2024 French Wine

This does just what good Languedoc Chardonnay is supposed to do: give you a nice dollop of Chardonnay varietal flavors with no oak or butter to get in the way of thirst-quenching delight. You’ll enjoy the sliced apple, crisp... Read More

Lower ABV From 35 year-old Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Cinsault vines at 400 meters elevation in the extreme northeast of the appellation, this is just lovely, easygoing, dry, Provençal rosé at a very... Read More

With Domaine Tempier, the Portalis family’s Ch Pradeaux defines Bandol’s history and leads the appellation on quality. Their rosé is a 50/50 blend of Mourvedre and Cinsault, giving this both serious intensity... Read More

Organic/Bio Refined, pretty, Pinot Noir from 50 year-old certified organic vines in the north of the Cote d'Or. The old vine fruit ripened to elegant perfection in the difficult 2024 vintage and 12 months in 20% new French... Read More

Organic/Bio Just a short distance from Sancerre, Pouilly Fume showcases the smokier, gunflint, side of Sauvignon Blanc. Especially at this outstanding estate run by 8th generation winegrower Katia Mauroy-Gauliez working with some... Read More

In the deep south of Provence, Mourvedre ripens to earthy complexity and makes of the backbone of Bandol. You'll taste that here along with ripe fruit from Grenache and a bit of mineral bite from Cinsault. There's lots... Read More

Organic/Bio Eric Bonnet took over his family estate in 1999, so he has 25 years of organic farming and careful winemaking experience behind him now. It shows in this challenging vintage as he's crafted a stunning white from... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A blend of 60% Viognier, 25% Roussanne, 10% Clairette and 5% Bourboulenc, all planted by Vincent Boyer about 15 years ago and farmed organically. The ripe fruit is harvested in the early morning cool and... Read More

Organic/Bio The little village of Visan in the middle of the Cotes du Rhone always seems to give wines with a sleek fruit and a hint of something we might call “ink” (but in a good way – really!). The blend of... Read More

One of the first estates Kermit Lynch began importing, Chanteleuserie is well known for their dark, gutsy, black-fruit + herbal, Bourrueil Cabernet Franc reds. We guess climate change has made the Boucard family thirsty for rosé,... Read More

Lower ABV Did you know that we get to work with America’s most passionate and experienced importer/promoter of the southwest of France? From Cahors to Madiran to Bordeaux (sort of the north of the southwest), Ed Addiss’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Since the 2001 vintage first appeared in the store years ago, Dragon Rosé has been a consistent customer and staff favorite year after year. The Lienard family tends about 50 acres of vines in Provence and makes... Read More

Lower ABV The Jaume family delivers big value from Cotes du Rhone to Chateauneuf du Pape, like here in a blend of 50% Viognier, 30% Clairette and 20% Roussanne done in steel. The Viognier shows in notes of white peach and flowers... Read More

Lower ABV Pouilly Fume has always been the place Sancerre-lovers looked to for Sauvignon Blanc that captured the flavors and style of Sancerre with just at touch more flinty smoke – all at a slightly lower price! Lauverjat... Read More

Lower ABV From 40 year-old vines in the little village of Peronne, this delivers the lovely richness and depth we expect from Gentilhommes even in a cool harvest like 2024. The 15% of the wine aged in oak (the rest in steel) helps... Read More

This small (20 acre) family-owned estate makes delicious wines that studies the interaction of Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre's diverse soils. Here you’ll taste the impact of Sancerre’s famed “terres blanches,”... Read More

Lower ABV There’s a touch of spritz to this traditional Gaillac white, but it drinks more like a summer white Rhone than a sparkler. It’s 100% Loin de L’Oeiol, a native grape that gives terrific textural and... Read More

Lower ABV So many Cottats in Sancerre! Here Eric Cottat gets the better of the tricky 2024 vintage with this wine from Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian marl) and a Caillotes (limestone) soils. Done all in steel, it's super crisp,... Read More

Lower ABV Basically a “baby Sancerre”, this exciting young Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the same chalky slate soils you’ll find across Sancerre from 10-40 year-old vines, fermented in stainless steel and allowed... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Swiss native and former woodworker Sylvain Liotard is up to something very special in the Alpine vineyards of France's Savoie region. He farms small lots of vines intensely and with manic care, using... Read More

Lower ABV The Agenais IGT region overlaps the better known AOCs of Buzet and Cotes de Duras in the Lot-et-Garonne Department. Ok, let's make it easier- it's about 80 miles south of Bordeaux. Cabernet Franc and Sauvigon... Read More

Lower ABV My, oh my, we do love these Alpine whites that are loaded with flavor and texture but, somehow, just 11.5% alcohol. It's all Jacquere done all in steel, and shows classic aromas and flavors of crisp red apple, lime,... Read More