Alsace, Rhône & Rest of France
Wine has been produced in the Rhône Valley for over 500 years, with some of its steeply-terraced vineyards amongst the oldest in France. Syrah rules over the south with a mix of Mediterranean grapes, while in the north the two stars are Hermitage – grown on a granite hillside above the town of Tain and best put to the back of the cellar for a decade – and Côte-Rôtie, a star appellation made famous by Guigal's single-vineyard wines.
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2019 Berry Bros. & Rudd Reserve Red, Collovray & Terrier
For the 2019 vintage, Jean-Luc Terrier has sourced fruit from older vines and higher-altitude plots. The addition of 10% Pinot Noir to the historically Merlot/Syrah-based blend has transformed this into a beautifully fragrant, complex and elegant wine brimming with sweet red cherry fruit and displaying super fine tannins. It is harmonious and perfectly in balance with real subtlety and a long, extremely enjoyable, refreshing finish.
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2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Provence Rosé by Château la Mascaronne
We are delighted to once again partner with the esteemed Ch. la Mascaronne for this fresh and delectable rosé. The initial sensation of biting into a fresh red plum is followed by vivid notes of wild strawberries, raspberries and redcurrants. Above all, this is an energetic, pure and mineral wine with delicious freshness and a long, creamy finish.
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2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Provence Rosé by Château la MascaronneProvence2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Provence Rosé by Château la MascaronneBottle Price 150 cl $295.00Bottle Price 75 cl $138.00 -
2021 Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rosé
Very pure, round and flavorful supported by beautiful acidity adding body and volume. there is a fine and elegant aromatic framework enhancing length. Beautiful, sharp structure.
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2021 Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel RoséCôtes de Provence2021 Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel RoséBottle Price 75 cl $180.00 -
2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Mon Aieul Pierre Usseglio
The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is just now starting to shed a tiny amount of its abundant baby fat that's been front and center since release. Still, it pulls no punches in its thrilling aromas and flavors of kirsch liqueur, roasted garrigue, black raspberries, incense, cured meats and licorice, and it is about as quintessential Grenache as you can find. Thrillingly concentrated, intense, perfumed and layered with incredible balance, this full-bodied beauty should hit its peak in another 2-3 years and keep for at least a decade after that.
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{ratings} [] The Wine Advocate:: 99/100 {ratings}
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2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Mon Aieul Pierre UsseglioRhône2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Mon Aieul Pierre UsseglioBottle Price 75cl $1,750.00 -
2015 Côte-Rôtie, La Côte Blonde, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of ripe red/blue fruits, potpourri and smoked meat show excellent clarity and spicy lift. Offers deeply concentrated boysenberry, black raspberry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors. Hints of candied licorice and cracked pepper build on the back half. Finishes on a suave, alluringly sweet note of blue fruit liqueur, with slowly emerging tannins and outstanding focus. - Vinous
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, La Belle Hélène, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Nearly as good as the la Côte Blonde, the 2016 Cote Rotie La Belle Helene is plump, round and full in the mouth, yet it lacks some of the former wine's exotic perfume. It still shows lovely purity, with baskets of ripe red berries, a plush, creamy mouthfeel and a long finish. It's a terrific wine that suffers only by comparison. With its terrific concentration and balance, it should drink well for two decades or more.
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, Lieu-dit Fongeant, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Stéphane brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, both in and out of the appellation, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly to allow the particularities of each to show.
Lieux Dits, which translates to ‘said location’, refers to a specific site akin to a single vineyard. Stephane has 6 Lieux Dits across both the Côte Blonde and Brune - feminine, masculine, floral, savoury, earthiness all come through.{***}{region} Rhône{region} {color} Red {color}
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[] Jeb Dunnuck ::95/100
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, Lieu-dit Côte Bodin, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Stéphane brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, both in and out of the appellation, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly to allow the particularities of each to show.
Lieux Dits, which translates to ‘said location’, refers to a specific site akin to a single vineyard. Stephane has 6 Lieux Dits across both the Côte Blonde and Brune - feminine, masculine, floral, savoury, earthiness all come through.{***}{region} Rhône{region} {color} Red {color}
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[] Jeb Dunnuck ::92/100
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, Lieu-dit Bertholon, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Stéphane brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, both in and out of the appellation, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly to allow the particularities of each to show.
Lieux Dits, which translates to ‘said location’, refers to a specific site akin to a single vineyard. Stephane has 6 Lieux Dits across both the Côte Blonde and Brune - feminine, masculine, floral, savoury, earthiness all come through.{***}{region} Rhône{region} {color} Red {color}
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[] Jeb Dunnuck ::94/100
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, Lieu-dit Montmain, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Stéphane brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, both in and out of the appellation, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly to allow the particularities of each to show.
Lieux Dits, which translates to ‘said location’, refers to a specific site akin to a single vineyard. Stephane has 6 Lieux Dits across both the Côte Blonde and Brune - feminine, masculine, floral, savoury, earthiness all come through.{***}{region} Rhône{region} {color} Red {color}
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[] Jeb Dunnuck ::96/100
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2016 Côte-Rôtie, Lieu-dit Le Champon, Domaine Stéphane Ogier
Stéphane brings a Burgundian approach to the region’s terroir from his studies in Beaune. He works with multiple lieux-dits, both in and out of the appellation, vinifying each separately and using oak sparingly to allow the particularities of each to show.
Lieux Dits, which translates to ‘said location’, refers to a specific site akin to a single vineyard. Stephane has 6 Lieux Dits across both the Côte Blonde and Brune - feminine, masculine, floral, savoury, earthiness all come through.{***}{region} Rhône{region} {color} Red {color}
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[] Jeb Dunnuck ::96/100
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2010 Côte-Rôtie, La Turque, E. Guigal
Both the 2010 and the 2009 continue to blow me away every time I taste them, and to me, these represent the pinnacle of Cote Rotiealbeit in very different styles. The 2010 Cote Rotie la Turque is a much more masculine and edgy wine that's going to reward cellaring. Its inky black color is followed by classic notes of smoked meats, scorched earth, licorice and ample black fruits. Big, rich, tannic and structured, dont think about touching bottles until at least 2020.
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[] Wine Advocate ::100/100
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2010 Côte-Rôtie, La Turque, E. GuigalRhône2010 Côte-Rôtie, La Turque, E. GuigalBottle Price 75cl $4,250.00 -
2015 Côte-Rôtie, Fructus Voluptas, Domaine Jamet
Jean-Luc Jamet worked for many years alongside his brother Jean-Paul at the family estate, Domaine Jamet, before setting off on his own in 2013. He now works a total of eight hectares with his son, Benoit: five hectares of Côte-Rôtie, two of Côtes-du-Rhône and one hectare of Vin de Pays. Currently undergoing extensive renovations, the estate can be found on the plateau at Le Vallin, an impressively windy drive above the slopes of the Côte Rôtie.
Made with 25% whole clusters): Lurid violet color. Smoke-accented scents of blueberry, licorice and olive are sharpened by a bright mineral quality. Silky, focused and appealingly sweet, with a light touch to its fresh dark berry, black pepper and violet pastille flavors. Gentle, slow-building tannins add gentle grip to the sappy finish, which strongly repeats the blue fruit note.
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2015 Côte-Rôtie, Fructus Voluptas, Domaine JametRhône2015 Côte-Rôtie, Fructus Voluptas, Domaine JametBottle Price 75cl $665.00 -
2021 Berry Bros. & Rudd Côtes du Rhône Rouge by Rémi Pouizin
The coolness of the 2021 vintage has yielded this wonderfully fresh and juicy Côtes du Rhône. The nose is full of black cherries and blackberries, with a touch of spice. Crunchy redcurrant notes mingle with darker berries on the palate, surrounding a pure, riverbed core and finishing with a ripe, raspberry-seed purity. This is full of energy and completely delicious.
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2021 Berry Bros. & Rudd Reserve Rosé by Collovray & Terrier
Here, fine strawberries are complemented by fresh lemon and an intriguing note of dried bay leaves, reminiscent of Provence. The palate is full of red cherries, with a ripe nectarine and tart raspberry element and a touch of fennel to finish. Delicate and utterly refreshing, this is especially delightful in 2021.
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2021 Berry Bros. & Rudd Beaujolais-Villages by Desvignes
Sourced by the Desvignes family from hilly vineyards in the village of Jullié, this is a vibrant and charming example of Gamay in its natural home. The wine is made entirely without oak to preserve its lifted floral aromatics and bright, crunchy berry fruit. Light and delicate, this is a versatile wine you can enjoy lightly chilled – either on its own or with lighter dishes.
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2019 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, Loire
Guiberteau’s 2019 Saumur Blanc is from clay-limestone soils from lower on the hill in Brézé (older vines) and Clos des Carmes and Clos Guichaux (younger vines), all planted between the 1940s and 2012. Aged on fine lees in stainless steel tank until the spring and only lightly filtered, the 2019 exhibits a bright lemon-yellow color and a clear, pure, fresh and aromatic, intense and elegant bouquet with chalky limestone notes. Round, pure and mineral on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, utterly mineral and tightly structured Chenin with ripe pear flavors on the crisp and salty finish. This wine is full of energy, tension and finesse, and it's one of the finest you can get in this price range. - The Wine Advocate
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2019 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, LoireSancerre2019 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, LoireBottle Price 75 cl $285.00 -
2018 Saumur Blanc Breze, Domaine Guiberteau, Loire
The Saumur Blanc Breze is sourced from two old vine parcels of Chenin Blanc planted in 1933 & 1952. 1.2 hectares in total. Brézé is not typical Saumur at all. The vineyards are at a higher elevation than most of the surrounding area and sit directly on a hill of tuffeau—a porous, chalky limestone intermixed with clay and sand. Something like 70% of the vineyard has less than one metre of topsoil so the vines of any age must establish roots in the chalky bedrock. This terroir creates a far more citrus, floral and mineral expression of Chenin. Even in ripe and powerful vintages, the wines remain cool, pure and fresh.
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2018 Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux, Domaine Guiberteau
Saumur Blanc: sourced from young vines from Clos des Cârmes and Clos de Guichaux, as well as old vines from the lower slopes of the Coteaux de Brézé. Manual harvest; slow, gentle whole bunch pressing. Fermentation with natural yeast in 2-4 year old barriques. Matured in tank until the Spring following the harvest. Light filtration only at bottling.
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2020 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, Loire
A chiselled and focussed expression of Chenin Blanc. Pure lemon, white blossom, stony minerality, a chalky dry finished with a concentrated acid backbone.
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2020 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, LoireSancerre2020 Saumur Blanc, Domaine Guiberteau, LoireBottle Price 75 cl $290.00 -
2017 Saumur Blanc Breze, Domaine Guiberteau, Loire
The Saumur Blanc Breze is sourced from two old vine parcels of Chenin Blanc planted in 1933 & 1952. 1.2 hectares in total. Brézé is not typical Saumur at all. The vineyards are at a higher elevation than most of the surrounding area and sit directly on a hill of tuffeau—a porous, chalky limestone intermixed with clay and sand. Something like 70% of the vineyard has less than one metre of topsoil so the vines of any age must establish roots in the chalky bedrock. This terroir creates a far more citrus, floral and mineral expression of Chenin. Even in ripe and powerful vintages, the wines remain cool, pure and fresh.
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2021 Berry Bros. & Rudd Reserve White by Collovray & Terrier
Our 2021 Reserve White is a wonderful Chardonnay which displays fresh, herbal notes of lemon verbena on the nose along with citronelle and lemon balm. The palate is restrained and subtle, but gorgeously fresh and vibrant. White almonds are complemented by a twist of sage, marjoram and thyme. The wine is full of a taut energy which leads to a delectably refreshing, salty and mineral finish.
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Berry Bros. & Rudd Crémant de Limoux by Antech, Brut, Languedoc
A blend of 70% Chardonnay and 15% each of Chenin Blanc and Mauzac, this is a beautiful, balanced wine, with elegant aromas of orchard fruit and honeyed spice. Aged traditionally and generously on its lees, it shows more exotic fruits on the palate with a clean, pebbly backdrop and an impressive depth of flavour.
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2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Sancerre by Domaine David Sautereau
Our Sancerre has been made for us by David Sautereau. The 2020 vintage was one of the earliest on record, the warm and dry conditions giving concentrated wines with both weight and freshness. David has crafted a concentrated, complex and mineral wine with notes of gooseberry, cut grass and pink grapefruit. This is a benchmark example of Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc.
Drink 2022 - 2025
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