Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Les Corvees Trousseau 2022 Red Wine - France

Domaine de la Grand'Cour Brouilly Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2022 Red Wine - France

From a family parcel located near the house Jean-Louis grew up in, this Brouilly is an anomaly in Dutraive's Fleurie-centric lineup. It is earthy, savory and sappy, and offers endless enjoyment in every glass. The complex, youthful nose of violets and... ... more

Domaine de Colette Moulin a Vent Le Mont 2022 Red Wine - France

Moulin à Vent is unique among the Beaujolais Crus, as the soil here is very thin atop a thick, manganese rich granitic bedrock. Colette farms a 70+ year old vine parcel on a noble slope known as Le Mont. The vinification is different, with the vast... ... more

Domaine Les Gryphees Moulin a Vent 2022 Red Wine - France

Complex and savory. Aromas of wildflowers, light pepper. Flavors of small red berries, pomegranate jam, baking spices. Pair with grilled chicken, veal and hard cheese like Comté. ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune (375Ml half-bottle) 2017 Red Wine - France

This is a classic rustic red wine. A good Chorey-lès-Beaune should display aromas and flavors typical of red wines from Beaune with red fruits and flowers coupled with freshness and minerals. Tollot-Beaut is bright and perfumed with red cherries and... ... more

Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Les Corvees Trousseau 2021 Red Wine - France

On the nose, a small reduction disappears after airing, followed by spices and pepper mixed with hints of small red fruits. Good attack on the palate with tannins present, already well matured. Aromatic richness. Length and balance on the finish.... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Village Les Garrigues 2018 Red Wine - France

The power of a Provençal terroir with scents of garrigue, combined with the finesse of old Grenache allows this cuvée to develop aromas of red fruit (strawberry) and black fruit (blackberry). ... more

Domaine Brusset Gigondas Les Secrets de Montmirail 2020 Red Wine - France

Dense purple color with violet notes. Complex and intense nose of matured grapes, note mineral and touches of rosemary. Powerful and ample, tasty and fresh, fruity found the austerity of Gigondas with a long finish highlighted by a sweet note. Blend:... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Villages Terre d'Argile 2022 Red Wine - France

North of the village of Courthézon and just a stone’s throw away from the eastern border of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Christophe and Isabel Sabon farm a 15-hectare plot of old vines on gravelly, red clay soils. With similar soils, elevation, and aspect... ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune (375Ml half-bottle) 2021 Red Wine - France

A good Chorey-lès-Beaune should display aromas and flavors typical of red wines from Beaune with red fruits and flowers coupled with freshness and minerals. Tollot-Beaut is bright and perfumed with red cherries and slightly coarse tannins. This is a... ... more

Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Etoile Les 5 Etoiles 2021 White Wine - France

This is an ephemeral cuvée of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Savagnin, because of the problems with the 2021 vintage. The 2021 5 Étoiles is a light ouillé white that is quite light and fresh, with 13% alcohol. It was bottled in October 2022 after an... ... more

Domaine de Cristia Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes 2022 Red Wine - France

This vineyard is just east of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and across the A7 highway; this is a top Côtes-du-Rhône vineyard, with red clay and rocky galets soil. (Another famous wine from this area is the Coudoulet de Beaucastel Côtes-du-Rhône, considered... ... more

Domaine de la Pepiere La Pepie Cabernet Franc-Merlot 2022 Red Wine - France

Pépie Cabernet is a red “Vin de Pays� produced on the hillsides of La Pépière village. These south west oriented hillsides are located on granitic slopes where the rock outcrops in many places. Pair with charcuterie, grilled meat and cheese.... ... more

Domaine D'Ansignan Les Grenadines 2022 Red Wine - France

Light cherry color with redcurrant, pomegranate juice, and strawberry aromas. Fresh and bright on the palate. Serve with slight chill. Excellent with white meats such as pork and poultry. Blend: 42% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 16% Carignan, 8% Lledoner... ... more

Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond Cote-Rotie Les Rochains 2017 Red Wine - France

100% Syrah (oldest vines planted in 1955) from Les Rochains adjoining La Landonne on the south side. Southwest exposition. Entirely destemmed. Aged in 400-liter oak casks for 20 months, 25% new, 75% one-year used. ... more

Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf-du-Pape les Hauts-lieux 2020 Red Wine - France

This is the highest elevation and the most sheltered part of the terroir of slopes. Marlstone soils and shallow safres covered with quartzite pebbles are entirely suitable for mourvedre. Under the tense tannins, wines are vigorous with huge elegance.... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Villages Terre d'Argile 2020 Red Wine - France

The 2020 Côtes Du Rhône Terre d’Argile isn't far off the Les Garrigues, and it has a slightly more classic, darker fruited style as well as ample peppery, violets, and herbal, garrigue-like notes. Medium to full-bodied and nicely balanced, with... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Les Garrigues 2019 Red Wine - France

The dense, full-bodied 2019 Cotes du Rhone Les Garrigues manages to be that without ever seeming heavy, overdone or chocolaty. Vibrant purple raspberries mark the nose and palate, lingering elegantly on the finish and picking up hints of wild thyme and... ... more

Jean-Marc Gilet Domaine de la Rouletiere Vouvray Silex 2022 White Wine - France

The Vouvray Sec Silex 2022, made with pure Chenin Blanc coming from specific old-vine parcels containing large amounts of flint, is aged in used barrels for 12 months and vinified dry. This wine shows fresh apple and spice notes with supportive... ... more

Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Hautes Brusquieres 2020 Red Wine - France

The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Les Hautes Brusquieres includes the most Syrah of any of the releases here (60% Grenache and 40% Syrah) and is sourced from a cooler terroir in the northwestern portion of the appellation. It's another remarkable... ... more

Domaine de la Verde Vacqueyras Ora 2021 Red Wine - France

Each vineyard plot as well as each grape variety is vinified on its own and undergoes a long, gentle maceration in a concrete vat. Part of the Syrah and Mourvèdre wines then spend a year in oak barrels before blending and bottling. A deep purple... ... more

Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Les Sables de la Crau 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 100% Grenache Lastly, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Sables De La Crau is all Grenache from pure sand soils that was brought up in demi-muids. It's one of the bigger wines in the lineup, yet still shows an incredible sense of purity and... ... more

Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2020 Red Wine - France

Offering a complex nose with hints of crushed raspberry, licorice and graphite. The mouth is round with an excellent balance and a nice finish. Blend: 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre A harmonious and well-made Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Notes of red... ... more

Domaine de La Berangeraie Cuvee Maurin Cahors 2019 Red Wine - France

Ripe cassis and elderberry fill the nose and mouth, and the juicy and expansive palate impression is supported by fine-grained tannins, and the finish delivers the real goods: deep bitterness-tinged black fruits, black pepper, and humus. ... more

Domaine de Colette Beaujolais Villages Coteaux de Colette 2022 Red Wine - France

A pleasant ruby-red color, this wine presents small red fruit aromas and flavors in its youth, but over time these evolve into surprisingly complex ripe, even jammy, fruit flavors. Excellent companion to charcuterie, red meat or local cheeses. Fresh... ... more

Domaine Les Aphillanthes Cotes du Rhone Nymphea Rose 2022 Rosé Wine - France

Notes of ripe red berries, orange zest and a subtle floral quality on the fragrant nose. Broad, fleshy and dry, displaying good, spicy lift to the raspberry, cherry and blood orange flavors. Smoothly plays richness off delicacy and finishes with solid... ... more

Domaine Brusset Gigondas Les Hauts de Montmirail 2020 Red Wine - France

“Les Hauts de Montmirail� is Brusset’s top cuvée. The winery itself is a large and important domaine with vineyards spread through the southern Rhône, primarily in Gigondas and its neighbouring villages. It was among the first estates to... ... more

Domaine Joliet Fixin Clos de la Perriere Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

This wine continues to be a touchstone for the northern Côte de Nuits. The wine is still aging, so we tasted each component separately. The northern part of the vineyard is a bit less forward; it is more tannic, and the acidity is sharper. The... ... more

Domaine Felettig Morey-St-Denis En La Rue de Vergy 2021 Red Wine - France

Purchased grapes. Bright purple, plenty of energy here, not an obvious hillside aspect, though perhaps that shows more on the palate afterwards, crunchy red fruit, clean tannins, and very good length. Light raspberry and cherry notes. Drink from... ... more

Domaine de Colette Regnie Vieilles Vignes 2022 Red Wine - France

Colette’s old vine release exemplifies the forward, explosive aromas of Regnié and Colette itself. Its attractive ruby red color is what you first notice, followed by lovely notes of raspberry, strawberry and roses. A beautiful wine that can partner... ... more

Domaine Henri Delagrange Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Pinot Noir 2022 Red Wine - France

The purple robe is nuanced by a light purple tone. On the nose, the aromas of sour cherry, raspberry and strawberry prevail and are drawn out by a delicate scent of violets. On the palate, it is spontaneous, a gourmet wine, and its tannins are... ... more

Domaine la Florane Guillaume de Rouville 2021 Red Wine - France

This wine, made with grapes from the best plots, is a deep crimson. Its voluptuous and sensual character evokes the terroir, exuding blackberry and herby garrigue flavors. For the challenging 2021 vintage this has a stunning perfume of violets and... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Reserve 2020 Red Wine - France

The Côtes-du-Rhône Reserve is more serious effort than the regular Côtes-du-Rhône bottling that showcases the estate’s ability to marry richness with finesse. Moderately tannic and endowed with a beautiful structure, this Côtes-du-Rhône... ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune 2021 Red Wine - France

A good Chorey-lès-Beaune should display aromas and flavors typical of red wines from Beaune with red fruits and flowers coupled with freshness and minerals. Tollot-Beaut is bright and perfumed with red cherries and slightly coarse tannins. This is a... ... more

Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Les Voisines Chardonnay 2021 White Wine - France

“Les Voisines� (“the neighbors�) comes from 2.35 hectares of Chardonnay spread among four parcels in Arbois: Curoulet, En Flandre, Les Corvées, and La Platière, with soils ranging from gravelly marl to calcareous marl to blue marl. The fruit... ... more

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Reserve de la Comtesse (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

The density of fruit is serious with blackcurrants, black berries, crushed stone and coffee beans. Yet it’s not heavy and overdone. The palate is full and rich, but also agile and weightless, with tannins that are spread and pretty. Barrel Sample:... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2019 Red Wine - France

With an ample and structured substance, this cuvée is well-balanced, whose notes of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), combined with aromas of violets, cover a long and silky mouth, all in nerve. Pair this wine alongside dishes based on grilled... ... more

Domaine des Clos Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Just south of the road leading up to Bouze-lès-Beaune is the Beaune Premier Cru of Les Avaux. The relatively thin layer of topsoil in this parcel is a cracked chalky clay with many cailloux dotting the surface. Farming is organic, élevage is in oak,... ... more