The last seven years have done wonders for these wines, and so we’ve collected six of our favorites into a sampler: 3 red Burgundies and 3 red Rhônes, all from 2012.
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Woodsy Elegance: Dark New Southern Rhône Red. $18
Some wines we import are meant for grand occasions. These are the famous wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne – bottles to pull from the back of the cellar when the moment is significant. (Yesterday’s “magical” 2017 Grand Cru Chablis would qualify.)
Regional Discovery Six-Packs
To know French wines is to understand French winegrowing regions. Each region has its own history, rules, traditions, grapes, and customs -- they're almost like separate countries when it comes to winemaking.
January 25% Off Shelf: 12 New Wines!
Twelve wines, all 25% off! Highlights include: legendary 5-year-old premier cru red Burgundy, everyday Syrah blend under $12, premier cru Chassagne-Montrachet, old-vine Chablis under $20, and more! Sale ends 1/31/19.
[Advance Order] “Exuberant” 2015 Chianti Classico under $22
French wines have long been the focus of the Ansonia portfolio. Of the 45 winemakers we work with, about half are from Burgundy, and all but a few are French. Our longtime exception to this rule is the Fattoria Poggerino. Poggerino’s wines are all pure sangiovese — dark, delicately balanced expressions of an intense, powerful […]
Smooth, Mouthfilling New Wintery Red. $22
France’s Rhône valley produces rich, smooth red blends, perfect for a wintery afternoon meal. At one end there’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape, famous and long-lived; at the other there’s Côtes du Rhône, uncomplicated and inexpensive. Today’s wine is from the middle.
Five New Gift Sampler Ideas!
We've collected five new samplers to help with gift giving this month. (And if one of them happens to find its way to your own cellar, we promise not to tell...)
Five Vintages of “Simply Terrific” Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru: 2005-2015
No town is more celebrated for its wines than Vosne-Romanée. Home to some of the world’s finest and most sought-after bottles, Vosne is undoubtedly the most famous Pinot Noir village on earth. Michel Gros is a lifelong resident, and his family has made wine there for centuries.
A Symphony of Spice: Exquisite 6-Year-Old Côte Rôtie
We raided our offsite warehouse a few weeks ago, and have brought some older gems with a bit of bottle age. Stay tuned over the next month for a series of throwback wines (including some really exciting old Burgundies this Friday). Today’s pick should hardly be considered old, but it’s in a lovely place.
“Magnificent” 16-year-Old Grower Champagne, in Magnums.
We often preach the value of well-aged wines. Under the right conditions, time has a magical effect on a bottle of wine. Usually it’s red wines (or sometimes whites) that are ageworthy, but we often forget the third category: Champagne.
Giants of the Rhône: 92-95 point Masterpieces
With the weather finally turning cooler, we’re beginning to reach for richer reds from the southern half of France. Today we’re highlighting three of our favorites from three of the Rhône Valley’s most famous appellations: Cornas, Côte Rôtie, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. All are intense, rich, meaty and just delicious -- they’re available by the bottle, but if you pick up a…
Intense, Extraordinary New 2015 Red Burgundy; 91 points, $25
We often joke that inhabitants of the Beaujolais consider themselves Burgundian, but that the rest of Burgundy isn’t quite as sure. And while differences between the two halves abound -- grape varietal, soil type, landscape, etc. -- they share a tradition and style as well.
Cool, Everyday Syrah-Blend from the Languedoc. $16
For the careful shopper, the Languedoc can be an abundant resource. Long deserving its reputation for mediocrity, the region has only recently become a source of value. There’s still plenty of bad wine made in the vast region, but if you make good choices, $16 will take you farther here than just about anywhere else.
“Outstanding” 91-point Six-Year-Old Premier Cru Red Burgundy.
In our fast-paced and impatient world, cellaring wine has become rare. Not all wines are meant to age, and indeed the wine world’s style continues to shift toward early maturity. But for wine that is built to be cellared, the transformation by bottle aging is nothing short of magic. Today we’re suggesting 2012 Morey-St-Denis 1er […]
Rich, Silky New Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Autumn Arrives
The weather has finally turned colder here in Boston. And though we enjoy the rosés and Muscadets of summer, we’re excited for the contents of our glasses to turn darker and richer.