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...

Caves de Florensac Picpoul de Pinet Les Poissons 2018 (750ML)

"Crystal clear lemon color with green tinges. Soft, delicate nose with hints of grapefruit, unripe peach, accacia and briney notes. Balanced with good structure and acidity in the mouth, and a saline lingering finish...

Claude Riffault Sancerre les Boucauds 2018 (750ML)

95 DE Les Boucauds is one of 14 communes within the Sancerre appellation and is rich with Kimmeridgian limestone-clay soil. The Domaine owns a total of 13.5 hectares of vineyards across Sancerre. The certified organic Les...

Domaine de la Bastide Blanche Bandol Rose 2019 (1.5L)

93 VM Shimmering, copper-tinged orange. Mineral-accented red berries and tangerine on the incisive nose, backed by a suave floral nuance. Densely packed yet energetic on the palate, offering refreshingly bitter red currant...

Domaine des Cassagnoles Gros Manseng 2015

"Each grape variety is vinified separately. Small skin maceration for the Colombard and the Gros Manseng. Pneumatic pressing, cold stabilization, fermentation under controlled temperature of 18°C. Aged in tank until...

Domaine Dugois Arbois Savagnin 2010 (750ML)

Domaine Pierre Chauvin Cremant de Loire 2014 (750ML)

Domaines Schlumberger Riesling Princes Abbes 2015 (750ML)

"A closed nose leads to a softly apricot-fruited palate. Tension and structure are provided by a streak of fresh lemon acidity that tones the body and gives a lighter, clear accent to the sonorous fruit." - Anne Krebiehl,...

Fournier Sancerre Les Belles Vignes 2018 (750ML)

93 JS Exotic aromas of mango, papaya and lime with fresh thyme and other herbs. Medium body. Crisp acidity. Serious Sancere here. Drink now. - James...

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 Moelleux 2016 (750ML)

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...

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,...

Hugel Riesling Hugel Jubilee 2009 (750ML)

95 JS A dense and soft riesling with sliced lemon, pear and spice character. Full and intense with wonderful lime, mineral and flint. Rich and flavorful. Open and delicious now. Drink now. James Suckling Not only a...

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...

Nicolas Joly Vignobles de la Coulee de Serrant Clos de la Coulee de Serrant Savennieres 2017 (750ML)

95 VM An incredibly unique Chenin from Joly’s monopole appellation. Muscular, but there’s a whispery edge to this that’s more ethereal than 2018. Light golden. Enchanting, beguiling aromas of melon and...

Ostertag Riesling Muenchberg Grand Cru 2012 (750ML)

92 Vinous / 95 WE Gold-tinged straw. Deep, very pure nose hints at white peach, minerals and flowers. A noticeable step up in depth and complexity over the preceding Riesling samples, boasting impressive flavor intensity...

SIVIR Banyuls Grand Cru 1929 (750ML)

In the South of France, there is a long tradition of producing fortified wines, particularly in the appellations of Maury, Rivesaltes and Banyuls. The producers of these vins doux naturels often kept the best vintages for...

Tempier Bandol Rose 2018 (1.5L)

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...

Trimbach Gewurztraminer Sgn Hors Choix 2007 (750ML)

96 WA / 94 WS / 94 VM The 2007 Gewurztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles Hors Choix represents a cuvee designation that the Trimbachs also utilized in 1989 and 2000 for wine of near Esszencia-like richness. Essence of rose...

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 Rangen de Thann Clos St Urban Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

93 WS Ashy smoke and flint notes form a minerally overtone that leads the way in this creamy, full-bodied Gewürztraminer, layered with flavors of honeycomb, baked apricot, preserved lemon and biscuit. Dense and...

Zind Humbrecht Riesling Brand Grand Cru 2017 (750ML)

94-96 WA From pink, decomposed granite soils, the 2017 Alsace Grand Cru Brand Riesling opens beautifully aromatic, with almost tropical fruit aromas (pineapples). Very pure and flinty (gunflint), this is a full-bodied,...

Zind Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain GC 2017 (750ML)

95-97 WA The 2017 Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Riesling fermented very quickly and offers a pure and flinty note on the intense but (certainly) still reductive nose. Lush and juicy on the palate, this...