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Pierre Sparr Pinot Gris 2020 White Wine - France

Pinot Gris from Alsace is medium-full bodied, opulent and persistent. Pierre Sparr’s rich Pinot Gris is grown from 31-year-old vines rooted in granitic, chalky-clay soil. After gentle-pressing, the must is fermented at low temperature in... more

Vincent Cuillier Chemin des Rois Brut Nature Champagne - France

From the sandy parcel of Le Mont Agé in Chenay comes this 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay blend that is farmed with great attention to the vineyard ecosystem and produced in the most natural way possible. Made with no additives, this compelling... more

Domaine Jean-Charles Puligny-Montrachet 2022 White Wine - France

Pale yellow color. A bit floral on the nose with hints of honeysuckle and jasmine. Rounder on the palate with notes of apricot and grilled almonds. Elegant finish with great minerality. Blend: 100% Chardonnay more

Patrick Piuze Chablis La Grande Vallee 2022 White Wine - France

From the Les Pargues vineyard in the valley between the 1er Cru Montmains hill and 1er Cru Vaillons hill; this is considered a top site by the monks. Piuze treats this wine like his 1er or Grand Cru sites and vinifies and ages this wine in neutral... more

Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon-Bussieres 2022 White Wine - France

Certified biodynamic Chardonnay from 35+ year old vines on a 0.74ha parcel in lieu dit En Monsard. The 2022 Mâcon-Bussières Le Monsard has a livelier bouquet than the Clos de la Crochette with peach skin and caramelized pear aromas. The palate is... more

Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc 2022 White Wine - France

Drink young to enjoy the magnificent minerality and very complex fruit aromas. Alternatively, keep for at least from 4 to 12 years to discover a very rich wine with notes of honey and crystallized fruits. Delicious by itself as an aperitif or with... more

Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 1990 White Wine - France

I’ve been lucky enough to have multiple bottles of the 1990 Hermitage Blanc from Chave and it has drunk beautifully every time. Offering fully mature notes of almond paste, truffle, licorice, and earthy minerality, it’s nicely concentrated,... more

M. Chapoutier La Combe Pilate 2020 White Wine - France

From decomposed granite soils near Michel Chapoutier's private residence, the 2020 IGP Collines Rhodaniennes La Combe Pilate Viognier boasts lovely florals and beguiling apricot notes. Vinified and matured in used demi-muids, it's a wonderful... more

Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1998 Dessert Wine - France

The light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of caramel, honeysuckle, peach, apricot, and smoky wood. Full-bodied and unctuously-textured, with good underlying acidity as well as loads of sweetness and glycerin, it looks to be a great... more

Henriot L'Inattendue Grand Cru Brut 2016 Champagne - France

This cuvée cannot leave one indifferent. The aromatic profile is precise, fine, chiselled. It’s a real statement. Minerality and citrus fruit dominate. Indeed, it is chalky, ethereal and the fresh lemon expresses itself, accompanied by... more

Jean Biecher Pinot Gris 2023 White Wine - France

Pinot Gris has a beautiful yellow-gold colour. Rich in aromatic complexity, Pinot Gris can reveal typically smoky notes as well as delicious aromas of dried fruit, apricot, honey, beeswax and gingerbread. This ample and fleshy wine is sustained by a... more

Domaine de l'Enclos Chablis Vaudesir Grand Cru 2022 White Wine - France

Aromas of lemon curd, fresh apricot, orange blossom, crushed oyster shell. Full-bodied, silky, very long one the palate. Estate holdings, just over an acre in grand cru ‘Vaudesir,’ sit in the vineyard’s main valley, facing full south. Vine age... more

Patrick Piuze Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru 2022 White Wine - France

The aristocrat! From 35 year-old vines grown in Kimmeridgian limestone and clay soil, on the right bank of the Serein River with western exposure. The 2022 Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses is also rather rich and textural this year, mingling notes of... more

Billecart-Salmon Louis Salmon Brut Blanc de Blancs 2009 Champagne - France

This is showing an array of almonds, frangipani, dried lemons, apricots, pastries and white chocolate, evolving to salted caramel. Fantastic complexity and all in balance, with firm focus yet open and delicious. Creamy, very fine bubbles. Salty,... more