France

2015 La Voie de Chanay R. Dumont Coteaux Champenois

Have you ever had a non-sparkling red Champagne?!  They don't make much and there's nothing quite like it.  AOC Coteaux Champenois covers the same area as sparkling Champagne, with the same grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier),...

2015/2017 Dom. Guillot Broux Macon Cruzille Rouge

Appellation: Mâcon Cruzille Grape variety: Gamay Ageing: 11 months in oak barrels Cellaring: This wine always needs two or three years ageing before mellowing, and can be kept for 5 to 10 years, depending on the vintage. Characteristics: We use...

2016 Alex Gambal Bourgogne Chardonnay

2016 Banneret Châteauneuf-du-Pape

2016 Chateau Fonfroide Bordeaux Rouge

"From vines situated in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region, this wine is structured and firmly tannic. The tannins just avoid bitterness through the potential of the ripe black-currant fruits and acidity. It's a wine to age; drink from 2020."...

2016 Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition

50% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 25% Mourvedre.  Beautiful deep ruby ​​red color with purple hues. Rich nose expressing a cocktail of red and black fruits, raspberry coulis. The mouth is generous from the start. It develops a big sweetness then continues...

2016 Chateau La Mijane "Arpege" AOC Cabardes, France

 The terroir of Château la Mijane is spread over the municipalities of Villemoustaussou, Villedubert and Villalier. One third of the vines are cultivated in PDO Cabardès, in IGP Cité de Carcassonne and IGP Pays d’Oc...

2016 Chateau Le Puy Emilien Francs Cotes de Bdx

The fruit of a plot of vines planted with 85% Merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 6% cabernet sauvignon, 1% malbec and 1% carménère,, Emilien is matured in oak barrels and casks for 24 months. The robe is garnet red, with hints of ruby in the...

2016 Chateau Leoville-Poyferre, Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

98 points Decanter  Relatively closed right now, as are all the St-Juliens, this takes time to open in the glass but does so to reveal lots of northern Médoc character in the liquorice and brambly fruit puree, with touches of caramel...

2016 Chateau Pierre-Bise Anjou Villages Rouge "Schistes", Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

This bottle: Cabernet Franc from the masters at Chateau Pierre Bise. This cuvee is the expression of  Anjou fruit grown on Schiste soils. Leafy on opening with a good concentration of fruit that unfurls brilliantly with time in bottle...

2016 Chateau Sainte Anne Bandol Rouge

Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Grenache blend. Château Sainte Anne’s Bandol terroir is unique among the Provence wines. The proximity to the sea and strong winds between the steep hills have created a micro climate which makes it possible...

2016 Chotard Sancerre Rouge (Normal Price $32)

From the Importer (Kermit Lynch): Daniel Chotard and his wife, Brigitte, live just outside Sancerre in the village of Reigny. The Chotard family has been making wine for well over two hundred years, though Daniel was initially reluctant to accept the...