2021 Grolleau “Franc de Pied”Bernard Baudry
France | Loire
$36
Producers
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The blend is equal parts Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Clairette. Together, they create a wine that has a complex mouth-feel that finishes with a nice refreshing acidity.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
This rustic, pomegranate-tinged year-round rosé is for the table, not the pool.
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire
Brambly berries and lifted floral notes combine with an earthy coolness and touch of spice in this red whose low alcohol level makes it even easier to fervently slurp down.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
One of the first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.
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...
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
This drinks like a Gamay infusion with lovely hints of potpourri, spice, and fresh grapes.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
The lightest and most aromatic Bandol rosé we import.
Domaine du Gros ‘Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
This bottle is full of chiseled, vivid, southern charisma with a soupçon of wild strawberry.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The life of the party at any cookout, picnic, or potluck.
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de France
Kermit and the Bruniers decided to part ways with the Gigondas AOP and make their rosé as Mother Nature intended, in a vin gris style.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Ventoux
Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.
Gaël Petit
France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
This bears a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Savor it while you can, because your glass will be empty before you know it, leaving you only with the spicy, mineral-laden aftertaste of a bottle that went down way too easily.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Meyer’s Riesling Réserve is a mélange of different terroirs around his domaine in Katzenthal, and is a precise, dry, minerally Riesling loaded with character.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Félix Meyer’s old-vine Pinot Blanc from the slopes of Katzenthal, in Alsace, has long overdelivered in the role of the proverbial “crisp white” for which we long.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
There is something timeless to La Roque’s Pic Saint Loup, its herbal bouquet and rich, fleshy texture, all free from any hint of modern trappings.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Serve it to friends as an apéritif and listen for wows, because this wine’s perfume provokes wows.
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...
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Gamay over 80 years old, partly planted in 1920
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
This “noble blend” combines the region’s principal grape varieties in one lip-smacking, liter-sized bottle of fun, perfectly capturing the magic of Alsace at bargain cost.
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
October Club Rouge Selection
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Chiroubles
Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
A textbook Chinon like this merits simple, rustic cuisine such as roast game, baked potatoes, and sautéed porcini mushrooms.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Baudry is among the Loire’s most reliable names for authentic, age-worthy reds produced via natural methods, and the same holds true for the domaine’s rare, precious blanc.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
A stunning value from one of Chablis’ oldest premier cru vineyards.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Top-notch, organically farmed premier cru Chablis.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stone), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Bouzeron
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Made from the rare Sauvignon Gris grape and grown in Muscadet country near the Atlantic Ocean, this savory, spicy, dry white is a great accompaniment to herby and citrusy salads and dishes.
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
This old-vines bottling is all about smoky garrigue, dense black fruit, taut leather, chewy tannins, and stones.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
With unrivaled versatility at table and guaranteed mouthwatering abilities, Sylvaner brings something new and fresh to the table
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
This Riesling “Katz,” as we call it, is a beautifully linear and chiseled style of Riesling, fresh and pure.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Power, intensity, and complexity combine to bring us a Riesling for the ages.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
De Cherisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
This wine is full of fresh Grenache fruit, beautifully perfumed, with a refined and elegant finish.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Often featuring grand cru fruit, this bottling is arguably the ideal entry point to Boxler’s range of magnificent white wines.
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Domaine Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
A Chardonnay made with regular topping-off of the barrels, to avoid any oxidation, this delivers an exotic nose of candied lemon and spices, focused acidity and a sensation of beeswax and nuts on the palate.
Domaine Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
75% Pinot and 25% Poulsard, juicy and light with a slight perlant texture on the palate, redolent of currants, cherries, and spices.
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
The comfort of settling in for the winter—that’s the feeling I get the minute I put my nose in a glass of Baudry’s Chinon Grézeaux. The very name suggests its gravelly terroir and earthy structure: a natural choice for this time of year.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness. Try it with this recipe for Grilled Palliards of Beef with Anchovies and Shallots.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Here, Chasselas becomes the reincarnation of a bubbling mountain spring, zipping across the palate with a refreshing tingle of spritz.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Antoine Jobard France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Domaine de la Tour du Bon France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Ding! It's ready! If there is a drinking window, this one just flew through it.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
This Bandol captures the essence of the Mediterranean. It has lush fruit with hints of rosemary, squid ink, and peppery meaty flavors.
Les Vignes Oubliées
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Terrasses du Larzac
This wine marries the sunny influence of the south with chewy mountain tannins and a fresh streak of cool stone.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Saint-Romain
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Made from young vine fruit from Grand Cru vineyards, this Riesling delivers delicious fruit, crispness, and minerality at good value.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
One of the gems of the Meyer portfolio.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Powerhouse intensity, concentration, kaleidoscopic flavor, unique terroir: in short, one of the great Riesling terroirs in all of northern Europe.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony, and a touch off-dry—hard not to love.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Apple and apricot notes, beautiful texture, and always both complex and extremely refreshing. Not an easy thing to do!
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The Cuvée Sarah, an aromatic mix of roasted, smoking herbs with plenty of tannins to chew on, goes down with pleasure and calls for another round (and a grill).
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
De Chérisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
An irresistible juxtaposition of delicacy and generosity
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Perched above the rest of the domaine on crunchy limestone rubble, Terrasse du Diable brings a chewy touch of rusticity and a saline finale.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
A slightly sweeter style of Gewurztraminer with opulent aromas and flavors to pair with any kind of spicy food.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Gallety
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Vivarais
This wine combines Syrah’s savoriness with Grenache’s stoniness for a delicious red that is ready to drink today.
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
A transformative process must have been at work here, with the dynamic freshness of the ouillé, or topped-up style, yet it still displays hints of caramelization and golden savoriness.
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
Domaine Méo-Camuzet France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Even though all of the wines hail from Chinon, the soil, elevation, and exposition all combine to make Le Clos Guillot their cuvée with the most finesse.
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Auxey Duresses
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Late-harvest wines of this quality in Alsace take incredible skill to make. This is a supremely beautiful example of a harmonious, highly successful partnership between man and nature.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fall asleep in a field of summer flowers? Boxler’s Pinot Gris Reserve will make you feel like Dorothy in Oz, but instead of poppies...honeysuckle, chamomile, and as you lie back in the sun, you bite into a luscious, technicolor nectarine. Yum.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
The tannins are soft, and the fruit is pure and elegant. Underlying that, though, is something dark and profound.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey Chambertin
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
Mourvèdre and Grenache from a historic vineyard site give this elegant and profound red, replete with wild herbs, spice, and a chewy, stony tannin.
Château Moulin
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
Made without added sulfur, a transparent reflection of Merlot grown in the limestone and clay of Fronsac
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Crémant d’Alsace
With a fine bead, classy bouquet, and stimulating minerality, it will give even the priciest Champagne a run for its money.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
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 du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine is at once pleasure, richness, depth, and freshness. The body is velvety and not at all aggressive. You smell the stones, the minerality, a smokiness, the magnificent old-vines Grenache fruit.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Without hesitation, this is the best red Burgundy I have tasted this year.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Chill and enjoy with Richard Olney’s marinated fennel recipe.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
Heimbourg, a very stony, steep limestone terroir in Turckheim, produces a powerful, full-bodied style of Pinot Gris with exceptional aging potential.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony—hard not to love.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Grand Cru Brand
Château Haut-Lariveau
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
From a boldly ripe and energetic vintage, a perfect pairing, it turns out, for smoky magret de canard
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Wiptal is the highest-altitude portion of the Sommerberg vineyard in Niedermorschwihr, a perfect amphitheater that clings to the very top of the vineyard’s steep granite slope.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pay de l’Aude
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura
Domaine Les Mille Vignes
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The nose soars from the glass—wildflowers from the Mediterranean basin, if you ask me—with incredible finesse.
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pay de l’Aude
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | Vin de France
Honeyed, richly fruity, and boasting a fascinating smoky complexity, this decadent dessert wine is truly stunning.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Rivesaltes
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