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Balazu des Vaussieres 2019 Vin de France Rouge "Flamboyant"
The new release of vin rouge from Balazu des Vaussières, the 2019 "Cuvée Flamboyant," is a field blend of Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre and Carignan. The wine spent about 3 years in vat with zero added SO2. The estate is certified...
$18.99
Balazu des Vaussieres 2022 Vin de France Rose "Sept Syllabes"
Warning - Natural Wine! Delicious, complex, fascinating and a bit unusual...Although within the Tavel appellation, Nadia and Christian Charmasson have long rejected the rules of the AOC in favor a "Vin de France" classification. Balazu des Vaussières is a completely...
$19.99
Beguet, Patrice 2021 Les Vins de L'Ame Ours VDF Fresh Impression Blanc
A blend in the "Big Bunch Theory" series, which connects like-minded small grower-producers in France, Fresh Impression 2021 is a delightful natural wine with intense energy and freshness. 30% Gewurztraminer from Domaine Humbrecht in Alsace, 30% Grenache Blanc and 30%...
$29.99
Beguet, Patrice 2021 Les Vins de L'Ame Ours VDF Fresh Impression Rouge
2021 was a tough year for red grapes in the Jura... in fact it was just a tough year for grape-growing in general in the area! Luckily, Patrice Beguet was able to access fruit from organic grower-producers in other parts...
$29.99
Bonhomme, Pierre-Olivier 2022 Vin de France Tesniere Blanc
Menu Pineau, also known as "Arbois" is described in Wine Grapes (J. Robinson et al.) as "an old variety from the Val de Loire named after its similarity to Gros Pineau (Chenin Blanc)...although it has nothing to do with the...
$32.99
Bonnefoy (La Madone) 2022 IGP Urfe Roussanne de Madone
The beautiful Roussanne from Gilles Bonnefoy is from 20+ year-old vines (partly massale selection from Quenard in Savoie) grown on the steep south face of the volcano of Purchon. Bonnefoy farms these young vines carefully, keeping yields very low to...
$26.99
Bonnefoy (La Madone) 2022 IGP Urfe Sauvignons Gris/Blanc Volcan
The Bonnefoy 2022 "Sauvignons" is 60% Sauvignon Gris and 40% Sauvignon Blanc (massale selection) grown in basalt soils on the east face of the volcano of Purchon. Farming is certified organic and Biodynamic, all harvests are by hand, and Gilles...
$20.99
Brand, Charles & Philippe 2021 Vin de France Kvevri Blanc
Kvevri is a new wine from Philippe Brand that was aged with some skin contact in buried Kvevri (Georgian spelling is Kvevri or Qvevri, otherwise known as Amphora) in Philippe's garden in Alsace. A blend of Pinot Auxerrois, Chardonnay and...
$34.99
Brand, Charles & Philippe 2022 Vin d'Alsace Fleurs Maceration
Is it a light red, or a dark rosé? Neither! It's an "orange wine" made from a maceration of Pinot Gris; A skin contact wine of a gray (actually pink) grape that yields a raspberry-hued wine that we wish we...
$28.99
Brand, Charles & Philippe 2022 Vin d'Alsace Table des Rois
La Table des Rois is 100% Pinot Noir from Alsace, with a short maceration intended to yield a light and lithe red that leans into freshness instead of structure and earthiness. The approach is a success, and though the wine...
$28.99
Bregeon, Michel 2022 Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie
Fred Lallier is now in charge at Domaine Bregeon and is doing great work at this important estate - one of the leaders in the return to quality in Muscadet. Certified organic, the 2022 Muscadet is from average 40 year-old...
$23.99
Chantal Lescure 2021 Beaune 1er Cru Les Chouacheux
From a 1.5 hectare parcel of 50+ year-old massale selection vines on clay/limestone soils rich in iron, in this excellent 1er Cru vineyard at the foot of the slope in Beaune. The vines "have their feet in the limestone" bringing...
$67.99
Chantal Lescure 2021 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
From vines in the upper part of the Clos (Lieu-dit "Montiotes Hautes") Terroir pebbly clay/limestone, 50% of the vines are 70+ years-old, 50% were replanted in 2011. (The exact position is a bit unclear on the Beteta maps, which put...
$259.99
Chantal Lescure 2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges Village
The Chantal Lescure Nuits-Saint-Georges village wine is assembled from three parcels on the Vosne-Romanée side ("Les Creux Friaiches Eaux," in the combe above "Aux Thoreys;" "les Tuyaux" and "les Herbues" at the foot of the slope next to Vosne-Romanée "Aux...
$74.99
Chantal Lescure 2021 Pommard Les Vaumuriens
The Chantal Lescure Pommard "Les Vaumuriens" is from a steep northeast facing slope abutting Volnay, just above "Les Rugiens." The vines are 45 - 50 years old, grown on very rocky soils of brown limestone over limestone marl and hard...
$68.99
Chartogne-Taillet NV Champagne Brut Le Rose [Base 2020]
Despite being a blend of several different parcels, a substantial portion of the grapes for this 60% Chardonnay- 40% Pinot Noir blend come from the 1.3 acre vineyard of Les Orizeaux in Merfy. Detailed soil analyses of this parcel and...
$84.99
Brandeau 2021 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux "Banzai"
Banzai is a tasty, pure Merlot expression from clay and limestone soils in Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux. The grapes are carefully destemmed and see a short and light maceration for 7-8 days, in what is called 'infusion style,' meaning there...
$17.99
Eclaz 2021 AOC Bugey Fleurus Blanc
Near the town of Manicle, Micky and his uncle tend to their small family domaine. Cuvee Fleurus is 100% Altesse from young vines on clay and limestone soils, pressed direct and fermented and aged in stainless steel. Though Altesse can...
$28.99
Micalet 2021 Haut Medoc Origine
The Chateau Micalet Haut-Medoc "Origine" is from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and 20% Petit Verdot grown on deep beds of gravel in Lamarque. The Fedieu family created this wine to be a slightly lighter and more ready-to-drink version of their Haut-Medoc,...
$18.99