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Crisp, Juicy, Old-Vine Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley.

Pastoral.  The Loire Valley is known as the Garden of France. Its lush rolling hillsides produce nearly every type of wine, from dry to sweet, light to dark, and white to red to sparkling to rosé. One of region’s most distinct styles is an unoaked, juicy Cabernet Franc from the central Loire Valley.

Our favorite source for this style is Chinon, a charming, ancient town that boasts a well preserved 12th century castle. The best reds from Chinon are pure and crisp, drink beautifully in their youth, and provide exceptional value. As WSJ wine writer Lettie Teague wrote recently, “Chinon and nearby towns… produce some of the best-valued wines in the Loire Valley—if not all of France.”

 

 

50-year-old vines.  Our winemaker in Chinon is the young Fabien Demois, a shy, entrepreneurial fellow who took over his family’s wine production a few years ago and has since gained journalistic praise and more than a few awards. Fabien makes his Chinon “Terra Ambra” from Cabernet Franc planted in the 1960s. The wine is named for the amber-laden stones found in the vineyard. It’s unoaked, dense, and juicy — an unusually concentrated take on a Loire Valley red.

The 2015 Terra Ambra is unusually rich and dark, showing notes of dark chocolate, cool ripe berries, graphite, and a hint of smokiness. The mouthfeel is lively, complex, and croquant (“crackling”), a testament to the increased freshness we often find in organically grown wines. Though this is delicious today, we’re excited to put a few of these in the back of the cellar as well — the 2015’s increased density suggests a somewhat longer-than-usual life.

This is refreshing enough to weather the heat waves of late summer, but dark and crisp enough to match a table of autumn cuisine.
 

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Demois Chinon Vieilles Vignes 2015

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Pure and Precise: Sparkling Pinot Noir from Burgundy. $25

Microterroir.  Most wine buyers think Pinot Noir produces only red wine, whether light and elegant or rich and fruity. But in fact the juice of Pinot Noir grapes is clear. The color of red Pinot Noir comes from soaking the grape skins in the juice — press the juice off the skins and ferment it on its own, and you get a wine that’s much closer to a white.

In France this is called a Blanc de Noirs (white from black), and most often is sparkling. The Champenois often use uncolored Pinot Noir juice in their Champagnes, and today’s example from Burgundy borrows this idea. Made from a small plot of 100% Pinot Noir, the Maison Picamelot’s “Terroir de Chazot” is an exceptional and unusual example of terroir-based, single-varietal sparkling wine.

 

Bubbles.  Most crémant in Burgundy and Alsace is a blend of several varietals from different locations to create a harmonious collection of notes and flavors. For “Terroir de Chazot,” Picamelot decided to isolate a single grape from a single plot and bottle it unblended. The result is a finer, more intense and earthy sparkling wine, with notes of roasted apples and herbs. The bubbles are fine, and the finish is elegant and dry.

Sparkling wines provide the answer to dozens of food-pairing puzzles that would otherwise remain unsolved. Anything from asparagus to strong cheese to dessert will work nicely with this crémant. But our favorite is a triple-cream cows’ milk cheese such as Brillat Savarin or Delice de Bourgogne — these ultra-creamy spreads contrast beautifully with the fine bubbles and delicate freshness.

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“Delicious, Velvety” Five-Year-Old Red Burgundy from Michel Gros.

Small.  Morey-St-Denis exemplifies the small scale of Burgundian winemaking. Wedged between two more famous neighbors, this village of 680 people has a vineyard surface of under 4 tenths of a square mile. It’s dark, delicious, classic red Burgundy — there just isn’t much of it to go around.

Michel Gros has a tiny parcel in Morey-St-Denis from which he makes fewer than 1000 bottles annually. The vines perch on the hill above the town, and the vineyard directly borders three Grand Crus: Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays, and Bonnes-Mares. We’re excited to have a bit left of Gros’s Morey-St-Denis from the excellent 2012 vintage, now five years on from harvest and drinking beautifully.

 

 

Classic.  Master of Wine Clive Coates describes the wines of Morey as a cross between the silkiness of Chambolle-Musigny and the sturdiness of Gevrey-Chambertin. Gros’s Morey-St-Denis is closer to the Chambolle side, and shows an elegant mouthfeel that’s typical of his style. We found beautiful, dark blackberry fruit in this wine, with cool, ripe tannins.

In 2012 the yields in Gros’s Morey plot were 25% lower than usual, and the result is a year with extra concentration and excellent depth. Allen Meadows (Burghound) was impressed with the 2012, calling it “delicious and attractively textured,” and with “very fine minerality,” and a “velvety, lingering finish.”

There is a beautiful tension in this wine, at once rich and energetic. It’s classic red Burgundy, showing elegance rather than heaviness. Pair this with game birds — think duck or cornish hen — and you’ll remember why good Burgundy is worth chasing.

 

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Perfectly-Aged, 6-Year-Old Right Bank Bordeaux.

Timing.  Patience is uncommon in our fast-paced world. Today’s wine consumers tend to drink wines too early, or to avoid age-worthy bottles all together. So whenever we can, we look for opportunities to import wines that are near their optimal drinking window.

Today’s wine isn’t one of the great wines of the world, and it isn’t even all that old. But it’s a well made wine from excellent terroir, that needed a few years to knit together. And now with six years under its belt it’s impeccably aged, perfectly mature red Bordeaux — an elegant red wine for today.

 

 

 

Mature.  Lalande-de-Pomerol is a less fancy neighbor of the famous town of Pomerol, home to some of the world’s most expensive wines. Our new producer here is the Domaine du Grand Ormeau — their Lalande de Pomerol is 80% Merlot, and 10% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. You won’t mistake this wine for the real Pomerol, but you won’t mistake the price either.

The 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol from Grande Ormeau is beautiful wine, aged in the cellar where it was bottled until last month. The nose is soft and welcoming with notes of berry jam and forest floor. The mouth is smooth and lively, with perfectly softened tannins producing a sophisticated, serious but accessible mouthfeel.

With six years since the harvest, the oak of this wine has integrated seamlessly, and the tannins have reached perfect maturity. In short, this is beautiful Right Bank Bordeaux, requiring no cellaring at all.

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Crisp, Refreshing New Rosé for August. $16

August.  There’s a lot of rosé around these days. We’ve been fans for years, and we’re thrilled to see it enjoying some time in the spotlight. Rosé is proof that simpler wines have their time and place — sometimes the best wine for the moment isn’t the best wine in your cellar.

To us, Rosé should be three things: dry, refreshing, and low in alcohol. Most of our favorite rosés are in the provencal style, made in the South of France under brilliant blue skies. But we can’t leave out the Pinot Noir rosé from Francis Muré, a bright, energetic wine from the rolling hills of Alsace. His 2016 has just arrived in our warehouse, in time for the hottest month of the year.

 


Dry.  Francis Muré makes most of his Pinot Noir into a delicious red wine (look for the 2016 in a few weeks). The rest he turns into a lively rosé that captures the bright sun and refreshing breeze of an Alsatian summer. It’s not complex or weighty — just clean, crisp, and dry. Like Muré himself, it’s humble, honest, and charming.

The 2016 is among the best we can remember — lively mouthfeel, perfectly clean strawberry fruit, and delightfully crisp, dry finish. At 12.5% alcohol it’s refreshing and light. Whether you spend this month on vacation by the coast, or dashing between air conditioned rooms at the office and home, Muré’s 2016 is the perfect antidote to a muggy August.

 

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Mixed Case: Minerality Sampler

The wine world loves the word “minerality,” but no one can quite define it. Wine writer Lettie Teague calls it “a helpful word to describe wines that aren’t fruity, spicy, or herbal.” We think of it as refreshing element in a wine that doesn’t come from acidity, but we too struggle to offer an exact meaning.

Our best suggestion for defining minerality? These four wines. Whatever it is, these have it; and whatever it is, it’s particularly attractive in the summer heat. We’ve collected four wines, from Chablis, Pouilly-Fumé, and Muscadet, all sporting a crisp, elegant mineral note. You don’t have to drink them before the Fall — wines with minerality drink well year round — but these are unlikely to be in your cellar for long.

 

 

 

MICHOT Pouilly-Fumé VV 2016
This is pure Sauvignon Blanc, grown in soils full of flint and limestone. The nose shows grapefruit and smoke, and the mouth is long, smooth, and very lively.

GAUTHERON Chablis 1er cru “Vaucoupin” 2015
This premier cru Chablis is pure unoaked Chardonnay, grown in the fossil-rich Kimmeridgean soils of Chablis. Look for lemon zest and stones, with an elegant, very clean finish.

MARTIN-LUNEAU Muscadet “Gorges” 2013
Muscadet is near the mouth of the Loire River — the grape is Melon de Bourgogne. This very dry wine shows melon, dried spring flowers, and salt air.

COLLET Chablis 1er cru “Montée de Tonnerre” 2015
Montée de Tonnerre is the finest premier cru in Chablis, producing wines of high elegance and class. This cuvée is raised in a bit of oak, but the underlying minerality shines through beautifully.

 

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Golden, Floral, Opulent: 2014 Premier Cru Chassagne-Montrachet.

Neighbors.  The hillside of Montrachet produces the world’s finest dry white wine. In production for nearly two thousand years, the vineyard straddles the border between the towns of Puligny and Chassagne. Each produces wine of a different character, and though their terroirs meet in the famous plot, there are genuine differences in the extraordinary wines from both villages.

Puligny tends to be a bit more buttoned up — more austere in its youth, with acidity and minerality that help it cellar well. Chassagne is usually a bit friendlier, with a fleshier mouthfeel and more floral character. Both can be exceptional, but Chassagne usually matures before Puligny. Today’s cuvée is a premier cru from Chassagne’s southern border, and one you don’t need to wait for to enjoy.

 

 

Vintage.  Roger Belland knows the terroir of Chassagne intimately. He’s the fifth generation winemaker in his family, and he makes wine on both sides of the Montrachet border. Today we offer his Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru Monopole “Clos Pitois” 2014, a classic, golden, mouthfilling white Burgundy. The Belland family owns the entire vineyard — unusual in Burgundy, where most vineyards are split among several owners.

This wine is everything Chassagne-Montrachet is supposed to be. The nose is explosive and opulent, with coconut, flowers, butter, and honeysuckle — your nose will pick them up while the glass is still several inches away. On the palate it is long, rich, and vibrant, with notes of sweet lemons, hazelnut, and toast.

There’s nothing quite like the Grand Cru Montrachet, but if you can find one, a bottle requires substantial investment. If you’ve ever wondered what has drawn people to this terroir for centuries, here’s a slightly more reasonable way to find out.

 

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Belland Chassagne-Montrachet
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140-Year-Old Vines and Extraordinary Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Organic.  Jacqueline André is unusually passionate about her vines. She refers to one plot of grenache planted in 1877 as her grandes dames; they were a gift from her grandfather, and today she treats them with extreme care and affection. The ancient rows are hardly straight, but the fruit they produce is of the highest quality.

The André domaine stopped using chemicals to treat their vines in 1963, and became the region’s first certified organic domaine in 1980. “If all we eat is fast food,” she explained during our visit a few months ago, “our bodies don’t do so well. It’s the same with vines — the better care they’re given, the longer they live.”

It’s a commonplace these days to say that the wine is made in the vineyard rather than the winery, but at the Domaine André it is the focus of every day’s work.

 

 

Smooth.  And the wines? In a word, they’re exceptional. André makes only one white and one red per year, focusing all her attention on meticulous detail of the winemaking process. The result is wine with extraordinary finesse and clarity. They’re as complex and rich as classic Châteauneuf, but with a subtlety and grace usually only found in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

The best word to sum up André’s 2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge is refined. The nose is clear and very pure, showing intense red cherries, lavender, and pan drippings. The mouth is perfectly integrated with a smooth and fleshy mouthfeel, firm but pleasant tannins, and a long silky finish.

We don’t often run into things that date to the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, let alone ones that produce wine of this caliber. Modernity has its place, but as this wine shows, tradition has its own triumphs.

 

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André Châteauneuf-du-Pape red 2013

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Pouilly-Fumé Returns: New Crisp Sauvignon Blanc. $19

Discovery.  Sauvignon Blanc has seen a recent surge in popularity. It’s hard to find a wine list these days without examples from New Zealand, California and Washington. But the original source for Sauvignon Blanc is France’s Loire Valley, where the grape (known there simply as “Sauvignon”) has been grown since the 1700s.

The twin villages of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are the home towns of Sauvignon. Here the grape takes on a distinctly mineral and citrus character. As the name suggests, the wines of Pouilly-Fumé also feature notes of smoke and gunflint, a result of the soils’ high flint content.

Our producer here is Frederic Michot, a small scale family vigneron with no other US importer and excellent wines. His two 2016 cuvées have just arrived in our warehouse, and both are just as good as the 2015s we sold out of so quickly last year.

 

 

Dry and fresh. Michot’s 2016 Pouilly-Fumé is crisp and delicious — the nose is bright and expressive, with ripe grapefruit, honey, and lime. The mouth is full and very lively. There’s no oak at all, and the palate sings with zippy fruit and minerals. The palate is midweight and very clean, with a dry, slightly smoky finish.

This is pure, unoaked, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc — perfect as an aperitif or next to a plate of fish. This should be a welcome opener for house guests through the end of the summer and into fall. Our favorite combination is goat cheese, another famous product of the Loire Valley. Everything from Crottin de Chavignol to Valençay to a simple fresh chèvre will fit beautifully with this lively Pouilly-Fumé.

 

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Michot Pouilly-Fumé 2016

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$22 Unoaked White Burgundy: Honeysuckle and Lemon

Ancient.  The monks of the Burgundy countryside play a crucial role in the story of French winemaking. For about a thousand years between the 5th and 15th centuries, French monks tended vines and made wine on the now famous slopes. Through tasting the products of the rich Burgundian soils (and often the soils themselves), they first developed the idea of terroir.

In the south of Burgundy, winemaking culture centered around the Abbaye de Cluny, a wealthy monastery near Macon. Much of Cluny’s wealth and fame came from the delicious product of the local vineyards. And it is from these vineyards, now in production for over 1100 years, that today’s wine comes.

 

 

France profonde.  Nicolas Maillet is a passionate young winemaker working in the heart of the Maconnais. His wines are as pure an expression of the Chardonnay grape as we know, with no oak to obscure the gorgeous fruit. They have the clarity of fine Chablis with the weight and roundness of a Côte d’or Chardonnay. Grown a few miles from the famous Cluny Abbey, this is as traditional as white Burgundy gets.

The nose of the 2015 Maillet Macon Villages is expressive and beautiful. Look for spring flowers and honeysuckle, with faint notes of dried straw. In the mouth it’s a classic Macon — rich and full with bright floral notes, beautiful acidity, and lots of depth. For white Burgundy fans, this is a remarkable value — far more complexity than the price tag suggests.

Pair this with mussels or roast chicken, or a quiet summer’s afternoon.

 

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Maillet Macon-Villages 2015

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New $25 Right-Bank Bordeaux: Plummy, Rich, and Smooth

Harmony.  Over thousands of years the monks and farmers of France experimented with different grapes to find the varietals that best fit their land. The grape-place pairings were settled centuries ago, and now the happy marriages — Syrah in the Northern Rhône, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Burgundy, Sauvignon Blanc in Sancerre — produce many of the world’s finest expressions of each varietal.

And so it is with Merlot and Bordeaux. Sideways notwithstanding, Merlot has always played a starring role in the finest wines of Bordeaux, particularly on the Right Bank’s famous towns of Pomerol and St-Emilion. The combination of limestone and clay soils, excellent drainage, and early ripening makes Merlot unique and delicious there.

 

 

 

Friendly.  Today we’re excited to introduce a new all-Merlot wine from Bordeaux’s Right Bank. The appellation is Montagne-St-Emilion, a more humble neighbor of St-Emilion (think JV vs. Varsity). At their best the wines are classic, plummy expressions of the terroir, without quite the same complexity or aging potential. In short, they’re uncomplicated, friendly, drink-now red Bordeaux.

The 2014 Montange-St-Emilion from Vieux Château Goujon is dark and rich — tannins are ripe and very full, with no bitterness and a juicy mouthfilling texture. The nose shows cherry jam, cedar, and a hint of black pepper. This is expertly balanced — at only 13% alcohol, there’s a nice equilibrium between the soft Merlot fruit and the ripe juicy tannins.

This isn’t a Bordeaux to cellar for decades — it’s a delicious, easily pairable, affordable red Bordeaux to enjoy today.

 

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Vieux Goujon Montagne-St-Emilion 2014

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Crisp, Bursting, Refreshing New Sancerre. $25

Muggy.  In midst of the summer heat, we like to open wines that don’t require much thought. Not wines that are boring or one dimensional, just uncomplicated and highly drinkable. Which is why we’re so excited about our brand new Sancerre.

Wine writer Lettie Teague once described Sancerre as a wine about “pleasure and not profundity,” and in the heat and humidity of July/August, that’s exactly what we need. We discovered the Domaine de Sarry this spring, and their pure, delicious new Sancerre fits the summer white bill perfectly.

 

Brisk.  The Domaine de Sarry is a century old source a few kilometers outside the town of Sancerre. Like our favorites from the region, Sarry’s 2016 Sancerre is bright, juicy, and bursting with unoaked fruit. The nose shows intense, ripe grapefruit, with honeysuckle and faint notes of flint. The mouth is brisk, round, and very refreshing, with notes of lime zest, grapefruit peel, and minerals.

This wine would fit better alongside a bowl of mussels in a bistro than on a 3-star Michel white tablecloth. With no oak to interrupt the pure, exuberant Sauvignon Blanc fruit, this is a crisp antidote to a muggy July afternoon. Pour yourself a glass after work, and that summer heat won’t seem quite as exhausting.

 

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Sampler: 2015 Red Burgundies under $25

The 2015 red Burgundies have been great successes. Warm weather, small berries, and low yields made a vintage that many critics have called one of the best in decades. Most of the fancier 2015s are dense and tannic today, signaling excellent aging potential, but needing time to reach maturity.

But not all will require cellaring. Many of the simpler wines from the vintage have already started to drink beautifully. Their ripe fruit and juicy profiles make them delicious today. We’ve collected four of our favorites from this exceptional vintage, all ready to open now.

 

 

Amiot Bourgogne 2015
We only ever get a small allocation of this wine, but it’s always one of our favorite Bourgognes — the 2015 is lively and charming with wild cherry fruit and notes of violets.

Bourée Bourgogne 2015
Bourée’s Bourgogne is dark and delicious, showing the woodsy, smoky side of Pinot Noir. The tannins are punchy and approachable, with bursting fruit and refreshing texture.

Monnet Juliénas VV 2015
Monnet’s old-vine Juliénas is richer and more complete than many pinots from the rest of Burgundy. Look for stewed cranberries, graphite, and notes of roses in the nose.

Belland Maranges 1er cru 2015
This premier cru red Burgundy is already drinking well. It combines a town known for its rustic character with a winemaker who makes smooth, early drinking reds.

 

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Mixed Case: 2015 Red Burgundies

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Crisp, Refreshing, Everyday White Burgundy. $19

Forgotten.  We spent years in search of a nice Aligoté. Forever in the shadow of the finest Chardonnays in the world, Burgundy’s “other white grape” is neither profound nor expensive. Most of our searches yielded disappointment: wines with too much acid, too little body, or both.

But last year, we at last struck gold at last. Boyer-Martenot’s Aligoté is unlike any other we’ve had, with a rich mouthfeel and unusually complex bouquet. Vincent Boyer, a highly skilled craftsman of rich, elegant Meursault, has managed to apply a bit of his magic to this grape. Forget what you know about Aligoté — Boyer’s is real white Burgundy.

 

 

Smooth.  From vines with an average age over 40 years, and from the ripest vintage (2015) in a decade, Boyer’s Aligoté is smoother and rounder than any we’ve had. The secret is his use of 5- and 7-year-old barrels to age the wine — barrels too old to impart much oak flavor, but which help microoxygenation and add softness and depth.

In the nose Boyer’s 2015 Aligoté shows wild honey and herbs, with white flowers and classic green apple. The mouth is bright and lively, with a dry, chalky richness that’s nearly unheard of for Aligoté. For readers interested in making kir, we also managed to find an exceptional crème de cassis last summer — a glass of this wine joined by a splash of cassis will be a fantastic match.

But, for once, the cassis isn’t mandatory — this is a crisp, pleasant glass of white Burgundy on its own.

 

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“Spectacular” New Chianti Classico Riserva; Sangiovese at its Finest.

Charming.  Perched on a charming Tuscan hillside, the Fattoria Poggerino is certainly one of the most attractive domaines in our portfolio. (If you’re ever in the area, we highly recommend a visit.) As it turns out, the wine is just as beautiful as the source — Poggerino often appears in the international wine press as a source for classic, affordable Chianti. Their careful organic viticulture results in wines of unusual purity, and they seem to get better each year.

Poggerino’s finest wine is their Chianti Classico Riserva called “Bugialla.” Like Poggerino’s other wines, this is pure, unblended Sangiovese. But the Riserva comes from their oldest vines — nearly 45 years old now — and is raised carefully in oak before bottling. Poggerino holds it a full year in the bottle before releasing it to the public.

 

 

Sophisticated.  With time in the bottle, Poggerino’s Riserva is remarkably elegant Chianti — as complex and subtle as many Burgundies we know. The density from the old vines and the time in oak means this is often hard to approach in its youth. But the 2013 is just beginning to show its stripes, and after an hour in a decanter (or another 3-4 years), you’ll wish you had more around.

The Riserva’s nose is dark in complexion and tenor, but also contains silky high notes of roses and minerals. We found lovely blackberry jam, cherries, and graphite in the nose, but it’s in the the mouth that this really comes alive. Look for a dynamic mouthfeel, with juicy notes of currants, licorice, and blueberries.

Tasting over a year ago, Jancis Robinson’s reviewer found “spectacular, gripping, juicy fruit on the palate,” and noted “great length and poise.” We can only imagine how effusive he’d be today.

 

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Poggerino Chianti Classico Riserva 2013

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