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. ...
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...
2022 Li Veli Susumaniello Rosato IGP Puglia
John: A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics. This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking...
2022 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and...
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...
The Cabernet Sauvignon (Millen Vineyard) and Merlot (Pyaleh Vineyard) were grown organically by Shaunt and Diego, classmates of Sonoe’s at UC Davis, who are converting conventionally grown small vineyards into healthy organic ones throughout the...
2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien '
Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...
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Smart shoppers know that spring is not the season for the new vintage of Rose but also the best time to find deals on the previous harvest’s wines, the best of which are only now rounding into...
Our simple yet unique premise is to make California sparkling wines based on an individual vineyard in an individual year. Inspired in part by the grower Champagne movement, we aim to prove that California can produce unique, delicious and terroir-driven...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve been buying the sumptuous, delicious Arnot-Roberts California Rose for over a decade now and it never fails to please. And, like the first robin we spy on the lawn each year, the arrival of their Rose is an early...
Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate, it is delicately sweet and sparkling with balanced acidity, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots...
(100% Chardonnay, harvest 2019 plus reserve wine, 4g/liter, disgorged May 2002, malo-lactic fermentation)Champagne Doyard Mahé is a family enterprise producing a fantastic example of a true terroir Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs; elegant, beautifully...
(100% Chardonnay from Mont Aigu Vineyards (the DRC equivalent vineyards of Champagne), fermentation in stainless steel, malo-lactic fermentation, dosage 0g/liter, harvest 2013)
Champagne Eric Iselee practices harvesting with an old-fashioned press to...
Tasting Notes: (FR) Another stellar effort from Alexandra; our guests couldn’t get enough of this amazingly brilliant Pinot Noir based Champagne. More subtle than her Brut cuvee, the 2013 Millesime is precisely defined with...
Jean-Paul Hébrart took over Marc Hébrart from his father in 1997. The basis for these outstanding wines are the privileged holdings in Aÿ, including the newly purchased plots in Le Léon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, and Dizy in the...
A pale straw color shows reflections of new gold with fine bubbles. Soft and elegant aroma of apples accompanied by a nutty smokiness. The mouth is creamy and delicious with a well-balanced sweetness and acidity. The finish is persistent and soft...
The Zero Dosage is produced with grapes from the terraced vineyards of Montorfano, adjacent to the winery's headquarters, and others vineyards. The ancient and ferrous lands of the Montorfano characterize this wine...
Light peach in color with pink accents, the nose shows Charentais melon, watermelon rind, and sour-fruit candy, with faint notes of chalk and sea-air in the background. In the mouth, good purity and orderliness of flavor, with tangy orange citrus, more...
2018 Deltetto Alta Langa Brut PN-CH Millesimato DOCG 3LITER
Like all of the sparklers at Deltetto, the Alta Langa Brut is made in the traditional ‘Metodo Classico’ (the same as the French Champagne Method) with a secondary fermentation...
Importer's Notes: The robe is golden for this champagne, adorned by fine and delicate bubbles. The nose is strong, dominated by hints of small black berries, and unravels its complexity bit by bit with black chocolate and silex rock aromas, topped...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
Like all of the sparklers at Deltetto, the Alta Langa Brut is made in the traditional ‘Metodo Classico’ (the same as the French Champagne Method) with a secondary fermentation in the bottle and extended time on the lees. The house...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
A vintage-dated, ageworthy sparkling wine made primarily from estate-grown, green certified Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. This very focused and elegant wine displays lovely notes of lime blossom, pears, and summer herbs with a hint of light...
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Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. It presents delicate hints of Mediterranean scrub (maquis). The palate is very fresh and intense,...
Importer's Notes: Made from 45% Cinsault and 40% Mourvedre, with the balance split among Grenache and Carignan, a core of sappy, glycerol red-cherry fruit anchors a firm, punchy minerality, and the finish is remarkably persistent. The vineyards that...
It was during a visit to Schramsberg Winery many years ago when I first heard the phrase, “The bigger the bubbles, the bigger the problems.” At the time, I didn’t care about bubbles, I was just looking for great sparkling...
Winery Notes:
Visual: intense pink with almost purple carmine red tintsNose: marked by Pinot Noir, red fruit cake aromesPalate: tannins giving power, ripe grapes and impressions of fresh red fruit with a nice balanceAgeing potential: 2 to 3 yearsA...
Importer's Notes: Produced from equal parts of these varietals, the fruit for this wine comes from Chidaine’s estate-grown, bio-dynamically farmed vineyards located just north of the Cher river between the villages of Montrichard &...
James Suckling 97 Points: This is a powerful and dense sparkling wine that is first and foremost a classic-quality wine. And then you think about the bubbles. Full-bodied with lots of brioche, pie crust and bread dough. Great finish. Five years on...
PRIMA Notes: The Baldi Pain Extra Brut is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, aged in oak casks and finished with a very low dosage in order to let the fruit express its grandeur. Sourced from vines planted in 1965 and now farmed...
Winery Notes: Our cuvée Sélection is the subtle marriage of several harvests of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape varieties, from terroirs of Verzy and Sillery both classified Grand Cru. Fresh and balanced, this Champagne reveals...
This is a lovely, exceedingly dry, and extremely nuanced bottle of pink bubbles. We were very pleased with its lifted aromatics. It reminded me of a gorgeous dry Provencal Rose with fine bubbles.
Spring has sprung so be prepared! ...
2021 License IV Rose IGP Var LITER BOTTLES
As they sometimes say in the wine biz- you buy the first bottle for the label, but you buy the case because of the wine. Such might have been the situation when I first saw this really provocatively...
Importer's Notes - A wine that is both aromatic and silky, lively and fresh! This very accessible white is an excellent introduction to the Peyrassol style. With its elegant fruitiness, its light style, it is thirst-quenching and accompanies all the good...
Importer's Notes: A unique sparkling rosé from Savoie. Made using the 'methode ancestrale' with whole grape fermentation and indigenous yeasts. Strong aromatic expression of red fruits. Fresh, lively and festive. Off-dry.
Winery Notes: Alcoholic fermentation at 20°C in stainless steel vats paused by cooling the wine to keep 22g/l of indigenous residual sugar. It ferments again in bottles to give the effervescence to the wine. Maturing Aged for 18 to 36 months...
(80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay (10% Pinot Noir still wine) Based on 2017 harvest,plus reserve wine 36 months en tirage) Laetitia Billiot is the fourth generation to estate-bottle Champagnes at this domaine in the Grand Cru Village of Ambonnay...
Winery Notes: A special vinification practice led to the use of this term: the must remains in contact with the skins for about 10 hours and this practice gives the wine a beautiful rosè hue. Our Ramato boasts a rich, complex bouquet of...
PRIMA Notes: An absolutely delightful dry pink wine that screams ‘spring is here’ at the top of its lungs! Sourced from eight different top Pinot Noir vineyards ranging from Occidental to the Petaluma Gap- vineyards like...
Winemaker Notes: The 2017 Cremant from Dominique Gruhier is 65% Pinot Noir/35% Chard, farmed organically and planted on classic Kimmeridgien soils. The fruit leans towards delicate red berries, with an anchor of limestone in the mid-palate...
Winery Notes: The winemaking tradition of the Russo family has been handed down from father to son until today. Towards the end of the 1800s the great-great-grandfather Vincenzo Russo dedicated himself, together with the family, to the cultivation...
Winery Notes: This Brut Nature white crémant is made of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois and Riesling with no added liqueur d’expédition, which brings it a good freshness and finesse. Wine enthusiast: 92 Points
PRIMA Notes: For their rose wine, Bodegas Olivares uses only free-run juice fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. There is only a short maceration on the skins, which explains the delicate and attractive pink color. ...
It’s Maison Saint AIX’s absolutely perfect balance between its elegantly expressed, copious red fruit and watermelon, and the wine’s clean, vibrant, natural tasting acidity. Nothing stands out yet it all stands out: its...
(66% Chardonnay, 24% Pinot Noir, barrel fermented, no malo-lactic fermentation or filtration, dosage 5g/liter, disgorged October 2019)David Coutelas comes from a family of vignerons dating back to the 18th century. The house is in Villers-sous-Chatillon...
Tasting Notes: Straw gold colouring. Its delicate aromas of fern are combined with blossom, straw and dried fruit. The mouth is delicate, fresh and vivacious, with a very long ending.Champagne surprising by its freshness and the finesse...
Tasting Notes: Pale gold color with rose tints. Nose is elegant with aromas of yeast, almonds and flowers. Strong initial attack with an aromatic flavor. Fairly opulent, with nice balance and length.
Tasting Notes: Intense Yellow Gold color with a persistent Mousse. Wonderful mixture of finesse, crispness and complexity on the nose with notes of cooked fruit, plums, grilled almonds and fig. An ample, sophisticated...
Importer's Notes: The Vilmart NV Grande Reserve represents a blend of relatively young vines of Chardonnay with around 70% Pinot Noir. Displays a surprising degree of lees autolysis in the nose, joined by smoky and chalky nuances that come out more...
The base wine is a 10-year old Barolo Riserva, which gives the Chinato an unsually soft-textured, generous personality. All of the typical notes of sweet herbs, cinnamon, cardamom, flowers, anise and baking spices are layered into a sweet, expansive...
This is a pre-arrival item. ETA February 2021. Doyard-Mahe— is a family wine farm of 6 hectares (approx.15 acres) located in Vertus, a Premier Cru village in the Côte des Blancs. Currently managed by Jean Carole Doyard, a fourth...