" is from two parcels symbolic of the domain, each situated at the two extremities of the slope overlooking the Loire. “Nom d’Oiseaux” to warn of the urgent need to respect our biodiversity, not just...
$24.99
Calabretta 2016 IGT Sicilia Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie
The Vigne Vecchie bottling comes from a seven hectare vineyard on the slopes of Mount Etna in the Calderara Sottana. Average age of the vineyards is between 60-80 years with some plants over 100 years old, some ungrafted, on original...
$38.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2017 Beaune 1er Cru "Les Bressandes"
Jean-Claude Rateau has a large parcel in the 1er Cru Les Bressandes on a steep slope facing east with pebbly clay/limestone soils*, conducted in biodynamic farming since 1979. Even with the minimal extraction practiced at the estate, the 2017 Bressandes...
$68.99
Chevalerie 2018 Bourgueil "Peu Muleau"
Peu Muleau is located on the upper part of the hill in Bourgueil, just below the forest, on Cenozoic eolian sands with iron, clay and altered limestone tuffeau. The vines are around 35 years old, and farmed biodynamically. The maceration...
$23.99
Clos du Joncuas 2019 Gigondas
80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah, on Triassic clay/limestone soils, always farmed organically. Whole cluster fermentation in vat with 12 months aging in large old barrels. "Fresh and exuberant are adjectives that spring immediately to mind when assessing 2019...
$34.99
