| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
| | Loire |
| Bernard Baudry |
2015 |
Chinon La Croix Boissee  |
$65 |
6 |
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| WA 90+ (8/2021): The 2015 Chinon La Croix Boissée is intense and floral on the nose, showing ripe, intense and elegant fruit as well as some untamed or even animal flavors that you either accept or don’t. Silky, smooth and elegant on the palate, this is a generous, well-concentrated and structured Cabernet Franc with good freshness, tightly woven and crunchy tannins and a close-meshed limestone structure. The wine has both a certain rustic character as well as a good freshness and finesse. I’d cellar it for at least 10 or 15 years. |
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2018 |
Chinon La Croix Boissee |
$55 |
29 |
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| VM 96 (10/2021): The ripeness of the 2018 vintage gives an almost Syrah/Viognier character to the Chinon La Croix Boissee, which offers sweet black fruit and a creamy apricot note. Sumptuous yet never ever opulent, it's almost as if the wine's just done a yoga class. Plentiful tannins give the inside of your cheeks a chalky rub, while there's surprising freshness considering the ripeness, leading to a lengthy finish. This is a baby that will turn out to be a great adult. Rebecca Gibb. |
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2015 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot |
$35 |
6 |
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| WA 89+ (8/2021): The 2015 Chinon Le Clos Guillot is terribly reductive at the moment and shows lots of volatile and animalic (Brettanomyces) scents on the nose, which also reveals dark, ripe fruit aromas and a nice flintiness. The 2015 is pure and fresh on the palate, silky textured and provided with fine and refreshing if not crisp tannins. However, the 2015 is a bit austere right now and quite astringent and should be allowed to breathe a lot! |
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2016 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot |
$35 |
9 |
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| |
| VM 92 (7/2020): Same aging and vinification as the 2017, but this is even fruiter, with more oak influence. More floral than savory, and purple in all ways: purple color, purple flowers, purple fruit. In the mouth, there’s black cherry and plum and big, wild acidity, almost white-wine-like acidity, and a cool, fresh finish. Should be interesting to see how this has developed in a year or two. (Drink between 2021-2046). Jason Wilson. |
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2019 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot |
$39 |
8 |
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| VM 95-97 (10/2021): Just outside the village, Clos Guillot sits on a slope on clay over limestone. The 2019 Chinon is a serious barrel sample that melts in your mouth with its silken texture. No crushing, very little remontage and a year in used barrels all lend a very gentle touch. The tannins build gradually, coating the mouth with the finest of chalky textures. Excellent acidity keeps things fresh through the finish. Rebecca Gibb. |
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2019 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot (1.5 L) |
$89 |
3 |
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| VM 95-97 (10/2021): Just outside the village, Clos Guillot sits on a slope on clay over limestone. The 2019 Chinon is a serious barrel sample that melts in your mouth with its silken texture. No crushing, very little remontage and a year in used barrels all lend a very gentle touch. The tannins build gradually, coating the mouth with the finest of chalky textures. Excellent acidity keeps things fresh through the finish. Rebecca Gibb. |
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2020 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot |
$35 |
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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2021 |
Chinon Le Clos Guillot (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$462.99 |
1 |
|
| |
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2019 |
Chinon Les Grezeaux |
$35 |
8 |
|
| |
| VM 93 (10/2021): Sourced from a single vineyard located at the bottom of Chinon's slope on alluvial/clay soils, the 2019 Chinon Les Grézeaux is currently a bit shy in terms of revealing its fruit flavors. It’s also a hint reductive with its smoky bacon characters, but that's unimportant. What matters is the core of fruit and excellent focus. It's very relaxed and fluid with mouthwatering acidity. The tannins are more serious than the front and midpalate would have suggested and betray a little grittiness. Aged 15 months in cement, this could be opened in one to two years, but the concentration and structure offer drinking over a decade. (Drink between 2022-2030). Rebecca Gibb. |
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| Dom. Belargus |
2019 |
Anjou Blanc Clos des Bonnes Blanches |
$105 |
1 |
|
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| VM 91 (7/2024): The 2019 Anjou Blanc Bonnes Blanches is a dry, perfumed Chenin Blanc with firm line and length. Its perfumed bouquet offers florals, nectarine and exotic pineapple scents, with notes of pastry evident from long élevage in large barrels. While round and tender, there's a tension that runs through this wine like a sharp knife, which is likely a result of its north-facing position on schist. Long and scented. (Drink between 2024-2030). Rebecca Gibb. |
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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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2021 |
Anjou Blanc Clos des Bonnes Blanches |
$100 |
1 |
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| |
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2021 |
Anjou Blanc Ronceray |
$75 |
1 |
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| |
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2022 |
Anjou Blanc Ronceray |
$75 |
1 |
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| |
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2022 |
Anjou Gordone |
$125 |
4 |
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| |
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2022 |
Anjou Gordone Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$125 |
3 |
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2020 |
Anjou Roueres |
$125 |
2 |
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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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2021 |
Anjou Roueres |
$100 |
7 |
|
| |
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2021 |
Anjou Roueres (1.5 L) |
$210 |
1 |
|
| |
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2021 |
Anjou Roueres (3.0 L) |
$425 |
1 |
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| |
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2021 |
Anjou Treilles |
$225 |
2 |
|
| |
| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Crisp, very clean and precise citrus flavours. Quite austere, but more vibrant than the 2020, with a long finish, this exhibits a return to the classic, dry wines of the Loire before the effects of climate change became apparent. Very serious early frosts between 6-8 April caused the domaine to lose 70% of its crop. Overall, the year was cooler than other recent vintages with selective picking on 17, 24 and 25 September, and a yield of only 7hl/ha. Vinified and aged in a mix of wooden casks, demi-muids and barriques averaging five years old for 21 months, followed by a further 12 months in stainless steel. Bottled early June 2023. (Drink between 2024-2060) |
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2021 |
Anjou Treilles Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$225 |
4 |
|
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| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Crisp, very clean and precise citrus flavours. Quite austere, but more vibrant than the 2020, with a long finish, this exhibits a return to the classic, dry wines of the Loire before the effects of climate change became apparent. Very serious early frosts between 6-8 April caused the domaine to lose 70% of its crop. Overall, the year was cooler than other recent vintages with selective picking on 17, 24 and 25 September, and a yield of only 7hl/ha. Vinified and aged in a mix of wooden casks, demi-muids and barriques averaging five years old for 21 months, followed by a further 12 months in stainless steel. Bottled early June 2023. (Drink between 2024-2060) |
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2021 |
Anjou Treilles (1.5 L) |
$450 |
1 |
|
| |
| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Crisp, very clean and precise citrus flavours. Quite austere, but more vibrant than the 2020, with a long finish, this exhibits a return to the classic, dry wines of the Loire before the effects of climate change became apparent. Very serious early frosts between 6-8 April caused the domaine to lose 70% of its crop. Overall, the year was cooler than other recent vintages with selective picking on 17, 24 and 25 September, and a yield of only 7hl/ha. Vinified and aged in a mix of wooden casks, demi-muids and barriques averaging five years old for 21 months, followed by a further 12 months in stainless steel. Bottled early June 2023. (Drink between 2024-2060) |
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2021 |
Anjou Veau |
$100 |
1 |
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| |
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2021 |
Anjou Veau Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$100 |
2 |
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2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets |
$75 |
3 |
|
| |
| Decanter 92 (3/2024): Citric notes with a touch of honey. Lean, mineral and precise, reflecting this cooler vintage, with a long, vibrant and quite an austere finish, but clear potential to age. Comes from four small, closely grouped parcels totalling 1.85ha that are just to the northwest of the village of Savennières on the plateau. Planted in 1988, the vines are on sandy loam soils over schist. Harvest was on 30 September with a yield of just 7hl/ha due to frost damage. Vinified and aged for 14 months in barriques (228 litre) with complete malolactic fermentation and bottled in November 2022. (Drink between 2024-2045) |
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2020 |
Savennieres Gaudrets (1.5 L) |
$150 |
5 |
|
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| Decanter 92 (3/2024): Citric notes with a touch of honey. Lean, mineral and precise, reflecting this cooler vintage, with a long, vibrant and quite an austere finish, but clear potential to age. Comes from four small, closely grouped parcels totalling 1.85ha that are just to the northwest of the village of Savennières on the plateau. Planted in 1988, the vines are on sandy loam soils over schist. Harvest was on 30 September with a yield of just 7hl/ha due to frost damage. Vinified and aged for 14 months in barriques (228 litre) with complete malolactic fermentation and bottled in November 2022. (Drink between 2024-2045) |
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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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2021 |
Savennieres Rucheres |
$165 |
2 |
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| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Dried honey aromas and a rich, mouthfilling texture with ripe, concentrated fruit reflecting the vintage and a long, vibrant, precise finish. Clos des Ruchères, just 0.4ha on clay over schist, adjoins the base of the La Roche aux Moines, just as the road from Savennières turns left to climb up to Epiré. In 2020 there were no spring frosts but plenty of rain followed by a hot, dry summer and a little rain before harvest. The clos was picked on 18 September yielding 25hl/ha. Vinified and aged for 26 months in demi-muids (600 litre) and barriques (228 litre), with full malolactic fermentation and bottled in early June 2021. (Drink between 2024-2055) |
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2021 |
Savennieres Rucheres Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$165 |
1 |
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| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Dried honey aromas and a rich, mouthfilling texture with ripe, concentrated fruit reflecting the vintage and a long, vibrant, precise finish. Clos des Ruchères, just 0.4ha on clay over schist, adjoins the base of the La Roche aux Moines, just as the road from Savennières turns left to climb up to Epiré. In 2020 there were no spring frosts but plenty of rain followed by a hot, dry summer and a little rain before harvest. The clos was picked on 18 September yielding 25hl/ha. Vinified and aged for 26 months in demi-muids (600 litre) and barriques (228 litre), with full malolactic fermentation and bottled in early June 2021. (Drink between 2024-2055) |
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2021 |
Savennieres Rucheres (1.5 L) |
$330 |
1 |
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| Decanter 94 (3/2024): Dried honey aromas and a rich, mouthfilling texture with ripe, concentrated fruit reflecting the vintage and a long, vibrant, precise finish. Clos des Ruchères, just 0.4ha on clay over schist, adjoins the base of the La Roche aux Moines, just as the road from Savennières turns left to climb up to Epiré. In 2020 there were no spring frosts but plenty of rain followed by a hot, dry summer and a little rain before harvest. The clos was picked on 18 September yielding 25hl/ha. Vinified and aged for 26 months in demi-muids (600 litre) and barriques (228 litre), with full malolactic fermentation and bottled in early June 2021. (Drink between 2024-2055) |
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| E. Bodet |
2022 |
Saumur Blanc Graippeaux |
$89 |
3 |
|
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| Catherine & Pierre Breton |
2015 |
Bourgueil Franc de Pied |
$45 |
1 |
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| |
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| Dom. des Closiers |
2020 |
Saumur-Champigny Trezellieres |
$105 |
6 |
|
| |
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| Dom. Francois Cotat |
2016 |
Sancerre Les Caillottes (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$497.97 |
1 |
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2018 |
Sancerre Les Caillottes (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$435.97 |
1 |
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2024 |
Sancerre Les Monts Damnes (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,009.96 |
1 |
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| Dom. Pascal Cotat |
2021 |
Sancerre La Grande Cote (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$982.99 |
2 |
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2022 |
Sancerre La Grande Cote (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$626.99 |
5 |
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2016 |
Sancerre Les Monts Damnes (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,956.99 |
2 |
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2022 |
Sancerre Les Monts Damnes (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$626.99 |
5 |
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| Dom. Didier Dagueneau |
2016 |
Pouilly Fume Blanc Fume de Pouilly (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$813.99 |
1 |
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2017 |
Pouilly Fume Blanc Fume de Pouilly (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,302.99 |
1 |
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2011 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,062.97 |
1 |
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2014 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$965.97 |
1 |
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2016 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$965.97 |
1 |
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2019 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$798.97 |
1 |
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2022 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$839.98 |
1 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$839.98 |
2 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$839.98 |
1 |
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2017 |
Pouilly Fume Pur Sang (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,076.99 |
1 |
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2022 |
Pouilly Fume Pur Sang (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$965.98 |
1 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Pur Sang (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$965.98 |
1 |
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2008 |
Pouilly Fume Silex (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,688.99 |
1 |
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2016 |
Pouilly Fume Silex (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,914.99 |
1 |
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2017 |
Pouilly Fume Silex (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,678.99 |
1 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Silex (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,325.98 |
2 |
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| Dom. Guiberteau |
2021 |
Saumur Breze Blanc (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$473.99 |
6 |
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2017 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$508.99 |
6 |
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2018 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$479.99 |
8 |
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2019 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$526.99 |
2 |
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| WA 91 (6/2024): The 2019 Les Arboises is crafted from vines that experienced significant frost, impacting 60% of its yield, followed by an intensely hot summer. Evoking aromas of spices, flowers, dark wild berries and animal hints, it’s medium to full-bodied, deep and broad in the context of the vintage, with structuring tannins and a somewhat firm, austere finish. |
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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. |
$579.99 |
1 |
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2021 |
Saumur Les Arboises Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$535.99 |
2 |
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2022 |
Saumur Rouge (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$249.99 |
9 |
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| Dom. Huet |
2016 |
Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux 1er Trie (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$435.98 |
1 |
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2018 |
Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux 1er Trie (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,050.99 |
2 |
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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. |
$924.99 |
2 |
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2007 |
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec (375 ML) |
$49 |
5 |
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2019 |
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec |
$55 |
4 |
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WA 95 (7/2020): The deep brown clay soils of the Haut-Lieu plateau provide the typical fruitiness and freshness wonderfully in Huet's 2019 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec. Ripe pear, tangerine and orange fruits with notes of lemon grass and green pimientos intertwined with very fine chalky and later tobacco notes give a remarkably fine, elegant and harmonious, subtly complex and simply gorgeous bouquet with floral (lime blossom!) and yeasty aromas that are immediately attractive. Delicate and linear on the palate, this is a pure, fresh, bone-dry, lean and textured, highly refined and perfectly interwoven Chenin with persistent purity, finesse, salty-mineral tension and very fine tannins. Highly finessed and so pure and vivacious! This is a chalky picture-book Haut-Lieu that can age for many years, even though it is already dangerously seductive! There was no dry Le Haut-Lieu produced in 2018, but the 2019 is possibly the finest, most delicate and elegant I've had in recent years, at least at this early stage. A terrific and buoyant Vouvray that any Chenin lover should try—or, better yet, cellar!
VM 92 (10/2020): The 2019 Sec Le Haut-Lieu is classy, polished and simply impeccable. Soft, silky contours wrap around a core of peach and lemon confit fruit. The first impression is all about texture. White flowers, pear and white pepper are some of the nuances that emerge over time, adding complexity, while clean, minerally notes grace the exquisite finish. (Drink between 2020-2034). Antonio Galloni. |
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2003 |
Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie |
$125 |
2 |
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| WA 97+ (11/2015): The 2003 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie shows a brillant dark golden color with apricot-yellow reflections. Very clear, intense and elegant on the nose, where coffee, toast, brioche, nougat and flinty flavors intertwine with super ripe apricot, licorice and lemon zest aromas, this is a very sweet, extraordinary rich, highly concentrated but also elegant and piquant moelleux with a stunning purity and freshness in the mouthwatering, salty finish. This is a very sweet but remarkably elegant and finesse-full Le Mont whose purity and mineral finish will be mind-blowing in some decades. The 2003 is still too young to be drunk this or during the next decade (if you are lucky to own older Huets, otherwise you won't be hurt by drinking a first better today). Compared to Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont is more focused and defined, less sensual than intellectual maybe. In its elegance, finesse and balance, this 2003 reminds me of the 1945 Le Haut Lieu. But to reach the almost perfect score of the latter, the 2003 has still a long way to age. |
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2008 |
Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie |
$95 |
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2018 |
Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,050.99 |
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2018 |
Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$561.99 |
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2015 |
Vouvray Le Mont Sec |
$40 |
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| WA 95 (10/2016): The 2015 Vouvray le Mont Sec is pure, precise and very flinty on the nose, which reveals a concentrated and elegant fruit with lemon and crushed stone flavors. Full-bodied, pure and piquant, with a tight and mineral structure, as well as a very persistent finish, this is a highly complex yet finesse-full Chenin with a great aging potential. I'd love to drink the 2015 today, although I know it will become much more complex over the years. The finish is enormously long and reveals fine tannins. |
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2019 |
Vouvray Le Mont Sec |
$55 |
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WA 94+ (7/2020): Again, Huet's 2019 Vouvray Le Mont Sec reflects the unique, south-facing nine-hectare vineyard with its pebbly flint (silex) and green clay soils wonderfully! Pure, fresh and flinty on the deep, intense yet also floral and herbal nose that represents a concentrated and firm white stone fruit aroma with lemon and grapefruit notes as well as fennel, anise and cumin hints. The bouquet gets darker and stonier with a lot of aeration (during days, to be honest). The leitmotif, though, remains the characteristic mix of aromatic fruit aromas with flint stone and volcanic basalt tones that, at this early stage and poured straight from the bottle, remind me of the Rieslings from Forst, Pfalz (Germany). In any case, this is like perfume on rocky stones! On the palate, Le Mont Sec is a rich, lush and round, very concentrated yet silky textured, elegant, vital and tightly structured 2019 with a powerful, intense and long finish with lingering salinity intertwined with tight, perhaps slightly dry tannins. I recommend cellaring this round yet tight and concentrated Chenin for a decade and then drinking it slowly over many years and with, hopefully, even better integrated tannins.
VM 94 (10/2020): The 2019 Sec Le Mont is precise and beautifully cut. A wine of laser-like focus, Le Mont dazzles with its purity. Citrus peel and floral accents are nicely lifted, but it is the wine's energy that impresses most. Le Mont is a subtle wine that speaks softly, but what it has to say is priceless. (Drink between 2020-2034). Antonio Galloni. |
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| Charles Joguet |
2011 |
Chinon Clos de la Cure (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$227.99 |
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| Pascal Jolivet |
2016 |
Sancerre (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$223.99 |
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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. |
$760.99 |
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2021 |
Clos de la Coulee de Serrant Savennieres (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,244.99 |
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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. |
$326.99 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Baron de L (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$570.98 |
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2023 |
Pouilly Fume Baron de L (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$596.98 |
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| Dom. Macle Chateau-Chalon |
2017 |
Vin de Garde (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,124.99 |
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| Alphonse Mellot |
2018 |
Sancerre Cuvee Edmond (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$456.99 |
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2019 |
Sancerre Cuvee Edmond (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$590.99 |
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2019 |
Sancerre Cuvee Edmond (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,149.99 |
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2019 |
Sancerre La Moussiere (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$391.99 |
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2017 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$400.99 |
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2021 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$427.99 |
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2021 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$804.99 |
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2022 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$391.99 |
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2022 |
Sancerre Les Romains (3x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$391.99 |
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| Domaine de Pallus |
2020 |
Chinon La Rougerie |
$125 |
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| VM 96 (8/2025): All in all, the 2020 La Rougerie is seamless and expansive with a high level of elegance. Sweet, nutty oak makes the first impression before pure cassis and black cherry notes shine through. This possesses a whole lot of intrigue in its infancy but has a long way to go before it fully reveals itself. That said, the 2020 has class, sophistication, excellent handling and a tram-like line of acidity and chalkiness that allows it to persist. I'd love to see this up against some St-Émilions. Buy it and embarrass your nerdy friend in a blind tasting. (Drink between 2027-2042). Rebecca Gibb. |
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| Hippolyte Reverdy |
2022 |
Sancerre |
$41 |
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| Clos Rougeard |
2016 |
Saumur Blanc Breze (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,914.99 |
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| VM 94 (7/2020): Serious complexity in this Chenin Blanc. Fresh golden apple at first, then pear, apricot jam and white pepper that carries throughout nicely. Gorgeous herbal notes on the midpalate, gliding to a long, salty, crushed stone finish. Jason Wilson. |
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2017 |
Saumur Blanc Breze (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,752.97 |
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2018 |
Saumur Blanc Breze (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,095.99 |
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2010 |
Saumur Champigny (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$3,024.97 |
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2015 |
Saumur Champigny (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,697.97 |
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WA 94 (10/2021): The 2015 Saumur Champigny is deep, refined and elegant on the clear and fresh nose that displays very fine dark berry and iodine as well as chalky and herbal aromas. Round, intense and juicy on the palate, with fine tannins and acidity, this is a silky, deep and fleshy, very fine and elegant yet also lush and balanced Cabernet with fine tannins and a long and intense, aromatic finish. 12.5% alcohol. Natural cork.
VM 93 (7/2020): This was Charly Foucault’s last vintage. Fruity and floral on the nose with an edge of smoke. Big boned and intense, but with a smoothness to this wine, with lots of raspberry, cranberry, and cherry, silky tannins and a long cool finish. Jason Wilson. |
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2018 |
Saumur Champigny (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,354.99 |
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2019 |
Saumur Champigny (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,302.99 |
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2020 |
Saumur Champigny (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,136.99 |
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2016 |
Saumur Champigny Le Bourg (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,141.99 |
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2017 |
Saumur Champigny Le Bourg (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,803.97 |
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2020 |
Saumur Champigny Le Bourg (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,431.99 |
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2010 |
Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$2,863.97 |
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2017 |
Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,564.99 |
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2020 |
Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,830.99 |
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| Brendan Stater-West |
2019 |
Saumur Breze Blanc |
$55 |
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2020 |
Saumur Les Chapaudaises Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$46 |
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| VM 88 (7/2024): An acid-lovers' wine, the 2022 Saumur Blanc Les Chapaudaises is taut, chiseled and unyielding. There's real essence, power and tension within its textured, structured core. Taut and restrained, it is far from open and generous, but it evokes a purity and transparency that's rare. Flavor-wise, it sits on the citrus side of things with the first traces of almond meal starting to creep in, but it's still young and firm. There’s a decade of evolution ahead. (Drink between 2025-2032). Rebecca Gibb. |
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| Dom. Trotereau |
2019 |
Quincy |
$25 |
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| Dom. Vacheron |
2019 |
Sancerre (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$408.99 |
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2020 |
Sancerre (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$251.99 |
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2020 |
Sancerre (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$464.99 |
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2020 |
Sancerre Chambrates (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$391.99 |
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2021 |
Sancerre Chambrates (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$435.98 |
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| VM 90 (7/2023): The 2021 Chambrates is an intriguing, characterfully flavored wine. A distinctive minty character meets fennel and pear and then a blackcurrant hint. While there's no doubting the acidity in this wine, it's balanced and offers a gentleness on the palate, providing a touch of weight and roundness to this light-bodied style. Rebecca Gibb. |
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2022 |
Sancerre Chambrates (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$403.99 |
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2020 |
Sancerre Le Paradis (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$353.99 |
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2024 |
Sancerre Le Paradis (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$450.99 |
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2021 |
Sancerre Les Romains (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$425.99 |
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| Edmond Vatan |
2019 |
Sancerre Clos la Neore (1.5 L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$748.99 |
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2020 |
Sancerre Clos la Neore (1.5 L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$762.99 |
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2022 |
Sancerre Clos la Neore (1.5 L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$614.99 |
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