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Organic/Bio Lower ABV The Last Breath comes from vines adjacent to the Moulin-a-Vent cemetary, but there's nothing decaying here! We share the enthusiasm of the 93 point Vinous write-up: it has redcurrant and cranberry aromas... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A lot going on here as 80 year-old vines give concentration and a site on the border of Fleurie's Clos de la Roilette adds purity and finesse. Vinous describes it well: offers Morello cherry, rose petal... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Decant this or, better still, wait a couple of years. As the 93 point Vinous review suggests, it has so much to offer! The 2023 Moulin-à-Vent Les Thorins comes from granite soils and tends to be more... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV No one in Rousillon has done more to bring attention to the intense minerality and purity possible for white wines here than Marjorie and Stephane Gallet. Llum delivers that in a blend of Grenache Gris and... Read More

Lower ABV A tiny production (600 cases) White Burgundy that delivers amazing delight. The white stones in the vineyard help ripening, as does average vine age over 50 years, allowing Anne-Sophie Debavelaere and her son, Felix,... Read More

Lower ABV As Vinous says, “Servin is a rather under-estimated Chablis producer” as Austrlian-born winemaker Marc Cameron turns out classic, cellar-worthy, Chablis year-after-year. This is from the top 1er Cru in Chablis,... Read More

Lower ABV As Burghound says, “If you're unfamiliar with the Thibert wines you owe it to yourself to try one of two examples as the best are excellent.” Here’s the place to start with a wine that draws on... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV If Thibert's 2020 Macon-Verze is full of boundless energy and confidence, his Pouilly-Vinzelles (from next door to Fuisse) has all the same energy but starts off a bit gawky and unsure. Give it a splash... Read More

Lower ABV Not sure why this is labeled “Bourgogne,” but it’s all Macon fruit and showcases the richness of southern Burgundy Chardonnay balanced by some shaping time in large, older, oak casks. The texture is... Read More

Organic/Bio With folks like Francois Cotat and Gerard Boulay, Vaceron sits at the very top of any informed Top Sancerre lists. Organic farming, low yields, native fermenation and large cask aging give Sancerre of uncommon volume... Read More

Lower ABV A classic Loire Valley Cabernet Franc done all in steel to capture the crunchy fruit and wild herb aromas. Wine Advocate says, The 2023 Trézeillières exhales a fruity, gourmand bouquet of cassis, raspberries,... Read More

Organic/Bio Year-in, year-out, one of our very favorite Rosso di Montalcino... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV No way you try this blind and guess it sells for <$20. Because it shouldn’t and only does because importer Lia Banville-Tolaini owns the vineyard and winery and uses it to craft this “door... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV The slate soils here give this fully dry (Trocken) Riesling loads of stony minerality from front to back and side-to-side. If really rocky Sancerre is your thing, this is your Riesling. Heck, if wine is... Read More

There's always a bit of extra breadth to Dow wines, and that's true here as well. Aged in both small and large cask, it serves up aromas and flavors of dried blackberry and plum fruit doused in melted caramel, bitter orange... Read More

The wine is made from Malvasia Fina and Verdellho and aged around 3 years on wood. It tastes like really good white Port, with some citrus fruit bite and lots of nutty and dried caramel complexity before finishing crisp and clean.... Read More

Along with JJ Prum and Markus Molitor, Hermann is one of the finest wineries of Germany’s Mosel Valley. All of the family’s vines are ungrafted and grow on super-steep, slate and rock-covered, slopes looking down on... Read More

Lower ABV Christian Hermann had four 100 point 2023 Rieslings in Wine Advocate and puts that same level of attention into this, his ridiculously inexpensive, mind-blowingly good, QBA. As Advocate says in the 93 point review, it’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV We have two vintages of this wine and you NEED them both! From ungrafted vines on red slate with super high acidity (9.3 g/l) balanced by 64 g/l RS. As Wine Advocate says in the 94+ point review, it “opens... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Richer AND lighter than the 2021 also on the shelf, this is almost too easy to drink now solo or with spicy or salty foods. It will get better for decades. The Advocate describes it well in the 94 point review,... Read More

The brother and sister team of Jean-Rémi and Melanie Drémont took over the family vines in 2016, converted to organic farming with horse-drawn plowing and, by vintage 2018, were making gems like this powerful 100%... Read More

Randy Dunn makes timeless, nearly ageless, benchmark Howell Mountain Cabernet. Here he's showing off his skill and style in a more open, ready to love now, way. It's 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Cabernet Franc done in... Read More

If there were a prize for most consistently delicious red wine under $25 in the world...well, here's your winner! As Vinous says, Glossy strawberry, red cherry and raspberry aromas introduce the 2022 Côtes-du-Rhône.... Read More

The winery says, “We like to say our approach to Cabernet Franc is more Burgundy than Bordeaux, meaning we look for silky rather than tannic structure and favor the aromatic potential of the grape over the flavor of the... Read More

Jean Case and husband Steve (of AOL fame) keep going from strength to strength at this top Virginia estate. A blend of 43% Petit Verdot, 23% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 11% Tannat and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon gives a medium-bodied... Read More