French Wine

The Adrien Renoir – Les Deux Terroirs Rosé is a distinguished Champagne that exemplifies the artistry of a new generation of vignerons in the Montagne de Reims. Crafted by Adrien Renoir, this cuvée reflects... Read More

Agrapart & Fils – 7 Crus Extra Brut NV is a refined non-vintage Champagne from the renowned Grand Cru village of Avize in Côte des Blancs. This elegant blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir is sourced from seven... Read More

Disgorged in April 2019 with four grams per liter dosage, Agrapart’s NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Terroirs is a blend of 40% 2015 and 60% 2014 and derives from old vines that are around 50 or 60 years old. Mingling... Read More

A beam of cherry anchors this intense red. Though concentrated, this stays agile, with cinnamon, vanilla, currant and licorice flavors. Compact and underlined by dusty tannins, this comes back to the cherry element on the finish.... Read More

Anne Gros, the daughter of Francois Gros, took over her family’s winery at the end of the nineteen eighties. The Gros family dates back as a winemaking family within the Cote de Nuits, more specifically Vosne-Romanee since... Read More

100% Chardonnay from old vines (planted in the 1950s–60s) in the Vallée de la Marne, especially Avenay‑Val d’Or and Bisseuil. Natural yeasts, organic/biodynamic farming. Fermented and aged in oak (barrel/large... Read More

100 % Pinot Noir from approximately 40-year-old vines from Premier Cru sites in the Vallée de la Marne—Bisseuil, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, and Avenay‑Val‑d'Or—set on chalky limestone-clay soils with south-facing... Read More

Grower Champagne from the Vallée de la Marne, crafted by Antoine Bouvet, grandson of Guy Bouvet. He works organically and biodynamically on about 5 ha, producing small-batch wines. Roughly 82–84% vin blanc base (mostly... Read More

The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Ma Cuvée bursts with aromas of sweet cherries, red berries, plums and potpourri, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and charming palate that's lively, fine-boned and pure. As usual,... Read More

The NV Brut Authentique Rosé Vin de Gastronomie is dynamic and vibrant in the glass, with a real feeling of energy that lifts the flavors. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red berry fruit, chalk, mint and blood orange all grace... Read More

Plot that does not lack spice. The main difficulty on this vine is the presence of omnipresent brambles from one year to the next. We spend our time removing them with a pickaxe in the spring without succeeding in eradicating... Read More

If the estate were to produce only one wine, it would be this one. This climat expresses the complexity, finesse and elegance emblematic of the prestigious of Vosne-Romanée.

SOIL: Comblanchian-type limestone, shallow and... Read More

Domaine Benoît Chevallier Vosne-Romanée 2020 is a refined red Burgundy from a rising star in Vosne-Romanée. Benoît Chevallier, now leading his family domaine, emphasizes organic viticulture and minimalist... Read More

Benoit is an 8th generation winemaker who studied at Champagne Bollinger before returning to his family's pre-French Revolution (est. 1787) estate on the western edge of the Vallée de la Marne. Cepage is 77% Pinot Meunier... Read More

This 2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges from Maison Bertrand Ambroise embodies the renowned power and finesse of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits. Grown organically in parcels around Nuits-Saint-Georges and Prémeaux-Prissey,... Read More

I've encountered some bottle variation with Bollinger's 2002 Extra-Brut R. D., but this example, disgorged in 2016, was showing especially well, offering up a deep bouquet of dried fruits, orange zest, mocha, spices, English... Read More

Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune Clos Saint-Landry Premier Cru Blanc 2022 is a monopole white Burgundy from a historic Beaune vineyard long known for Chardonnay. This elegant wine offers layered aromas of ripe orchard fruit,... Read More

The 2023 Boyer de Bar Chardonnay opens with bright, lifted aromas of white peach, Meyer lemon, and crisp green apple layered with subtle hints of acacia and wet stone. On the palate it strikes a beautiful balance of freshness... Read More

Buisson-Battault Puligny-Montrachet “Les Charmes” 2022 is an elegant white Burgundy from a small parcel planted in 1985. Aged in oak for finesse, it opens with delicate aromas of white flowers, almond, and subtle minerality.... Read More

Led by Denis Crespo, a skilled winemaker and former French cyclist, the co-op emphasizes low-intervention techniques: minimal sulfur, indigenous fermentations, and concrete tank fermentations that enhance minerality and texture.... Read More

The 2023 Camille Cayran Côtes du Rhône Villages Métamorphose is Southern Rhône in a bottle—with a wild side. This organically farmed beauty is a classic GSM blend (50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre)... Read More

Crafted from almost entirely Pinot Noir from the Cotes des Bar region of southern Champagne, this wine is intense and loaded with ripe summer peach and red delicious apple with hints of white cherry and strawberry with a vibrant... Read More

The D’Armanville Brut Rosé is a beautifully expressive Champagne that perfectly balances elegance and energy. In the glass, it shows a luminous salmon-pink hue with a fine, persistent mousse. Aromas of wild strawberries,... Read More

The Delamotte 2018 Blanc de Blancs is showing well today, evoking a gourmand, complex bouquet of pastry, almonds, ripe orchard fruits, spices and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and chiseled, it’s enveloping... Read More