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Château du Coing de Saint-Fiacre 2023 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
French White
Light gold colour accompanies green apple and white peach aromas. Citrus fruit, white flowers and apricot appear on a full-bodied palate with crisp acidity and gentle minerality. Time on the lees adds textural richness. Melon de Bourgogne grows on south-facing slopes where the Sèvre and Maine rivers meet, over gneiss and schist soils. The fruit comes from fifty hectares of Guyot-trained vines.
Cave de Chautagne 2022 Gamay Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Dense, dark colour accompanies cassis, blackberry and raspberry with leather, flint, animal and mineral notes. The palate is relatively full-bodied and well structured, with fine, integrated tannins, richness and persistence. Made entirely from Gamay, the wine comes from selected old-vine parcels in Chautagne. The fruit grows on sandstone-molasse slopes at low yields in Ruffieux. The vineyards are in Savoie.
Château du Cèdre 2022 Juvéniles Cahors
French Red
Dark red colour with violet reflections accompanies blueberry, cassis, liquorice, violet and cherry stone. The palate is supple, juicy and fresh, with crisp tannins and a cherry-stone finish. Made entirely from Malbec, the wine undergoes one week of maceration without winemaking additives and spends eighteen months in concrete tanks. It carries 12.5 percent alcohol and comes from organically farmed vineyards.
Château Recougne 2021 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Red and black fruit accompany a deep, powerful structure. Silky tannins appear with freshness and light acidity. Merlot accounts for seventy-eight percent of the blend, with twelve percent Cabernet Franc and ten percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate's three properties hold High Environmental Value Level III certification. The wine is red and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Maison Tardieu-Laurent 2022 Les Becs Fins Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Black raspberry, pepper and flowers appear in a medium- to full-bodied profile. The palate is round and lush, with ripe, integrated tannins. Grenache and Syrah together form this red blend. Vinification takes place without added sulphur, and the wine is bottled without filtration. It comes from the Rhône and carries the Côtes du Rhône designation.
Albert Bichot 2024 Coteaux Bourguignons
French Red
Cherry and redcurrant accompany liquorice and rose petal. The palate is full, with tannins and toast. Pinot Noir and Gamay come from clay-limestone sites. The grapes undergo sixteen to eighteen days of maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Eighty-five to ninety percent of the wine matures in tank, while ten to fifteen percent matures in oak, for nine to eleven months.
Deligeroy Crémant de Loire Brut NV
French Sparkling
Fine, persistent bubbles rise through a pale-yellow colour. The bouquet combines Chenin freshness, Chardonnay flowers and Cabernet Franc fruit. A lively entry opens into a round structure with white-flower flavours, followed by a long finish of juicy pear and peach. The grapes are pressed gently and fermented cool. A second fermentation takes place in bottle, and the wine ages on its lees for at least twelve months in tuffeau cellars.
Le Petit Connétable 2024 Pinot Noir IGP Val de Loire
French Red
This red from Val de Loire is made entirely from Pinot Noir. Light black-fruit notes appear in a supple profile that is both ample and light. Alcohol is 11.5 percent. The release received a silver medal at the Sakura Awards. The range focuses on AOP and IGP wines from the Centre-Loire, with carefully selected berries used to express each grape variety.
Domaine de l’Idylle 2017 Vieille Vigne d’Idylle Cruet Jacquère
French White
Intense crisp lemon fruit appears with tight acidity and a creamier touch of baked apple. The wine is made entirely from Jacquère grown on clay-limestone soils formed by Alpine scree. Long, low-temperature fermentation is followed by full malolactic fermentation and ageing on fine lees, with about twenty percent in oak. The palate is full and fleshy, while good acidity keeps it fresh, and the finish recalls toasted almond.
François Lurton 2022 Les Fumées Blanches Orange Sauvignon Blanc
French White
Stone fruit, tangerine and floral aromas define this skin-contact Sauvignon Blanc. The palate has soft, layered texture and delicate flavour, with elevated acidity and a crisp, harmonious finish. The wine is dry, organic and carries 12.5 percent alcohol. It is made in France and bottled with a natural cork. The release is classified as Vin de France and remains a still white wine.
Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose 2025 IGP Coteaux de Béziers Rosé
French Rosé
Pale salmon in colour, the rosé offers wild strawberry, citrus and delicate floral aromas. The palate is round and creamy, with ripe red berry flavour and soft minerality. Balanced acidity appears with a silky, smooth finish. Alcohol is 12.5 percent, the closure is a screwcap, and the style is medium-crisp. The wine comes from IGP Coteaux de Béziers in southern France.
Aimé Roquesante 2024 Côtes de Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Pale rosé in colour, the wine shows small red berries, watermelon and grapefruit. The palate is fresh and balanced, with 12.5 percent alcohol. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Carignan grow on silty clay and sandy soils with schist outcrops. The fruit is directly pressed, settled at ten degrees for forty-eight hours, and slowly fermented in stainless steel at seventeen degrees.
Moderato Cuvée Révolutionnaire Merlot-Tannat Alcohol-Free Red
French Non-Alcoholic Wine
Garnet colour carries purple highlights in this red wine. Black fruit, spice and a touch of vanilla accompany a supple, fruit-driven palate with velvety tannins, good structure and a fresh, soft finish. Merlot provides classic smoothness while Tannat supplies fine structure. After vinification, the wine is dealcoholized by low-temperature vacuum distillation to preserve its aromas, structure and balance.
Domaine de Marcoux NV Raisin de Loup Rouge
French Red
Red grapes from two plots on the right bank of the Rhône grow in alluvial and silty soils. Grenache, Syrah and Caladoc are harvested by hand, sorted, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation begins with native yeasts, with daily pump-overs, and maturation takes place in concrete. The vineyard is certified organic by ECOCERT, and the wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2022 Le Telquel
French Red
Fruit, perfume and medium body define this Loire red. Le Telquel is identified as Gamay Noir. Fermentation takes place in large open-top foudre, followed by pressing into neutral barrels and six months of maturation before bottling. No sulphur is added to this cuvée. The wine comes from the Loire Valley and carries the Vin de France designation.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2022 Sauvignon de Touraine
French White
Creamy notes meet mature apple, chalk, flowers and lemon in a full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh almonds and candied fruit are also present, with fresh acidity and a fruity finish. Grapes grow organically on flinty limestone and sandy soils. Lees contact lasts at least five months in tanks and old oak, sulphur use is low, and alcohol is thirteen percent.
Château Moncontour 2016 Vouvray Moelleux
French Dessert
This still white is made from Chenin Blanc and classified as moelleux. Alcohol is twelve percent. The château stands at the western entrance to Vouvray and overlooks the Loire. Built in the fifteenth century and renovated in the eighteenth, the property includes more than one hundred hectares of vines and a cellar beneath the hillside.
Domaine La Rigouline 2024 Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Pale pink colour accompanies fresh red berries, mineral character and fresh acidity. The blend is fifty percent Grenache, thirty percent Syrah, fifteen percent Cabernet Sauvignon and five percent Rolle. Vines grow on clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested by hand into small baskets, selected manually and pressed without prior maceration. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel, and alcohol is twelve-and-a-half percent.
Maison Kuehn 2023 Les Caves de l’Enfer Riesling
French White
Lime and linden blossom appear in a dry profile with lively acidity. Residual sugar is two grams per litre, total acidity is 6.6 grams per litre and alcohol is eleven-and-a-half percent. Fruit for this cuvée comes from parcels around Ammerschwihr on mainly clay-limestone or alluvial soils. Pressing is pneumatic, and the wine spends several months on fine lees.
Domaine Boucabeille 2022 Les Terrasses Rosé
French Rosé
Fruit character defines a rosé based on Grenache Noir. The grapes are directly pressed, with vinification and ageing in tank. The vineyard lies on the schist hillside of Força Réal, northwest of Perpignan, and the estate is farmed organically. The wine belongs to the Côtes du Roussillon appellation. A serving temperature of about ten degrees is recommended.
Les Quatre Tours 2024 Esprit Sud Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Vibrant peach and stone aromas accompany a bright, refreshing profile. Lemon zest meets a stony saline note, while peach and pear remain through the finish. The colour is pale pink. The cuvée is selected from the producer’s blends across its terroirs and receives a dedicated vinification. Alcohol is thirteen percent, and the wine comes from Provence.
Gustave Lorentz 2020 L’Ami des Crustacés Pinot Blanc
French White
White flowers, honey, melon, citrus, pear and white peach form the aromatic profile. The palate is lively and dry, with integrated acidity and a mineral note. Fruit comes from hillsides around Bergheim, where heavy clay and limestone soils predominate. The blend comprises seventy percent Pinot Auxerrois and thirty percent Pinot Blanc, and the wine is matured in stainless steel.
Domaine La Gayolle 2021 La Chapelle Rosé
French Rosé
Citrus, red berries and strawberry appear in a rosé with balanced acidity, red fruit and spice. The cuvée is classified under Coteaux Varois en Provence. The estate lies in La Celle in the Var and has belonged to the Paul family since 1855. Seven generations have worked there, and the property includes a chapel listed as a French Historic Monument.
Château de Mattes-Sabran 2017 Le Clos Redon Corbières
French Red
Spice, liquorice and fruit appear in both aroma and flavour. The palate is structured by well-extracted tannins. The wine is made entirely from Syrah grown on the Clos Redon parcel. Maceration lasts one month. Vinification and maturation take place in concrete tanks. Ten thousand bottles were produced. The wine comes from Corbières and carries fourteen percent alcohol.
Domaine de l’Agramante 2019 Ciaülà Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Fresh cherry and strawberry appear with spice and flowers. Juicy red fruit, bright acidity, fine tannins and a rounded texture are also present. The finish is fruity. Grenache, Syrah and Counoise come from two parcels in Sabran. The grapes are destemmed, and maturation lasts five to six months in stainless steel. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine Labbé 2024 Abymes
French White
Lemon, green apple and white pear appear in a pale wine with faint green highlights. The profile is dry and lively, with floral fruit, tangy chalky minerals and a stony finish. Jacquère comes from vines more than thirty-five years old on rocky clay-limestone soils. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks and foudres. Ageing also takes place in tank.
Cuatro Manos 2021 Le P’tit Nouveau
French Red
Red fruit and a grenadine-like character appear in a fresh, light profile. Grolleau and Gamay form the blend, and alcohol is listed at eleven percent. Green-pepper berry aromas and earthy mineral tones are also present; the style is light and ethereal. This natural red comes from Berrie in the Loire Valley and is classified as Vin de France.
Château Roquegrave 2018 Médoc Cru Bourgeois
French Red
Violet, blueberry, cassis, raspberry, liquorice, vanilla and toast appear in a ripe-fruit profile, with grey pepper and caramel also present. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with fine tannins, freshness, mineral notes and a delicate finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot make up the blend. The vineyard follows sustainable farming practices in the Médoc.
Domaine Res Fortes 2022 Merlot Madness
French Red
Cranberry, raspberry, red cherry and currant appear in a fresh-fruited red made entirely from Merlot. The vines are forty to sixty years old, planted on schist on a south-facing slope without irrigation. Grapes were harvested on October first, destemmed and fermented whole with twice-daily pump-overs. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and remained in tank until bottling.
Laurent Cazottes 2021 Rackham
French Red
Wild berries and cherry meet a fresh, fine profile. Old-vine Jurançon Noir, also called Folle Noire, grows on limestone and clay. The grapes were harvested by hand, then macerated for twenty-four hours in concrete. Fermentation and élevage took place in concrete. Free-run and press juices were kept separate and blended before bottling, with very little sulphur dioxide added.