Two Pioneers: André Beaufort in Champagne; Jean-Claude Rateau in Burgundy!
Two Pioneers: André Beaufort in Champagne; Jean-Claude Rateau in Burgundy!
Beaufort, Andre NV Champagne Ambonnay Brut Nature Reserve
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...
$89.99
Beaufort, André 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut
The Beaufort 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut was disgorged in January, 2024.
$84.99
Beaufort, André 2010 Polisy Brut Nature Reserve
This new release of the 2010 Polisy Brut Nature was disgorged in September, 2024. The last tasting of this wine was of a 2017 disgorgement - it showed beautifully, youthful, complex and firmly structured - it should be lovely now...
$89.99
Beaufort, André 2007 Polisy Reserve Brut Nature
The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. The 2007 Brut Nature Reserve was disgorged in September 2024 after 16 years on the lees.
$74.99
Beaufort, André 2006 Polisy Brut Reserve
The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. The 2006 Brut Reserve was disgorged in September 2024 after 17 years on the lees.
$79.99
Beaufort, André 2004 Polisy Reserve Brut Nature
The current release of the 2004 Polisy Reserve is Brut Nature and was disgorged for this order in September of 2024.
$89.99
Beaufort, André 2003 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature
The current release is Brut Nature and was disgorged for this order in September of 2024 after 20 years of sur-lie aging.
$99.99
Beaufort, André 2000 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature
The Beaufort 2000 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature was disgorged for this order in September, 2024. "A boisterous, exuberant Champagne loaded with the essence of smoke, earthiness, ripe peaches and minerals. Today the wine comes across as rather young but the...
$159.99
Beaufort, André 1999 Polisy Brut Nature Reserve
This new release of the 1999 Brut Nature was disgorged for this order in September, 2024. Here's a review in Vinous from 2009: "Vivid gold. Buttery citrus and orchard fruits on the nose with hints of jasmine and vanilla. Lush...
$149.99
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
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
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
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
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2020 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. The soil is warm and well-drained giving ripe, structured wines. There is...
$57.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Les Coucherias
Beaune 1er Cru "Les Coucherias" is a steep parcel high on the slope, on the site of an old quarry and much of the sub-soil is limestone tailings, permitting root penetration and drainage, with a topsoil of mixed clay and...
$53.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2022 Beaune 1er Cru "Les Reversees"
From vines grown in the calcareous clay soils of "Les Reversées" premier cru, toward the bottom of the hill in the center of the slope next to "Les Teurons," and below "Clos de la Mousse," exposed east and slightly north...
$54.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin
(Arrives 12/10) The Gevrey-Chambertin by Jean-Claude Rateau is from two small parcels in "Aux Etelois" (below Grand Cru Griottes) and "les Epointures" (below 1er Cru Clos Prieur) on the more fine and aromatic side of Gevrey, south of the village....
$57.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2022 Beaune "Les Beaux et Bons"
Jean-Claude says this wine, sourced from lieux-dits Beaux Fougets (clay soils) and Bons Feuvres (iron-rich soils) on the Pommard side of Beaune, always shows aromas of "cerises noires" (black cherries). The 2022 has a bright red/garnet robe. The nose is...
$41.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2022 Beaune Les Prevoles
The 2022 Beaune Les Prévoles (a lieu-dit below 1er Cru Chouacheux and les Tuvilains) is the most structured and dense of the Rateau Beaune "village" reds, which shows beautiful ripe aromas of cherry and black raspberry with rose, earth, citrus...
$43.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2023 Beaune "Clos des Mariages" Blanc
Located toward the bottom of the slope beneath Beaune Grèves and adjacent to Les Cents Vignes, Clos des Mariages is a mix of young and very old vines planted in clay and limestone soils. The lovely 2023 Blanc shows high-toned...
$44.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2023 Beaune "Clos des Mariages" Rouge
Located toward the bottom of the slope beneath Beaune Grèves and adjacent to Les Cents Vignes, Clos des Mariages is a mix of young and very old vines planted in clay and brown limestone soils. "This fertile soil gives wines...
$49.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2023 Cote de Beaune "La Grande Chatelaine"
(Pre-Arrival) About a kilometer northwest of the Beaune 1er Crus, La Grande Chatelaine is a cooler site with soils comprised of clay over limestone. Approximately 90% Chardonnay with Pinot Blanc, Pinot Beurot and Pinot Gris. Stone fruit and pear skin,...
$44.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2023 Hautes Côtes de Beaune Blanc
(Pre-Arrival) Jean-Claude Rateau makes lovely Biodynamic wines in the Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune in his east-facing vineyard of clay/limestone and marne soils. Quite racy and bright even in the ripe 2023 vintage, the wine shows lovely aromas of lemon, almond, stone, spiced pear...
$33.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2023 Hautes Côtes de Beaune "En Bignon"
Jean-Claude Rateau's new Hautes-Côtes de Beaune cuvée "En Bignon" comes from a beautiful 1 hectare single vineyard. The wine shows sapid and floral red fruit aromas of strawberry, raspberry and violet beautifully ripe but bright and fresh. The palate shows...
$32.99
