French Wine

A creamy-textured grower Champagne that shows tons of energy and finesse with layers of ripe apricot, flowers, smoke and minerals. The aromatics emerge with time, rounding out this compelling effort from one of our favorite small... Read More

This is a well-priced and crowd-pleasing Pinot Noir from 40-year-old vines in Alsace—notes of bright, juicy cherry and red berries lead to subtle hints of black pepper, all lifted by vibrant acidity. Restrained in style,... Read More

From an estate dating back to 1816, this Riesling from the ‘Praelatenberg’ vineyard represents exceptional value for wine from a Grand Cru site cultivated since the 9th century! Fermented with native years and aged... Read More

This light-to-medium-bodied easy-drinking red comes from 60-year-old vines of Grolleau! Fermented via carbonic maceration and rested in concrete tanks for six months, it is a pop-and-pour wine meant to be enjoyed young—fresh,... Read More

Farmed biodynamically and vinified with minimal intervention, this is a fresh, lively example of northern Rhône Syrah in a restrained, drink-now style. Juicy and dark-fruited, with hints of pepper and savory undertones,... Read More

This delicious Provençal white blend offers round, juicy white fruit flavors lifted by fresh, citrusy acidity and a cool, mineral-driven finish redolent of the Mediterranean ocean breeze. An excellent alternative to favorite... Read More

Emile Balland crafts this juicy, fresh blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay from 50-to-60-year-old vines planed in clay-limestone soils. A delicate maceration and spontaneous yeast fermentation result in a bright, light red that drinks... Read More

Hailing from extremely steep, high-altitude slopes in the Coteaux du Lyonnais—directly south of Beaujolais before the Rhône valley—this Gamay offers wonderful freshness and elegance, but with a spicy, peppery... Read More

One of our favorite Burgundy producers this year, Barat is classic Chablis—racy and austere, with superb acidity and cool, elegant minerality, this 1er Cru offering adds additional texture and complexity from time in neutral... Read More

Grown and vinified following natural principles, this white blend is aged on fine lees in mostly concrete—aromas of honeysuckle and pear, with pleasant acidity and ripe, round stone fruit on the palate. Delicious!... Read More

A classic example of superbly-crafted, lower-intervention Cabernet Franc from the variety’s spiritual home in Chinon. The palate is bright & red-fruited, with hints of the variety’s characteristic greenness, wet stone,... Read More

This gorgeous rosé comes from staunch Chinon traditionalists blessed with a wide variety of fine plots. The Cabernet Franc for this wine comes from a vineyard with gravelly soils and is direct pressed and fermented dry.... Read More

Certified-biodynamic Châteauneuf du Pape from a 7th generation winemaker? Yes, please! Complex & elegant, with aromas and flavors of dark cherry, blackberry, rosemary, cedar, and smooth tannins.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape fans looking to save a few dollars would do well to snag a bottle of this GSM blend from nearby Rasteau. Biodynamically farmed and produced with relatively minimal intervention, it offers all the generous... Read More

From an organically-farmed, polycultural estate (certain portions are planted to cherry & apricot trees, rather than vines), this wine represents excellent value for classically-styled Saint-Joseph. Dark-fruited, peppery, savory,... Read More

4th-generation vigneron Jean-Marie Bechtold is the only organic grower in Dahlenheim & is currently in conversion to fully biodynamic viticulture. His lovely ‘Obere Hund’ ages in large neutral oak barrels and offers... Read More

This vibrant, joyful expression of Cabernet Franc comes from an organic estate just east of Bourgueil, tended by the thoughtful vigneron Pierre Gauthier. Fermented using native yeasts & aged in stainless steel, it is a bright,... Read More