FRENCH WINE

Crisp with a delicious line of acidity and ripe with apple and lemon flavors, this wine balances freshness with hints of maturity from aging in Ruinart's subterranean cellars. Displays the tension of cool-climate Chardonnay & showing signs of toastiness.

The minerally undertow imparts a subtle, smoky note that blends with flavors of dried pineapple, biscuit, salted almond and white peach. A balanced version, with a fine bead and well-honed acidity.

This cru bourgeois estate has produced a generously rich wine. Dense tannins and balanced acidity come from a texture that offers dusty tannins and ripe blackberry fruits. Drink from 2021.

Always arrestingly wild, La Chavaroche possesses an unmistakable musk: an animal fur profile that feels somehow ancient and eternal. Strikingly pretty for a young Chavaroche, with a sense of lift and suppleness complementing its irresistible savory funk.

The minerally undertow imparts a subtle, smoky note that blends with flavors of dried pineapple, biscuit, salted almond and white peach. A balanced version, with a fine bead and well-honed acidity.

This wine comes from Mellot’s home domaine of La Moussière, It is young, bold and intense, with a mix of spice, concentrated citrus and crisp acidity. The depth of flavor in this wine is extraordinary and merits aging.

The powerful and elegant nose offers superb notes of spices, cherries and cocoa. The mouth reveals a beautiful dense structure with fine tannins and complex aromas of red fruit such as blackcurrants and floral notes. The finish is long and harmonious.

On the palate, this Riesling was dry, with high acid, body, and alcohol, and a medium+ intensity of flavor. Notes of pineapple, lemon, a touch of tart apple, as well as almond which lingered for quite some time.

Some savory and lemon-pastry aromas here. The palate has such fleshy peaches and white nectarines, as well as mangoes. Very round, open and fluid wine. Acidity has the final word. So long and densely mineral at the finish.

Gilles’s flagship Cornas comprises three parcels. Combe de Chaillot offers straightforward fruit; steep Les Terrasses, contributes granitic punch and intense spiciness; and the Grandes Mures, with its southward exposition, provides dark-fruited bass notes

Raspberry and orange peel float on the nose. Soothing strawberry, cashew, orange peel, cherry, sweet edge the palate. On the drier side. Easy drinking. Dark purple. Cheers!

A light and delicately fruity cuvée with aromatic and spicy Pinot Meunier and redcurrant aromas intertwined with notes of ripe pears and yeast. On the palate, light, finessed, elegant, a very delicate Brut with an intense, well-structured finish.

A fine nose reminiscent of well-ripe yellow fruits (peach and pear), to which are added notes of exotic fruits such as pineapple and shades of citrus. The attack is full evolving on a lemony freshness and long and lively exotic fruit finish.

Very fresh bouquet with notes of citrus and white fleshed fruit, with a very slightly oaky finish. Fresh and supple, the wine is marked by mineral notes that are typical of the appellation.

A beautiful crisp blend of 10% Chardonnay, 60% Pinot Noir and 30% Pinot Meunier. Full of elegant savory aromas with hints of toast and truffles followed by a crisp palate of orchard fruits and subtle brioche notes.

This creamy Rose shows fine balance, along with vibrant acidity that provides a juicy frame for the ripe strawberry, ground ginger and white peach flavors. Zesty lingering finish.

This approachable Sauvignon Blanc expresses vibrant notes of citrus, floral, and stone fruits with a refreshing finish. Expect a crisp, wonderfully balanced French Sauvignon Blanc that dutifully honors the terroir of the grapes’ country of origin.

Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label manages to reconcile two opposing factors - strength and silkiness - and to hold them in perfect balance with aromatic intensity and a lot of freshness. This consistent power to please makes it ideal as an aperitif.

Aromas of glossy, spicy oak and plush, ripe dark plums with hazelnut and tarry nuances, too. The flavorful palate delivers in assertive and bold style with a juicy and intense surge of fruit, holding long into the finish.

Dark, sumptuous and ample on the palate, it possesses remarkable depth. Dark cherry, plum, smoke, scorched earth, licorice and menthol all flesh out as this radiant, deeply expressive wine which shows off its considerable pedigree.

Pleasant nose combining black stone fruits, blackcurrant, spices, discreet woody background. Supple, rich, full-bodied on the palate that is less expressive, letting the oak dominate for now.