Wine Tasting, June 26: French Classics

French Classics

NV S. Godme
Brut Reserve
On sale for $39.99
Verzenay, Champagne / France
70% CHARDONNAY, 20% PINOT NOIR, 5% PINOT MEUNIER
Sourced from 20 separate 1er Cru vineyard parcels, this bottling includes 50% reserve wine from multiple older vintages ensuring a consistent style each release. 
2019 JM Cherrier
Les Chailloux Vieilles Vignes
On sale for $21.99


Sancerre, Loire Valley / France
100% SAUVIGNON BLANC
This single-vineyard wine is grown on old vines in a mixture of the three main types of soil: silex, gravel and chalky clay. Yields are kept low, and the wine never sees wood. 
2017 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot  Macon-Villages
On sale for $19.99
Macon-Villages, Burgundy / France
100% CHARDONNAY
Stony aromas lead to ripe, orchard fruit flavors in this impeccably crafted Macon. Boillot is known for the balance and precision of their white wines.
2015 Château Poujeaux
Moulis-en-Medoc
On sale for $49.99
Moulis, Bordeaux / France
47% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 41% MERLOT, 9% PETIT VERDOT, 3% CABERNET FRANC
Along with Chasse-Spleen, Poujeaux is considered one of the best producers in Moulis, a left bank appellation located northwest of Margaux.
2017 Domaine des Rosiers
Cote-Rotie “Drevon”
On sale for $39.99
Cote-Rotie, Northern Rhone / France
98% SYRAH, 2% VIOGNIER
From the “roasted slope” of the Northern Rhone, the Drevon Cote-Rotie is at once highly aromatic and densely packed with red fruit.