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2023 Domaine Jean Foillard - Fleurie (750ml)

750ml | SKU 101224 | 10 Available
$59.99

2023 Domaine Jean Foillard - Beaujolais Villages (750ml)

750ml | SKU 102258 | 23 Available

Every so often, I take a sip of a “humble” regional wine that makes me question everything. With a glass of this in hand, I think to myself, who cares about grand cru Burgundy? Or, why would I ever drink anything else? Or, surely this is the bottle I’d choose to fill my cooler with if I were stranded on a desert island.
     When I’m able to think rationally again, of course I’d pounce on a bottle of Taupenot-Merme’s grand cru Corton Rognet or the Perret family’s majestic Condrieu I write about in this month’s newsletter. And variety is everything, so I wouldn’t fill my island cooler with just Jean Foillard’s Beaujolais-Villages. But this kind of red makes you suspend reason for a moment and devote yourself to it, at least while the wine’s still in your glass.
     After all, Beaujolais-Villages has no business being this good, but Jean Foillard is an extraordinary vigneron. A decade or so ago, Jean made Beaujolais Nouveau that he would expedite to us each November to meet the deadline of the worldwide Nouveau celebration. That Nouveau was outstanding and he didn’t need to change anything, but he had an epiphany that only the most ambitious sort of grower has: the grapes he was using were of high enough quality to make a cuvée with more depth and complexity, so he proposed taking his time to produce a Beaujolais-Villages instead of a hurried Nouveau.
     Blending grapes from high-elevation, granite-heavy terroirs barely outside the region’s crus, and with a patient élevage that’s very close to that of his world-class Morgons, this wine is silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red fruit, pomegranate, and stones. With just the right amount of tannin and acidity, and lots of class, it is perfect for all occasions.

Tom Wolf (Kermit Lynch)

$31.99

2022 Domaine La Roubine - Gigondas (750ml)

750ml | SKU 101747 | 24 Available
92 WA

It was a first for me, as I had never tasted wines from this estate before, and the 2022 Gigondas is a real surprise—an outstanding wine. It evokes aromas of ripe dark berries, spices, garrigue and subtle earthy undertones, with a hint of smoke and licori...

$31.99

2023 Domaine La Roubine - Vacqueyras (750ml)

750ml | SKU 101746 | 25 Available
89-91 JD

Lots of uber-rich black cherries, melted licorice, and peppery notes emerge from the 2023 Vacqueyras, a ripe, medium to full-bodied, plush, nicely concentrated 2023.

$31.99

2023 Domaine Labbe - Pinot Noir Savoie (750ml)

750ml | SKU 102472 | 18 Available
$17.99

2023 Domaine Labbe - Savoie Abymes

750ml | SKU 100470 | 24 Available
$14.99

2023 Domaine Lafage - Chardonnay VdP des Cotes Catalanes Novellum (750ml)

750ml | SKU 99950 | 24 Available
89 WS

Warm and round, with good energy. Orchard fruit and green plum notes are flanked by crushed stone and smoky mineral accents, plus well-integrated toasty details. Savory grilled herb hints echo on the well-meshed finish. Broad and nicely rich. Drink now. 2...

$14.99

2020 Domaine Lafage - Syrah Grenache VdP des Cotes Catalanes Bastide Miraflors VV

750ml | SKU 97123 | 21 Available
91 JS

A custom cuvée for European Cellars and a joint project between Eric Solomon and Jean-Marc Lafage, Bastide Miraflors is a cuvée created from old vine Grenache (30%) grown on the schist and granite soils of Saint-Paul de Fenouillet, a terroir that always ripens late in the year, and Syrah (70%) from gravelly soils near the Mediterranean. After a long maceration of six weeks, the wine ages for 12 months in roughly 3/4 concrete vats and 1/4 600L French oak demi-muids.

$15.99

2023 Leon Boesch - Edelzwicker Les Collines (1L)

1L | SKU 102487 | 12 Available
$21.99

2023 Leon Boesch - Pinot Blanc La Cabane (750ml)

750ml | SKU 102488 | 18 Available
$22.99

2023 Maurice Schoech - Riesling d'Alsace (750ml)

750ml | SKU 102489 | 18 Available
$23.99

2022 Domaine Mayard - Chateauneuf du Pape (750ml)

750ml | SKU 100970 | 41 Available
95 WA

The 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape exhales a deep, complex and gourmand bouquet of cherries, flowers, spices and red berries, followed by a medium to full-bodied, textured and layered, sappy and enrobing palate with velvety tannins, seamless structure and an el...

$74.99
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