2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
Producers
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
A bubbly for any day of the week–bone-dry and super fresh
Lambert de Seyssel
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes | Seyssel
From a village in the French Alps with a reputation for floral-scented charmers.
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Bouzy
This is the best way to start a dinner party and nothing says the holidays like rose bubbles. Please imbibe and enjoy.
J. Lassalle
France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Lush and plush, with aromas of strawberries and cream, this wine is so elegant that it can make a boor feel like a sophisticated gentleman.
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne | Vertus
If you like rosé Champagne, don’t miss this wine. If you don’t like rosé Champagne, prepare to be converted.
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Bouzy
With classic notes of sweet spice and quince, it’s great with dessert, too. An apple-walnut pie? Apricot and frangipane tart?
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne | Vertus
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir sees partial barrel aging, partial malolactic fermentation, and two and a half years aging in bottle before release.
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne | Vertus
No need to wait for the perfect moment to enjoy a bottle; popping the cork on their Blanc de Blancs is a special occasion unto itself!
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne | Vertus
This Brut Nature bottling, which receives zero dosage, is the driest style of Champagne that exists.
Moulin Jean-Marie Cornille
France | Provence | Vallée des Baux de Provence AOP
The most buttery and decadent oil we import.
Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
Full-bodied yet delicate, infused with the joie de vivre of the south of France.
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Evaporation over time has concentrated the wine, giving it considerable strength to go with its trademark rancio aromas of walnuts and brine.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia
Montisci’s measured use of skin contact yields a fleshy texture, gently enveloping a granitic core.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia
Only 900 bottles produced, you’ll value it down to the last drop.
Clos Larrouyat
France | Southwest | Jurançon
Comète emphasizes the nerve, concentration, and exotic perfume of Petit Manseng. Quantities extremely limited.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence
This gorgeous blend of Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, and Clairette is both fleshy and mineral driven.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
What about real-deal vanilla aromatics? I’m talking cured Madagascar bourbon seed, lightly crushed, delicate and discreet.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Everything about this cuvée, from the delicately briny scent of slick oyster shells to the concentrated, pristinely focused sensation on the palate, is a demonstration of why this domaine has become one of Chablis’ very best.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Vauprin showcases Chardonnay’s ability to produce a wine that is simultaneously both round and taut in this mighty northern Burgundian terroir.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
David describes it as “direct and pure, full of energy”—a perfectly steely Chablis for oysters-on-the-half-shell, certain to remain tightly coiled for many years to come.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Top-notch, organically farmed premier cru Chablis.
Domaine Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
The premier cru Beauroy is a round, ample expression of Chablis from a south-facing parcel. Silky and suave on the palate, it finishes with a whisper of salinity.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
Embodying what Tempier is all about—celebration, gaiety, and delicious simplicity.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily
A rosé made via ancient methods from ashy soils high on Mount Etna.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Vino da Tavola
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
This rosé is world class and different from anything else we import in the pink category.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire | Vin de France
Fermented and aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered, it features a delightful kiss of oak on the long, bracing, mouth-watering finish.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica
A velvety texture, vibrant acidity, with herbal and fruit notes I’ve never experienced before, add magic and mystery to this historical cuvée.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Expect bright, crunchy forest berries, elegance, freshness, and sneaky structure.
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.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Delicate floral perfume, medium body, and velvety tannin.
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily
This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot
France | Burgundy | Savigny-lès-Beaune
A rare white Burgundy made from mostly Pinot Blanc—chalky and age-worthy.
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
This is truly artisanal Sauternes—made by hardworking farmers who are willing to sacrifice quantity for excellence.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
This Saumur Champigny is electric and alive, from the first scent of roses on the nose to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and sheer weightlessness on the palate.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
The high limestone content gives this Pinot plenty of spice and ripe cherry with great acidity and persistence.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
It’s hard to imagine this beauty could taste any better than it does now, but I’ll be curious to revisit it in five to ten years.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
Granite slopes give way to cooling citrus and crunchy pear.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
Ever the racy and mineral cuvée, this is all silk and flesh, and a rare village treat from a producer of mainly premier and grand cru wines.
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
It’s beautifully ethereal, with pillowy fruit that tastes so sublime it would be limiting to attempt a description, although quince and verbena jump to mind.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Drink Later: This cuvée shares the satin texture of all Foillard Morgons, and should age similarly well for those willing and able to wait.
Domaine Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
The wine is firmly structured and robust, with dark, plump fruit that tastes fresh and utterly drinkable.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Mercurey
It is easy to forget that it isn’t a premier cru
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Intense, ripe peach fruit with distinguished tannins.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
Light and living, charged with herbs, cranberry, and strawberry.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Fixin
Solid yet affordable cru burgundy with the structure, concentration, and complexity similar to Gevrey-Chambertin’s wine, as well as the bright fruit and accessibility of its other neighbor, Marsannay.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
The magic of great Côte Rôtie does not come from its reputation for being a big, bombastic wine.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Condrieu
One of the world’s most remarkable dry whites
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This unfiltered bottling from the excellent 2020 vintage—a more classic, sun-filled year than that fateful 2002—is one of the best editions to date.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
At once robust, succulent, and elegant, this red offers immediate pleasure and age-worthy promise.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine
France | Provence | Cassis
With a touch of creaminess following the crisp stone fruit, it’s a Mediterranean white in a cashmere sweater.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
The sweetly perfumed nose of rose petals, wild strawberry, and juniper prefaces this deep and powerful, yet exquisitely refined Cannonau, definitively putting Mamoiada on the map for lovers of Grenache and great Italian reds in general.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy
Stylistically, Les Clous is in between La Fortune—lighter and brighter—and La Digoine—the densest and most sappy, characterized by medium weight with more red fruits, smooth but present tannins, and distinctive polish.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
This full-bodied rouge, with notes of dark fruit and fragrant garrigue, is built for grilled lamb or pork chops.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
September ’19 Club Chevalier Selection
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Viré-Clessé
Majority of Chardonnay planted circa 1920
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
This rosso shows a softer side of Etna, with all the volcano’s wild aromatics but none of the edgy tannins or high alcohol.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Vino da Tavola
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops. It is heavenly with sea urchin pasta.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
If you’re like me, a glass of Corsican Muscatellu sparks visions of evening cheese plates laden with Marcona almonds and gemlike fruits.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
Raised in foudres, this red is nuanced, finessed, and coursing with mystical biodynamic energy.
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire | Vin de France
The fruit is concentrated, deep, and pure, suggesting wild brambles and tart blackberries, along with an earthy, spicy component and hints of cedar. It has the levity to offer immediate pleasure, along with the complexity and structure to age well for a few years.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata’s first release from the “Vigna degli Architetti” delivers deep, ripe fruit with elegance and grace.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Delicate floral perfume, medium body, velvety tannin.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
This blanc is chiseled and electric and boasts notes of citrus, herbs, and stones that would beautifully complement pan-fried sea bass or shrimp tacos.
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Saint-Romain
Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Boxler’s bottling of old vines is cultivated on impressive granite slopes that impart both dynamic acidity and lush fruit.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Made from young vine fruit from Grand Cru vineyards, this Riesling delivers delicious fruit, crispness, and minerality beyond its price point.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
The Fronholz vineyard is known for producing craggy, mineral-driven Rieslings with bracing acidity.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Delicious alongside black cod in miso soy marinade.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Ostertag’s “Mountain of the Monks” parcel has absolutely everything going for it.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling
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
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
One of the great reds of the Languedoc. Rhône Valley, look out!
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
March ’21 Club Bianco Selection
Deperu Holler
Italy | Sardinia | Isola dei Nuraghi
A field blend of Vermentino and other native Sardinian grapes, one week maceration; deep, broad, savory, and salty
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily
A radiant and rocky red from a brave little vineyard that stands tall and defiant in the shadow of Mt. Etna’s brooding billow.
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.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Fresh fennel aromatics followed by a juicy and creamy core of fruit and salt.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Drink Later: This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
This full-bodied rouge, with notes of dark fruit and fragrant garrigue, is built for grilled lamb or pork chops.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
The Follin family’s 2019 reds are some of the most delicious of the vintage I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Experience Bonifacio, one of Corsica's historic wine regions, through Canarelli's epic, age-worthy biancu.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
By planting Pinot Nero in limestone at high elevation, he has found an unlikely home for the grape, yielding a singular rosso that is anything but international in style.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
This chiseled Chenin Blanc comes from 70-year-old vines planted on an ancient limestone slope. Burgundian-like in character from its time spent in barrel, the laser-like acidity will become even more enticing with some age.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Previously blended into the domaine’s Sancerre rouge, the 2018 vintage is the first separate bottling of this unique vineyard, a successful experiment if there ever was one.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Jean-Claude Marsanne
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Like eating lemon curd at a party that Renoir might have painted—think something like Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Saint-Romain
Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
Evoking fresh orchard fruit, white flowers, and chalk, Les Margotés is remarkably pure and will continue to age beautifully over 10-15 years.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
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 Grand Cru
If the Boxler Réserve is an imposing massif, Meyer-Fonné’s Wineck Schlossberg is a vertiginous peak.
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Farming incredibly old vines in the region’s top terroirs, brothers Antoine and Nico at Robert-Denogent are stars of the Maconnais.
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Earthy Pinot Gris as dramatic and flinty as this, with a hint of residual sugar, demands an assertive pairing; try it with smoked sausage and mustard.
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
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
One of five or six most outstanding dry whites of the Mediterranean rim, vintage after vintage and worth every centime!
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Drink Later: From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
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
A slightly sweeter style of Gewurztraminer with opulent aromas and flavors to pair with any kind of spicy food.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
It’s immediately likable as it draws you in for another glass: fun, folksy label, vibrant berry and spice aromas, meticulously crafted using ancient methods.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
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.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
Contrary to the usual rough and tannic reds of the far-reaching Côtes de Provence appellation, this is fresh and lively! A gem hidden in the hills.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
What about real-deal vanilla aromatics? I’m talking cured Madagascar bourbon seed, lightly crushed, delicate and discreet.
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Concentrated, youthful, and soulful, this Sangiovese is enchanting now, but it has a long life full of gorgeous evolution ahead.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
First class depth and complexity on par with village level White Burgundy, but with a Friulian slant. Zingy adicity with citrus and apple notes.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
There isn’t a spot in the world better suited for Cabernet Franc, and their old vines produce the raw material for one of the best reds in the Loire valley.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Drink Later: Both succulent and structured, this Barolo bursts with explosive aromas and flavors of black cherries, rose petals, black tea, and spices.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
If you are unfamiliar with Guido Porro and his world-class Baroli, this is an ideal bottle with which to become acquainted.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont
One of the most prestigious vineyard sites in his village of Monforte d’Alba, if not all of Barolo.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Le Coste is all about delicacy, finesse, and high-toned Nebbiolo fruit accented by perfumy floral notes.
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
La Tartufaia is a divinely atmospheric truffle forest in the heart of La Morra where Giulia’s vineyards run parallel. The wines produced here, from clay-rich soil, are textbook examples of classically structured Barolo typical of the area.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
The Barolos of Serralunga are renowned for their power and longevity, and while Porro’s Gianetto is not the unyielding, tannic beast of old, it will certainly benefit from a few years in your cellar.
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Alpilles
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
This silky Aloxe-Corton is in a stellar place today, although I imagine it will continue to drink beautifully over the next five to ten years.
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.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Vin de France
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
If mindfulness were a glass of wine you could sip, this would be it.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Federico likens it to “the elegance and the levity of a sail blown by the wind on a luminous ocean.”
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Hippolyte Reverdy
France | Loire | Sancerre
The rarest of the Reverdy cuvées, Ortus was really an invention at the urging of Kermit, who has a fondness for Sauvignon with full malolactic fermentation, aged in wood, bottled unfiltered, generally treated like a white Burgundy.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria
Short skin maceration lends a bit of color and, most important, texture to this earthy, mineral, and exotic wine.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Pfersig means “peach,” and the wine’s subtle whispers of white peach are adorable, and then the bouquet keeps growing more expansive, more intense, grander.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Farming incredibly old vines in the region’s top terroirs, brothers Antoine and Nico at Robert-Denogent are stars of the Maconnais.
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
Boxler’s regal Pinot Gris—in this case, sourced exclusively from his grand cru Brand holdings—captures the essence of Pinot Gris in all of its textural glory.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Les Mille Vignes
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
On the palate: round, shapely, a slight bitterness like bay leaf, a salinity from the nearby sea, and great freshness.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The only Arena cuvée to see barrel-aging features the domaine’s oldest vines.
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
Antoine Arena France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
A uniquely Corsican granite grain with summer maquis aromatics
Ferretti
Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
This 2017 is compact and absolutely brimming with energy, culminating in a grippy, stony tannin.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A testament to the enormous potential of Biancu Gentile, with added complexity from bottle age.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A decidedly bold Barolo style, which Guido tactfully finesses to allow room for all those sunbaked black cherry flavors.
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
A profound, dense wine of exceptional structure and stature, it is a grand cru of Chianti—a fifty-year wine.
Cuna Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
This downright Burgundian wine shows off the savory spine and weightless concentration imparted by this particular site.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
Edi Kante Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
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.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Unlike light, crisp Italian Pinot Grigio, the grape achieves a sun-drenched plumpness that translates to a lusciousness on the palate.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony—hard not to love.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Ravishing perfume of miel du maquis, wildflowers, and resinous herbs.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A throwback to the legendary Barolos of old.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Grand Cru Brand
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
This cuvée takes the proverbial “iron fist in a velvet glove” to the next level.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Among the greatest expressions of Sciaccarellu being made today.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Given light treatment in the cellar, this wine shows off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form.
Château Moulin Pey-Labrie
France | Bordeaux | Canon-Fronsac
Divine with lemon and rosemary roasted lamb.
Ferretti
Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Drink Later: The hype about 2016 is justified, and Ferretti’s first-ever release delivers all you could ask for in a great Brunello.
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Bouzy
Vintage bottles on the other hand have more grip and a bit of weight than their blended counterparts and often have their best moments at table.
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica
A grandiose monument to the power of Corsica’s heirloom grapes.
Château de Bellevue France | Bordeaux | Lussac Saint Émilion
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Les Baux de Provence
This Grenache, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon blend provides just the right balance of sturdy southern grip and country refinement.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
A deep and luscious dessert wine for the ages, it is loaded with aromas of flowers, spices, and dripping honey—an utter masterpiece of Alsatian viticulture.
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne | Vertus
From noteworthy terroir, Veuve Fourny brings us a clean, chiseled style—Chardonnay married with pure chalk and barrel aging.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Alessandro Fantino’s Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Ripe, deep, and almost extravagant in its breadth of aroma and flavor, while a dense, tightly knit core of firm acidity and fine-grained tannins make up a rigid spine.
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
Deep, opulent Mourvèdre fruit, a hint of game, ample flesh, and earthy nuances framed by bright acidity
Peter Dipoli
Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Its tender, rich, dark fruit is perfectly framed by Germanic restraint and chewy Napa Mountain–style tannins.
Podere Campriano
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Concentrated and intense yet elegant and refined, the “80” is made for the dinner table and built to last.
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | IGP Alpilles
Biodynamically farmed Roussanne, Clairette, and Marsanne from rocky limestone in Van Gogh's Provence.
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.
Paul Bara
France | Champagne | Bouzy
Don’t just pair with classic white wine dishes, but stretch your imagination and try with lighter red wine pairings—roasted bird, pork chops or tenderloin, or hearty vegetable dishes.
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
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Made from Istrian Malvasia, Selezione has incredible acidity and salinity that defy its age and promise some fun at table over the coming years.
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
This unique Chardonnay is fresh, saline, and unexpectedly powerful—not unlike an Adriatic storm surge.
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
A complex and thought-provoking wine loaded with notes of dried fruits, herbs, and citrus zest. Pair with the region's famous Comté cheese.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Offer this Bandol a few deep breaths in a decanter, and its demeanor will soften, exhaling cool notes of eucalyptus and fresh fennel as it cozies up to you.
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
Château Haut-Lariveau
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
“Wild” isn’t a word frequently associated with Bordeaux, so here is a rare exception.
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
Late-harvest Vouvray is legendary. It possesses sweet lusciousness and fresh acidity, a balance that makes it immediately appealing yet allows it to age magnificently.
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