A bit more “flamboyant” than “classic,” in sunny 2015 Lascombes pairs classic Margaux aromas with a rich texture and plenty of rich Cabernet fruit. The fine tannins don’t get in the way of enjoying... Read More
Organic/Bio Our all-time best-selling rosé is the best we’ve tasted in years, maybe ever. In 2023, owner Gilles Pons tweaked his certified organic farming of 40 year-old Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvedre to... Read More
83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot aged in 60% new French oak, this is a richer-feeling Pauillac with a refreshing mineral streak on the firm finish. Very enjoyable now and over the next 20 years.
From the heart of Languedoc's Minervois, this is the perfect blend of fruit and savory notes to enjoy with cookouts and parties. Certified organic Syrah and Grenache deliver bold cassis and raspberry flavors at the core with... Read More
France’s Rhone Valley is sunny and hot and tends to give really big, fleshy, mouthfilling Grenache wines that don’t want or need a lot of oak. Here the cold night flowing down Mt Ventoux and more Syrah than Grenache... Read More
This wants some time in decanter now (2 hours seems about right!), but then there's a lot to enjoy about the 2019 edition of the second wine of St. Estephe benchmark Phelan-Segur.
Organic/Bio Ch Pradeaux is one of Bandol's standard-bearers, crafting unapologetically old school reds from Mouvedre and a splash of Grenache grown in the heart of the region. Fermentation is in vat and aging is in enormous,... Read More
Palette and Ch Simone are both better known for their rosé, but the Provencal red is a classic treat not to be missed. It's mainly Grenache and Mourvedre with dollops of everything from Cinsault and Syrah to Manosquin,... Read More
Lower ABV A terrific introduction to bone-dry Chenin Blanc from the heart of Anjou. It's all Chenin from a single vineyard on clay/limestone soils with a salting of schist. Made in tank, it's super intense on the nose... Read More
Not left bank or right bank, but instead Entre-deux-Mers terroir in your glass. In English it translates into between two seas, which is the geographical area situated between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne in Bordeaux. With... Read More
Fronsac on the Right Bank always gives Merlot-dominant wines that have a touch of Left Bank feel. Here around 25% Cabernet Franc elevates the perfume nicely. Owner/winemaker Thierry Gaudrie never pushes ripeness or extraction... Read More
An outstanding 1er Cru Mercurey that shows the flesh and grip this region is famed for – and the value, too! Caroline Fyot and Alexia Russo worked in luxury products and finance in Paris before deciding to move to Burgundy... Read More
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Fabrice Closset and Valérie Closset-Gaziaux grew up in households dedicated to organic and biodynamic farming, studied soil science, helped introduce organic farming to communities in Africa, and then... Read More
Lower ABV With 12 generations of Loire Valley wine growing experience, Catherine and Didier Champalou set out on their own in 1984 and are now recognized as benchmark producers in Vouvray. This their beautiful, fully dry, bottling... Read More
For the past six years, this has been a terrific Brut Champagne at a crazy good price. It comes from a co-op founded in 1959 to help grape growers in Aube, the southern part of Champagne, get a little better deal from the big... Read More
A rich and powerful blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot, this is showing well now and will continue to unfurl for another 10-15 years.
Organic/Bio Christophe Mignon is really a Pinot Meunier specialist but here he crafts 100% Pinot Noir into something pretty spectacular. From organically farmed vines in the Valle de Marne and with nearly six years on the lees,... Read More
Pre-Arrival Sale; Wine Arrives June 2024.Organic/Bio Since its debut in the 2003 vintage, Ciacci’s Brunello “Normale” has established itself as one of Montalcino’s greatest values – and finest wines!... Read More
Pre-Arrival Sale: Wine Arrives June, 2024. Organic/Bio Pianrosso means red fields, and the name recognizes the iron rich, loamy, soils of this great Brunello vineyard. In the southern part of the Brunello zone and facing due south,... Read More
Stags Leap is the smallest AVA in Napa but has loomed large in wine-lovers’ minds ever since Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 1973 shocked the wine world by beating out the best of Bordeaux... Read More
Grown just north and east of Napa, most Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon ends up as part of the allowable 20% of non-AVA fruit in “Napa” Cabernet. Here it shines mostly solo as the main component in this delicious, ripe,... Read More
In 1994, the great-great-granddaughter of the inventor of Grand Marnier, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle, arrived in Chile and discovered a plot of vines planted in the early 1900s on the old, dry, soils of Chile’s Apalta Valley.... Read More
About 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, the second wine of Clos du Marquis delivers a lovely sense of depth and richness to go with a fine, firm, structured spine. Decant now or cellar through 2035.
A terrific old-vines Cotes du Rhone from this Chateauneuf du Pape traditionalist. It's 65% Grenache plus Syrah and Mourvedre and dashes of Cinsault and Carignan, aged 75% in cement and 25% in used oak. Deep is the word we... Read More
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