2010s
2010s
Quinta do Infantado 2017 Douro Tinto Organic (Green Label)
Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional are the predominant varieties in this certified-organic, 2-hectare vineyard called Pousado planted by the estate in 1998. Like all Infantado vineyards, this one is ranked "Class A ", the highest classification in the...
$22.99
Raffault, Olga 2019 Chinon Les Picasses
Les Picasses is one of the greatest vineyards in Chinon - the Raffault's parcel faces gently south, with clay over porous limestone that retains water and nutrients, nourishing the vines. While the wine is amply fruited and enjoyable young, it...
$32.99
Bellegrave 2018 Pomerol
75% Merlot & 25% Cabernet Franc from the western edge of the Pomerol plateau outside of Libourne. Flashing a deep ruby robe, the nose is redolent of tobacco, forest floor, cassis, blackberry and black plum with allspice and clove. Structured...
$65.99
Lapuyade 2019 Jurancon Moelleux Petit Manseng
Clos Marie-Louise/Château Lapuyade is a beautiful biodynamic estate deep in the hills of Jurançon, south of Pau. The grapes are harvested by hand, fermented with wild yeasts and aged in old barrels purchased from Yquem and Haut-Brion. Their 2019 Petit...
$23.99
Straka 2019 Blaufrankisch Amphora Red
A delightful Blaufrankisch from Sud Burgenland near the border with Hungary. The same cuvee as the Greenschist but aged for 1 year in amphora instead of tank. The 2019 vintage manages a fine balancing act between earthy and plummy notes...
$20.99
Terre des Chardons 2016 "Chardon Marie" Costieres de Nimes
The 2016 "Chardon-Marie" is 100% Syrah grown on a tiny plot of very deep galet stone and silex soils, in organic and Biodynamic agriculture since 2002. This is a fascinating wine at almost ten years old - still remarkably fresh...
$29.99
Dr. Heger 2019 Baden Tuniberg Pinot Noir
Hailing from Kaiserstuhl in southernmost Baden just a few miles from the border with Alsace, the region is all steep extinct volcanoes crowned with wild cacti. Burgundian varieties thrive here in this startlingly warm climate. The result, as produced by...
$24.99
Landron, Jo 2018 Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil
Jo Landron's "Fief du Breil" is always one of our favorite Muscadet, coming from a beautiful, walled vineyard sloping towards the Sèvre, with clay, sand and quartz stones over a bedrock of orthogneiss. The vines average 40 to 50+ years...
$31.99
Chevalerie 2019 Cuvée Chevalerie Bourgueil
We're big fans of the Caslot family at Domane de la Chevalerie, who make soulful Bourgueils from organic/biodynamic vineyards on their superb terroirs. The Chevalerie vineyard is above the winery on mid-slope Turonian limestone with shallow clay and alluvial sand...
$43.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2018 Beaune 1er Cru Les Bressandes
(Pre-Arrival) 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. The soil is warm and well-drained giving ripe, structured wines. There...
$68.99
Pinon, Francois & Julien 2019 Vouvray Brut
This classic dry Chenin is the perfect sparkling wine for Thanksgiving! The Chenin's of Pinon are some of the best in Vouvray due to their impeccable farming, diversity of clay, limestone, and silex soils, and deliberate, albeit low-intervention, cellar work....
$28.99
Punset 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Basarin
A more salty, savory style Barbaresco with notes of red apple skins and rose petals. 2016 is one of the finest vintages in the past 10 years and the Punset is no exception, showing such finesse, elegance, and lift. It...
$54.99
Ponson 2018 Champagne Barbaries Blanc de Blancs 3-Pack
A Blanc de Blancs of Chardonnay from the 2018 vintage from the lieu-dit of Barbaries. Immediately after pressing, Max separated the juice into three separate vessels: neutral oak barrel, stainless steel tank, and a porcelain amphora custom made in Limoges....
$179.99
Bianchi 2016 Gattinara Vigneto Valferana Riserva
The 2016 from Bianchi shows dried cherries up front, then the leafy / woodsy notes start to pop out. After a few hours in a decanter, some more complex smoke, potpourri, mint, and ferrous minerality signature of Valferana really shines....
$39.99
$34.99
Flavia 2019 Etna Rosso 1L
Flavia is made by two of the younger generation of the Rallo family – famous for Marsala, but apparently present on Etna “since 1860”. Flavia is made from certified organic grapes, fermented with indigenous yeasts in steel, and aged in...
$27.99
Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil Busardières
"Busardieres" is a great vineyard fairly high on the slope in Bourgueil on Middle Turonian limestone with shallow topsoils of clay with pebbles of limestone with mica, always giving a wine that is a bit austere in its youth, very...
$46.99
Bouland, Daniel 2018 Morgon "Delys" VV 1926
Daniel Bouland's Morgon "Delys Vieilles Vignes 1926" is from a 45 ares parcel in the hamlet of Corcelette, in Morgon. "The 2018 is very pure and sappy and shows no signs of sur maturité on either the nose or palate,...
$44.99
Brand, Philippe 2015 Retenez Son Nom Sous Voile Blanc
A fascinating white from Philippe Brand, 100% Sylvaner that spent 30 months fermenting, with subtle development of voile (flor), and an additional 30 months in bottle before release. The level of oxidation is certainly subtle, with more presence on the...
$35.99
Zelige-Caravent 2014 Fleuve Amour
This is a charming and comforting red from our friends Luc and Marie Michel of Zélige-Caravent, in the Pic-St-Loup appellation of the Languedoc. Primarily old-vines Grenache, with a touch of Syrah and Cinsault, it's full-bodied and silky, with crushed dark...
$29.99
Huet 2019 Vouvray Petillant
The Huet Vouvray Petillant is bottled before primary fermentation is finished, resulting in a lower pressure sparkling wine - pétillant - because only a portion of the fermentation occurs inside the bottle. The wine ages for a minimum of three...
$33.99
Valle Reale 2017 Vigneto di Popoli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
2017 was a cool vintage in Abruzzo, giving us this single vineyard Montepulciano with its sleek, chieseled, and stony profile. These are the estate's oldest vines planted in the 1950's on soils rich in chalk, clay and pebbles. The wine...
$29.99
Princic, Doro 2014 Pinot Bianco DOC Collio
Doro Princic is in the Collio DOC in Friuli. His son Sandro and grandson Carlo are now running things. Their wines are on the more elegant refined side and all stainless steel vinification. Well priced because it drinks a bit...
$9.99
