Mazzei Chianti Classico Ser Lapo
$31.99
Under the guidance of Filippo Mazzei, the modernization effort that was started by Lapo Mazzei finds a new impetus.Once he dedicated himself to leading the family business full-time, his across the board expertise derived from a liberal arts education, a degree in Business Administration, and substantial corporative experience. With this outstanding Chianti Classico Riserva, the Marquis Mazzei celebrate their notable ancestor Ser Lapo, author of the first official document mentioning “Chianti wine” (December 16th, 1398).
Merum Priorati Inici
$50.99
Pere Ventura, a family-owned producer of Cava from nearby Penedès, is the proprietor of Merum Priorati. There are 60 acres of estate vines, mostly the traditional varieties of Garnacha and Cariñena, all grown around the town of Porrera, one of the best locations in Priorat. Enologist Roger Oferil adds some Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah to the blend. The wines, aged in French oak barrels, have a modern polish, but notes of mineral and mountain herb frame the lively fruit and anchor the wine in its terroir.
Claire Naudin Aloxe Corton
$154.99
It’s been nearly thirty years since Claire Naudin returned to her family estate with degrees in oenology and agronomy. Her father planned on dissolving their holdings, but fortunately, Claire was able to convince him otherwise. Claire rejoined in 1991, fully managing the estate from 1994. She purchased her parent’s remaining shares in 1999, married Jean-Yves Bizot (whom she has a negociant project with called BiNaume). At 22ha and 7-8 full-time employees (many of whom have been with her family for decades, including Manu, who is a thirty-year veteran), they’re a comfortable size.
Xavier Gigondas
$49.99
Xavier Vignon has always valued science, rigour and reason. Originally from Picardy, this insatiable pioneer of terroirs followed a career path worthy of his curiosity, strengthened by encounters, innovations and experimentations and coupled with a humanist spirit rooted in the culture of an omnipresent French art-de-vivre.
Chermette Pinot Noir
$41.99
From the winemaker: "My wines come from my family's estate in Vissoux, in the Pierres Dorées region in the south of Beaujolais.
Since the 17th century, my family has been rooted in Vissoux; my paternal grandmother was named Eugénie Vissoux. My parents, Martine and Pierre-Marie Chermette have expanded the estate to five appellations from the north to the south of the Beaujolais. The love of vines and wine is therefore a family passion."
The vines take their roots on clay-limestone soil, very well suited to Pinot Noir, at Légny in the Pierres Dorées. The grapes are mostly vinified in whole bunch. This gives a fruity, crunchy wine with richness and structure.
Clos Cibonne Tibouren Tradition Rouge
$71.99
A delicious, savoury and spiced rare jewel Provençal red made from the rare Tibouren grape.. The historic 15 hectare Clos Cibonne estate is spread over a sprawling hillside in the Maures mountain range, on the seaside between Nice and Marseilles. Certified organic, the regionally famed, rare and beloved tibouren (90%) is blended with perfumed, earthy grenache (10%) grown on the maritime influenced schist plots. Only 18 estates reside under the Cru Classé appellation to this day, Clos Cibonne being one of them thanks to the efforts of Provence activist André Roux – who also obtained the rank of Grand Protector within the Order of the Knights of Medusa! Silky, 70% cacao bonbons, spiced brazil nuts, cherry cola, cigar box, blackberry mash, cedar chest full of mushrooms & dried sage brush.
Genot-Boulanger Vieilles Vignes Pommard
$154.99
Domaine Génot-Boulanger began in 1974 when Parisian pharmacists Charles-Henri Génot and his wife Marie Boulanger moved to Burgundy, and began to buy up vineyards. François Delaby inherited the 22-ha (54-acre) domaine in 1998; his daughter Aude and her husband Guillaume Lavollée took over in 2008. Jasper Morris, in Inside Burgundy (2nd edition), writes that, 'Guillaume Lavollée met Aude in 2006; the year after he arrived to do the harvest – only to find that the vineyard manager had quit the day before picking was due to start, and that he would also have to make the wine.
Quinta Escrita Douro Red
$32.99
While the Douro is particularly renowned for its Ports, of course, it is also home to many fantastic table wine producers, such as Rui Roboredo Madeira, the maker of this red blend. 35% Touriga Nacional, 35% Jaen, and 30% Sousão. This wine spends 8 months in 300 litre French oak barrels before being bottled.
Producer Description
"Quinta da Pedra Escrita estate is located in Freixo de Numão - Douro Superior, with an average altitude of 575 meters. The windy and dry soils of the Estate are predominantly of granite, sandy and very poor in nutrients. Here I grew my first vineyards, always believing that the granite soils give us wines with highly complex aromas and great longevity, like in the old times."
- Rui Roboredo Madeira, owner and winemaker
Dom Bosquets Gigondas Bio
$52.99
Since Julien Brechet took control of his family’s 26-hectare estate in 2006, Domaine des Bosquets has been moving steadily, if not swiftly, up the Gigondas hierarchy, and in 2016 they produced not only some of the best wines of the appellation but of the entire southern Rhône, and it just keeps getting better from here.