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[…]
New Italians 2021 TavignanoMisco On Sale for $19.20 Jesi / Marche / Italy 100% Verdicchio Sourced from Tavignano’s most prized parcel, Misco is produced from older vines and intended for drinking now to capture its fresh energy or held for 5 – 10 years for the wine to pick up its patented nutiness. 2021[…]
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[…]
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[…]
2022 Coulaudin-Bussy ChablisOn Sale for $25.60 Milly / Chablis / France 100% ChardonnayThe warm, sunny conditions of the 2022 growing season have allowed this well proportioned Chardonnay to present a wealth of youthfully exuberant fruit and honey notions. True to type, this Chablis showcases minerality effortlessly. 2021 Grand Veneur FontaineOn Sale for $56 Châteauneuf-du-Pape[…]
Sparkling Wines NV Santa Tresa Grillo SpumanteOn Sale for $13.60 Vittoria / Sicily / Italy100% GrilloCreated from 100% organically grown grapes, the Il Grillo is a crispy, nutty Spumante at a very affordable price. While sparkling wine production in Sicily is relatively rare, this bottling hints at the region’s potential for the style. 2021 Raventos[…]
Burgundy 2020 Jean Collet MontmainsOn Sale for $40 Chablis / France100% ChardonnaySourced from 40 – 50 year-old vines situated in the 1er Cru of Montmains, Romain Collet’s rendition is fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel and large used casks. Stony and fresh, there is deceptive depth to this bottling. 2021 Cheveau Pouliches[…]
Winter Warmers 2020 Thibaud Boudignon Anjou BlancOn Sale for $36 Anjou / Loire Valley / France100% Chenin BlancThibaud Boudignon is a Bordeaux native who found his way to the Anjou back in 2007. Since that time, he has become one of the most well-regarded producers of dry Chenin Blanc in the appellation. 2021 Chalk Hill[…]
Leftovers 2021 Villargeau Giennois BlancOn Sale for $16 Coteaux du Giennois / Loire Valley / France 100% Sauvignon BlancThe Coteaux du Giennois appellation is located to the north and east of the more famous communes of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume. The recipe here is the same, chalky soils, Sauvignon grapes and stainless steel winemaking. 2019 Coulaudin-Bussy[…]
Thanksgiving 2022 Tan Fruit Petit Tan FruitOn Sale for $21.99 Willamette Valley / Oregon / US100% ChardonnayA determined effort to produce Chardonnay at its new world best sans excessive oak aging or overripeness. As the name suggests, this is just right, ripe Chardonnay. 2021 Lafond Roc Epine Sale for $16.99 Lirac / Southern Rhône Valley[…]