| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
| | Loire |
| Bernard Baudry |
2020 |
Chinon La Croix Boissee  |
$49 |
2 |
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| VM 90 (1/2024): The 2020 La Croix Boisée is deep, savory and rich. It is a complex, layered wine with abundant, chalky, textured tannins. Flavors of olive tapenade, mint and chocolate meet a lamb roast in this deeply savory wine. There's a clear suggestion of Brett here in its flavors and a drying hint. Still, at this stage, its cellaring potential has to be questioned based on what it is currently showing, and this is reflected in its far lower score than in previous vintages. What a shame. (Drink between 2024-2030). Rebecca Gibbs. |
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2020 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot |
$32 |
6 |
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| VM 91-93 (8/2022): Hailing from the limestone-clay slopes on the outskirts of Chinon town, home to other famous vineyards like Clos de l'Olive and Chêne Vert, Le Clos Guillot 2020 offers a cloud of Cabernet Franc fruit with fine refreshing acidity. Savory, silken and seductive, the wine is flooded with a stream of acidity. It is a calm wine with a mass of chalky tannins that coat the palate reassuringly. The finish is long, quiet and scented with dark raspberries and spice. There is a minor complaint of a touch of dryness at the very end of this wine. Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Chinon Les Grezeaux |
$30 |
12 |
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| VM 91 (8/2022): Off gravel soils at the bottom of the coteaux, the 2020 Les Grézeaux is a fine, fruity wine but it's much more than that. It's a delicate style that packs concentration within its light, silky bodied core. The tannins are fine and like licking a stone. It's good enough to eat. Blackcurrants and black raspberries linger on the medium length finish. (Drink between 2022-2033). Rebecca Gibb. |
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| Dom. Belargus |
2020 |
Anjou Blanc Clos des Bonnes Blanches |
$225 |
3 |
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| VM 92 (10/2023): The 2020 Bonnes Blanches is a dry and vibrant Chenin Blanc. It's the latest parcel to be harvested as it is north-facing and on schist, which degrades to clay so the soils are cooler, creating a long ripening process. Offering up masses of concentration, perhaps a result of the nearly 40-year-old vines and the low yields, as well as a powerful schist-derived finish. Structure and firmness are the keys to this wine in youth. There are delicate, tangy apple flavors, Sicilian lemons and white flowers marrying with subtle almond pastry-like characters following 13 months on lees in demi-muids. Balanced and settled wine, ready for its life ahead. (Drink between 2024-2034). Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Anjou Blanc Clos des Bonnes Blanches Very Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$225 |
1 |
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| VM 92 (10/2023): The 2020 Bonnes Blanches is a dry and vibrant Chenin Blanc. It's the latest parcel to be harvested as it is north-facing and on schist, which degrades to clay so the soils are cooler, creating a long ripening process. Offering up masses of concentration, perhaps a result of the nearly 40-year-old vines and the low yields, as well as a powerful schist-derived finish. Structure and firmness are the keys to this wine in youth. There are delicate, tangy apple flavors, Sicilian lemons and white flowers marrying with subtle almond pastry-like characters following 13 months on lees in demi-muids. Balanced and settled wine, ready for its life ahead. (Drink between 2024-2034). Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Anjou Roueres |
$125 |
3 |
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| VM 92 (10/2023): The 2020 Rouères is a sweet wine but not unctuous; it has a sense of freshness and a bitter twist, providing a clean, long finish despite its 150-odd g/L of residual sugar. It is almost tart and offers an herbal, aperitif-like character, combining celery, marmalade, toffee and smoke notes. It's already approachable, but its structural tension and sweetness point to longevity if you wait. (10% alcohol). Quite frankly, it's a triumph this was even made after rains wiped Les Quarts parcel out. It might not be typical Quarts de Chaume - neither as rich nor luscious - hence why they've decided to label it as a Coteaux du Layon even though they could legally have still called it Quarts de Chaume, displaying the integrity of this producer. (Drink between 2023-2043). Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Anjou Roueres Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$125 |
5 |
|
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| VM 92 (10/2023): The 2020 Rouères is a sweet wine but not unctuous; it has a sense of freshness and a bitter twist, providing a clean, long finish despite its 150-odd g/L of residual sugar. It is almost tart and offers an herbal, aperitif-like character, combining celery, marmalade, toffee and smoke notes. It's already approachable, but its structural tension and sweetness point to longevity if you wait. (10% alcohol). Quite frankly, it's a triumph this was even made after rains wiped Les Quarts parcel out. It might not be typical Quarts de Chaume - neither as rich nor luscious - hence why they've decided to label it as a Coteaux du Layon even though they could legally have still called it Quarts de Chaume, displaying the integrity of this producer. (Drink between 2023-2043). Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Coteaux du Layon Layon |
$55 |
1 |
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2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets |
$75 |
5 |
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2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets (1.5 L) |
$150 |
5 |
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2020 |
Savennieres Rucheres |
$165 |
1 |
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| VM 91 (7/2024): The 2020 Savennières Ruchères is ripe yet delicately scented with aromas of pineapple and almond meal. There's purity and focus to this mid-weight wine, but it remains round. Lick-your-lips salinity and a line of acidity run through like a tight thread, keeping the wine persistent and long. A hint of warmth on the finish just knocks its balance. (Drink between 2025-2031). Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Savennieres Rucheres Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$165 |
1 |
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| VM 91 (7/2024): The 2020 Savennières Ruchères is ripe yet delicately scented with aromas of pineapple and almond meal. There's purity and focus to this mid-weight wine, but it remains round. Lick-your-lips salinity and a line of acidity run through like a tight thread, keeping the wine persistent and long. A hint of warmth on the finish just knocks its balance. (Drink between 2025-2031). Rebecca Gibb. |
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| Dom. des Closiers |
2020 |
Saumur-Champigny Trezellieres |
$105 |
6 |
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| Dom. Didier Dagueneau |
2020 |
Pouilly Fume Asteroide
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,292.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$884.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Pouilly Fume Silex (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,378.98 |
6 |
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| Dom. Guiberteau |
2020 |
Saumur Clos des Carmes Blanc (3x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$548.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$571.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$693.99 |
1 |
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| Dom. Huet |
2020 |
Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux 1er Trie (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$776.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$489.99 |
1 |
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2020 |
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux 1er Trie (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$957.99 |
2 |
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| Nicolas Joly |
2020 |
Clos de la Coulee de Serrant Savennieres (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$785.99 |
9 |
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| Ladoucette |
2020 |
Pouilly Fume (5.0 L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$340.99 |
2 |
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| Alphonse Mellot |
2020 |
Sancerre La Moussiere (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$422.99 |
3 |
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| Dom. Vacheron |
2020 |
Sancerre (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$263.99 |
5 |
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2020 |
Sancerre (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$489.99 |
4 |
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2020 |
Sancerre Le Paradis (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$366.99 |
3 |
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2020 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$395.99 |
3 |
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