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Chantal Lescure 2021 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
From vines in the upper part of the Clos (Lieu-dit "Montiotes Hautes") Terroir pebbly clay/limestone, 50% of the vines are 70+ years-old, 50% were replanted in 2011. (The exact position is a bit unclear on the Beteta maps, which put...
$259.99
Lorient 2021 Saint-Peray Saute Mouton
The Saute-Mouton is the second white that was produced at Domaine de Lorient, highlighting a larger percentage of Marsanne. There is an immediately enticing nose on opening, with notes of orange marmalade and fresh ginger. The wine has medium weight,...
$29.99
Traginer NV Banyuls Ambre (Solera 2000) 750ml
This superb wine is made from Grenache Gris, Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc and Muscat, from a solera dating back to 2000, aged in small, very old barrels. Complex aromas of citrus, tea, prune, flowers and caramel. The palate is balanced,...
$46.99
Donneurs du Temps NV Vin de France Blanc (Vin de Liqueur/Macvin)
This is a regional specialty of the Jura, taking partially fermenting grape must and introducing a Marc du Jura, or grape eau de vie, which preserves some sugar and brings the alc. up to about 18%. It's a similar approach...
$59.99
Ferme de L'Yonnière (Jerome Forget) 2021 Cidre Paysan
The 2021 Ferme de L'Yonnière "Cidre Paysan" is made from three heirloom apple varieties, Marie Ménard, Fréquin Rayé and Fréquin Rouge, grown in Jérome Forget's pasture/orchards near Domfront, Brittany. Deep gold color, complex aromas of ripe fruit, smoke, orange marmalade,...
$12.99
Gonzalvez, France 2022 Vin de Savoie Feer'hic
The Chignin Bergeron (Roussanne) is a medium bodied, acid-forward expression from certified organic vineyards in the Savoie. // France's Notes: "Native yeasts, direct press, fermentation in concrete with minimal 1gm sulphur at bottling. A deep golden hue with amber reflections....
$33.99
Jonc Blanc 2020 Vin de France Pure S Semillon
For lovers of natural, skin contact wines - “PURE S” : 100% Semillon. Boulbènes terroir on a limestone base: a mixture of limestone sands and silts with a little clay. Aging in 18hl Stockinger casks for 2 years, zero additives....
$34.99
Pinon, Francois & Julien 2018 Vouvray Frizzante 500ml
This is a unique, very unusual and outrageously delicious sweet Vouvray, as described by Chris Kissack in The Wine Doctor: "Poured from a 50cl bottle, this presents a modest golden hue, it not yet having taken on the rich patina of age....
$47.99
Vignes du Maynes 2021 Macon-Cruzille Les Chassagnes 1.5L
The Vignes du Mayne "Les Chassagnes" is from massale-slection Chardonnay. The walled vineyard (clos) was abandoned around 1880 after the phylloxera epidemic, replanted in 2005. The virgin soil is rich with humus from the forest that had grown on it....
$129.99
Mathouans 2022 Vin de France Muscachou Blanc
"Mus'Cachou" is an off-dry expression of Muscat produced from grapes grown biodynamically on the schist terroir of Roussillon's Agly Valley. Extremely aromatic, this wine shows bright lychee, crushed sweet grape, and freshly pressed orange juice. The palate is dense and...
$19.99
Ferme de L'Yonnière (Jerome Forget) NV Poire Aperitif Pyrus
"Pyrus is a blend of freshly pressed pear juice with Domfrontais Calvados. Then it remains for a few months in stainless steel vats before going into barrels. 'Pyrus Cordata' is the name of the wild pear tree. This pretty name...
$23.99
Lapuyade 2019 Jurancon Cuvee Marie-Louise
Régine and Jean-Joseph Aurisset of Chateau Lapuyade/Clos Marie-Louise produce sensational dry, moelleux and dessert wines from Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng on their Biodynamic estate deep in the hills of Jurançon, southeast of Pau. The soils are primarily "poudingue," a...
$39.99
Champs de l'Abbaye 2022 Rully Blanc "Les Cailloux"
The Hasard's have a small parcel of 40 year-old vines in Rully on clay and limestone soils. The 2022 is showing stunning elegance in its youth, with seductive aromas of dried apricots, flint, wild honeysuckle and integrated hints of new...
$41.99
Champs de l'Abbaye 2022 Mercurey "Les Marcoeurs"
From .75 hectares in the lieu-dit "Les Marceours" adjacent to Clos Myglands on the eastern edge of the village. The vines range from 20-45 years old and are grown in mixed limestone debris and ferruginous soils. Stylish Mercurey, showing the...
$41.99
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...
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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
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
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
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, 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
