2022 Chateau Les Mesclances, "Romane" Cotes de Provence Rosé
Sometimes you want a really good Rose but not, necessarily, something too serious that you need to fuss a lot about: Something aromatic, dry and really, really pretty. ...
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
, the Olga Raffault Chinon has my vote for the PERFECT red for the summer season. It’s the very definition of finesse, yet there is plenty enough chutzpah to stand up to everything you could...
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru
While Cabernet Franc comprises only 35% of the blend here (the rest being Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon), it plays a very important part in this supremely elegant Right Bank Bordeaux from Saint...
We think Cabernet Franc makes an excellent Rose. The best can capture the grape’s silky texture and lovely dash of white pepper. Joguet is one of Chinon’s acknowledged masters and his Rose is always one of the best (and most serious- by...
2020 Domaine Marcel Deiss Alsace 'le Jeu des Verts' Blanc
Robert Parker: From the south-facing Gruenenspiel cru, the onion-colored 2020 Le Jeu de Verts is the first orange wine of the domaine and blends Riesling, Blanc de Pinot Noir...
I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this wine since tasting a barrel sample last fall with the importer. We loved the new cleaner packaging for a start, and the wine was sensational! While the 2019 was remarkable,...
2020 Mas de Boislauzon Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge
Man, these 2020 Rhone reds are fun to drink. This vintage seems to have produced a bevy of Grenache-based lovelies with not only nicely concentrated fruit without excessive alcohol (no...
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy. The area has long been...
2021 Domaine La Folie Rully Blanc 'Clos La Folie'
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white...
2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol
Given all the other crises we are dealing with these days, the lack of Sancerre doesn’t rank very high. That is, unless you have a true hankering for what might be the world’s...
2020 Hubert Bouzereau-Grueres Bourgogne Chardonnay
If you throw a rock into the village of Meursault, you’re likely to hit someone named Bouzereau and, as such, this last name has been synonymous with great Meursault for centuries. But all...
The first thing you’ll notice about Corsican wine is that the nomenclature is unlike anything you’ve ever encountered. The winery names, grape names and place names will be foreign to you, unless, of course, you’ve already visited...
2019 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone Rouge
70% Grenache, 20 % Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Muscardin The wines of Paul Autard are no strangers to the shelves here at PRIMA Vini, nor to the cellars of many of our customers. One...
2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
Welcome to spring! This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure. It is here, I think, where Cab...
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My first experience with the Aligote grape, some 30 years ago, led me to believe that the wine was always fat and creamy with exotic fruit notes and a lush texture. Looking back on that now, I realize that the...
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The bird that filled a thousand cellars has had a chick! There’s a BABY BIRD in town and, boy, she’s flown right into our hearts! Le Couroulu (a.k.a. ‘The Curlew’ for you...
While one ordinarily thinks of the Cotes du Rhone, one thinks of the Grenache-based wines of the southern Rhone Valley. This is not one of those. Iconic winemaker Jean-Louis Chave, instead, uses the appellation as a catchment for the...
100% Chenin Blanc
Whew! Is there any white wine made anywhere in the world more scintillating than a bone-dry Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley? The best are just packed with personality and offer up not only amazing, concentrated fruit...
And now for something completely different! Monovarietal Bordeaux is fairly rare, but wines made from exclusively Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or even Cabernet Franc are not unheard of. ...
The bluest of Chateauneuf du Pape bluebloods, the Vielles Vignes cuvee from Grand Veneur is, once again, the highest rated wine of a very, very fine vintage in the Southern Rhone. Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in...
PRIMA Notes: Thierry is a fourth-generation winegrower in the Sancerre region, situated near the village of Bué, one of the finest districts for high quality Sauvignon Blanc (and Pinot Noir) thanks to the unique mix of soil types in the...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve long been fans of this small property now in its third generation. Patrice’s father, Daniel, was a tremendous winemaker and his wonderful offerings from Nuits St. Georges were fixtures here at PRIMA for...
Featured here is the 2020 La Reserve Ventoux, sourced from vineyards ranging in age from 20-35 years old, grown at 1500 feet in elevation at the base of Mt. Ventoux. The wine is fermented in stainless steel after a period of maceration to gain...
We love old school Chateauneuf du Pape- wines with great aromatic complexity, layer upon layer of alluring fruit flavors and that essence of the unique soils on which the vines are grown. We love them even better when they’ve been aged...
The romantically named Saint-Amour AOC is one of the ten village crus of Beaujolais and Domaine de Saint Fa makes one of its best examples. This is high-quality, 100% Gamay from 40+ year old vines grown on...
Those of us in the wine business, well, those of us who truly love wine anyway, make no pretense towards absolute impartiality when it comes to judging our favorites. We form deep emotional attachments to some wines and they become more like old...
Grapes: Muscat + Ugni Blanc
Region: Hautes-Alpes, France
Vintage: NVViticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: Direct press, then fermented in tank. 2nd fermentation in bottle
Aging: 12...
Man, I love Graves like this- its minerality and finesse are truly impressive. I try and buy this every vintage. Made from equal proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit...
Bochet-Lemoine is a small house based in the village of Cormoyeux, which is part of the 'Magic Triangle' with the villages of Romery and Fleurie la Riviere. Jacky Bochet has 8.5 Hectares of vines, most of which are in one contiguous plot on a south...
PRIMA Notes: Farming sustainably, with a push toward organic viticulture in the offing, his Chardonnay vineyards, ranging in age from 5 years to 80, thrive in the clay and limestone soil of the Maconnais, extracting great minerality and structure...
2019 Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone 'Les Champauvins'
2022 was the year of the Cotes du Rhone at PRIMA! It seems like everything we tried from either 2018 or 2019 was either delicious, well-priced or both! It was really hard to pick a favorite...