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Cantenac Brown Margaux 2016
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Chateau Angludet La Dame d’Angludet 2019
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Chateau Beausejour Puisseguin Saint-Emilion Cuvee Speciale 2022
$36.00Add to cartThe Dupuy family has been in Puisseguin since the Middle Ages. Marceau Dupuy, a doctor and politician, bought Chateau Beauséjour in 1934. It is still 40 acres of vineyard planted mostly with Merlot and a bit of Cabernet Franc on the clay and limestone terrain of Saint Emilion. This wine is opulent and has beautiful Bordeaux flavors for a great price.
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Chateau de Chaintres Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes 2020
$31.00Add to cartWe love the Loire, it’s the garden of France, and the wines almost across the board retain a beautiful earthiness. While the Tigny family has owned this 17th century chateau since the 1930s it was the addition of cellar master Jean-Philippe Louis that they really stepped up their game, converting the estate to biodynamics, hand picking, and allowing for spontaneous fermentation.
The vines that plunge the deepest into the tuffeau soils of the vineyards range from 50 to 80 years of age. Despite the concentration and structure a sense of freshness permeates this wine—making it “très digeste”. Graceful tannins and an assertive underlying minerality contribute a salty-savory edge to the fruit.
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Chateau de la Bonneliere Chinon Les Lisons 2023
$23.00Add to cartFor two generations the Plouzeaus have been working to restore the Château de la Bonneliére and its vines to their original glory. The son, Marc, converted the vineyards to fully organic.
The grapes for this wine come from vines that grow on an ancient riverbed and lend a distinct mineral quality to it.
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Chateau Giscours, Margaux 2016
$120.00Add to cartA third growth that showcases the excellent terroir of Margaux, specifically the deep gravel that helps ripen the Left Bank grapes. Delicious, deep, and has the potential to age.
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Chateau Haut Brion Premier Grand Cru Classe Pessac Loegnan 2018
$890.00Add to cartHaut Brion has been revered for centuries as one of the world’s greatest wines. Favored by kings, presidents (Thomas Jefferson was a noted fan), and the upper echelons of the wine industry, it hasn’t lost a step. This is a complex, deeply layered wine that will continue to get better for the next few decades (if not longer).
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Chateau Haut-Segottes Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2021
$45.00Add to cartMme. Meunier, “vigneronne extraordinaire”, is the fourth generation of her family to oversee this estate situated in the heart of the Saint Emilion appellation. Her dedication to her vineyards enables Madame Meunier’s Haut Ségottes to produce exceptional quality year-in and year-out.
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Chateau La Rame Cadillac Rouge La Charmille 2020
$30.00Add to cartChâteau La Rame is among the oldest and most renowned properties in the Sainte Croix du Mont appellation on a hill overlooking the Garonne river. For over a hundred years La Rame has been lauded for the quality of its wine, and today it stands as a testament to the value that can still be found in Bordeaux, even in a time when so many other regions are getting inordinately expensive.
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Chateau Puygueraud Cotes de Bordeaux Rouge 2015
$27.00Add to cartA sleek and sturdy wine with notes of stewed plum, saddle & five spice. It boasts great structure, definition & chewy tannins. Merlot dominant and a sneaky good value Bordeaux.
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Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2010
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Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2020
$99.00Add to cartChateau Talbot is a 4th Cru Classé in Saint-Julien and is one of the Médoc’s most emblematic names. It’s one of the Medoc’s oldest estates, and through the years has been fortunate enough to remain in good hands. The current owners are the fourth generation of the same family managing Talbot.
The soils are well raised and gravelly producing classic Bordeaux aromas all in a balanced package. It’s lively and framed by a sensational texture and a lingering finish. Aromas of plum confit, crème de cassis, tobacco, licorice, and roasted herbs mingle with a woody, charcuterie-like savory note that will only deepen with age.
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Chateau Vieux Moulin Easy Rider 2023
$26.00Add to cartThe Easy Rider is aptly named. It’s fresh, juicy a real “glou glou” type wine that does well with a light chill.
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Clement et Florian Berthier Coteaux du Giennois Rouge 2022
$28.00Add to cartFirst and foremost the fifth-generation Loire winemakers Clement and Florian Berthier are terroir-driven preducers. While they make plenty of Sauvignon Blanc, their focus is not on producing easy SB, but on producing wines that transparently show where they are from. While 80% of their production is white wine the do produce this beautiful blend of Pinot and Gamay that is juicy and fresh. It has rich that are complemented by floral and earthy undertones. There’s a bit of spice inflection from the terroir that sits on a well of deep minerality.
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Coutale Clos La Cahors 2022
$23.00Add to cartThis is not the Malbec you probably know. You may not know that until it was popularized by the Argentinians, no one really knew the grape, and in fact most of the vines in Cahors, France were being ripped out. But as its international fame grew a few producers took a look at what they had and decided they could sell make wine with these grapes. We are thankful because this is a delicious, earthier expression that we really enjoy.
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Domaine Alain Voge Saint-Joseph Les Cotes 2021
$65.00Add to cartAlain is a legend in the Rhône. He rewrote the rule book on what great wines from southern France could be. Today led Alberic Mazoyer (who worked for Chapoutier) who still makes incredibly dense and layered wines using organic and biodynamic viticulture. This wine comes from a steep parcel of land in Mauves that has produced a delicious Syrah that has all the layers of fruit, spice, and flowers you could want.
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Domaine Alary La Jean de Verde Cairanne 2020
$36.00Add to cart96/100 for Robert Parker in 2016
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Domaine Billard Saint-Romain Rouge 2023
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Domaine Cecile Tremblay Morey-Saint-Denis Tres Girard 2021
$642.00Add to cartCécile Tremblay is a beloved producer who is renowned as one of the most gifted viticulturists in Burgundy. Since 2002 Cécile’s wines have been finding their way into the collections of astute Burgundy enthusiasts and France’s finest restaurants—the quantities she works in are so small there isn’t much that leaves the country. Many of her vines come from her great grandparents holdings (the Jayer’s) that were planted in the 1920s. The 21s that have arrived are delicate and vivid but her wines are always intense with vivacious, exuberant fruit that’s rich in the mid-palate with a long and intense finish.
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Domaine de la Prebende Beaujolais 2023
$22.00Add to cartThis is a classic gamay that hails from Beaujolais. It’s got everything you could want: it’s sustainably made from old vine Gamay that is semi-carbonically macerated which results in a juicy, earthy, chillable red that perfect in these transitional months. Ben says: “It’s so drinkable for $22 it’s ridiculous!”
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Domaine de la Reniere Saumur Rouge 2023
$34.00Add to cartDomaine de la Renière is a centuries old estate in Puy-Notre-Dame (south of Angers and Tours in the Loire Valley) that has been run by the young Thibault Masse and his partner Guillaume Poitevin since 2018. There’s an incredible energy to their wines and we can’t get enough of them. They are so incredibly drinkable for the price point—juicy, mineral-tinged, and complex all without breaking the bank. While many Cabernet Francs come with a little bit of bell pepper, or pyrazines for the science lovers, Thibault’s are pure fruit and chalk from his tuffeau soils.
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Domaine de La Tour Penet, Macon Peronne Rouge 2023
$22.00Add to cartAn incredibly balanced Gamay from Burgund that still presents great value in a category where there isn’t often value. Coming from the higher slopes of the Mâconnais it’s juicy with great fruit while still retaining acidity.
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Domaine Dubost Moulin-a-Vent en Brenay 2021
$36.00Add to cartPracticing biodynamic gamay from a fourth generation estate—it doesn’t get more classically Beaujolais than this.
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Domaine Faury Cote Rotie 2022
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Domaine Jerome Fornerot Bourgogne Rouge 2023
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Domaine Les Aphillanthes Cotes du Rhone Tradition 2021
$18.00Add to cartA biodynamic value stunner from sites near-by Gigondas. They have a smattering of wines that are all delicious, but we find that even at $18 the entry level is a fantastic buy.
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Domaine Lignier-Michelot Fixin 1er Cru Les Arvelets 2022
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Domaine Meix Foulot Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru Les Veleys 2019 1.5 L
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Domaine Michel Goubard Bourgogne Rouge 2022
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Domaine Parent 1er Cru de Beaune Les Epenottes 2021
$167.00Add to cartThis is a wine that punches above it’s weight class. Two sisters Catherine and Anne, helm the Domaine and lead with a lot of heart. The resulting wines are delicious and easy to get into. They are made to be enjoyable now, but will develop for the next five years.
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Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas 2021
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Domaine Rougeot Volnay 1er Les Santenots 2021
$380.00Add to cartRougeot wines are often lithe and light on their feet, this wine happens to be the most structured offering from the producer, and in this size it’s definitely worth putting down for a few extra years.
