France Misc

Albert Mann Pinot Gris Furstentum Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

94 WA The 2017 Pinot Gris Grand Cru Furstentum is beautifully clear and fresh on the nose, provided with lots of fresh pineapple and tangerine notes. From 25-year-old vines and harvested on September 19, this rich, intense...

Anne Gros Minervois la Ciaude 2011 (750ML)

93 WA Mostly Carignan, from 100+-year-old vines, the 2011 Minervois La Ciaude offers beautiful typicity in its saline-like, mineral-laced and earthy dark fruits, spice and graphite aromas and flavors. Textured, medium to...

Delmas Blanquette De Limoux Tradition Brut NV (750ML)

Tasting Notes: Fresh, racy with a typical notes of crisp green apple and honey. The Mauzac grape varietal gives this wine its classic Blanquette de Limoux characteristics of crisp green apple. The texture is creamy, with...

Domaine du Tremblay Quincy Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (750ML)

Domaine Fernand Engel Reserve Pinot Blanc 2014 (750ML)

Ripe fruit, apple, peach, slightly spicy and delicately honeyed scent. Dry but fruity flavor. In addition to the smell of the subtleties of taste is a melon and ripe apricot. Pair with salads, fish and shellfish. -Winery

Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Noir Princes Abbes 2015 (750ML)

"The nose just hints at earth and autumnal oak leaf. The palate comes with slight grip, very fine tannins and more earthy leafy aromas. Red-cherry fruit is just hinted at. This is slender and bone dry and will come into its...

Fat Louis "Greetings From France" 2015 (750ML)

"50% Grenache Blanc, 30% Carignan and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Beautiful gold shade with nostalgic aromas of fresh fruit. Subtle pear, apple and orange blossom are complimented by friendly acidity and a balanced finish. Enjoy as...

Huet Vouvray Le Clos Du Bourg Demi Sec 2015 (750ML)

95 WA / 94 WS The 2015 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec displays a well defined and complex bouquet of ripe and concentrated fruits intertwined with chalky flavors. Dense and elegant on the palate, with a...

Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi Sec 2016 (750ML)

96 WS / 16.5 JR Delivers a beautiful display of purity and grace, with creamed Jonagold apple, star fruit, white peach and chamomile notes flowing seamlessly, backed by wet stone and fresh verbena accents. Subtle but...

Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 1ere Trie 2015 (750ML)

96 WS / 94+ WA Gorgeous from the get-go, featuring notes of creamed melon, yellow apple and persimmon that glide effortlessly, inlaid with hints of green tea, verbena, heather and quince. The long finish...

Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2019 (750ML)

95 WA    The deep brown clay soils of the Haut-Lieu plateau provide the typical fruitiness and freshness wonderfully in Huet's 2019 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec. Ripe pear, tangerine and orange fruits with notes of...

Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 2016 (750ML)

96 WS / 17.5 JR Bright, even exuberant in feel, with a parade of Jonagold apple, green melon, Bosc pear and quince flavors streaming through, gilded with heather, honeysuckle and verbena notes on the long, lithe finish...

Huet Vouvray Moelleux Cuvee Constance 2016 (500ML)

96 WS Intense acidity cuts through the rich and plump profile of this sweet version, creating harmony and focus. Shows a wide range of flavors, with golden raisin, fig and flambéed pear notes on the palate,...

Huet Vouvray Sec le Mont 2019 (750ML)

94+ WA / 94 VM The deep brown clay soils of the Haut-Lieu plateau provide the typical fruitiness and freshness wonderfully in Huet's 2019 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec. Ripe pear, tangerine and orange fruits with notes of lemon...

J Laurens Cremant De Limoux NV (750ML)

60% chardonnay, 30% chenin blanc, 5% pinot noir, 5% mauzac   Tasting note: A penetrating nose of mild reduction, yeast, citrus and green apple leads to delicious flavors that possess reasonably good...

Maxime Magnon La Demarrante 2014 (750ML)

That Maxime Magnon is part of one of the most revolutionary wine movements in France should give him a justifiable swagger to his step, yet he is nonetheless a reluctant hero. This thirty-something Burgundian was not born...

Mousse & Fils Ratafia La Vie en Meunier NV (500ML)

This 100% pinot meunier Ratafia from Champagne goes back to a 1947 family recipe from Champagne Moussé Fils using their Marc de Champagne, a liqueur distilled from pomace after winemaking. Non-sparkling, it...

Nicolas Joly Vignobles de la Coulee de Serrant Savennieres Roche Aux Moines Clos de la Bergerie 2017 (750ML)

94 VM More acidity and structure than 2018, though still a big hedonistic wine (and 15% abv). But there is something deep and complex here. Rich and dense, with grilled tropical fruit and melon, underlying herb and spice,...

Pascal & Nicolas Reverdy Sancerre les Coutes 2018 (750ML)

89 WS   This is marked by prominent minerality, which lends a crunchy texture and a very salty impression. Notes of kiwifruit and lemongrass form the core, fueled by lively acidity. Drink now through 2023. 1,100 cases...

Tement Ried Grassnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (750ML)

95+ WA Bottled in February 2019, the 2017 Ried Grassnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc is from Tement's coolest vineyard, where Manfred Tement started the Sauvignon Blanc revolution in South Styria (when the grape was called...

Triennes Rose 2019 (750ML)

90 VM Two of Burgundy’s greatest names – Jacques Seysses, founder of Domaine Dujac, and Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – are the partners behind this pioneering property...

Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvee Laurence 2015 (750ML)

92 VM / 91 WA Good full yellow. Mint, candied orange peel, mango, smoke and roses. Then clean, fresh and very penetrating, with a light tannic quality to the citrus and tropical fruit flavors. Very long and creamy on the...

Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire 2018 (750ML)

93 VM / 93 JS The 2018 Gewurztraminer Roche Calcaire is a beautiful wine made from the estate’s young vines across multiple vineyards planted on limestone. Rich and expansive on the palate, with striking translucence,...

Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen De Thann Clos St Urbain Grand Cru 2016 (750ML)

98 JS / 96 WE / 93+ VM The most powerful and deepest pinot gris of this vintage from Zind Humbrecht with a ton of smoke, creme-brulee and mushroom character. In spite of the almost 15% alcoholic content, it is properly dry...

Zind Humbrecht Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 2018 (750ML)

96 VM / 95 JS One of the standouts in this range, the 2018 Riesling Clos Windsbuhl is incredibly vivid in the glass. Time in the glass brings out myriad layers of flavor and dimension. Orange confit, crushed rocks, mint and...

Zind Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain GC 2018 (750ML)

97 JS / 95 VM A unique dry riesling with an astonishing combination of mini banana, mirabelle, baking spice and sea salt. Super concentrated and super elegant, this has a level of poise that’s very rare in the 2018...