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Alex Moreau Chassagne Montrachet 2022
$189.00Add to cartIn the heart of Chassagne Montrachet, Alex Moreau carries forward a winemaking legacy that spans generations, rooted in a deep reverence for the land and its history. While he has worked under the historical name “Bernard Moreau” since the 1990s with his brother, they have recently separated with Alex retaining the winemaking.
The Chassagne Montrachet 2021 embodies the essence of its renowned appellation, sourced from meticulously tended vineyards graced by ancient vines. With aromas of lemon cream citrus, tart peach, wet stones, and a hint of sea breeze, this Chardonnay captivates the senses, offering a journey through the terroir of Chassagne Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune.
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Alex Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie 2022
$299.00Add to cartThe Moreau’s are deeply ingrained in the fabric of Chassagne Montrachet and have made stellar and sustainable wines for over 200 years. This sustainable Chassange comes from one of the best climats and presents as a balanced white Burgundy. It’s mineral driven but still has lovely notes of green apple, pear, brioche, and light oak.
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Cave des Vignerons de Buxy Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise Buissonnier Chardonnay 2022
$23.00Add to cartA certified sustainable collective of 120 winemakers, mostly small farms, that make a wine that has been called a “best buy” by Wine Enthusiast.
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Chateau La Rame Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2022
$23.00Add 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 Soucherie Anjou Blanc 2022
$27.00Add to cartThis wine comes from one of the most beautiful Chateau in all of France. Roger Beguinot’s Chateau Soucherie which is being guided towards 100% organic viticulture by Beguinot’s assistant, the maitre de chai, is the young Thibaud Boudignon who favors “agriculture integrée”. This cuvée is vinified from 100% Chenin Blancsourced from the vineyard site “Les Rangs de Long” which is on the northern part of the estate but with south-southeastern exposure.
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Clement et Florian Berthier Coteaux du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc 2023
$27.00Add to cartFirst and foremost the Berthiers are terroir-driven winemakers. 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. Luckily, with that kind of focus they end up producing incredible Sauvignon Blanc that is, in fact, terroir driven.
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Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet 2009
$75.00Add to cartThis is a fascinating wine. Most people’s conception of Chablis is that it should be drunk young, preferably with oysters, but this wine provides an aged counter-point. It has a nutty and almost sherry-like nose that you would think is prematurely oxidized, but the palate is so fresh it’s like sucking on an electric lemon.
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Domaine Alary L’Estevenas Cairanne Blanc 2022
$23.00Add to cartA very cool family run domaine with centuries of history. The Alary’s have actually been in the shop to pour, and we loved getting to meet them. Their organically made wines are delicious and really out drink their price point. This blend of Clairette and Roussanne is very expressive with a beautiful complexity, ripe white fruit such as (peaches, mirabelle plums) and delicate fragrance of white flowers such as acacia and lime appear as well as minerality.
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Domaine Boris Champy Hautes Cotes du Beaune Montagne 382 2020
$70.00Add to cartThe site for Boris Champy was developed by Didier Montchovet, an early adopters of biodynamics in Burgundy. Today the estate wines are all labeled under Boris Champy and are fully certified.
This wine comes from their Montagne de Cras plot in Nantoux which is at 382 metres altitude and the name of the Montagne de Cras lieu-dit on the label. The pebbly slope has all kinds of life and even a few rare corm trees. The wine itself is aged on the lees in barrique for a year with 25% new oak before resting in stainless. The resulting wine is clean, smooth and full of citrus and honeysuckle with a well-integrated, judicious note of oak. -
Domaine de la Garenne Pouilly Fuisse 2020
$73.00Add to cartA classic Macon white from a very fun terroir.
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Domaine de Sacy Sancerre Blanc 2023
$35.00Add to cartA delicious sustainable Sancerre from a passionate winemaker practicing polyculture in the fields—a longstanding tradition in Sancerre.
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Domaine des Baumard Clos du Papillon 2018
$78.00Add to cartThe wines from Clos du Papillon (so-named for its unique butterfly shape) is one of the great examples of Savennières. It has all the delicious mineral infusion from the volcanic rock in the schist soils that deserves more praise than it gets. Overwhelming orchard fruit, white flowers, earthy minerality, and striking acid make this an adventure every time.
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Domaine des Roches Neuves :’Echelier Thiery Germain Samur 2021
$98.00Add to cartFrom Thierry Germain, a stellar winemaker who takes his viticultural influence from his mentor Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard, comes this terroir focused Chenin that is razor-sharp and ready for drinking now but could just as easily age for a long time.
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Domaine Gadais Navineaux Amphibolite Muscadet Sevre Et Maine Sur Lie 2022
$18.00Add to cartWhile it’s hard to verify, there’s legend that this vineyard in Navineaux is the first place that Melon de Bourgogne (the grape used to make Muscadet) was found. Regardless, this is a delicious example that’s zesty while still maintaining a core of citrus. The sea salt salinity and deep minerality from the Navineaux soils hold this zippy white together.
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Domaine Gavoty Clarendon Cotes de Provence Blanc 2020
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Domaine Guiberteau 2019 Saumur Blanc Clos des Carmes
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Domaine Guiberteau 2020 Saumur Blanc Breze
$145.00Add to cartOne of the most sought after producers in the Loire. The wines of Domaine Guiberteau are for those really in the know. The legendary Becky Wasserman has this to say about Guiberteau: Romain Guiberteau owns some of the best land in Brézé, and makes dry chenins of punk rock violence, yet of Bach-like logic and profoundness.
This wine from Brézé is one of the peaks of Chenin Blanc. It’s incredibly dry with ripping texture and acid. It’s like watching a linebacker dance ballet.
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Domaine JL Chave Hermitage Blanc 2020
$365.00Add to cartChave is a consummate storyteller, but he is particualrly bullish about this vintage of whites in how strongly they show the terroir. Some of Chave’s oldest vines are here and bring in beautiful grapes from Hermitage hill. This is the glory that Marsanne can bring when treated by a master. It will rival some of the great white burgundies when drank young or with 10+ years of age.
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Domaine Ostertag Pinot Gris Fronholz
$75.00Add to cartAn iconoclast in Alsace who cut his teeth in the fields of Burgundy. Unlike many of the AOC Alsatian wines, André Ostertag makes his own rules and follows the terroir and not the grapes prescribed by the local growers association. This wine is one that starts subtly but with time transforms into a delicious and more viscous Pinot Gris.
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Domaine Rapet Bourgogne Blanc 2021
$49.00Add to cartAn absolute banger of a value white Burgundy from a sustainability-focused producer located around the hills of Corton.
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Domaine Rapet Bourgogne Blanc 2022
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Domaine Schoffit “Harth Tradition”” Pinot Gris 2019″
$28.00Add to cartThese organic (practicing biodynamic) wines are a thing of beauty. This Riesling comes from the Harth lieux-dit, and is the entry level Riesling from this driven Alsatian producers.
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Domaine Sylvain Cathiard Bourgogne Aligote 2023
$59.00Add to cartSylvain Cathiard is one of the great winemakers of Burgundy. A Vosne specialist, he primarily focuses on Pinot, but also has this delightful Aligote, a grape that we are thankful to see on a successful rise over the past few years. If you don’t know the grape, this is the perfect introduction.
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Faiveley Chassagne Montrachet 2022
$144.00Add to cartDomaine Faiveley is a juggernaut in Burgundy, but one who rarely disappoints. The wines are classically styled, ageable, and seek to express terroir. A solidly made wine all around.
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Famille Joly Coulee de Serrant 2020
$155.00Add to cartA monopole AOC from one of the most well respected and established biodynamic producers in all of France. The site on which the Chenin Blanc vines are planted has produced wine for a consecutive 892 vintages, since 1130. Every year they are producing wines unparalleled in intensity and ageworthyness. This dry Chenin should either be drunk immediately or forgotten in your cellar for the next decade or two.
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Francois Labet Bourgogne Chardonnay 2021
$37.00Add to cartLabet is a fun winemaker who works as a negociant with small properties fruits. This wine is a great little white Burgundy that way overdelivers for the price.
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Henri & Gilles Buisson Bourgogne Blanc, 2022
$36.00Add to cartTwo brothers making waves in the Cote de Beaune that are putting out stellar wines that bring actual value back into the Burgundy conversation.
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Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 2022
$135.00Add to cartA Puligny-Montrachet that comes from a blend of the Carillon sites, it’s full bodied with a strong mineral streak down the middle. If you want to explore the great white wines of Burgundy this is a great place to start digging down on terroir.
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Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Sainte Claire 2023
$32.00Add to cartThis is a classic fresh Chablis, everything you want when you think fresh, drinkable Chardonnay. And for the price it’s a can’t miss.
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Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Baudines 2022
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Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2022
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Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 2022
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