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 | About 20 minutes up the road from the Domaine Dupré-Goujon, Frederic Berne is another… More (+) About 20 minutes up the road from the Domaine Dupré-Goujon, Frederic Berne is another young Beaujolais producer who brings energy and innovation to his winemaking. Like Dupré and Goujon, he is committed to organic and biodynamic viticulture, careful stewardship of his vines and of the biodiversity of his terroir. In style, Berne’s wines are more like classic Beaujolais: dominated by their fruit and offering immediate pleasure.
Régnié is lighter and slightly more rugged, with that crunchy, bonvivant character you often find in the Beaujolais. It’s got more intensity than the Lantigné, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The nose is deep red and bursting with cherries and a hint of lavender. The mouth is fresh and concentrated, and just calls for a burger. Neal Martin found “fleshy, fluid tannins and a keen line of acidity,” concluding, “this is a delightful Régnié.” Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | About 20 minutes up the road from the Domaine Dupré-Goujon, Frederic Berne is another… More (+) About 20 minutes up the road from the Domaine Dupré-Goujon, Frederic Berne is another young Beaujolais producer who brings energy and innovation to his winemaking. Like Dupré and Goujon, he is committed to organic and biodynamic viticulture, careful stewardship of his vines and of the biodiversity of his terroir. In style, Berne’s wines are more like classic Beaujolais: dominated by their fruit and offering immediate pleasure.
Our other suggestion from Berne is a more serious wine, his Morgon “Corcellette” 2023. The fruit is darker here, and the wine has a good deal more body. There’s more going in the nose, with a floral touch joining the fruit, and the wine persists well on the palate. Suckling’s reviewer writes “Ripe and powerful but also elegant, this has excellent mineral freshness and a graceful personality that’s hard not to like.” Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | We love Boursot’s style, which combines Chambolle’s graceful essence with a sturdy, characterful core… More (+) We love Boursot’s style, which combines Chambolle’s graceful essence with a sturdy, characterful core. Their wines get better every year, and no longer fly under the radar of the critics. Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report) calls them “delicious, consistently excellent;” Steen Öhman (Winehog) finds them “forward, quite vivid…truly exciting.”
This cuvée doesn’t take itself too seriously. Sure, it’s from vines in Chambolle-Musigny, a town responsible for some of the world’s finest bottles, but Boursot’s is humble, vibrant, and flat out delicious. The wine sees 25% old oak barrels (none new) and shows the faintest touch of earthy wood below the lovely fruit. That subtle Boursot rusticity that draws so many of our customers to this producer is here, but all wrapped up in a friendly, easygoing package. Another winner, and another bargain. Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | The Loire Valley continues to be one of the most exciting corners of winemaking… More (+) The Loire Valley continues to be one of the most exciting corners of winemaking in France, where organic viticulture, balanced wines, and affordable prices are the rule rather than the exception. Our source for these reds is the Domaine des Sanzay, a fifth generation organic domaine in Saumur-Champigny in the central Loire. Their unblended Cabernet Franc wines have become highly popular in our warehouse, opening tasters’ eyes to a new expression of the grape.Sanzay’s “Beauregard” parcellaire cuvée sees 18 months of elevage and draws concentration from its sand-limestone soils. The nose is beautiful, deep and spiced, with notes of peony and graphite over wild cherry fruit. The mouth is fine grained and concentrated with perfectly balanced tannin and a clean, dry finish. Decant for a half hour and serve with stews or duck or steak. Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | At a time when White Burgundy from the Côte d’Or is both pricier and… More (+) At a time when White Burgundy from the Côte d’Or is both pricier and harder to come by, the Maconnais is a refuge for those seeking top quality wine at a reasonable price. We discovered the Domaine Pierre Vessigaud after reading fulsome praise from William Kelley, and the wines continue to show beautifully, both at the regional level and in Pouilly-Fuissé. Kelley wrote: “Succulent but serious, any bottle bearing Vessigaud’s name is worth seeking out.”
Macon-Fuissé “Les Taches” 2024 comes from clay-limestone soils right next to Vessigaud’s Pouilly-Fuissé “Pierre à Canard.” The elevage is all in 500 liter barrels for 12 months, followed by six months en cuve. It is elegant, with particularly nice length for its level. This drinks like a baby Pouilly-Fuissé, showing more depth and roundness from the barrels, and given the price it’s a remarkable bargain. Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | The Godon-Reverdy family is one of Sancerre’s best known producers, crafting organic Sauvignon Blanc… More (+) The Godon-Reverdy family is one of Sancerre’s best known producers, crafting organic Sauvignon Blanc of the highest character at Domaine de la Garenne. They are thoughtful and focused, using biodynamic techniques in the cellar and sheep to graze the grass between their vines. Their wines combine crisp refreshment with real personality, expressing the distinctive terroirs of Sancerre with precision, energy, and remarkable consistency.
Alliance is a blend of three terroirs — clay, limestone, and flint. This is everything you want from Sancerre: splashes of perfectly ripe fruit, including grapefruit, pear, and lime, over a chiseled mineral core bursting with chalk and stones. Crisp, refreshing, and dry, it is a weeknight staple at our house and makes a perfect house white for the table. Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | This is 80% grenache (some from centenarian vines), with the rest Mourvèdre and Cinsault… More (+) This is 80% grenache (some from centenarian vines), with the rest Mourvèdre and Cinsault. The fruit is clean and very pure, with a gorgeous silky texture and notes of violets, raspberry, garrigue, and spice. Think of it as Grenache that wants to be Syrah.
Tasted blind you’d swear you were in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It beautifully integrates gorgeous grenache fruit with an earthy, mineral line and a judicious dose of Provençal spice. There’s plenty of material here, but it comes wrapped in a fine-grained structure that will make it drinkable from day one. Look for violets, plums, strawberries, and earth — the mouth is rich but impeccably balanced. Less (-) Free US Shipping | |
 | Amiot's Coteaux-Bourguignons is a traditional Burgundian blend of 50/50 Gamay and Pinot Noir. The… More (+) Amiot's Coteaux-Bourguignons is a traditional Burgundian blend of 50/50 Gamay and Pinot Noir. The gamay comes from a 60 year old plot of vines in Morey-St-Denis, and for decades the blended cuvée was reserved just for the family. It blends the rugged muscly character of gamay with the finesse and silky texture of pinot noir. The resulting wine is a delightful aperitif – a marriage of the untamed soul of the Beaujolais with the polish and detail of Burgundian Pinot Noir. Less (-) Free US Shipping |
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