2015 Puligny-Montrachet “Les Chalumaux”Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy
$120
Producers
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Roulot France | Burgundy | Auxey-Duresses
Bruno Colin
France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Complex aromas, flesh, depth; the classic chiseled back end you’d expect from well-made Puligny.
Domaine François Lumpp France | Burgundy | Givry
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Hippolyte Reverdy France | Loire | Sancerre
Domaine du Gros ’Noré France | Provence | Bandol
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Domaine Méo-Camuzet France | Burgundy | Chambolle-Musigny
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Ajaccio
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A sumptuous blend from the original Corsican varietal holdouts that spawned the revolution.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Barbarossa, a rare variety with unmatched character, with some bottle age—truly unique.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Rivesaltes
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
Consists of 80% Terret planted in 1926
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Deliciously lush and full, remains fresh with backbone.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Singing with a veggie-heavy stir fry!
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
Ludovic Engelvin France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine Gachot-Monot
France | Burgundy | Côte de Nuits-Villages
Blind taste this wine and you'll imagine you’re drinking a much fancier 1er or Grand Cru red Burgundy. Gachot-Monot is my go-to when I want to impress my palate without splurging.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy | Rully
Domaine Michel Brégeon
France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
January ’19 Club Chevalier Selection
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica
A grandiose monument to the power of Corsica’s heirloom grapes.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Val de Loire
Patrick Bottex
France | Savoie and Bugey | Bugey
This wine is as festive as they come! Pink, bubbly, and softly sweet.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony—hard not to love.
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
A regal and refined Chardonnay whose chiseled, flinty frame bespeaks its terroir
Domaine du Joncier
France | Southern Rhône | Lirac
A Lirac of exceptional structure, freshness, and aging potential
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
Violets and roses on the nose, and ample volume on the palate, with a Morello cherry freshness.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
February Adventures Club Selection
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica
A beautiful example of Biancu Gentile, an heirloom white grape revived from near-extinction by Arena in the 1990s.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
May ’20 Club Chevalier Selection
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Wild, chewy, age-worthy red from a pioneer of biodynamic farming
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
A uniquely Corsican granite grain with summer maquis aromatics
Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Chablis
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
This 2015 is already delicious with black cherry, réglisse, and dried herb suggestions, and it will continue to improve for many years
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
Opulent notes of stone fruit balanced by a fresh minerality
Château Moulin
France | Bordeaux | Canon-Fronsac
You may find it to be leaner and livelier than the rich, plush Merlots of Pomerol and Saint Emilion
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
The chalky minerality, the salt sea, the bitter tinge of ripe Vermentino grapes—combine that with fish soup or fish stew and revel in the result.
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Viré-Clessé
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
A. & M. Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace
One of the gems of the Meyer portfolio.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Fresh and saline, with ample body and tuned-up aromatics.
Château de Trinquevedel France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Provence
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Fuissé
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
Rich, velvety texture and vivid fruit, suggesting blackberry and plum with an almost wild intensity.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
This brooding amphora-aged red is a tribute to ancient Corsican wines, as they were produced in Roman times. Selection
Bernard Baudry France | Loire | Chinon
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
This gorgeous red is deep and concentrated with notes of moist earth, cherry and myrtle berries, with nice dusty tannins to hold it all together.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Maranges
September ’19 Club Chevalier Selection
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Château Fontanès France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
March Club Rouge Selection
Henri Perrusset
France | Burgundy | Mâcon Farges
A refreshing white for salt, pepper, and vinegar marinated shrimp.
Nicole Chanrion
France | Beaujolais | Côte-de-Brouilly
Try Gail’s recipe: grilled halibut soaked in yogurt and roasted Indian spices.
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Alain Pascal's rosé gets better each year—don't miss it!
Château Haut-Lariveau
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
From a boldly ripe and energetic vintage, a perfect pairing, it turns out, for smoky magret de canard
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
Château La Roque France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica
May Club Chevalier Selection
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Consists of 70% Terret, planted in 1900
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | I. G. P. Île de Beauté
Sun-ripened fruit, sea-mist salinity, and an alluring note of fresh herbs.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
One of the first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.
Château Moulin
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
Made without added sulfur, a transparent reflection of Merlot grown in the limestone and clay of Fronsac
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
I have matched bottles with grilled pork and veggie kebabs, turkey sandwiches from the deli, spicy buffalo wings, freshly fried fish tacos...
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Antoine Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Vin de France
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Concentration, power, and plenty of flesh on its limestone bones.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
Jean-Marc Vincent France | Burgundy | Santenay
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony, and a touch off-dry—hard not to love.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
One of Corsica's finest reds, from a collection of heirloom grape varieties saved from extinction by Abbatucci's father.
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Domaine Maestracci France | Corsica
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Muscadet Côtes de Grand Lieu
Crisp and mineral-driven, this slightly saline Muscadet will quench any parched palate.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Pairs with scallop and ginger crudo
Veuve Fourny et Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
La Tourtine perhaps best expresses the paradoxical combination of power and elegance that is a trademark of the Domaine's wines.
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
February Club Rouge Selection
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
Paul Bara France | Champagne
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
Veuve Fourny et Fils France | Champagne
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A briny, invigorating rosé from a pioneer of the Patrimonio appellation as we know it today.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
At the domaine's highest-elevation site, Mourvèdre's might is gently enveloped by Grenache and Cinsault to yield a Bandol of great finesse.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône | Collines Rhodaniennes
Gaël Petit France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Experience Bonifacio, one of Corsica's historic wine regions, through Canarelli's epic, age-worthy biancu.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Grand Cru Brand
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A thirst-quencher with uncommon pedigree.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine
France | Provence
This sandstone amphora-aged rosé spotlights old-vine Grenache grown on limestone terraces with a view of the sparkling Mediterranean. Bottle all that up, and what could possibly go wrong? Simply mouth-watering.
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
From clay and limestone vineyards, they are able to obtain remarkable complexity in their Brut, while the texture shows both a creamy richness and an austere minerality.
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica | Île de Beauté
May Club Chevalier Selection
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Bouzy
Try with tender and tangy curry marinated grilled chicken.
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
An intense exotic nose lures you in before the minerality channels the lightning energy of this pure Sauvignon Blanc.
Ludovic Engelvin France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
Domaine Méo-Camuzet
France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot
When life gets you down, this wine reminds you that there’s greatness in this world.
Domaine Antoine Jobard France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Viré-Clessé
Majority of Chardonnay planted circa 1920
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Bouzeron
Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.
François Lumpp
France | Burgundy | Givry
Power and finesse, silken fruit and muscular tannin, and a noticeable, stony, goût de terroir.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This Châteauneuf-du-Pape has all the perfume, plush fruit, and ethereal structure to please right away
Domaine Roger Neveu
France | Loire | Sancerre
Textbook Sancerre: bright and citrusy, with a clean, stony finish.
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Château de Bellevue France | Bordeaux | Lussac Saint Émilion
Château de Trinquevedel France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Boxler’s regal Pinot Gris displays a splendid richness that provides contrast to its well-defined, toned mineral structure.
Château Léoville-Las Cases
France | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien
Extremely limited quantities
Domaine Roulot
France | Burgundy | Meursault
Extremely limited quantities, maximum 2 bottle per purchase
Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy France | Loire | Sancerre
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
This wine beautifully marries the esprits of the Beaujolais and southern Rhone. It is at once juicy, festive, sunny, and spicy.
Paul Bara France | Champagne
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
November ’19 Chevalier – A quintessential Beaujolais quaffer full of early-drinking charm.
Domaine de Reuilly France | Loire | Reuilly
Domaine de la Tour du Bon France | Provence | Bandol
Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de France
Salty, discreet, and full of brambly fruit and soft citrus notes
Domaine du Durban France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Château Fontanès France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint-Loup
Château Léoville-Las Cases France | Bordeaux
Château Léoville Las Cases France | Bordeaux
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A testament to the enormous potential of Biancu Gentile, with added complexity from bottle age.
Domaine Michel Brégeon France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Château Belles-Graves
France | Bordeaux | Lalande-de-Pomerol
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine d’Aupilhac France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Montpeyroux
Jean-Baptiste Arena France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
The Bretons run a benchmark domaine for their region.
Château d’Epiré
France | Loire | Savennières
September ’20 Club Chevalier Selection
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pay de l’Aude
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Crémant d’Alsace
This festive, lush-yet-mineral sparkler is the perfect match for pre-feast snacking.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
February ’20 Club Rouge Selection
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Low levels of tannin, trademark aromas of juicy red fruit and spice—this is what good Beaujolais is all about!
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
With the verve and structure of a great Chablis, and even more versatile, this crisp and creamy complex Chenin Blanc is one of the best pairings for cheese out there.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy
This versatile Chardonnay will enhance any white-wine-friendly food on your table—from pesto to fresh seafood.
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Chablis
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Fine red Burgundy to satisfy the most sophisticated palates.
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
Fresh, salty, and citrusy all at once—an instant crowd pleaser, and one of Corsica’s top value whites.
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
There is a strangely beautiful harmony between earth, sun, and man.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
April Club Rouge Selection
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica
The drinkability of a Beaujolais with the herbs and aromatics of the Corsican landscape.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Super structured, crisp fruit, a limey cirtus blast, and limestone chalk in your teeth. You should really get a few bottles.
Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy | Vézelay
Domaine Maestracci France | Corsica | Calvi
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Muscadet Côtes de Grand Lieu
At first, it is streamlined, saline, and full of lemon. Then the granite terroir kicks in...
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Paul Bara France | Champagne
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
J. Lassalle France | Champagne
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Champagne Grand Cru
The Champagne that kicked off the feast of the century.
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Champagne Grand Cru
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy | Côte Chalonnaise
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Very pure, with a beautiful noble tannin and excellent finish
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy | Rully
Domaine Ganevat
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
This Trousseau electrifies your palate with its high-toned fruit.
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat
France | Jura
Fashioned from from Chardonnay from Burgundy, Riesling from Alsace, and Savagnin from Jura
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat
France | Jura | Vin de France
This cuvée displays earthiness and minerality to balance out the fresh cranberry notes.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
Despite its voluptuousness, the wine is dry, fresh, very stony, and even salty.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Mercurey
It is easy to forget that it isn’t a premier cru
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy
Domaine Ganevat
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Like premier cru red Burgundy on vacation
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat
France | Jura | Vin de France
This wine displays tiny, scintillating bubbles, and carries Ganevat’s trademark gulpability.
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat
France | Jura
Supernatural, well-made reds of this caliber are such a thrill.
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat
France | Jura
Very few Chardonnays evoke autumnal bounty quite like this lively, delicious, and transportive cuvée.
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Vin de France
Château Graville-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Graves
There could be no better way to enjoy this crisp, invigorating Graves than with a platter of fresh seafood.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Château de Bellevue
France | Bordeaux | Lussac Saint Émilion
Endowed with great aging potential, this red delights in its young years thanks to the pure, bright fruit and mouth-watering finale
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
Opulent notes of stone fruit balanced by a fresh minerality
A. & M. Quenard France | Vin de Savoie
Éric Chevalier France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Daniel Chotard France | Loire | Sancerre
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Michel Brégeon
France | Loire | Muscadet
Grand cru Muscadet: an intensely mineral white with aging potential.
Domaine Michel Brégeon
France | Loire | Muscadet
Muscadet as it was meant to be: bracingly crisp, clean, faintly salty, & a subtle hint of sunshine.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire | Chinon
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Chablis
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Gamay planted in 1946
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Classically Chablis—crisp, mineral, and bright.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Bouzeron
Domaine La Tour Vieille France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
Lambert de Seyssel
France | Savoie and Bugey | Seyssel
From a village in the French Alps with a reputation for floral-scented charmers.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
This exceptionally sprightly Chablis shows a beautiful balance of lushness and vibrant acidity and certainly punches above its weight class.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Treated with the same care as the domaine’s premiers crus, and will certainly age like one.
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
I think it is because there is something inscrutable about the best Syrahs. Instead of leaping out of the glass, they pull you in.
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Baux de Provence
Roussanne like you've never tasted it before.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Marsanne over 80 years old
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Clos Saint-Joseph France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Domaine d’Aupilhac France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
One of the great Syrah bottlings of France—truly epic.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Domaine Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.
Domaine du Salvard
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
A splash in your white-wine marinade, the rest down the hatch.
La Soeur Cadette France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Domaine de Marquiliani France | Corsica | Vin de Corse
Château d’Épiré France | Loire | Savennières
Château d’Épiré
France | Loire | Savennières
Powerful, cellar-worthy dry Chenin aged in chestnut, oak, & acacia.
Anne & Jean-François Ganevat France | Jura | Vin de France
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
A. & M. Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Domaine Gallety France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Vivarais
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Jean Foillard France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Daniel Chotard France | Loire | Sancerre
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
With the verve and structure of a great Chablis, and even more versatile, this crisp and creamy complex Chenin Blanc has all the freshness and verve one could need—one of the best pairings for cheese there is.
Château Ducasse
France | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.
Jean-Paul & Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stoned), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
Jean-Paul & Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This Châteauneuf-du-Pape has all the perfume, plush fruit, and ethereal structure to please right away
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Immediately accessible, with the type of ripe, unctuous nose you know and love with grand cru Chablis.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Condrieu
One of the world’s most remarkable dry whites
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
La Soeur Cadette France | Burgundy | Vézelay
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Solutré
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
Dress-code-not-required Bordeaux, whose velvety tannins and supple structure fit more like soft flannel and worn jeans than a stiff suit jacket and tie
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d’Oc
Genuinely reflecting the down-home, country soulfulness we love about the Languedoc.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Savigny-aux-Serpentières
Domaine La Tour Vieille France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Banyuls
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Henri Perrusset France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Villages
Château Graville-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Graves
June ’20 Adventures Club Selection
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Bargain access to one of Burgundy’s established masters, ready to drink tonight.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire
Clos Larrouyat
France | Southwest | Jurançon
Quantities extremely limited, 4 bottles max per purchase
Clos Larrouyat
France | Southwest | Jurançon
Quantities extremely limited, 3 bottles max per purchase
Opening a bottle of Kuentz-Bas is always an obvious choice, and with a 20% discount on this sampler, it is now even more so.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | IGP Méditerranée
Ruddy and plump, it has loads of black fruit and garrigue-y rusticity.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Baux de Provence
A reminder that rosé should be about wine first and color second.
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
An incredible wine that defines the region by marrying power, earth, finesse, dark fruit, silk, spice, and ageability.
Domaine de Fontsainte France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières