2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
Producers
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.
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
Next time you’re in the mood for a lighter red from Burgundy or Beaujolais, open this bottle instead. You’ll be thrilled to have added a new wine full of finesse to your rotation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
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.
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
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 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 Bandol is a big, chewy, broad, chiseled, and full of character—kind of like Alain Pascal himself. Classic Bandol flavors are ready to be served with a chunk of braised lamb.
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
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.
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
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
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.
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
This is everything I love in a great northern Rhône Syrah. Aromas of violet and smoke are intensified with the luxuriously full and stony finish.
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.
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.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Wow, this wine is delicious! 100% Pinot Noir from Tuscany of all places. Supple and complex and very enjoyable now, it is a wonderful blend of the best of Burgundy and Tuscany.
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.
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.
Ferretti
Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
This 2017 is compact and absolutely brimming with energy, culminating in a grippy, stony tannin.
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
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
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A throwback to the legendary Barolos of old.
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.
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
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.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A throwback to the legendary Barolos of old.
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
The palate is plush, with sweet red fruits and grippy tannins. Aged for two years in barrique and two years in bottle before release, it's a great Bordeaux alternative.
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.
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
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.
Château Haut-Lariveau
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
“Wild” isn’t a word frequently associated with Bordeaux, so here is a rare exception.
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