Les Bonnes Blanches is a sector of vines widely considered to be the top terroir in the area. It’s location is geologically ideal to the Layon river, and it’s one of the rare vineyards that can produce an...
This wine is produced within the Anjou appellation but is intentionally declassified as VDF. From four parcels planted in 2000. Fruity attack, a crunchy wine. Agnès and René Mosse, along with their sons Joseph...
20% Cabernet Franc and 80% Muscat à petits grains. The aromas of lychee and mango from Muscat supported by a soft tannic structure go very well with the violet and grapefruit of Cabernet Franc. The south meets the...
80% Chenin, 20% Sauvignon Blanc. This is a blend of organic grapes bought and harvested in Faye d'Anjou. Dry and aromatic white with notes of white fruit and herbaceous, tense finish supported by a salivating bitterness. The...
70% Pineau D`Aunis, 30% Grolleau Noir. Sparkling rosé wine with notes of red fruits, citrus fruits (blood orange, grapefruit), sweet spices. Lively and invigorating bubbles. Agnès and René Mosse, along...
92 WS Alluring and fresh, with beautiful kumquat, crisp apple and nectarine notes complemented by a glaze of honey. Shows good tension and energy through the clean finish, while a whiff of smoke, sea salt and intense...
95 WA The acidity of Barthelmes’ 2010 Pinot Gris Altenbourg Selection De Grains Nobles Le Tri – picked on October 7 – is not extreme for its genre, but still nearly half again as much as that of the...
95 WE / 94 WA / 93 JS / 93 VM A heady sense of red-cheeked Mirabelle skin and ripe pear releases fruitiness on this wine's nose. The palate pulls it all together into a body of freshness and precision. Immensely...
95 JS / 94 DB / 93 JA / 91 WI Peaches and melons with zesty lemon and flowers, such as honeysuckle. Full, yet so vivid, bright and minerally. Drink now. - James Suckling Creamy, rich and yet wonderfully pure, focused and...
94 JS / 94 WI / 93 JA A refined nose of blackberries, dark cherries, dried herbs, earth and black pepper with a touch of cedar, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Well-structured with a...
93 JS / 92 JA / 91 WA / 91 DE Blackcurrants, slate, crushed stone and berries with hints of chocolate. Medium-bodied, bright and racy. Vivid at the end. A blend of syrah, carignan, mourvedre and grenache. Drink now. - James...
Castle Brig is pleased to introduce this new Cuv'e. Brig legacy is a natural red wine without sulfites added. This red wine is based on the following varieties: Egiodola, Arinarnoa and Merlot, picked perfectly ripe to bring...
92 WS #92 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 This shows Chenin's ability to balance ripeness and concentration with structure and polish, with honeyed lemon, glazed mango, warm hay and barley flavors all buoyed by citrusy acidity...
93 WA / 92 WS From one of the grand old estates of Provence, the 2020 Palette Rose is a dark pink, copper-tinged rosé—a blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault, plus 20% mixed "secondary"...
91 WS Rich and full, this intensely savory rosé is texturally very pure and integrated, with a beguiling mix of sea salt–coated pink grapefruit, rose petal and tangerine notes. Notes of chamomile tea and a...
"From the sauvignon grape whose vines are planted on the Sancerre hillside, a terroir composed exclusively of Silex. Vinification is carried out in temperature controlled inox tanks. Dry and fruity, it shows mineral...
92 WA The 1959 Rivesaltes from Domaine La Sobilane has a lively nose with scents of smoked walnut, mandarin, dried orange peel and sandalwood, all well-defined and never declining in the glass. The palate is very well...
95 JS Effusive, youthful nose of lemon and acacia blossom that’s very hard to resist! Concentrated and super-elegant palate with spot-on balance. Long wet-stone and flint finish with great tension. Excellent aging...
95 WA The Vatan 2010 Sancerre Clos la Neore is fascinatingly – indeed, almost mind-bendingly – complex, already in the nose. Musk, white truffle, citrus oils, bittersweet floral perfume, lime and tangerine, as...
96 VM The 2018 Clos la Neore was only bottled in magnum. Clarity is a term the accurately describes the 2018 Clos la Neore. It has a pure and intense core of fruit. But it’s not fruity. It’s a sophisticated...
93 WS Concentrated and harmonious, with melon, nectarine, gooseberry and lemon curd layered with green herbs and an intense salty spine. A subtle hint of honey adds richness, and a toasted almond note rounds out the lengthy...
95 WS / 17+ JR Gorgeous, with creamy-edged nectarine, yellow and green apple, pear and quince flavors that are brightly defined from start to finish, flecked with verbena and honeysuckle hints and backed by a off-dry edge...
97 VM / 95 WA / 95 DE Drinking the 2020 Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec is like taking your shoes off at the end of a long day of walking and soaking them in warm water: there's just satisfaction and relaxation. The 2020 has a sense...
98+ WA Served from the 500 ml bottle, the apricot-golden colored 2003 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie offers a beautifully deep, intense, concentrated and at the same time precise, fresh and refined...
96 WS / 94 WA / 17+ JR This is ripe and broad, taking a slightly more power-driven approach, with a mix of tropical mango and papaya fruit, backed by orchard fruit accents of yellow apple and peach. The long, heather...
97-98 VM / 97 WS / 97 DE / 96-97 WA / 96 JS The 2020 Clos du Bourg Première Trie comes from a warm parcel and a warm vintage, meaning that the grapes were a little quicker to ripen than the norm – but it's...
97 WS / 17 JR A stunner, with beautiful pear, green fig, yellow apple and quince notes that are creamy and sweet, yet seamless and refined in feel. The extremely long finish lets honeysuckle and verbena notes dance...
94 WE Intensly rich without being sweet, this wine is full of ripe flavors and a touch of honey. It's a wonderful combination of spices, candied fruits and opulence. The acidity rounds this wine out nicely. Imported by...
95 VM 100 cases produced The 2021 Clos du Bourg Sec is an ample, full bodied wine with a stream of acidity. Pure, floral and fragrant with aromas of pineapple, violets and fresh grapes. While rich, it is light in...
94 WS / 93 VM Perfumed and juicy, with a concentration that builds. Round and silky, this shows a lot of delicious fruit and a lot of complexity, with sea salt–dusted apple and honeycomb flavors layered with green...
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...
95-97 VM / 96 WS / 95-96 WA Pear and pineapple aromas meet fine, floral characters in the 2020 Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu. While this wine's edges are rounded, it is refined and elegant. It has a sense of density on the...
95 WS / 16.5+ JR Gorgeous crystallized ginger, dried quince, glazed pear and warm persimmon notes are seamlessly interwoven here, gliding through a lengthy finish that picks up a lilting green tea accent. Frankly off-dry...
96 VM / 95 DE / 94 WA / 94 WS It might be delicate but the 2020 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is also rather succulent, coating the mouth with its sweet embrace. A combination of white flowers and nectarine creates an...
93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is a supple, tender style. It's delicate on the palate while succulent and medium-sweet, which is quite a feat. You'll struggle to find many producers in the world who can achieve this...
30 years of complexity from the benchmark for collectible Chenin. Excellent vintage, ready to drink.
97 VM / 95-96 WA / 95 WS There are many shouty wines in the world, but the 2020 Le Mont Moelleux is understated, which is highly attractive. There's finesse and elegance to this sweeter style (49g/L). Delicate exotic...
93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Premiere Trie Moelleux is supple and fine with a high level of purity and finesse. It's delicate, light and precise despite its 95g/L of residual sugar. - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous...
96+ WA From another early, low-acid vintage, the golden shining, botrytis-free 2003 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Première Trie shows a beautifully intense, extraordinary clear, refined and elegant bouquet of ripe...
95 WA / 93 WS 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...
94 VM / 91 WS #83 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 This is a very fine, fragrant and floral Le Haut Lieu Sec. While delicate, the 2021 fills the mouth with a cloud of pure fruit reminiscent of violets, apple and nectarine skin...
95-96 WA / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 VM Pure, fresh and limey on the deep yet bright and precisely flinty-chalky nose, the 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Demi-Sec is a Chenin full of crunchy energy and charm, thanks to its concentrated but...
97-98 WA / 97 WS / 97 JS / DE 95 / 94 VM #65 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023 The intensely yellow colored 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is highly concentrated and complex on the nose that...
95 VM Despite its 125g/L of residual sugar, the 2022 Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux is balanced, fine and long. Yes, its sweetness fills the mouth and makes it blossom, but there's no suggestion of unctuousness or weight...
96 WS / 96 JD / 94 WA / 92 DE / 17+ JR A beauty, with an inviting display of succulent yellow apple, green plum, pear, persimmon and quince flavors that ripples lengthily through the finish, while light verbena,...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 WS The expansive spectrum of dried stone-fruit, candied-citrus and fresh-melon aromas beautifully fill out the rich and luscious palate of this precisely balanced Vouvray. Great honeyed...
94 VM The 2022 Le Mont Moelleux is a medium-sweet, tender style that is just so welcoming and appealing. It is the quiet type that doesn't show off. It offers breadth without weight, which I always like about the Huet wines...
Stunning complexity from the benchmark producer of collectible Chenin. Excellent vintage, ready to drink.
96 VM / 95 JS / 94 WS This 2021 Le Mont Sec fills the mouth with pear, pineapple, nectarine and violet flavors. There's a sense of seduction and succulence through the middle of this wine. The flint and the coolness of the...
95 VM / 94 WS The 2022 Le Mont Sec is a parcel of Chenin planted on clay with scattered flint, giving a certain tension to the style you certainly don't find in the come-hither Clos du Bourg. Its supple, concentrated core...
97 JG / 96 WS The 2018 Vouvray "Cuvée Constance" from Domaine Huët is a stunning young wine. The bouquet is deep, pure and youthfully complex, offering up scents of sweet quince, honeycomb, barley sugar,...
91 VM This young Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is soft, round and mouthfilling. The fruit quality of the 2020 is concentrated and succulent without weight, but there's a light farmyardy character to the wine. Offering...
95 VM The 2021 Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is a dry, floral Chenin Blanc produced from late-picked grapes, done in 3 passes with around 1/10th affected by botrytis. Grown biodynamically and vinified with minimal...
The 2022 vintage of Sancerre looks to be superb, with some producers and critics calling it one of the best vintages ever. Sustainable 100% Sauvignon Blanc. A single hillside plot of 50 year old vines on chalky Kimmeridgian...
92 WS 500 Cases Produced A brisk, energetic style, with densely packed flavors of lemon curd, jasmine, gooseberry and verbena coiled around a firm spine of minerals and tangy acidity. An invigorating wine, with notes of...
18.5 JR This smells gorgeous. Comes flaring nostrils and prancing out of the glass. Burnished pears, quince, rich and yet reverberating. A nuttiness carved into a savoury framework, even a touch toasty. Shortbread and...
The La Pépie cuvée is a blend of estate fruit from all of Pépière's terroirs, 50% of which fall within the Muscadet Sèvre & Maine appellation and 50% within the crus. Since 2016, the...
92-94 WA / 92 DE Primarily Clairette (60%) and Ugni Blanc (30%), with bits of Bourboulenc, Marsanne and Rolle, the 2021 Bandol Blanc was still in tank when I visited early last year. It presents a striking juxtaposition of...
93 VM / 89-92 WA Shimmering orange. Fresh pit fruit, red berry and floral qualities on the highly perfumed nose, along with suggestions of dusty minerals and orange zest. Juicy, focused and lithe on the palate, offering...
95 WE / 94 VM / 93 WS #3 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2022 One of only three Anniversary Editions ever produced (1976, 2001, and 2016) and made from a blend of their finest grapes. Notes of petrol and pear are focused and...
97 JS #53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023So many pink rose, jasmine and orchid aromas that you can’t resist falling into the super-sensual embrace of this dreamy gewurz that makes you feel you have...
96 JS If you are ever worried that Alsace pinot gris might be too extravagant for you, here is an incredibly pure and wonderfully balanced example. Super-ripe apricot yet so bright and clean, then you are pulled into...
97 JS / 94 WE / 17 JR Wow. This has such attractively pure fruit with flinty nuances, across ripe peaches, nectarines and grapefruit. The off-dry palate has a flinty and gently smoky edge with a very fresh, concentrated...
95 JS / 94 WE / 92 WA What a deep and dramatic wine this is! But there’s also a lot of charm, the mini banana and fresh pineapple aromas pouring from the glass. A lot of power on the expansive palate, but also great...
95 JS Stunning nose of yellow peach, pomelo and fresh pineapple that pulls you into this simultaneously ripe and vibrant dry riesling. The ripe citrus flavors run right through the palate into the long finish...
98 JS / 96 VM#32 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#80 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A giant dry riesling that is so cool, focused and precise, it comes across as only medium-bodied in spite of the...
97 JS / 95 WE / 17.5 JR This dry riesling has astonishing elegance for the very warm vintage, with super ripe orange and papaya notes that lie far from the mainstream for the grape. Sure, it’s slightly Baroque on the...
96 JS / 95 WE Rich, powerful and frankly sweet, but somehow cool with delicate exotic-fruit character (not just lychee), this is a highly structured gewurz that will need some years of bottle age to reveal its ample...
95 JS / 93 WS / 16.5 JR Indice 5 (13% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ Very fragrant nose of yellow and pink roses with plenty of turkish delight. Very concentrated, but the fine tannins and excellent freshness (in spite of modest...
97 JS / 94 WE / 94 WS This has such complex, fresh and pristine florals with lilacs, frangipani and lemon blossom, intermingled with very ripe peaches, pears, lychees and melon. Plenty of spice, too. The palate is...
97 JS / 95 DE Indice 3 Alcohol : 13.4° Residual sugar : 25.9 g/l There’s nothing obvious about this intensely spicy gewurz. In fact, studying the aromas is like solving...
97 JS Indice 3 (15.8% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ This gewurz is built on a monumental scale with gigantic concentration and structure, easily filling out the huge body. The abundant fine tannins soak up almost all of the...
98 JS / 96+ VM / 96 WE Smoky and floral with mango peel and candied oranges, making this an extremely unusual gewurztraminer and an amazing dry white. The long mineral finish gets an extra kick from the generous tannins and...
97 JS / 96 WA Indice 1 (15.6% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ Very smoky and flinty with lychee, papaya and star-fruit aromas. A very concentrated and super-silky gewurz that has none of the massiveness or bitterness towards which the...
96 JS Indice 1 (13% Alcohol) 2025-2035+ A game-changing dry pinot gris that manages to get all the floral-honey character and creaminess that fans of this category adore into a self-confidently dry package. In spite of the...
96 JS / 93 WS Indice 1 (13.5% Alcohol) 2025-2040+ This smells of the ripest melon you can imagine. Fresh herbal notes, including a touch of mint. Super-elegant and bright with a very sensual, silky texture on the generous...
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...
98 JS So spicy and smoky with a hint of mushroom, this is an enormously deep and concentrated dry pinot gris that’s just beginning to open up. With some aeration, ripe melon character is added to the expansive picture...
98 JS / 17 JR Indice 1 (13.6% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ Super smoky, spicy and flinty, this imposing and enveloping pinot gris is barely off-dry. Welcome to a world of smoky and textural complexity on the deep and refined palate...
95 JS / 92 DE This self-confidently atypical pinot gris has astonishing acidity that’s got the intensity of a lightning strike. Tons of pineapple and toast character, but also gigantic, lemony freshness at the...
98 JS / 96 WA Indice 1 (13.7% Alcohol) 2025-2045+ Be prepared to be amazed! Staggering nose of ripe pineapple, Amalfi lemon, honeysuckle and mystery. Enormously powerful and concentrated with breathtaking drive, this heads...
96 JS Very flinty nose that’s still pretty closed, but with aeration, floral and beeswax notes slowly emerge. This has stunning concentration, but is still tightly wound. The acidity makes this extremely straight, but...
96 JS / 96 DE With its cornucopia of yellow fruit, floral notes and wet-stone character, this is at once fleshy and enormously structured. Nothing opulent or warm about it at all, though. In fact, the very long finish is...
96 JS / 93 WS Indice 1 (13.2% Alcohol) 2025-2040+ A lot of riesling freaks say the grape needs stony soils, but here’s a beautiful example of how well it can do on clay-rich soil. So much citrus and peach here, even...
95 JS / 94 DE There’s a lot of discussion about “noble austerity“ in wine, but those wines are often just a bit hard. This has a certain mineral austerity, but it is welded to the ripest of citrus aromas...
97 JS / 94 WS / 93 DE It sounds corny, but this really tastes of an abundance of sunshine, with super-ripe pineapple character. That’s beautifully supported by the mineral acidity, which keeps this as straight as a...
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