The Big Six
| NV Lanson Pere et Fils Brut On Sale for $38.40 | Reims / Champagne / France 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier Sourced from no less than 100 separate parcels of which half are 1er and Grand Cru classified, Lanson’s Pere et Fils bottling spends a minimum of five years aging on its lees in bottle prior to disgorgement. |
| 2020 Pepiere Clisson On Sale for $26.40 | Muscadet / Loire Valley / France 100% Melon de Bourgogne The vines employed for the Clisson bottling average 60 years of age with some being planted as long ago as 1929. The preponderance of gravel and granite found in the vineyards’ soils impart a distinctly stony character to the wine. |
| 2022 Cattin Orange Pinot Gris On Sale for $18.40 | Voegtlinshoffen / Alsace / France 100% Pinot Gris Technically demi-sec or “off-dry”, this “orange” Pinot Gris offers a soft texture and plenty of tropical fruit flavors…including a bit of orange. The color is achieved by allowing the juice to spend additional time (48 hours) with the skins prior to fermentation. |
| 2020 Vincent Morey Gravieres 1er Cru On Sale for $52 | Santenay / Beaune / France 100% Pinot Noir The affable Vincent Morey and his wife Sophie fashion some of the most generous red wines from the village of Santenay. The Gravieres 1er Cru is sourced from a 25 year-old vineyard which features ideal southeast exposure. 50% new oak is employed.. . |
| 2021 Grand Veneur Champauvins On Sale for $17.60 | Cotes-du-Rhone / France 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre “Les Champauvins” is an 84 acre vineyard located just outside the Chateauneuf-du-Pape appellation dutifully farmed organically by the Jaume family of Domaine Grand Veneur. The soil is composed of red clay covered by small quartz pebbles similar to the famous Chateauneuf sites located a mere 3 meters to the south. |
2016 L’Orme de Rauzan-Gassies On Sale for $24 | Haut-Medoc / Bordeaux / France 65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon A charming left bank Bordeaux from vines planted in sandy gravel soils just outside of Margaux. This bottling showcases the luminosity of the 2016 growing season via its bright red fruit character. |