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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.
Cave de Chautagne 2023 Roussette de Savoie Vieilles Vignes
French White
Pale yellow with golden reflections, the wine shows pineapple, peach and hazelnut. A lively, balanced opening leads to an ample, creamy palate and a long finish. The old-vine white is made entirely from Altesse, a grape native to Savoie. It is classified as a dry white under Roussette de Savoie AOC. The release received a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris.
Maison Kuehn 2023 Les Caves de l’Enfer Pinot Gris
French White
Golden yellow in colour, with smoke, dried apricot, vineyard peach, undergrowth, melon and yellow fruit. The palate is full, with apricot, a light honey note and freshness on the finish. Pinot Gris grows on clay-limestone slopes at Ammerschwihr with east and southeast exposure. Pneumatic pressing precedes several months on fine lees. Residual sugar is 13.2 grams per litre, and alcohol is twelve percent.
Frédéric Brouca 2024 Clair des Champs
French Rosé
Ripe raspberry, flowers, mineral notes and salt appear with a savoury, meaty character and light, grainy tannins. The blend combines Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Terret Blanc, and its pale colour sits between light red and deep rosé. Much of the schist-grown fruit comes from organically farmed vineyards in Faugères. This clairet-style expression marked the first release of the wine.
Domaine Pellé 2017 Les Bornés Menetou-Salon Blanc
French White
White flowers and citrus appear in an aromatic profile. The palate is full, rich and tender, with fruit and underlying minerality. Sauvignon Blanc grows on Kimmeridgian marl in vines averaging twenty-five years. The grapes are pressed pneumatically on arrival, then the juice is settled. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by six months on the lees in stainless steel.
Mas des Caprices 2018 Le Blanc de l’Oeuf Corbières Blanc
French White
Fresh white fruit, chopped herbs and a dry saline finish define a rounded yet fresh profile. Carignan Blanc, Macabeu and Grenache Blanc make up the blend. The wine is raised in an egg-shaped cement vessel, contributing breadth and suppleness. The biodynamically farmed estate works sixteen hectares across the limestone plateau of Leucate and the schist foothills of Corbières.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2020 Nobis Syrah
French Red
Juicy fruit and pepper spice define a supple red profile. The Syrah comes from organically and biodynamically farmed Southern Rhône plots planted approximately twenty-five to thirty years ago. The grapes were harvested by hand and destemmed. Fermentation lasted ten days with indigenous yeasts, followed by pneumatic pressing and ten months in stainless steel. The wine was bottled without filtration or clarification at fourteen and a half percent alcohol.
La Sœur Cadette 2022 Beaujolais Nouveau
French Red
Floral, light on its feet and juicy, this Gamay comes from organically farmed vineyards facing Mont Brouilly. The fruit grows on sandy soils, and the wine ages briefly in concrete tank. It is red, carries twelve percent alcohol and is bottled as Beaujolais Nouveau. The grapes are harvested by hand and ferment naturally; the source parcel sits opposite the western slope of Côte de Brouilly.
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens 2019 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Blackberry and cherry meet wooden tones in an expressive profile. The palate is silky, with a fine body and balanced, integrated tannins. Merlot accounts for eighty-five percent, while Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec each account for five percent. The red spends six months in French oak and is bottled at fourteen percent alcohol. Its clay-and-limestone vineyard is exposed to the south.
Domaine de la Pépière 2020 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie
French White
White flowers, citrus and mineral notes meet apple and gentle yeasty nuances. The palate has fresh acidity, texture and length. Made from Melon de Bourgogne, the dry white is bottled at twelve and a half percent alcohol. It comes from the Loire Valley and carries biodynamic production status. The clean, refreshing style can accompany oysters and other shellfish.
Domaine de La Bégude 2022 Cadet de La Bégude Rouge
French Red
Mourvedre and Grenache each account for thirty-five percent and Cinsault thirty percent. The dry red offers dark berry fruit, spice and a dense, juicy texture with a long finish. The grapes are grown organically without pesticides on the limestone-and-clay soils of Provence. Harvest is by hand, and the wine is raised in stainless steel to preserve its fruit.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Chinon Les Granges
French Red
Cabernet Franc from gravel-and-sand terraces offers dark berries, cassis, tree bark and cigar smoke. The palate is bright and tangy, with moderate tannins, grip and a long finish. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented for fifteen days in cement. Maturation lasts seven to ten months in cement tanks. The vines were planted between the mid- and late nineteen-eighties, and the vineyard is certified organic.
Fauvette 2025 Côtes de Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Pale lychee in colour, this rosé offers white flowers and exotic fruit. The palate is fresh and generous, with a complex aromatic range, balance and minerality. Cinsault and Grenache form the blend. The wine comes from Provence under the Côtes de Provence appellation and is bottled at twelve and a half percent alcohol. It can accompany aperitifs, grilled dishes or white meat.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2024 Vin Rouge Gamay
French Red
Light, fresh and fruit-driven, this Gamay offers red-fruit character with firm acidity, mineral detail and gently spreading tannins. It was raised for four to six months in truncated oak vats. Made from purchased grapes, it is classified as Vin de France and works well as an aperitif or with Camembert toast, poultry liver or potato gratin.
Vignerons de Buxy 2019 Buissonnier Montagny
French White
Made from Chardonnay in the village appellation of Montagny, this Burgundy is ripe, balanced and harmonious. Its fruit comes from selected parcels chosen to express the identity of the appellation. Across the producer’s Côte Chalonnaise range, Montagny is associated with mineral character and Chardonnay with richness. The wine is a still white expression within this range.
Domaine Roc de l’Abbaye 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire
French White
Dry and fresh, with a clear, light and restrained profile, this Sauvignon Blanc is made under the Val de Loire IGP. It is suited to serving as an aperitif or with fish, fresh goat cheese and asparagus. At twelve percent alcohol, it has medium ageing potential and can gain complexity and finesse over time in the cellar.
Domaine Roc de l’Abbaye 2022 Sancerre Rouge 375 mL
French Red
Peony-red in colour, the wine brings violets, rose, blueberry, blackberry and black pepper. Strawberry and raspberry are also present. The texture is supple, with firm, fine tannins and a fresh, persistent finish. Pinot Noir comes from twenty- to forty-five-year-old vines rooted in silex. The fruit was fully destemmed and macerated for about three weeks with pumping over and punch-downs.
Domaine Julien Besse 2021 Mâcon-Péronne Vieilles Vignes
French White
Made from Chardonnay, this still white wine comes from Mâcon-Péronne in southern Burgundy. The producer works sixteen hectares in Péronne, near Clessé, at the northern end of the Mâconnais. The estate is recognized under France’s High Environmental Value framework. Mâcon-Péronne is one of its AOC wines, alongside Mâcon, Mâcon Villages, Crémant de Bourgogne, Bourgogne and Bourgogne Aligoté.
Jean-Étienne Chermette 2021 Beaujolais Gamay
French Red
Raspberry, blackberry and blackcurrant define the fruit profile. The wine comes from roughly seventy-year-old Gamay vines on dark granite. Traditional Beaujolais vinification uses whole bunches and semi-carbonic maceration, with five to six days in concrete tanks. Fermentation and maturation for the producer's Beaujolais wines take place in concrete and stainless steel to retain fruit and freshness. Indigenous yeasts are used, with no chemical inputs added during vinification.
Domaine Jean-Michel Dupré 2023 Grands Cras Morgon
French Red
Cherry cola, red raspberry, red cherry and hibiscus appear with graphite and pencil shavings. Kirsch, liquorice and peppery flavours accompany a deep, fleshy texture. Gamay comes from roughly fifty-five-year-old vines rooted in clay at about 350 metres, with southeast exposure. The fruit was hand harvested and sorted, then received a ten-day whole-cluster maceration without added sulphur dioxide. Maturation lasted six to ten months in cement tanks.
Bailly Lapierre Réserve Brut Crémant de Bourgogne
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay and Aligoté form the blend. The wine is rounded and full, with a varied bouquet, clear-cut character and a clean, fresh profile. Pear and red apple appear with a creamy mousse and crisp acidity. The appellation's four permitted varieties are all represented in this Burgundy sparkling wine, which is bottled in the Brut style.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Le Domaine Chinon
French Red
Raspberry and redcurrant meet subtle mineral notes. The palate carries the same fruit with acidity and discreet tannins. Cabernet Franc comes from soils composed of seventy percent gravel and thirty percent slope clay. The vines average thirty to thirty-five years old. Grapes were harvested by hand, fermentation was slow in cement tanks, and maturation lasted twelve months in older barrels and wooden vats. The wine was bottled in autumn.
Domaine de la Pépière 2025 La Pépie Cabernet Franc
French Red
Black cherry colour accompanies smoky crushed black olive, stone-like minerality, dark cherry, dry currant, black pepper and a medicinal note. The palate is dry and savoury, with rose petal, ripe tannins and juicy acidity. The finish is long and mouthwatering. Cabernet Franc comes from the Loire, and the wine is certified organic. Alcohol is stated at 13.5 percent.
1006 Vins de Loire 2021 Majorelle Grolleau Noir
French Red
Grolleau Noir comes from sixty-year-old vines planted in sandy clay and silt over sandstone and schist in Anjou. The fruit was harvested by hand and received carbonic maceration, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Maturation lasted six months in concrete tank. Winemaking took place at growers’ estates while the urban cellar was still under construction. The wine contains eleven percent alcohol.
Château Penin 2024 Cabanes Bordeaux Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc accounts for forty percent of the blend, joined by thirty percent Sauvignon Gris and thirty percent Sémillon. The grapes come from a clay hillside over limestone. Fermentation lasts at least twenty days at fifteen degrees Celsius in concrete eggs, concrete tanks, stainless steel or oak barrels by parcel. Maturation lasts six months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. Peach, pineapple, fresh fruit and a mineral finish shape the profile.
Vignerons d’Aghione Aria di Casanova Blanc Extra Brut
French Sparkling
Vermentinu from sandy vineyards near the sea is harvested early. This extra-brut sparkling white combines elements of the ancestral and closed-tank Charmat methods. Fine, sustained bubbles accompany mineral, floral, citrus and candied-fruit notes. The palate is fresh and airy, with a citrus finish. It can be served as an aperitif or alongside oysters, seafood pasta, salmon canapés or strawberries.
Maison Audebert et Fils 2018 Chinon Les Hautes Vignes
French Red
Cabernet Franc forms this dry red from Chinon. The family estate has worked from Bourgueil since the first half of the nineteenth century and now tends more than forty hectares across Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Chinon. Its vineyards span sand, gravel, siliceous clay, chalky clay and tuffeau. The wines reflect a single-variety approach centred on Cabernet Franc and the character of each vintage.
Vignerons de Buxy 2022 Buissonnier Pinot Noir Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise
French Red
Red fruit, light tannins and smoky character give this Pinot Noir a soft yet structured profile. The vineyards lie between Buxy and Saint-Gengoux-le-National on shallow, ventilated limestone soils with pebbles and east-to-southeast-facing slopes. The wine ages first in stainless steel, then in oak barrels or casks. Its balance and supple texture suit grilled meats, lamb, duck or firm cheeses.
Les 3 Madones 2023 Fleurie
French Red
Bright ruby colour with purple highlights introduces ripe plum, fresh grape, violet and blackcurrant. The palate is fleshy and harmonious, with red fruit, mild spice and a mineral touch. Gamay from Fleurie undergoes semi-carbonic maceration before resting in stainless steel, preserving freshness and direct fruit character. Fine, silky tannins bring a supple texture to the dry red profile.