2021 Grolleau “Franc de Pied”Bernard Baudry
France | Loire
$36
Producers
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
A blend of multiple grapes and multiple vintages crafted in a fresh, easy-drinking style.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont
Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Vin de Pays du Mont Caume
From a region known for creating sometimes burly wines, here is a lower-alcohol, fruit-driven cuvée from declassified Bandol vines.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Val de Loire
Expect hints of pepper, tomato leaf, earth, and an explosion of juicy red fruit like raspberry and cherry.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
If any Pinot Noir on these pages is built for the Parisian bistro or Lyonnais bouchon, it is this one from the hills of Chignin, in Savoie.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
The wine’s plainspoken, humble, rustic quality is immensely appealing and refreshing.
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.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
With notes of mixed black and red fruit and a spine of minerality, Quenard’s Gamay is crunchier, more aromatic, and more succulent than most bottles you’d find in Beaujolais.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A rosé the color of a red, with gentle tannins and bursting with young, juicy fruit.
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...
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
Grandes Terres is the bridge from Charron to Quentin’s Morgon and shows some of the best qualities of each.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
This drinks like a Gamay infusion with lovely hints of potpourri, spice, and fresh grapes.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Floral and irresistibly juicy, with notes of cherries, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
M. & C. Lapierre
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
A brand new wine in the Lapierre lineup, “Le Beaujolais” is silky, perfumed, and incredibly fresh, exhibiting the pleasure factor we expect from every bottle to come out of the Lapierre cellars.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
This Beaujolais offers the charm and drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the class and frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
In this bottling from Yves Leccia, the French import Grenache—called Elegante in Corsica—takes center stage, offering fragrant notes of lavender spiced with balmy Mediterranean brush.
Steiger-Kalena
Italy | Molise
A toothsome red wine showing deep, wild fruit of alluring levity, “Passatella” comes in convivial one-liter bottles perfect for sharing.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône
The soft, juicy fruit and bright acidity lead to a long, dry finish with very supple tannin.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The life of the party at any cookout, picnic, or potluck.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A grandiose expression of Sciaccarellu worthy of grand cru status.
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.
Ferruccio Carlotto
Italy | Alto Adige | Vigneti delle Dolomiti
An ethereal red with a little spice.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Ventoux
Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Expect bright, crunchy forest berries, elegance, freshness, and sneaky structure.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta Torrette
True to the region, it has exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
This rare red variety has a straightforward freshness and light herbal spiciness.
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
It has often been likened to a cross between Pinot Noir and Syrah: bright, elegant, and floral, with suggestions of wild fruit, blood, and minerals.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This red conveys loads of juicy, brambly berries with floral and gamey nuances.
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
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
January ’21 Club Rouge Selection
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc on sandy, gravelly soils—juicy, crunchy, and highly chillable.
Jean-Paul & Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Régnié
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.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
All the care, attentiveness, and backbreaking labor required to farm this site result in one of the most joyful and lighthearted reds you will encounter.
Domaine de Reuilly
France | Loire | Reuilly
Gently perfumed and full of fresh berries with the bright, stony finish typical of wines from Reuilly
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint-Loup
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
A remarkably graceful rouge from one of our favorite appellations in southern France.
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.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
Shows a kinship with the northern Rhône, echoing aromas of black olive and violets.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
For the southern red wine fanatic, lover of Bandol and other meaty reds, this wine is a steal. A blend of rustic and peppery grapes like Cab Franc, Carignan, and Syrah, it’s spicy, plummy, and so delicious. A cult favorite of those in the know.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A full-throttle Niellucciu from a sun-soaked limestone vineyard in Patrimonio.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Jean-Paul Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Gamay over 80 years old, partly planted in 1920
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Maranges
With its soaring aromas of red and black fruit, Les Loyères bears a chiseled frame, outstanding minerality, and pitch-perfect acidity that gives it notes of citrus, brightness, and lift.
Jean-Claude Regnaudot
France | Burgundy | Maranges
Dark and velvety, with beautiful notes of perfectly ripe raspberries and black cherries, balanced by impressive density and food-friendly acidity.
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Maranges
From a stony, upper-slope parcel just above Les Clos Roussots, the delicious Fussière is black-fruited, flinty, and structured.
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Maranges
Full of robust fruit, earthy notes, and a little spice, the village-level Maranges is an ideal introduction to the appellation.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
There is a strangely beautiful harmony between earth, sun, and man.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
There’s no mistaking this scrumptious red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe, dusty red fruit, gentle tannins, and the telltale scents of tar and roses.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe Nebbiolo
Extremely pure, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of austerity that hints of its serious terroir.
Colleleva
Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
A highly aromatic rosso that is all about pleasure, especially in the hands of Colleleva’s Stefano Antonucci
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Gamay planted in 1946
Maison Arretxea
France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Low alcohol and bright acidity balancing the earthy tannins and deep, dark color.
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Etna
Pre-phylloxera vines in volcanic sand give this silky, smoky beauty.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Loaded with aromas of violets and ripe berries, it is full-bodied yet soft and effortlessly downable
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Real refreshment, plus a serious side and good concentration from old vines in chalky marl soils.
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
A masterpiece of old-vine Grenache - decant, or hold up to ten years in a cool place.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
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.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
A fresh, honest, and pure entry point to the Rhône’s great reds
Nicole Chanrion France | Beaujolais | Côte-de-Brouilly
Domaine Gachot-Monot France | Burgundy | Côte de Nuits-Villages
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
October Club Rouge Selection
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
This bottle is benchmark Corsica at a weeknight price.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
One whiff of this Corbières takes you to a spice cabinet or a Mediterranean field full of aromatic herbs.
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
A stony, spicy cuvée full of Mediterranean sunshine, aromatic garrigue, and a hint of salinity that offers a perfect match for grilled rosemary lamb chops.
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
If you can’t make it to the south of France this year, here’s a way to bring the Mediterranean sun to you.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
A delightfully fresh, spicy, medium-bodied red scented of tart blackberries, wild mint, and other aromatic herbs.
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.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Chinon
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.
Vigne Rada Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Château La Grave
France | Southwest | Cahors
La Grave is one of the rare Cahors to consist exclusively of the native Malbec. Without any Merlot to soften it, this Cahors is decidedly old-fashioned.
Clos La Coutale
France | Southwest | Cahors
A red perennially punches way above its weight, both in the immediate pleasure it delivers and the way it evolves in the bottle over time.
Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
Precision, soaring floral aromatics, finely etched tannins, a ripe core of dense fruit, and a granitic crunch on the back end.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Juicy fruit and gentle tannin make for an epicurean lunchtime wine that’s ideal for generous gulping.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.
Domaine Montanet-Thoden
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
This is young Pinot at its best: aromatic, expressive, and a true pleasure to drink.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A classic bistro red with great thirst-quenching versatility.
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Floral and irresistibly juicy, with notes of cherries, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica | Île de Beauté
A Corsican Red from a Rosé Specialist
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Frappato
The wine builds to a crescendo and leaves the palate stained and saturated with staying power. This is much more than quaffing Frappato. Irresistible.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Calabrese
Not an inky, alcoholic bruiser, but rather a thing of ravishing delicacy, defined by mouthwatering black cherry fruit and lively acidity
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Off the beaten path AND a great value. Rustic but with bright fruit–a perfect BBQ wine.
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Exploring the potential of Alto Piemonte, Nebbiolo’s other terroir.
Santini Collective France | Burgundy | Vin de France
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A grandiose expression of Sciaccarellu worthy of grand cru status.
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.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica
Not quite Rhône-like and not quite Corsican, this has the best of both worlds, with plenty of palate-staining black fruit to boot.
La Basia
Italy | Lombardy | Valtènesi DOC
Fresh fruit, a peppery crunch, bright acidity, and light, smooth tannins.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
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.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Is it possible for a country quaffer to originate under a grand Renaissance villa? This Tuscan red certainly offers evidence in favor of that paradox.
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Santenay
This outstanding Santenay is so expressive, with notes of red fruit, rose petals, peonies, and a touch of spice.
Château Tertre de la Mouleyre France | Bordeaux | St-Émilion Grand Cru
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
This beauty is brimming and bursting with deep dark flavors of black olive, blackberry and a hint of white pepper.
Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont
Perfumed Nebbiolo fruit and tender tannins encourage pulling the cork just for the sake of quenching one’s thirst.
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!
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
This chewy red offers aromas of ripe black cherry and wild brush that beg for something hearty, grilled, and smothered with garlic and herbs.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
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).
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.
Selected By Kermit Lynch
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
The 2019 vintage is over half Syrah, giving it lots of smoky dark fruit and a toothsome meatiness.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
With loads of fresh Gamay fruit, it flows over the palate with a juicy buoyancy that simply makes it hard to resist.
Deperu Holler Italy | Sardinia | Isola dei Nuraghi
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
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.
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.
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
75% Pinot and 25% Poulsard, juicy and light with a slight perlant texture on the palate, redolent of currants, cherries, and spices.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Crozes Hermitage
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This grippy rouge comes from Domaine de Fontsainte’s most famous parcel called “La Demoiselle,” planted in 1904.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
A stony, spicy cuvée full of Mediterranean sunshine, aromatic garrigue, and a hint of salinity that offers a perfect match for grilled rosemary lamb chops.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Collines Rhodaniennes
The depth, complexity, and crushed-stone minerality of a great Côte-Rôtie, all while maintaining inviting youthful fruit.
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
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.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A great option when you need to stop your “natty wine” friends in their un-sulfinated tracks. A seriously playful Cab Franc from the masters of vinous fun.
Domaine Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Today, awareness of Passetoutgrain has largely faded, but if you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers a resurgence of silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.
Antoine Jobard France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
While full-bodied, its gentle tannins barely make an impact as it glides effortlessly over the palate.
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 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.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | IGP Ardèche
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Filled with notes of gorgeous red fruit and an irresistible stoniness that gives it structure
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
The Follins’ exquisite 2019 reds are aromatic, enchanting, and serious, encompassing everything we love about Burgundian Pinot Noir, and none is more immediately irresistible than this bottling.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
Violets and roses on the nose, and ample volume on the palate, with a Morello cherry freshness.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
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 Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
April Club Rouge Selection
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.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Syrah-based blend from rocky limestone vineyards—tremendous value!
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Few wines are better suited to tomato-based dishes, wild mushrooms, grilled vegetables, or a hearty ragù over fresh egg noodles
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The single-vineyard Luvaira showcases vines planted in 1905 for a bold, savory expression of this historic appellation, rife with suggestions of stones, faded flowers, leather, and game.
Tenuta Anfosso Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Romanée-Saint-Vivant
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
With plush notes of red fruit and cocoa abounding in the glass, this Pernand punches way above its weight.
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).
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
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 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 Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Marsannay
This single-vineyard Pinot Noir with about four years of age is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Ferruccio Carlotto
Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
This cuvée is dark-fruited velvet in a bottle.
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
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.
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 Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils 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.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness. Barral’s is a signature that cannot be mistaken.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Simultaneously rustic and graceful, dark and light on its feet, this red shows succulent notes of mixed red and black fruit, spices, and leather.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
Possibly the ultimate pizza wine
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 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.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
This unique terroir, nestled among the limestone mountains north of Nice, deserves its own appellation. 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
Tasting Côte Rôtie this good is an event.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Crozes-Hermitage
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
This Corton is a reverie of sensual, pure-fruited Pinot Noir, its opulent fragrance of ripe cherry, violets, and sandalwood soaring atop a dense web of lace-like tannins.
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
The island of Corsica is only a few hours by ferry from mainland France, but when you arrive, you get the sense you’ve set foot in a partly foreign country.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit, then finishes with a crunchy backbone reminiscent of dark schist and roasted spices.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This drinks like great cru Beaujolais infused with southern soul.
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.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily
Enough vibrance and freshness to drink well on its own, but just enough tannin and acid to be versatile at table.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Vino Rosso
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Lucid and bright, it offers a youthful crunch and subtle earthiness emblematic of great Pinot Noir.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Blagny
A gorgeous red that flirts with savoriness in such an irresistible way
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
Luscious, mouth-filling cherry fruit, a strong soil signature, and smooth tannins make this the perfect Barbera to cure your weeknight Italian craving.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Gentle tannins and mouthwatering red fruit—this is young Barbaresco at its most pleasurable.
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Auxey Duresses
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Alpilles
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.
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.
Vigne Rada
Italy | Sardinia | Alghero
February ’19 Club Rouge Selection
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Federico likens it to “the elegance and the levity of a sail blown by the wind on a luminous ocean.”
Podere Sante Marie
Italy | Tuscany | Orcia
Expect ripe Sangiovese fruit with a streak of bitter cherry and a pleasant dusting of Tuscan tannin.
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
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Mourvèdre-majority masterpiece, lots of pleasure and even more soul.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The 130-year-old vines at Poggio Pini deliver Alessandro Anfosso’s greatest wine: a deep, silken Rossese that marries floral, smoky, and spice elements, culminating in a mouthwatering, stony finish.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The single-vineyard Luvaira showcases vines planted in 1905 for a bold, savory expression of this historic appellation, rife with suggestions of stones, faded flowers, leather, and game.
Tenuta Anfosso Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The fruit—think cherries and strawberries—is more reserved, with smoke and stones sharing the stage.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Romanée-Saint-Vivant
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
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 Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Powerful, round, and built to last a long, long time.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
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.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Marsannay
This single-vineyard Pinot Noir with about four years of age is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Bold and mysterious, with a velvety texture and a certain rusticity.
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.
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
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
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
Savory and rustic in all the best ways, made from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio over 120 years old
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Uncomplicated and easy to down, it smells of violets and wild blackberries, and feels soft, plump, and round on the palate.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Power and finesse, with the capacity to evolve for a long time in your cellar.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Grand cru red Burgundy often requires years in the bottle to reach its potential, and this 2017 Corton will age gracefully, but it is also charming and elegant right now.
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
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.
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.
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
Castagnoli enjoys a microclimate of its own, where cool nights favor bright, focused acidity that accentuates this red’s crunchy schist backbone.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
Broad-shouldered, with hearty tannin and acidity and a dark, earthy quality to its fruit, it is a lumberjack wine that can cut through anything a Tuscan table can throw its way—wild game and aged cheeses are some of our favorites.
Podere Campriano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
This is delicious Sangiovese from the Greve zone of Chianti Classico and made by some of the nicest and most talented people you could ever hope to meet.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
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.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Without hesitation, this is the best red Burgundy I have tasted this year.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Giulia’s painstaking attention to detail in these sandier-soil parcels, and deliberate choices in the cellar, result in wines with a fine grain, spiced tannins, and a celestial nose of peony and rose petal.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Right in line with the Benevelli style: smoky fruit, hints of herbs and forest floor, and firm structure.
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
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
While it can age for a few more years, its rich, juicy fruit and plump texture make it hard to resist today.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Chill and enjoy with Richard Olney’s marinated fennel recipe.
Ferruccio Carlotto
Italy | Alto Adige | Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Keep it simple with grilled portobellos smothered in balsamic and minced garlic.
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Medium-bodied and intensely aromatic, this wine provides an abundance of red berries and lip-smacking acidity.
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Cuna Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Seemingly weightless but densely packed with rich, complex flavors.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Domaine Monier Perréol
France | Northern Rhône | Saint Joseph
From high-altitude slopes above the Rhône river, this Syrah exhibits remarkable purity and grace.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
Floral aromatics, bright acidity, and elegant tannins. A versatile red with a story to tell, it should be enjoyed slightly cool.
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.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A commanding hillside strewn with big stones and marine fossils, Carco is one of Patrimonio’s great vineyard sites.
Château Belles-Graves
France | Bordeaux | Lalande-de-Pomerol
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with