Tasting notes, June 14, 2025; Tour de France

2022 Cailbourdin Les Racines

On Sale for $27.99

Pouilly-Fumé / Loire Valley / France

100% Sauvignon Blanc

35 year-old vines planted in portlandian limestone inform this freshly styled yet concentrated Sauvignon. The wine is fermented using indigenous yeast and aged in stainless steel tank.

2022 Guillemot-Michel Quintaine

On sale for $31.99

Viré-Clessé / Mâconnais / France

100% Chardonnay

Perhaps the most intriguing appellation in the Macconnais, Viré-Clessé typically offers a late harvested Chardonnay that features very little residual sugar and a rich, exotic palate. Guillemot-Michel is one of the best producers in the zone and their 2022 is a unique combination of tropical fruit and crushed stone.

NV Serol Champs Libres Turbullent

On Sale for $21.99

Côtes de Forez & Gaillac / France

100% Gamay

Created from 100% Gamay, this lightly effervescent red clocks in at a low 10.5% alcohol. Serol is one of the leading producers in the Côte Roannaise and produces the Champs Libres from sourced, organic grapes.

2024 Pradeaux Côtes de Provence Rosé

On Sale for $23.99

Provence / France

75% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsault, 10% Grenache

A deeply flavored Rosé with aromas of ripe peach and cooked cherries, the vines employed for this bottling are sourced from in and around the Bandol appellation. Not as dense as their Bandol Rosé, there is an attractive combination of power and elegance present here.

2022 Bernard Rion Bourgogne Rouge

On Sale for $31.99

Côte d’Or / France

100% Pinot Noir

Sourced from 40 year-old vines located in and around the village of Volnay, the Rion Cote d’Or offers a sleek, modern style and is aged in 10% new French oak. Bernard Rion produces his wines in an accessible, generous style.

2022 Johann Michel Cornas

On Sale for $43.99

Cornas / Northern Rhône / France

100% Syrah Produced from old vines, this is a stout wine which, while attractive today, is sure to become even deeper in character with a few years of cellaring. It is rare to find a Northern Rhone this accessible and complex at its relatively affordable price.