FRENCH WINE

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.

This Alsacian white has a bright, pale gold color with aromas of juicy peaches and ripe pear. Flinty, full-bodied with ripe, smoky, tropical fruit flavors and a long nutty finish.

Rich, creamy and radiant, the 2009 Cristal captures all of the natural generosity of the vintage while also retaining a good bit of freshness and aromatic intensity. Immediate and totally sensual in its allure, will drink well with minimal cellaring.

This earthy and wildly aromatic Pinot Noir from Coche is seriously brilliant. Nuanced aromas of red cherries, cocoa, smoky wood, and chalky lead to a textured and long-lasting finish. Fine-grained tannins and bright acidity.

The bouquet delivers a fine blend of pear, apple, honeysuckle and a base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, pure and quite vibrant in personality, with a good core, fine focus and grip and a long, racy and impressively fresh finish.

Offering up subtle pink grapefruit, green mango and ripe pears scents with an undercurrent of baking bread, ginger and allspice plus a waft of lemon peel. Medium-bodied with wonderfully generous tropical and citrus flavors accented of spices, long finish.

Light pink in color with a pleasant after taste that lingers nicely. Its nose is characterized by delicious hints of spring flowers and lemon. On the palate, one will be struck by its notes reminiscent of the flavors of crushed strawberry, lemon and melon

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 nose is dominated with over-ripe pears, followed by aromas of yellow apples and sea salt. It’s light bodied, crisp, and zippy. On the palate there’s lemons, pears, and apples. It finishes with lemon and a cobble-stone-like minerality.

On the nose, a fine constellation of apple, pear, salty soil tones, a touch of coconut, hazelnut, vanillin oak and a lovely white flowers. On the palate full-bodied and vibrant, with a fine core of fruit, bright acids and a focused finish.

Vineyard soils have a high percentage of chalk and limestone, which imparts mineral character. Elegant aromas and clean, fresh character. Shows floral, apple and citrus aromas and flavors, with mineral notes; a classic expression from this appellation.

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.

The fruitiest and the spiciest of the varietals -- a unique wine. It is in Alsace that this grape variety reaches the height of perfection. Its dry personality makes it ideal as an aperitif and lighter fare.

100% Chardonnay. With fresh floral aromas, the wine shows elegant, rich fruit on the palate. This is one of the purest expressions of Chardonnay in Burgundy. Pairs with vegetable terrines, poultry & goat cheese.

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.

Highly refined nose reveals perfectly ripe fruit. Bilberry and blackcurrant aromas combine harmoniously with floral notes. Pepper and spice and elegant notes of graphite and blonde tobacco. The mid-palate abounds in black fruit along with cocoa flavors.

Opens with a provocative, mineral and earth-tinged nose of chalk dust, wet pebbles over a core of warm apricots, green mango, honeyed toast and pink grapefruit plus wafts of honeycomb. Intricate layers, structured with a wonderfully creamy texture.

Inky black cherry, blueberry, licorice and bitter chocolate on the nose, plus a whiff of roasted meat that quickly dissipated. Dense and chewy on the palate, with very good intensity to its dark fruit, leather and chocolate flavors. Long lingering finish.

This is an exceptionally elegant Pinot with complex aromas of plums, raspberries and cherries and fresh red fruit flavors in the mouth with earthy floral, mushroom and mineral notes and balance acidity.

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.

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.

An easy-drinking wine made with high quality grapes grown in the southern part of Beaujolais. Soils are light, and give a fresh expression of Gamay. Fruit-forward, juicy, has expressive aromas and flavors of strawberries and black cherries with spice.

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.

This gorgeous, golden-hued Champagne is luxury, with a fine floral and citrus aroma tinged with layers of complex flavor—honey, brioche, hazelnut, apricot, lemon, chamomile, and so much more—which all carry through to a seemingly endless finish.