2022 French Wine

Smells great, tastes even better, crazy good price for high quality white Burgundy. That’s really what you need to know here, but we’ll try to give you a little more. It’s from three vineyards on the Puligny... Read More

I believe the technical tasting note for this wine, as approved by all the most serious wine writers, is: Hubba Hubba. There’s this thing white Burgundy winemakers do where they let the wine sit in the barrel on what’s... Read More

One of the most wildly delicious and complex not dry wines we know of. You can call it sweet if you like and it will certainly do magic with an apricot upside-down cake. But we'll be drinking our bottles before dinner (or... Read More

A stunning white to enjoy with rich food – cassoulet, wild birds, lobster – or even a fresh chevre. It’s 50% Gros Manseng, 35% Petit Manseng and 15% Petit Courbu fermented in wood, although you’ll only... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV They are one of the leading producers in all of Entre Deux Mers currently, and for good reason. With the idea of sustainability at the forefront, they have cultivated their grapes using conscientious farming... Read More

A really well-made Bordeaux bargain here in the form of a 50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend aged in oak and steel. The aromas show brambly cherry/currant fruit with a touch of smoky oak spice. Classically structured on the... Read More

Lower ABV Sometimes a wine built for fun turns into a bit more than that. Nicolas Lassagne created this 50/50 Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, no-oak, blend to have a fruity, refreshing, option for summer sipping. Sauvignon gives juicy... Read More

A rare no sulfur added wine in the shop, one we've tasted enough times now to strongly recommend! Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc with plenty of lees contact to create a wine with real textural richness balanced by vivid stone... Read More

A vibrant, juicy, Sauvignon – 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sauvignon Gris, the reddish-hued mutation of white Sauvignon. Nicely concentrated and ripe, this is all about energy from the bold aromas to driving flavors of lemon... Read More

Organic/Bio Cyriaque Rozier’s day job is making the outstanding Languedoc wines of Ch La Roque, but his weekend and evening passion are his small plots of vines near Pic Saint-Loup. Here he’s working with a plot of... Read More

A gutsy, peppery, Languedoc red that’s great for fireside sipping and matching up with hearty stews and roasts. It’s roughly equal parts Carignan and Syrah plus around 20% Mourvedre and 10% Picpoul Noir, all from vines... Read More

One of the finest values in the shop, this is “the black wine” of Cahors at its most friendly and fun-loving. Around 85% Malbec and 15% Merlot given 18 months in concrete, it’s loaded with juicy black cherry,... Read More

An excellent take on old-fashioned Bordeaux, clean and fresh like a modern wine but also stylishly austere and restrained. The 30-50 year old Merlot (80%) and Cabernet Franc (20%) vines are mainly on clay/limestone soils but with... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV 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

Always one of our favorite Cru Beaujolais, the 2022 Thivin Cote de Brouilly is a bit richer and fleshiner than in some years, a reflection of the dry, dry, growing season. While this vintage is a tad richer and a bit more supple,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV On the “left bank” of Chablis, Cote de Lechet benefits from steep slopes (up to 38%), plenty of Kimmeridgian marl, excellent drainage and ample sunshine. Even in warmer harvests, the poor soils... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV On the “Right Bank” of Chablis – the same side of the river as the Grand Crus – Mont de Milieu is one of Chablis’s sunniest sites with a due south exposure on it’s bowl-shaped... Read More

Organic/Bio This is sunshine in a bottle and for winemakers in Burgundy, 2022 came as “a year of relief,” or at least according to the Berthelemot family. There is a freshness about this wine that just makes you get... Read More

Organic/Bio Jerome Billard makes Burgundy that he loves to drink – and can drink sooner rather than just later. This is a classic in his style. There’s plenty of Pommard structure here, with vivid acidity and firm,... Read More

Organic/Bio From the French Basque country, this is an “illegal” wine – 100% Cabernet Franc where the Irouleguy AOC requires at least some Tannat or other local grapes. Manual harvest, 15 days maceration and... Read More

Lower ABV A classic Macon Chardonnay from Burgundy’s limestone soils and a richer vintage. Fresh aromas and flavors of crisp yellow pear and apple plus a touch of varietal hazelnut have solid density and intensity right... Read More

Chateauneuf du Pape, the greatest red of France’s Southern Rhone Valley, can be a bit TOO “great” – too rich, too alcoholic and too expensive. Not here, where a gutsy 50/50 blend of Grenache and Syrah delivers... Read More

From a tiny, half-acre, plot of Chardonnay in the Beaune 1er Reversees 1er Cru just up the hill to the west of Beaune, this is the only white wine bottled from this mainly red wine vineyard. Farming here is certified organic and... Read More