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André Jacquart Rosé de Saignée Experience Brut Nature Premier Cru NV

André Jacquart Rosé de Saignée Experience Brut Nature Premier Cru NV

Carmine red in the glass, the André Jacquart Rosé de Saignée Experience Brut Nature NV Premier Cru is comprised of estate-grown fruit from the Doyard family’s 60-acre farm maintained under France’s strict sustainable “culture raisonnee” guidelines. It’s a vivacious blend of 80% Pinot Noir from a small parcel located within the Vertus Premier Cru and […]

Ferraton Pere & Fils Samorëns Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2017

Ferraton Pere & Fils Samorëns Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2017

A blend of 60% White Grenache and 40% Clairette, think of the Côtes du Rhône Samorëns Blanc 2017 as value in your glass—pale lemon yellow and bone dry, this classic Rhône blend offers up a convivial bouquet of bruised pear and yellow apple, lily of the valley, and a dusting of chalky minerality. In the […]

Château la Rame Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2015

Château la Rame Château La Caussade Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2015

Crafted from 100% Sémillon grown in clay-limestone soil studded with fossilized oysters, the 2015 Château la Rame Sainte-Croix-du-Mont unfurls to reveal layered aromas of dried mango, pineapple, and acacia honey. It’s a luscious wine, with concentration and vibrant acidity that lends focus and lift to the palate, followed by a pleasant tide of pink grapefruit […]

Domaine Ostertag Les Jardins Pinot Noir 2016

Domaine Ostertag Les Jardins Pinot Noir 2016

Perfect for the holiday season, this complex biodynamic Alsatian Pinot Noir from Domaine Ostertag, the 2016 ‘Les Jardins’ opens in a forest glen—decaying leaves crackling underfoot, damp moss, bark, and forest floor, perhaps even a touch of barnyard. This more pastoral aspect wafts off to reveal sour cherries, spiced apple rings, and an evolving florality […]

Altemasi Trento Brut NV

Altemasi Trento Brut

A genial sparkling chardonnay from the Trentodoc, the Altemasi Méthodo Classico Brut has an aromatic profile yellow apples and pears, white flowers, and lemon curd. It’s crisp on the palate, with brisk, cascading bubbles and linear acidity. Lemon pith and wet shell at the close. 12.5% ABV | Sample Altemasi 88 Points

Château Dauphiné Rondillon Loupiac 2011

Château Dauphiné Rondillon Loupiac 2011

From the Loupiacais countryside, this golden-glinting blend of 80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc opens with subtle earthiness—blooming forest mushroom that blows off to reveal apricot, tangerine, nougatine, sultana, and warm spice. In the mouth glorious, glycerolly-unctuousness and shimmering depth on the palate, punctuated by bright acidity. Kumquat, almond paste, and baking spice emerge on the […]

Bodegas Altos de Torona Albariño Rías Baixas Sobre Lías 2017

Bodegas Altos de Torona Albariño Rías Baixas Sobre Lías 2017

A more fruit-driven expression of Albariño, the Altos de Torona Sobre Lias 2017 is fairly bursting with aromas of yellow peach, banana chip, green apple, and citrus. Lovely freshness and roundness in the mouth, followed by saline-tinged smokiness—the wine’s granitic origins come through on the finish as well as a rather haunting, singular banana note. […]

Pazo Pondal Rías Baixas Albariño 2016

Pazo Pondal Rías Baixas Albariño 2016

Lovely mouthfeel in this biodynamically farmed, multi-dimensional Albariño from Pazo Pondal. Dewy pear, melon, lemongrass, a whiff of gunflint, and smoke round out the nose. Texturally it’s quite pretty, and round in the mouth, with a bit of skin-ferment bite. That wonderful texture persists through to a moderate finish tipped in lime zest and fleur […]

Château Suduiraut Castelnau de Suduiraut Sauternes 2006

Château Suduiraut Castelnau de Suduiraut Sauternes 2006

The 2006 Castelnau de Suduiraut, as with all wines from Suduiraut, possesses a center of gravity. One feels that one is swimming in this wine—in opulent layers of apricot preserves, yellow cling peaches, marmalade, rich spice, dulce de leche flan, and forest honey. It’s dark amber in the glass, viscous and voluptuous. Go ahead, treat […]

Château Lapinesse Sauternes 2016

Château Lapinesse Sauternes 2016

Crafted from 100% organically-grown Semillon, the 2016 Château Lapinesse Sauternes is lightly botrytized, with more pure fruit character shining through. Aromas of white peach, apricot and orange zest are followed by more subtle notes of florality, almond, and spice. It’s round on entry and silky—the apricot flavors pick up at the back palate, becoming a […]

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