Scala Ciro D.O.C. Rosato
$34.99
Durdilly Beaujolais Rose
$26.99
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
$179.99
Champagne! And 89 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, too. The review: "The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs is a great introduction to the house style. This elegant, fragrant wine offers up an array of smoke, toastiness, minerals, ripe pears and flowers. The medium-bodied NV Blanc de Blancs offers tons of clarity and precision at this level, with the lingering Ruinart sweetness on the finish. Ruinart is Champagne’s oldest house, with a history that dates back to 1729."
Bulliat Moulin a Vent
$33.99
Noël Bulliat and his son Loïc run this family estate that covers 27 ha in 8 different appelations in the heart of the Beaujolais region. It began in 1978 when Noël bought 4 ha of Beaujolais Villages straight after graduating from viticultural school. The grapes are hand-picked and fermented with the whole clusters intact. They undergo a cold maceration to preserve aromatic profile before being moved to cement tanks for semi-carbonic maceration, lasting 10 to 12 days using indigenous yeasts. They are certified organic and offer bright, expressive notes of red berries, minerality, subtle spice and lively acidity to tie it all together.
Raphet Morey Saint Denis
$142.99
The wines of Gérard Raphet are a Burgundy lover’s Burgundy. While the wine’s colour in the glass is a delicate ruby, aromas and flavours surprise with their forceful intensity. This contrast often catches the uninitiated off guard, yet it is part of the attraction and seduction of these limited and highly sought-after wines. Raphet Burgundy is handmade from field to bottle, with a rhythm and method that hasn’t changed in four generations. Vines are on average very old, with many vines over 100 years. Harvest is done by hand, and grapes are fermented on indigenous yeasts in tank and then aged for some 18 months in mostly older French oak barrels. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Veuve Clicquot Vintage Champagne
$131.99
Beautiful vintage Veuve!
Moet Vintage Champagne
$126.99
One of France's most beautiful Champagnes!
Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve
$91.99
Oh, Champagne! It makes every night a party. This beauty scored a fine 89 points from Wine Spectator. And the review? "Hints of biscuit, lemon curd and white peach. Medium-bodied, with a fresh finish. Drink now." Billecart Salmon has been family owned since it was created in 1818; today, "the house is managed by brothers François and Antoine Roland-Billecart, who represent the sixth generation. Production averages 1.7 million bottles per year," according to Wine-searcher.com.
Chateau Cap De Faugeres
$50.99
Chateau Cap de Faugeres encompasses 46 hectares of vines planted to 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, typical to the right bank. Owner Silvio Denz has more than doubled the size of the vineyard over the last decade, employing a vine density of 6,000 vines per hectare. The vines are 30 years of, age on average but some run closer to 50. The terroir is mainly limestone and clay soils. The wine is aged in mostly, one-year-old, French oak barrels for 12 months