Tasting notes, May 30, 2026; Burgundy

                    Burgundy 2023 Louis Michel ChablisOn Sale for $30 Chablis / France100% ChardonnayDomaine Louis Michel possesses eight different plots within the Chablis Villages appellation located on both sides of the Serein river, the defining waterway of the zone. These vineyards, near those of the Premier Crus Forêts, Vaillons, and Montée de Tonnerre, are employed to create[…]

Tasting notes, May 23. 2026; Rhone Wines

                    Southern Rhône Valley 2024 Saint Damien Clos du CordierOn Sale for $18 Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France50% Clairette, 50% BourboulencSourced from a newly acquired vineyard nearby the village of Vinosobres, Clos du Cordier is aged in a combination of concrete and neutral barrel. A very elegant take on Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc. 2024 Raymond Usseglio[…]

Tasting notes, May 6, 2026; Loire Valley Wines

                    Loire Valley 2024 Thomas-Labaille Monts Damnes‘On Sale for $40 Sancerre / Loire Valley / France100% Sauvignon BlancThomas-Labaille farms 2.5 acres of the steepest slope in Sancerre known as Monts Damnes. The vines here are 30 years-old and the wine is fermented and aged in a combination of concrete eggs and stainless steel. NV Breton La[…]