Wines
17 Items Found
- Chabert Chardonnay Vin De Pays D'oc 2011 Product #25874 (In Stock)
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Another fine vintage – that makes 3 out of 3! – for our best-selling Chardonnay ever! As in the past, this all stainless steel (no oak!) beauty comes from a pretty vineyard deep in the South of France. And, as in the past, you’ll find plenty of yellow apple and peach pit fruit flavors and aromas with accents of lemon zest, pear skin, and just a touch of chalky mineral. The wine is just a touch richer and rounder this year than last, with a note of candied pear in the middle and pretty peach blossom and golden apple on the soft, easy, finish. A wine sure to appeal to both "Old World" and "New World" palates, and a fantastic value.
- Ch De Paraza Minervois 2010 Product #26678 (In Stock)
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Here's a robust blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre from the deep South French region of Minervois. In the excellent 2010 vintage, there's extra precision and clarity to the aromas and flavors of roasted cherries and raspberries with fine accents of resinous herbs and hot, smoky, stones. Fills up your mouth with fruit, earth, mineral, and tangy acidity and then leaves a wonderful, lingering, finish of herb and mineral and red fruit. Fantastic by itself and even better with grilled mushrooms, lamb, or pork.
- Cadastres Picpoul De Pinet 2011 Product #25970 (In Stock)
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This 100% estate grown Picpoul de Pinet clearly demonstrates just how under-rated this variety is. You’ll find pretty aromas of white flowers, lemon/lime citrus, and anise/fennel notes to start. Then a crisp, minerally, texture with tart granny smith apple, green melon, and lemon/lime flavors and a clean, dry, finish. This is just a great all-around daily white, with enough flavor and body to shine by itself at a party and enough complexity and depth to pair well with freshwater fish and lighter poultry dishes. Tremendous value!
- Arnaud De Villeneuve Muscat Sec 2011 Product #26153 (In Stock)
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If you think Muscat is just a grapey, often sweet, wine suitable for making into Moscato, well, think again! The 2011 Arnaud de Villeneuve Muscat Sec is a bone dry but wildly flamboyant wine from France’s Languedoc Roussillon region. Extravagant aromas of white grape, tropical flowers, ginger and spice burst out of the glass. In the mouth there’s an explosion of spiced citrus, apricot, ginger, and asian five spice flavors with a lovely honeysuckle note emerging in the mid-palate. The wine finishes dry and refreshing with chalky mineral and gingery lime lingering nicely. Yes, this will be fantastic with Asian dishes but it’s so much fun that you’ll need to keep plenty on hand to drink on its own as well. And, a great value to boot!
- Val De Salis Viognier 2011 Product #26790 (In Stock)
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The kind of wine that we hope for out of the South of France - a delicious value that way over-delivers on its modest price. Here's a ripe, friendly, bottle of Viognier that delivers straight ahead peach, orange and honeysuckle aromas and flavors, a creamy texture, and just a dash of mineral on the finish. A nice interplay between sweet, ripe, fruit and tangy acid at the end. To sip or enjoy with salads and lighter dishes.
- Chapoutier Bila Haut Cotes Du Roussillon Blanc 2012 Product #27053 (In Stock)
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Better than the 88 point 2011 or even the 90 point 2010, this blend of tank-raised Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, and Grenache Gris is complex and floral but still nicely structured and fresh. Generous aromas of peach, apricot, honeysuckle, and pink grapefruit burst from the glass. The flavors follow in a richly textured, but mouthwatering, wine that rides a beam of salty, chalky, mineral through a long, generous, finish. As the Advocate said of the fine 2010, "What a fine introduction to Roussillon whites and terrifically versatile accompaniment at table this will make over the next 2-3 years if not beyond!"
- Chapoutier Bila Haut Cotes Du Roussillon Villages 2011 Product #27054 (In Stock)
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Michel Chapoutier's genius shows through clearly in this wildly over-achieving red, a wine that has made the Wine Spectator Top 100 list in two of the past three vintages - and could well make it again with a fine 2011 that Robert Parker couldn't resist rating this beauty 90 points last Fall. A blend of Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah from schist sites in rocky Roussillon, the 2011 is a muscular, concentrated, wine that retains just the right amount of lift and freshness. Deep aromas and flavors of red fruits - cherry, plum, and fresh raspberry tart - gain complexity from notes of smoky earth and bitter chocolate. Tangy blueberry/raspberry acidity adds freshness and makes this a great wine to pair with everything from pizza to most anything on the grill. Wine Advocate 90 points
- Chapoutier Bila Haut Cotes Du Roussillon Rose 2012 Product #27056 (In Stock)
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Northern Rhone master Michel Chapoutier's Roussillon estate - Bila-Haut - has been going from strength to strength the past few years, and this little beauty certainly argues that the positive trend will continue in 2012! It's a blend of Grenache and Cinsault grown specifically for rosé, crushed, macerated briefly, and then pressed off while still pink and made in stainless steel. A slightly more robust and jolly take on pink wine than you find in Provence, it delivers a big mouthful of candied watermelon and tangy cherry fruit with mouthwatering acidity and a sense of hot paving stone. A not too serious, very tasty, rosé to enjoy in the shade with veggies and grilled lamb dipped in lots of garlicky aioli.
- Novellum Chardonnay 2011 Product #26653 (In Stock)
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Crazy value here!
"The outstanding 2011 Novellum competes with some of the finest Macon-Villages wines one can find. It is made from 100% Chardonnay (from 25- to 30-year-old vines), aged three months in a combination of Burgundy barrels (30%) and stainless steel tanks (70%), and, somewhat innovatively, is aged on Viognier lees which gives it a honeysuckle and white peach-scented nose. There is also a salty sea breeze character reminiscent of the crushed oyster shell-like note my colleague David Schildknect often detects in Loire Valley whites. This crisp, fresh, medium-bodied Cotes Catalanes exhibits lots of earthy/terroir characteristics. Readers should think of it as a brisk, zesty, authoritatively flavored Chardonnay from the cool, alluvial soils on the banks of the Aigly River."Wine Advocate 90 points
- Mas D' Alezon Faugeres Presbytere 2009 Product #26415 (In Stock)
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80% Grenache, with the balance Syrah and Mourvedre, Le Presbytere opens with aromas of ripe, dark cherries and baking spices. It needs a bit of air to open up, but once it does, it has the same sophisticated minerality as its Mourvedre-based sister, but fleshier fruit. This would be delicious with sauteed duck breast.
- Dom La Tour Penedesses Faugeres 2009 Product #26900 (In Stock)
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Just what red wine from Faugères (Languedoc-Roussillon) should be but almost never is. A blend of Syrah, Grenache and 10% Mourvedre, this bursts with blackberry, black olive, floral and piney garrigue aromas. In the mouth, round, almost creamy, and mineral with more blackberry/black raspberry fruit, dark earth, and a touch of wood spice flavors. For all the fruit, this is savory, rather than sweet, and finishes firmly tannic and mineral with complex, lingering, flavors. Outstanding with any herbed meat or bean dish now and the next few years.
- Dom La Tour Vieille Banyuls Rimage 2011 Product #26928 (In Stock)
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The classic red dessert wine of the deep South of France (just a few miles north of the Spanish border), this is a blend of 90% Grenache and 10% Carignan aged in large barrels and bottled young for freshness. A non-oxidized style of Banyuls, it's loaded with aromas and flavors of chocolate, dark plum, and black cherry and finishes long and richly sweet. A great wine for a cheese course or, of course, chocolate!
- Mas De Daumas Gassac Rosé Frizant NV Product #27197 (In Stock)
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Fun, fruity, fizz here from the very serious folks at Mas de Daumas. Made from juice bled off young-vine Cabernet vats, the still fermenting pink wine finishes in sealed stainless steel tanks to capture frothy fizz. Loaded with ripe strawberry, candied cherry, and watermelon fruit and just a hint of Cabernet herb and mineral, this finishes soft and clean. Makes you smile.
- La Petite Frog Picpoul De Pinet Bag In Box 3l Product #21159 (In Stock)
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NOTE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS WINE VIA UPS - NO OUT OF STATE ORDERS WILL BE FILLED. The package just doesn't stand up to UPS shipping - sorry!
A really good white that just happens to be packaged in a bag-in-box format! The la Petite Frog is the exact same wine you'll find in the bottles of Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet we have on the shelf and have sold for years. The wine shows good aromas of lime and citrus and delivers a round mouthful of spicy, clean, fruit. And you can enjoy this fresh, crisp, wine for up to six weeks after it's opened! Perfect wine for parties, vacation houses, or just keeping in the fridge for a "nip" of something tasty at the end of a hard day!
- Chapoutier Bila Haut Occultum Lapidem 2011 Product #27055 (In Stock)
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"Occultum Lapidem," Latin for "hidden stone", sums up what Michel Chapoutier is trying to capture at his superb Rouissilon estate - the hidden character and texture of the soil expressed in wine. Made from Grenache, Carignan and Syrah grown biodynamically in stone and chalk soils, the super-ripe, hand-harvested, fruit here needs a year in large cask and small barrel to come into balance. The result is a profound marriage of opulent richness, vivid energy, and stony, salty, minerality. Give it a big swirl to reveal aromas of currant, blueberry, roasted meat, licorice, rosemary, and more. At first rich, almost unctuous, on the palate it coats the mouth with black fruit, exotic spice, resinous herb, and mocha flavors that go on and on. A whip of acidity and deep sense of stoniness hold everything in balance and a tangy, almost salty, brine-like, note emerges on the long finish. Likely to improve and deliver even more pleasure mid-term, but no need to wait. Grill some lamb or herb-rubbed pork or try an out-of-season cassoulet and drink this beauty right now. Wine Advocate 94-96 points
- Mas D' Alezon Faugeres Montfalette 2011 Product #26416 (In Stock)
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Powerful and elegant, this old-vine Mourvedre shows that great wine can indeed come out of France's less-heralded regions. The nose is powerfully fruity, with the scent of something leafy and herbal in the background. The palate explodes with deep, ripe blackberry fruit supported by gravelly minerality. We were shocked that all this could be packed into a wine that clocks in at only 12.5% ABV!
- Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Pays de l’Hérault 2006 Product #26257 (In Stock)
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Critics' scores are a poor way to understand wines this unique and complex, but the Advocate's review of the 2006 includes a very nice description (if an understated rating!).
"The 2006 Mas de Daumas Gassac red leads with pungent brown spice- and pepper-dusted fresh mulberry and black currant. Like its 2007 counterpart, fresh, faintly tart, bitter blue and black fruits rule the palate, accompanied by smoky black tea, tobacco, and cedar. The wine’s lean, bright cast is well-grounded in a palpable sense of sheer density, leading to a finish of impressive tenacity. This promises at least 8-10 years of interesting bottle maturation – again, based on an experience with mature vintages that was recently considerably refreshed." Wine Advocate 88 points
