Importer's Notes: The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the...
Hailing from acclaimed vineyard sites, the 2018 Carneros Chardonnay offers a creamy full body complemented by fresh, persistent acidity. Layers of yellow apple, lemon curd, baked pear, and toasted brioche lead to a balanced and lasting finish of vanilla...
The 2019 Riesling Trocken is clear, bright and remarkably finessed in its fruit aromas and lovely stony notes. Medium-bodied this is a very elegant, refined and linear dry Riesling with stimulatingly piquant acidity and mineral purity. A gorgeous wine...
100% Chardonnay grapes bring to this Blanc de Blancs Champagne its outstanding fineness. The color is beautifully golden and bright, the nose blooming with rich tastes still lingering in the mouth.
PRIMA Notes: With notes of lemon rind, grapefruit and hints of melon and lemongrass, it’s an absolutely lovely Chardonnay made in a very approachable style I find wa-ay too easy to drink! It’s energetic, zesty and fresh, with a touch of...
Importer's Notes: A precise and very layered gruner, offering plenty of tropical fruit, such as mango and grapefruit. Flavorful finish. Already a beauty. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
Delicate aromas of apricot and distinct mineral characters, bright and fresh. Juicy apricot and grapefruit taste, sublime structure with vibrant acidity that lingers. Approachable and classy wine made in an easy-drinking style.
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The 2017 Ried Steinsetz is another excellent Grüner Veltliner from Gobelsburg. Clear and intense on the precise and aromatic, even flinty nose, this is a lush and elegant, well-structured and spicy Veltliner with intense and persistent fruit...
The 2018 Chablis Vaucoupin 1er Cru has an attractive bouquet with touches of white flower, powdered chalk and orange pith, all well defined. The palate is very elegant and poised, not as complex as the 2019, but displaying superb salinity on a finish...
PRIMA Notes: Kerner is a grape of which we at PRIMA are particularly fond. Originally a hybrid of Riesling and the German red Tröllinger (also called Schiava on the Italian side of the Alps), it found its forever home in the upper part of the...
PRIMA Notes: The Perrusset wines, if you don’t already know, are textbook Mâcon, 100% Chardonnay grown in the clay, limestone soils of the northern reaches of the appellation, just a stone’s throw from the southern end of the...
100% Sauvignon Blanc
From the villages of Verdigny and Sury-en-Vaux
50+ year old vines on average
Grown on terre blanches and caillotes
Indigenous yeast
Fermented and aged in tank
This wine has racing acidity and a steely minerality which adds to the wine’s crispness and complexity. Layers of white peach, hints of lemon grass and raw almond, are plentiful on the palate, leading to a very long elegant, delicately floral...
Quince, pear and fresh leaf scents mark this pale, fine grained wine. On the palate, it is soft, round and mouth-filling, with supple, limpid flavors and a gratifying freshening finish.
Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron is more floral than fruity but remains very fresh, thanks to the acidity present. This liveliness, as always, is generated by the particular marl-limestone soils of Bouzeron. Rich, round and lively at the same time, the...
Aromas of dried pineapple and sliced green pears follow through to a medium to full body with cooked apples, honey and melon. Subtle yet flavorful. Delicious. From bio-dynamically grown grapes.
This Pinot Gris has a complexity worth analyzing, but on second thought, let’s instead just sit back and revel in the gloriously rich nose and luscious, palate-coating flavor. The wine drinks just short of dry, but don’t let that hold you...
Sourced from a younger- now 10-year old- single block of Calera clone Chardonnay, and given roughly the same treatment in the cellar as its big brother, Le Debut goes through malo-lactic fermentation and is aged nearly a year in both used French oak...
Rich and oily with dried-lemon, pear and apple character. Full body. Savory, salty finish. Apr 17, www.jamessuckling.com
Score: 90-91/100James SucklingSweet and a bit OTT but with good energy and a big please-me factor. Quite good length. Apr 2017, www...
The 2018 Viré-Clessé Les Raspillières displays cold stone and light flinty notes on the clean and focused nose. The palate is fresh and generous with orange peel and citrus lemon on the entry. Good weight and concentration here with...
A fantastic lieu-dit with 35+ year old vines and 250+ meters of altitude that borders the 1er Cru ‘Goutte D’Or’. Hints of baked apple, apricot, hazelnuts and crushed stone minerality. Razor sharp clarity and finesse on the finish. A...
Aromas of pear, exotic tea, orange peel and an equally discreet dollop of wood. The rich and generously proportioned flavors possess excellent mid-palate density though not the same energy on the fleshy, sappy and nicely persistent finale.
A rich and fruit-driven nose of apple, salted lemon, acacia flower, hazelnuts, bread dough, and ocean salinity. It is a deep and well-rounded style, with plenty of freshness to age this wine for years.
Winery Notes: Our CHABLIS come from plots located in our village of Fontenay-Près-Chablis, that is to say in the heart of the Chablis vineyard. On plateaus or on steeply sloping hillsides, all our Chablis grow on stony soils (Kimmeridgian...
Deep, bright gold in color. Fine bubbles form a persistent ring. The nose is initially expressive and open, mingling generous notes of warm bread and honey. A superb richness comes through in notes of honey, caramelized Mirabelle plums and a hint of...
Winery Notes: A brilliant straw yellow characterizes the white cuvée “Beyond the Clouds.” On the nose, a complex, beguiling aroma game with notes of white flowers and fruit nuances from stone fruit and pineapple, capped by a fine...
This 2019 Sonoma Chardonnay reveals classic Russian River Valley character with showy citrus blossoms, toasty orange, lemon curd, and subtle stone spice. Lifted and lively the precision-tuned palate carries plenty of fruit and native acidity developing a...
Importer's Notes: Aromatically the wine has scents of juicy orchard fruits, lime zest, and something slightly yeasty. On the palate the wine is equally tart as it is ripe, with note of seedy red berry fruits, delicate texture, and a slightly salty,...
Winery Notes: Dry white wine, sharp with citrus - Great minerality. Powerful and fine. A sensation of vivacity and elegance, very stony. Enjoy with poultry, veal or pork, salt water fish poached in white wine, pike dumplings, sole with cream, crab...
Vinous: 89-92 points
"Bright lemon-yellow. Subdued aroma of ripe peach, with a hint of flowers. Offers good energy and depth to its smoky, musky stone fruit flavors. The wine's minerality is apparent on the firm, rising back end, which is the longest of...
Berry, apple and pastry aromas delicately swirl in the glass while the vibrant palate offers white peach, tangy tangerine zest and white cherry. An elegant, persistent perlage and bright acidity provide elegance and energy while a ginger note wraps...
Winery Notes: Our Pinot Bianco presents itself in clear, bright straw yellow, with fruity aromas, fresh apple notes and a touch of herbs in the bouquet. In the mouth, the wine surprises with elegant, mineral depth, lively acidity and a fresh finish...
Displays toasty baking spices, nutmeg, spring flowers, marzipan, and pit fruits. The partial oak and lees aging gives this Verdejo additional roundness, complexity, and length.
The 2017 Chardonnay Woolsey Road Vineyard offers plenty of brioche and white flower nuances to go with rocking levels of Meyer lemon and tart pineapple fruit. It's rich, concentrated, and powerful on the palate, yet also has a racy spine of acidity...
Seductive aromas of spiced Bosque pear, lemon zest, and honeycomb are accented by chamomile blossoms and a hint of fresh pie crust. A perfectly balanced combination of yuzu and white peach lead into the delicate essence of vanilla and clove. Precise...
John Rittmaster's Notes: 70-year old vines. Fruity and racy at the same time, with precisely focused blue slate minerality and the added intensity, complexity and effortless balance that come from old vines. It manages power and finesse in equal...
Weighing in at 11.5% ABV and about 12 grams per liter RS, the Maximin Grunhaus Riesling Monopol is a swoon-worthy, simply gorgeous white packed with penetrating Riesling peach, green herb (wintergreen, tarragon, lemon verbena, basil) and lime peel aromas...
This sort of oxidative winemaking makes for a phenomenally interesting, incredibly layered wine that packs an almost exaggerated amount of Pinot Gris flavor into the bottle. Not exactly ‘orange’ (as are the more extreme wines being made in...
With the chutzpah to stand up to just about any seafood dish imaginable (the Venice lagoon is just minutes away), it’s also a natural with poultry, pork chops and just about anything else you can think of! Very highly recommended! ...
PRIMA Notes: The Winner’s Circle vineyard sits on one of the finest sites in the Russian River Valley and the fruit grown here has been long coveted by growers and vintners alike.
PRIMA Notes: We were instant fans of the 2019 Secateurs Chenin Blanc and we’ve found it to be great on its own and wonderful with garden fresh vegetables, roast fowl and filets of fish. Hopefully, you will share our enthusiasm. We...
PRIMA Notes: It’s a pleasure to be able to introduce the first Dehlinger Garbro Ranch Chardonnay here. Aiming for a lighter touch, Eva fermented the fruit in wood, only 25% of which was new, to create a rich and satisfying style of Chardonnay...
Winery Notes: This wine is bright yellow with golden hues. The scent is reminiscent of apricots and broom flowers, with a hint of tropical fruit. The taste is smooth, dense and characterised by a considerable aromatic persistence of dried apricots,...
This Sauvignon Blanc jumps out of the glass with pink grapefruit, Asian pear, white peach, lemon oil, lime leaf, and lemongrass aromatics. The palate confirms the nose and is extremely bright and tense, showing great balance. Bright guava, juicy stone...
Some of us remember when drinking a glass of good California Chardonnay wasn’t such an… event. It wasn’t like a meal in a glass, just a glass to go with a meal. Or not! This is exactly that sort of Chardonnay- pure,...
White Burgundy Value Alert! The grapes for this cuvée are sourced from four separate parcels within the famed Pierreclos subappellation of the Macon: ‘Margots,’’Le Chateau,’ ‘Les Grands Buys’ and ‘La...
100% Jacquere from the hills of Savoie, this is sort of where Cotes du Rhone Blanc meets the French Alps. Fresh, delicate and super pretty, this is a thoroughly lovely white that wants to be invited to your next picnic or served alongside a...
The 2019 agricultural campaign started slowly due to the prolongation of the winter season until February, with the consequent delay of the spring season. Nonetheless, the vegetative recovery has been regular and the high temperatures of June, July and...
Introducing Prisoner’s newest creation, the sultry, beautifully layered and dangerously irresistible Carneros Chardonnay. Showcasing Chardonnay’s elegantly tropical and subtly sunkissed side, this is a must have for fruit forward Chardonnay...
The 2017 Rochioli blend is 74% from Mid-40 block, 19% River block and 7% Allen Vineyard, which the Rochiolis have farmed for many years. The soil here is Yolo sandy loam and overwash, derived from sedimentary formation in alluvial fans. This is our third...
Its extreme elegance immediately justifies the reasons why this original Piedmontese wine has been so successful.Colour: straw yellow.Bouquet: it has an original and intense aroma of white flowers and fruits such as pear, peach, pineapple and passion...
Honest and pure sparkling wine. Peppery and herbal, with notes of fresh cut grass, lemon curd, and lots of pretty green and yellow apple notes throughout. Crisp, clean, fruity, and delicious. Aged minimum of 3 years on lees, disgorged summer 2019.
Pale light yellow with a green hue. Aromas of ripe peach, honeydew, and lemon rind intertwine seamlessly with vanilla and spice. The aromas are followed by flavors of lychee and yellow peach which meld perfectly with the cream texture, vanilla and slight...
Winery Notes: Gilles Lesimple is the fourth generation of a family of winegrowers. Based in the well-known village of Chavignol (a commune in Sancerre), he has been a winegro
Gilles Lesimple is fortunate to own land covering the three main...
Tasting Notes: Pale light yellow with a green hue. Aromas of ripe peach, honeydew, and lemon rind intertwine seamlessly with vanilla and spice. The aromas are followed by flavors of lychee and yellow peach which meld perfectly with the cream...
PRIMA Notes: A Pinot Grigio that harkens back to the Old Days, a template refined by the likes of Jermann and precious few others in the eastern hills of Friuli and Slovenia who take this grape seriously. There's an ever so slight hue of...
Wine Spectator: 93 Points - Verbena, beeswax and matcha green tea notes give way to a succulent, polished core of lemon curd, lanolin and quince flavors. Powerfully intense and focused, but the mouthwatering acidity keeps the flavors vivid, fresh and...
This bone dry bottle of Chenin is loaded with flavors of juicy pears, green apple, lemon zest, white flowers, and wet rocks. Salty acid and a weighty mid-palate lead to a lasting finish. This is Vouvray Sec in one of its finest forms.
Tasting Notes: The Home Ranch Chardonnay comes from a vineyard a few minutes’ walk from the Sbragias’ Dry Creek winery and proves that the Sbragia style of Chardonnay translates well to Sonoma County as well as Napa. Barrel fermented...
Named Saint Jean after the very pretty little church in Le Haut, the Chapelles planted this small parcel of vines to Chardonnay in 1991. Barrel fermented and aged in mostly neutral oak, it’s the higher elevation and cooler climate of this site that...
Celebrating the 25th vintage of Chardonnay from our beautiful Red Shoulder Ranch vineyard in Napa Valley’s Carneros District. Year after year this estate vineyard offers up wine with plush, exotic, zesty aromas and flavors.
“This 25th...
Winery Notes: Olivier and Floriane Azan bought Petit Roubié in 1981 and converted to organic farming in 1995. Today, surprisingly enough, Petit Roubié is still the only certified organic domain in the Picpoul de Pinet appellation. The...
Tasting Notes: Pale straw yellow colour with greenish hues and a characteristic fruity aroma mixed with floral notes. Balanced flavour sustained by a slightly acidic note which enhances aromatic freshness.
Tasting Notes: Precise, sharp and clean nose that might seem a bit subdued but this subtlety also allows a saline side to shine. A bit of breathing opens everything up and brings on hints of ripe pear and apple. The mouth follows the same path...
Winery Notes: Classique styled Loire valley sauvignon from the master of Montlouis and Vouvray. Produced entirely from Chidaine’s biodynamically farmed vineyards around the villages of Montrichard & Chissay-en-Touraine, just north of the Cher...
Striving for concentration and structure, the fermentation is longer than is typical but the results are simply stunning. It results in a wine that has tremendous length and crisp acidity, exactly what you’d expect in a bottle of well-made...
The Chignin is made with 100% Jacquère from 40-year-old vines planted on clay and limestone soils. Fermentation is in stainless steel tanks, with partial malolactic fermentation.It has wonderful texture for a mountain wine, and shows notes of...
Fermented in stainless steel and neutral oak, this light-bodied, well-structured white impresses with pretty citrus blossom scents and tart, high-toned acidity. Pungent with lemon and lime flavor, it develops bolder melon and pear notes as it opens in...
Tasting Notes: A rich, polished Chardonnay that definitely will not shortchange you on its tropical fruit, toasted oak and lemon crème brulee flavors. There’s something ultra-satisfying about drinking a good ol’ fashioned...
Winery Notes: This area of Bordeaux, south of St. Emilion and Pomerol and north of Sauternes, is known for producing light, crisp wines that pair perfectly with oysters, light fish or on simply by the glass. Estelle Roumage's version is made...
The Arneis “Bricco delle Ciliegie” is the perfect wine to understand the extraordinary potential of grown in the Roero Arneis. Domenico Almondo, theowner of the Giovanni Almondo winery, represents a true landmark in this area and the eighties...
Winery Notes: 100% Vermentino from 15-year-old vines planted in the Maremma with a southern exposure at 180 meters above sea level. The grapes are harvested at the beginning of September. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel followed by aging for...
Brilliant aromas of dried ginger, lychee fruit and pink grapefruit zest transition to tastes of zesty green apple, crisp pear and candied kumquat. Stepping back from my high-falutin’ descriptions, the Navarro Dry Gewurztraminer 2018 is true to its...
This small batch reserve Chardonnay is from the winery’s estate vineyard and Tunnel aged it in neutral French Oak on its lees for a year then moved it to stainless steel for six more months giving it a gorgeous, creamy texture while maintaining its...