4/23/24 - New Arrivals - Graine Sauvage, Peira Levada, and Thomas Finot
4/23/24 - New Arrivals - Graine Sauvage, Peira Levada, and Thomas Finot
This collections features superb natural wines, with zero additives, from La Graine Sauvage and Peira Levada in Faugeres as well as the unique wines of Thomas Finot, both from the Coteaux du Grésivaudan in the Chartreuse mountains and from Crozes-Hermitage in the Northern Rhone.
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Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2020 Vin de France Lutz
The 2020 Vin de France "Lutz" by Sybil Baldassarre at La Graine Sauvage is all Marsanne grown on Schiste soils in her high-altitude vineyard in Faugeres, aged one year in tank and 18 months in bottle before release. This is...
$28.99
$34.99
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Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2020 Vin de France "Je te jure qu'il est urgent"
The Graine Sauvage "Je te jure qu'il est urgent d'etre heureuse" is 100% Roussanne grown on Sybil Baldassarre's high-altitude vineyard on schist soils in Faugères. ("I swear to you that it is urgent to be happy"). Happiness is ensured with...
$34.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2021 Faugeres Rocalhas
Sybil Baldassarre's 2021 "Rocalhas" is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Marsanne grown on schiste soils in Faugères. Whole bunch direct press, aged two years in tank, bottled in May 2023. Zero additives. The wine shows a pale gold/bronze...
$26.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2022 Vin de France Leno Dolce Sole
Named after her son Leno, Sybil Baldassarre's orange wine "Dolce Sole" is a blend of Roussanne, Marsanne and Vermentino that macerated on the skins for one week. Slightly cloudy gold color, with herbal, citrus peel, brown spice, pear and quince...
$31.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2022 Vin de France Velvet Underschiste
The Graine Sauvage "Velvet Underschiste" is 100% Grenache Blanc, grown on schiste, oddly enough, in Sybil Baldassarre's vineyard in Faugeres. Whole bunch direct press, no added SO2. It's a hazy straw color in the glass with some citrus zest and...
$28.99
Peira Levada (Alexandre Durand) 2022 Faugeres Velvet Underschiste
The Peira Levada (Alexadre Durand) 2022 Velvet Underschiste is made with 50 year-old vines of Grenache and Syrah on schiste. There is a long 90 day maceration without extraction and zero added SO2. Flashing a deep purple velvet robe, the...
$21.99
Peira Levada (Alexandre Durand) 2022 Vin de France Pachorra
The 2022 Pachorra is all Grenache, grown on a bedrock of marble in the hills near Faugeres. The grapes are de-stemmed and undergo a short 6-day maceration. The wine shows a vivid black/purple color, with very floral deep blackberry/cherry fruit...
$18.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Vin de France Pet Nat (Jacquere, Verdesse)
This is an exciting new wine from Thomas, a pet-nat made up of about 60% Jacquere, 20% Verdesse and 20% Chardonnay. It's lively and fresh with aromas of wildflowers and subtle orchard fruit. It gives the sense of gliding through...
$21.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Coteaux Gresivaudan Verdesse
According to the hefty Wine Grapes book (Robinson/Harding/Vouillamoz), there were a total of about 2 hectares (5 acres) of Verdesse in the world as of 2008. Thomas Finot now says there is about 3-4 hectares total. Thomas started with an...
$29.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Coteaux Gresivaudan Etraire de la Dhuy
Étraire de la Dhuy is a rare grape from the Vallé du Grésivaudan in the Isère, with only about 6 hectares currently in production. The 2022 Finot Étraire de la Dhuy is from a parcel of 70 year-old massale selection...
$28.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Coteaux Gresivaudan Chardonnay
The 2022 Chardonnay by Thomas Finot is from grapes grown in the Coteaux du Gresivaudan - The vines are about 50 years-old, in a single parcel on clay/limestone scree from the Chartreuse mountains, on the southeast facing slope north of...
$24.99
Finot, Thomas 2021 Crozes-Hermitage Classique
Thomas Finot, who is resurrecting forgotten vineyards and varieties in the Isère, is also making brilliant wines from his tiny family vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage. He has 1.8 hectare of old vines in Larnage on a hillside with granite and limestone...
$24.99
Finot, Thomas 2021 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc "Cuvee Anais"
Thomas Finot, who is making fascinating wines in the Coteaux Grésivaudan in the Isère, makes a tiny quantity of Crôzes-Hermitage Blanc and Rouge. This beautiful Crôzes Blanc is from 100% Marsanne grown on the family's 1.8 hectare parcel of old...
$29.99
Finot, Thomas 2021 Coteaux Gresivaudan Persan
Thomas Finot produces this wine from Persan, a rare grape variety indigenous to the Isère, from a blend of massale selection old and young vines. Thomas has made his name in celebrating and resurrecting these local rarities. The high altitude,...
$33.99
Finot Freres 2022 Vin de France Tracteur Rouge
Thomas Finot in the Coteaux Grésivaudan made the vibrant 2022 Tracteur Rouge from 35% Persan, 35% Gamay, 25% Pinot noir and 5% Merlot. The wine shows a lovely bright red color and pretty aromas of black cherry and plum skin...
$17.99
Finot Freres 2022 Vin de France Tracteur Rosé
The Finot Freres "Tracteur" Rose is mostly Gamay with a field blend of ancient and local vaarieties, with 24 hour skin-contact before pressing. In the glass, it is a faint salmon color. The nose has a rich aroma of pink...
$17.99
Finot Freres 2022 Vin de France Tracteur Blanc
The blend changes every year for Thomas Finot's unique and refreshing Tractor Blanc - in 2022 it's 60 % Jacquère, 20% Verdesse and 20% Chardonnay. This is a delightful everyday wine, featuring lovely aromas of green apple, quince, melon, almond,...
$17.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
Thomas Finot, who is making fascinating wines in the Coteaux Grésivaudan in the Isère, makes a tiny quantity of Crôzes-Hermitage Blanc and Rouge. This beautiful Crôzes Blanc is from 100% Marsanne grown on the family's 1.8 hectare parcel of old...
$24.99
Beaufort, André NV Champagne Polisy Brut Nature (B22)
The André Beaufort NV Champagne Polisy Brut Nature is 75% Pinot Noir from the 2022 vintage and 25% Chardonnay from 2018 - "it's showing well now" says Réol Beaufort "as the Chardonnay rounds out the young Pinot Noir." Organic farming...
$54.99
Beaufort, Andre NV Champagne Ambonnay Brut Reserve Nature
50 years of organic farming in Ambonnay! Disgorged in Sept, 2024. Right off the bat, the Ambonnay presents a completely different, more masculine profile from the Polisys. Still more mineral than fruit forward on the nose, the palate skews more...
$84.99
Beaufort, André 2018 Champagne Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut Nature
The Beaufort 2018 Ambonnay Brut was disgorged in May, 2024. Réol again promises to visit in the fall - we'll taste the 2018 with him and 6 wines will be disgorged "a la Volée!" (At Chambers Restaurant date TBD)
$89.99
Beaufort, Elodie 2018 Vin Mousseux (Cremant Bourg) 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
Beaufort, Elodie 2018 Vin Mousseux (Cremant Bourg) L'Or de Vix Extra Brut Rosé
The 2018 Elodie Beaufort Extra Brut Rosé 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, rosé de...
$38.99
