Tasting notes, Feb. 24, 2024; wines of the Southern Rhone

                    Southern Rhône Valley 2022 Grand VeneurBlancOn Sale for $13.60 Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France50% Viognier, 30% Clairette, 20% RoussanneThe Jaume family have quickly become one of the most revered suppliers of wine from all over the Southern Rhone. Most of the family’s holdings are located in and around the northern sector of Châteauneuf-du-Pape,[…]

Tasting notes, February 17, 2024; Wines of Burgundy

                    Burgundy Arrivals 2022 CerveauVillagesOn Sale for $28 Chichee / Chablis / France100% ChardonnaySourced from vineyards rich in the clay, limestone and fossilized oyster shell soils of the region, the Cerveau Chablis Villages is fermented in stainless steel, before 12 months aging in the same. 2022 Mont Epin Macon-PeronneOn Sale for $20.80 Clesse / Maconnais /[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 31, 2024; French Values

                     French Values 2022 Claude Branger Le Fils de Gras MoutonsOn Sale for $14.40 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France100% Melon de Bourgogne The “children of the fat sheep” (Fils de Gras Moutons) is so-named for the 40 year-old, early maturing Melon de Bourgogne vines from which its fruit is sourced (the later ripening fruit[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 27, 2024; Bordeaux Varietals

                     Bordeaux Varietals 2022 DucasseBlancOn Sale for $17.60 Bordeaux / France70% Semillon, 30% Sauvignon BlancSourced from 35-year-old vines planted on clay and limestone, the Ducasse Blanc displays a lovely balance of plush white fruits and minerals. This bottling is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel. 2019 Senejac RougeOn Sale for $22.40 Haut-Médoc / Bordeaux /[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 20, 2024; Lesser-known grapes

                     Unusual Varietals 2022 PortazBlancOn Sale for $15.99 Apremont / Savoie / France100% JacquereApremont is located in the French alps and yields some of the freshest whites in all of France. Portaz creates this floral, apple tinged bottling from grapes from 30-50 year-old vines. 2022 Torre Beati PecorinoOn Sale for $21.99 Abruzzo / Italy100% PecorinoA densely[…]

Tasting notes, January 6, 2023; Hearty Reds

                     Hearty Reds 2015 Senejac RougeOn Sale for $22.40  Haut-Médoc / Bordeaux / France 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 8% Cab Franc, 4% Petit VerdotSenejac is a 100 acre property located on the left bank of the Gironde river. The wine is aged in 33% new French oak barrels for 12-15 months. The gravelly soils of[…]

Tasting notes, December 30, 2023: Our Favorites

                     Favorites 2022 Huet Le Haut Lieu On Sale for $34.40 Vouvray / Loire Valley / France 100% Chenin BlancLe Haut Lieu is the oldest vineyard employed by the Huet family, having been originally planted in 1928. The soils here are heavy in brown clay which imparts body and accessibility to the wine. 2021 Collotte Marsannay BlancOn[…]