France

35 year old Malbec grown on Moicène brown marls. Desteemed. 30 day ferment and 6 months of aging in concrete.

An interesting Sancerre, with notes of pear, flint, and oak. Interesting breath of character and complexity, coming from a natural wine maker. Just...

Grapes are handpicked from granite-rich soils, about half from a 97-year old parcel which Franck purchased from Noël Verset. In the cellar, the gr...

“35 Rangs” is produced from 35 rows of Pinot Noir planted by Philippe’s grandfather in the early 1960s in the iron-laced Kimmeridgian soils of the ...

“Hors-Série”—which translates roughly to “special-issue”—comes from a parcel of Pinot Noir planted in 1980 by Philippe’s father. Fermentation and a...

Textbook Muscadet. Racy with de-composed sea shells linger on the nostrils. Perky acid that is engaging and doesn't let one understand why it is so...

On the more supple side of Loire Gamay without the normal carbonic essence we normally see. Fresh and pungent with good spice driven tannins and lo...

Pillot owns two-thirds of a hectare of Pinot Noir in “Morgeot”—again in the “Fairendes” climat—and this wine echoes the “Macherelles” above in its ...

Standard Loire Pinot with high acid, crushed violets, baking spice and hints of pepper. Pretty and floaty on the palate.

Trousseau reigns supreme in Montigny-les-Arsures, the home village of Michel Gahier and Jacques Puffeney, where it produces wines of power and stru...

Karim is a student of the legendary Guy Breton.  Straightforward authentic wine. Floral on the nose, violets maybe lavender. Bright red fruit, I ge...

Noveau gets a bad rap for good reason. Branding and mass marketing over the years has resulted in sub-par wines that mark the beginning of holiday ...

JS 96 Points: “Plenty of violet and iris aromas, but also ripe blackberry, with just a hint of bitter chocolate, which make this an immediately imp...

100 year old vine Malbec. Spicy, animalistic and alive as hell without being too much on the natural side. Tons of power without being over the top.

This beautiful Gerwurztraminer from Alsace is classically floral, and has great body. With notes of lychee, rose petal, and tropical fruit.

Love it or hate it...literally. There is an extreme funk to this wine that will make you wanna glue your nose to the glass or run for a flower shop...

Like Dageneau, with more of a focus on finesse. Kimmeridgian, Lime and Marl soils speak more for this wine than a silly shelf-talker. Sharp, poised...

If you're looking for an organic Chablis, look no further. Steel aged with notes of lemon juice, chalky minerality, and salinity. Doesn't get bette...

Not your soccer mom's Pinot Grigio. Substantive stuff from the site of Patergarten; melodic, texturized and filled with gooey minerals.