| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
| | Loire |
| Bernard Baudry |
2020 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot  |
$32 |
6 |
|
| |
| 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 |
10 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
|
|
2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets |
$75 |
5 |
|
| |
|
|
2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets (1.5 L) |
$150 |
5 |
|
| |
|
|
2020 |
Savennieres Rucheres |
$165 |
1 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
|
| Dom. Guiberteau |
2020 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$554.99 |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
2020 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$672.99 |
1 |
|
| |
|
| Dom. Huet |
2020 |
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux 1er Trie (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$928.99 |
2 |
|
| |
|
| 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. |
$760.99 |
8 |
|
| |
|
| Ladoucette |
2020 |
Pouilly Fume (5.0 L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$330.99 |
2 |
|
| |
|
| Alphonse Mellot |
2020 |
Sancerre La Moussiere (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$410.99 |
3 |
|
| |
|
| Dom. Vacheron |
2020 |
Sancerre (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$256.99 |
5 |
|
| |
|
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2020 |
Sancerre (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$477.99 |
1 |
|
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