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Domaine de la Sarazinière 2020 Les Devants Mâcon-Bussières Gamay
French Red
$51.99
White pepper, dark spice, kirsch and dried herbs appear with smooth, integrated tannins and a long savoury finish. Gamay comes from a south-facing lieu-dit in Bussières on deep alkaline clay-limestone soils. The vines were planted between the 1930s and 1950s and are seventy to ninety years old. Fully destemmed fruit receives a long, cool maceration lasting nearly one month. Maturation lasts ten to twelve months in neutral oak barrels.
Maison Tardieu-Laurent 2022 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes
French Red
$51.99
Grenache forms ninety percent of the blend, with five percent Mourvèdre and five percent Syrah. Three quarters of the fruit is not destemmed. Maturation includes ten months in one- and two-vintage Allier and Tronçais barrels, plus twelve months in foudre. Bottling occurs without fining or filtration. Black raspberry, sandalwood, ground pepper, dried herbs, dark cherry and cassis are present with fine, firm tannins and a long, spicy finish.
Domaine de la Tournelle Macvin du Jura Blanc NV
French Fortified
$52.99
Chardonnay juice makes up two thirds of the blend, with one third Jura pomace. The pomace spends three years in cask. The juice settles statically for twelve hours before assembly. The finished blend remains in cask for twenty-four to thirty-six months. Bottling is unfiltered and without sulphur dioxide. Alcohol is seventeen percent, with residual sugar between 180 and 220 grams per litre.
Bunan 2020 Moulin des Costes Rouge Bandol
French Red
$59.99
Blackberry, raspberry and red-fruit notes accompany delicate oak. The palate is rich and balanced, with smooth tannins. Mourvèdre makes up seventy percent of the blend, with twenty percent Cinsault and ten percent Syrah. The grapes are organically cultivated and harvested by hand. Maturation lasts eighteen months in traditional foudres and barrels. The colour is dense ruby red.
Château de Cérons 2016 Cérons 375 mL
French Dessert
$51.99
The colour is bright yellow. Restrained apricot, peach and lemon-zest notes appear with candied orange peel and vanilla. The wine is sweet and medium-bodied. Botrytis spice, mushroom powder, tension and length are also present. Botrytised berries are selected in successive passes, pressed slowly and fermented naturally in barrel. Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle form the blend, and maturation in barrel lasts two to three years.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches Coup de Jus 2021 White Rabbit Jacquère
French White
$52.99
Jacquère is sourced from Savoie and pressed as whole clusters. Natural fermentation takes place in a concrete egg. Maturation lasts ten months in concrete egg, demi-muids and barrels. The wine is lively, taut and saline, with a light spritz. Fruit comes from organically farmed vines on yellow marl. Bottling is done without fining or filtration.
Manoir de la Tête Rouge 2016 Pierre à Feu Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
French Red
$52.99
Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon come from thirty-year-old vines on Jurassic limestone with flint. The two varieties are co-fermented after hand harvesting from two parcels. Dark ruby colour accompanies elder-bark notes, firm acidity and fine, slightly angular tannins. Iron oxides in the soil are associated with sanguine, meaty and metallic notes. The vineyards have been farmed organically since nineteen ninety-eight and biodynamically since two thousand ten.
Pierre Amadieu 2021 Les Capelets Saint-Joseph
French Red
$54.99
Syrah grows on steep granite and gneiss slopes and is harvested by hand. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperature in stainless steel, followed by maturation in oak. Blackcurrant and raspberry sit with leather and liquorice, while red fruit and violet accompany mineral, cocoa and animal notes. The profile has roundness and silky tannins, and alcohol is thirteen percent by volume.
Thibaud Capellaro 2021 Ombre & Lumière
French Red
$52.99
Grenache, Syrah and Viognier are vinified separately, using a mix of carbonic fermentation, skin contact and direct pressing. The wine spends nine months in barrels and older demi-muids, with no fining, filtration or added sulphur. Fruit comes from vineyards on granite and clay-limestone soils in the Rhône and Ardèche. The vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically without certification, and alcohol is thirteen percent by volume.
Domaine Rougeot 2022 La Piquette Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
French Red
$52.99
Pinot Noir and Gamay ferment naturally in a large open cask. Maturation lasts about nine months, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Ripe red and black fruit sit with thyme, tea, rose and wet earth. The palate is fresh and fruity, with body and fine tannins. The wine is red, carries the Bourgogne Passetoutgrain designation and contains twelve percent alcohol.
Domaine Perrault-Jadaud 2020 Et Si Vin de France Gamay
French Red
$52.99
Gamay Noir grows on sandy loam at Francueil in Touraine and is farmed organically. The fruit is harvested by hand and begins carbonic fermentation as whole clusters with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts six to eight months in neutral 400-litre barrels, and sulphur use at bottling is minimal. The wine is red and carries the Vin de France designation.
Domaine de La Bégude 2022 IGP Méditerranée Rouge
French Red
$66.99
Purple colour with violet reflections accompanies black cherry, spice and mint. The palate is harmonious and fruity, with coated tannins and a long, spicy, generous finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache, thirty percent Syrah and ten percent Mourvèdre. Grapes are fully destemmed, fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, and maceration is long. Maturation takes place in stainless steel, and the vineyards are certified Organic under EU standards.
Domaine Mosse 2021 Bisou Vin de France
French Red
$53.99
Raspberry colour accompanies blackberry, cardamom and fresh fig. The wine is light and fruity, with a direct attack and a tangy finish. Grolleau Noir, Grolleau Gris, Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Chenin are vinified separately with four-to-ten-day semi-carbonic macerations. Ageing lasts eight months in foudre. Indigenous yeasts are used, and the wine is bottled unfiltered with twenty-four milligrams per litre of total sulphur.
Olivier Rivière 2024 Plaisir Simple Côtes de Bourg
French Red
$54.99
Cherry, cassis and ripe red fruit accompany a supple, velvety texture, fine tannins, freshness and a lightly mineral finish. The blend combines Merlot and Malbec. Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted twice. Parcel selections undergo maceration and fermentation in neutral tanks, followed by ageing in vessels chosen for the conditions and yield of the harvest. Alcohol is twelve percent.
Château Pailhas 2022 Saint-Émilion
French Red
$54.99
Red fruit, blackcurrant, blackberry, Morello cherry and spice shape the profile. The blend is eighty percent Merlot and twenty percent Cabernet Franc. The vines average thirty-five years on clay-limestone soils and are mechanically harvested. Vinification takes place in concrete and stainless-steel tanks. Ageing is divided evenly between new barrels and barrels that have held at least one wine.
Château Gigault 2001 Cuvée Viva Premières Côtes de Blaye
French Red
$54.99
Blackberry and boysenberry fruit accompany floral, plum and raspberry notes. Merlot forms ninety percent of the blend, with Cabernet Sauvignon accounting for the balance. The profile is light to medium in body, with silky tannins and fine mid-palate sweetness. The middle is defined, the fruit is not overdone, and the finish is medium in length.
Domaine Louis Jadot 2021 Monthélie Les Sous Roches
French Red
$94.99
Pinot Noir grows on an east-facing, 1.16-hectare site with clay and stones at the surface. Grapes are hand-harvested into small cases, sorted by hand and destemmed. Maceration lasts three to four weeks in open wooden or stainless-steel vats, with twice-daily punching down during fermentation. Maturation lasts about eighteen months in barrel, with around one third new oak. The wine comes from a village appellation in the Côte de Beaune.
La Soeur Cadette 2024 Juliénas
French Red
$54.99
Perfumed plum, juicy raspberry, cassis, red fruit and spice accompany mineral texture and fine tannins. Gamay comes from two sites with blue granite and sandy soils, where the vines average around eighty years. Whole clusters ferment in concrete before eight to ten months in older barrels. Native yeast is used. A scrubby herbal note appears on the finish, and alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2020 La Tesnière Pineau d’Aunis
French Red
$54.99
Cranberry, cherry, damp forest floor, clove and pepper accompany a pale, glossy red with juicy fruit, fine tannins and a mineral finish. Pineau d’Aunis comes from vines averaging twenty-five years on flint and clay soils. Semi-carbonic maceration lasts thirteen days in wooden vats. Native-yeast fermentation runs for two months, followed by six months in used 228-litre barrels. The wine is bottled unfiltered.
Château Jacques Noir 2018 Saint-Émilion
French Red
$59.99
Made entirely from Merlot grown on clay, this red is aged in barrel. Ample, deep fruit accompanies blackcurrant, spice and wood-aged flavours. The palate has a firm, fine tannic structure. Production for this release amounted to 48,400 bottles, and alcohol is fourteen percent. Brilliant ruby colour, red fruit and toasted notes are also part of the profile.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2019 Nuits d’Ivresse Bourgueil
French Red
$54.99
Smoky black fruit, spice and wild bramble accompany a broad, structured profile with smooth tannins. Cabernet Franc is hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented for three weeks with native yeast. Malolactic fermentation and ageing take place in used barrels. No sulfur is added during vinification. The vines are farmed organically and biodynamically, and the wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine Georges Glantenay 2023 Bourgogne Aligoté Vieilles Vignes
French White
$54.99
Citrus and white flowers accompany fullness and taut acidity on the palate. Aligoté from Burgundy is harvested by hand from vines averaging forty-five years of age. Fermentation and ageing take place in oak. Production amounted to 1,800 bottles for this release. This dry white comes from Bourgogne AOP and contains twelve and a half percent alcohol by volume.
Domaine Julien Sunier 2022 Régnié
French Red
$54.99
Vine peach and a smooth texture accompany velvety tannins in this Régnié. Gamay Noir comes from certified-organic south-facing parcels between 280 and 400 metres, with vines averaging sixty years on sandy pink granite. Whole bunches undergo carbonic fermentation with native yeast in concrete. After slow pressing, the wine matures for nine months in equal parts foudre and barrel.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2021 La Caillère Cheverny
French Red
$64.99
Predominantly Pinot Noir with a smaller share of Gamay, this red comes from a 1.3-hectare parcel of silex and clay in Cheverny. The vines averaged about thirty-five years of age when documented, and the wine spends around one year in neutral 400-litre barrels. The profile is fresh, clean and aromatic, with reductive and herbaceous character.
Nicolas Mariotti Bindi Cantina di Torra Hors Série Blanc 2017/2018
French White
$54.99
Acacia blossom, citrus and white fruit accompany a broad, supple texture, fine bitterness, freshness and persistence. This dry white blends Vermentinu from two successive harvests. Grapes are picked by hand and pressed as whole clusters, followed by light settling and spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel. The wine rests for twelve months on fine lees in tank and is bottled without filtration.
Domaine Buronfosse 2019 L’Hôpital Trousseau Côtes du Jura
French Red
$63.99
This red is made from Trousseau under the Côtes du Jura appellation. The estate is located in the Combe de Rotalier and covers about five hectares. Its vineyard has been farmed organically, while cellar work follows a low-intervention approach with minimal technical intervention and few oenological products. Peggy and Jean-Pascal Buronfosse began producing wine there at the turn of the millennium.
Domaine Pierre Gaillard 2019 Saint-Péray Blanc
French White
$59.99
Exotic and tropical fruit aromas accompany ripe peach, honeysuckle and orange blossom. The broad, juicy palate has phenolic grip, while spice and mineral notes appear in the finish. This dry white combines equal parts Marsanne and Roussanne. It carries 13.5 percent alcohol and comes from the Saint-Péray appellation in the Rhône. The profile also includes honeyed, candied-fruit and acacia notes.
Château Tour Léognan 2023 Pessac-Léognan Blanc
French White
$55.99
Pale yellow colour has a brilliant golden aspect. Grapefruit, citrus, peach and a subtle wood note appear in a rich profile with acidity and balance. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon each account for half of the blend. Fermentation and maturation take place in barrels and foudres for six months with lees stirring and fifteen percent new wood. The vineyard soils combine deep gravel with clay and limestone.
Château Fourcas-Borie 2011 Listrac-Médoc
French Red
$55.99
Fresh sour cherry, delicate tangerine zest, fine spice and black berries accompany juicy fruit and fine nougat. The profile is full-bodied, with cassis, roundness and supple tannins. Produced in Listrac-Médoc, this red comes from Bordeaux and is based on Merlot. Its structure carries a rough edge, while the red berry fruit is already developing well. The wine is expressive and accessible.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2020 Romorantin Vin de France
French White
$55.99
Rich fruit and a full, generous body define this Romorantin. The thirty-four-year-old vines grow on clay and flint in Cheverny. The fruit was fermented without skin maceration by indigenous yeast for three months, then matured for thirteen months in a used 400-litre barrel. Only one barrel was produced from the harvest, which reached more than fourteen percent potential alcohol.