D&R alert in 2011. Pricey, sure. Buy what you can. The white Crozes was like intense melon and ice. This Baties, was a little tough, but drunk two months later... read more →
I tasted this quite a few times back in the Loire this past February and then guzzled it down in New York in March. It never failed me. Puzelat just... read more →
I was about to skip their wines at the David Bowler tasting, but my friend PP made me stop and I’m glad she did. This one ambushed me; robust and... read more →
If you don’t know the wines from Coralie and Damien Delecheneau in the AOCs of Touraine Amboise & Montlouis, get to know them now, before everyone else discovers them. They... read more →
Stony, bone dry and crunchy (a wine descriptor that’s been popular over the past two years, just go with it). It reminds me of a bony Casa Coste Piane prosecco,... read more →
Sure it’s got a hint of unfermented sugar fruit but there is something more, deeper and a touch more serious. Think Jane Austen: sophisticated characters + commercial appeal. Also comes... read more →
Bonded with the Tasmanians over this one, early in the morning at Le Cercle Rouge in Angers. This is just the thing way past midnight, when the world looks as... read more →
Patrick Bouju makes this in the Auvergne from old gamay varieties grown on volcanic soil. It is clean, (a.k.a., disgorged and sludge-less). Only 10% ABV and as the name suggests... read more →
I’m beginning to think that the appley chenin is one of the hardest grapes to work with. It reacts poorly to overworking and easily loses its acid. But when it’s... read more →
Love this one from Chardons, it has that pale blush without the use of any pea or PVPP. Refreshing. Yum.