’09 Domaine Henry Boillot Volnay
Country: France – Burgundy – Volnay Composition: 100% Pinot Noir “Deep medium ruby. Subdued, deep aromas of black raspberry and chocolate. Concentrated and vibrant… But this has superb structure for village wine and lovely inner-mouth aromatic lift to its black cherry, violet, game and leather flavors. Finishes with complex, suave tannins. This includes juice from [...]
’10 Domaine Lannoye “Cuvee Celine”
Country: France – Bordeaux – Côtes de Castillon Composition: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc Intense, brilliantly colored with complex aromas and flavors of strawberries and fresh red fruits. The wine has a supple mouthfeel with pleasant, soft tannins evolving with aeration – great balance! Named for Celine, the daughter of the proprietors, Francoise and Philippe [...]
’09 Maison Henri Boillot Bourgogne Rouge
Country: France – Burgundy Composition: 100% Pinot Noir A stunning value from one of Burgundy’s most famous producers. Classic Burgundy in style delivering complex red and black fruit characteristics on the nose and palate, along with pleasant acidity and a touch of minerality and earthiness.
’09 Plaisir de Siaurac
Country: France – Bordeaux – Lalande de Pomerol Composition: Vineyards planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc Plaisir is the second wine of highly regarded Chateau Siaurac. The property is located on an extension of the plateau of Pomerol. The wine is vinified for early drinking and as the name Plaisir or “to please” [...]
’10 Baron d’Arignac Blanc Moelleux
Country: France – Vin de Pays du Gers Composition: Ugni Blanc, Terret and Grenache Blanc An off-dry style, perfect aperitif or thirst quencher. Aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, melon and tangerine, along with pleasant minerality and a touch of honey. Match with canapés. An absolute crowd pleaser. $7.99 Bottle Price, $7.19 Case Price
NV Kraemer Blanc de Blancs Brut
Country: France – Loire Composition: 100% Chardonnay An excellent value, dry sparkling wine from the south of France. Soft and creamy flavors combined with fine bubbles make this a delightful accompaniment to any celebration, perfect pairing for our coastal cuisine as well as terrific for making cocktails. Kosher. $8.99 Bottle Price, $8.09 Case Price
’10 Lasting Fancy
Country: France – Vin de Pays L’lile de Beaute (Corsica) Composition: 100% Pinot Noir This wine, from Corsica, (the translation of L’Iile de Beaute is Isle of Beauty) is an incredible value which will outperform most Pinots at twice the price. The label is quite modern and eye catching. The wine is as modern as [...]
‘04 Mas Gabinele Faugeres
Country: France Composition: Blended Reds, Syrah, Grenache, Carignan and Mourvedre There’s impressive minerality to the dark fruit flavors and smoke notes that fill this ripe red to the brim. The tannins are refined but present and perfectly encase the boysenberry, black cherry richness that caresses and then slowly dissipates as the acidity and cocoa notes [...]
’08 Mas Gabinele Grenache Gris Vielles Vignes
Country: France – Vin de Pays L’Hèrault Composition: 100% Grenache Gris A beautifully made white wine from the south of France that looks, smells and tastes much like a high quality Oregon Pinot Gris with an additional dimension of pleasant minerality. Perfect match for our climate and coastal cuisine. $12.99 Bottle Price, $11.69 Case Price
’09 Avarus Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Country: France – Vin de Pays d’OC Composition: 100% Chardonnay Produced by Thierry Rodriguez in an ultra-modern New World style that is definitively more California than France. This wine offers ripe, tropical fruit aromas and flavors with rich and well integrated oaky and buttery notes. $14.99 Bottle Price, $13.49 Case Price
’09 Superbe Chardonnay
Country: France – Vin de Pays d’OC Composition: 100% Chardonnay Produced by Thierry Rodriguez, it is essentially the same wine he previously produced under the Novellum label declared by Robert Parker to be the best Chardonnay in the world for less than $10. It is a “superbe” Chardonnay delivering tremendous value made in a modern, [...]
’09 Moulin de Clotte Bordeaux Rosé
Country: France – Bordeaux AOC Composition: 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot Classic Rosé from Bordeaux showing fresh cherries, raspberries and strawberries on the nose that carry through on the palate finishing with crisp and fresh acidity along with a hint of pleasant minerality. The perfect picnic wine. $11.99 Bottle Price, $10.79 Case Price
’07 Chateau Lamour Castillon de Bordeaux
Country: France – Castillon de Bordeaux AOC Composition: 100% Merlot This property is located next to Chateau Moulin de Clotte in the Castillon-Cotes de Bordeaux. The wine is produced from vines planted on clay soils and the wine is matured in oak barrels for 12 months. The resulting wine is well structured featuring a nice [...]
’07 Chateau Ambe Tour Pourret Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Country: France – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Composition: 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc The property sits at the bottom of the Saint-Emilion plateau. This wine is produced from vines averaging 40 years of age. The estate’s terroir makes for elegant and complex wines. This wine is a blend from wines barrel aged between 15 and [...]
’06 Chateau Moulin de Clotte Cotes de Castillon
Country: France – Cotes de Castillon AOC Composition: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon Castillon is located just east of prestigious Saint-Emilion and the wines from this area share a soft, plush, round and generous character making them crowd pleasers. This ’06 is soft yet rich, ripe red fruit aromas and flavors nicely [...]
’05 “Closa Batllet” Gratallops
Country: Spain – Priorat DOCa Composition: 60% Cariñena, 20% Garnacha, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 5% Syrah “It offers up a classy nose of cedar, liquid minerals, lavender, cinnamon, blueberry, and black cherry. Layered on the palate with silky tannin, this rich, full-flavored effort has great concentration and a lengthy, pure finish.” 94PTS RP [...]
’08 Capçanes Mas Donis Barrica Old Vines
Country: Spain – Montsant DO Composition: 85% Garnacha, 15% Syrah “Deep, youthfully bound-up aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice and woodsmoke. Chewy dark fruit flavors show very good depth, complemented by notes of tarragon and candied violet. Slow to reveal itself, but the fruit is plenty deep; the finish closes with impressive thrust and dusty tannins.” [...]
’08 Alto Almanzora “Este”
Country: Spain – Vino de la Tierra Composition: 47% Monastrell, 23% Tempranillo, 12% Syrah, 6%, Garnacha, 6% Merlot, 6% Cabernet “Purple-colored, it reveals a lightly roasted bouquet of black cherry and blueberry, underbrush, spice box, and violets. Supple, sweetly-fruited, and forward, this tasty, friendly effort has no hard edges.” Consulting winemaker is Rafael Palacios. 89PTS [...]
’08 Mas Doix Salanques
Country: Spain – Priorat DOCa Composition: Approximately 65% Garnacha, 15% Cariñena with the balance Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Aromas of Asian spices, incense, mineral, plum and black cherry are followed by a plush, opulent, pleasure-bent Priorat that delivers awesome value for this otherwise pricey wine. Not yet rated; however, prior three vintages rated 93 [...]
’08 Mustiguillo “Mestis”
Country: Spain – Vino de la Tierra el Terrerazo Composition: 50% Bobal, 15% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 5% Merlot and 5% Garnacha “Purple colored with an exotic aromatic array of underbrush, espresso, black cherry, and blackberry, on the palate spice notes and layered black fruits emerge. Smooth-textured, savory, and well-balanced, it may well [...]
’06 Sierra Salinas Mira
Country: Spain – Alicante DO Composition: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Garnacha Tintorera, 10% Monastrell “A glass-coating opaque purple color, it displays a reticent nose of toasty oak, blackberry, and black currant. On the palate layers of succulent fruit emerge accented by lots of spice, licorice, and mineral notes.” 91PTS RP $24.99 Bottle Price, $22.49 Case [...]
’09 Casa Castillo Monastrell
Country: Spain – Jumilla DO Composition: 100% Monastrell (Mourvedre) Inky-colored with a nose of smoky, roasted blue fruits. Juicy and ripe on the palate with layers of fruit and no hard edges. A superior vintage with great density, richness and exceptional length. 90PTS RP
‘09 Jiménez Landi Sotorrondero
Country: Spain – Méntrida DO Composition: 60% Syrah, 40% Garnacha “Purple-colored with an ethereal, sexy perfume of smoke, black raspberry, blueberry, bacon, and incense reminiscent of top-level Cote-Rotie, on the palate it is opulent, velvety-textured, and already complex.” Not yet rated; however, the ’08 vintage was rated 93 RP. $22.99 Bottle Price, $20.69 Case Price [...]
‘06 Orben
Country: Spain – Rioja DOCa Composition: 97% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano “This is the debut wine for Bodegas Orben….sexy perfume of toasty oak, pencil lead, leather, black cherry, and blackberry. Rich and elegant on the palate, it has layers of succulent fruit, well-concealed tannins, impeccable balance and a 45-second finish. So loaded that it can be [...]
