2022 French Wine between $50 and $75

From fifty year old vines of Pinot Noir planted in one of the steepest, shallowest parts of Saint Romain. True to site, even in a warmer vintage such as this, it remains bright and lifted, with notes of raspberry, earth and chalk... Read More

Fabien Daviaux is the 4th gen of vignerons of Champagne Chavost. After graduating in wine studies, Fabien traveled 4 continents making wine. He returned to Champagne and converted the family estate to organics and eliminated the... Read More

Les Étalles is a new vineyard site for Domaine Bart, a sixth generation estate which now has 20 hectares under vine. Younger vines add to the vibrant, mineral character you'll find on the palate. This cuvée offers... Read More

A monopole vineyard owned by the family at Domaine Bart, Les Finottes, is not be missed. This single vineyard is brooding, youthful now, and sure to stand the test of time. A delicate light raspberry fruit on the nose opens up... Read More

Super unique white wine from an old native Jura grape variety, melon à queue rouge, from the Chardonnay family. Very aromatic with a round mouthfeel and fruity notes of pineapple, pear, and peaches. Elegant with a saline... Read More

Ripe red fruit on the nose. Raspberry, red cherry, red currants, cranberry and wild strawberry. Soft dark fruit. Clean herbaceous notes, soft earthy notes and lightly dusty. Juicy, smooth and delicate. Delicious red berries. Soft... Read More

This varietal Savagnin provides a refreshing relief from the well-known oxidative style of this variety. Ouille signifies that this Savagnin has been vinified without oxidation, which allows the full potential of this variety's... Read More

Mee Godard's Côte du Puy has always been a wine of midnight blue for me: iridescent black ink, cobalt, gravel and shadows. The 2022 is, as always, fierce and proud and head-tossing and with a heart that tastes as if... Read More

At the beginning of the 2000s, the Rollins acquired a tiny parcel of very old vines in this sumptuously situated full-south-facing premier cru that abuts Corton-Charlemagne. The resulting wine exudes energy, with enveloping mineral... Read More

Taupenot-Merme is managed by 9th generation winemakers Virginie and Romain, brother and sister. Heirs to a centuries-old family tradition, they cultivate their vines using organic methods and produce authentic wines. Romain jokingly... Read More

Gramenon's cuvées, a product of biodynamic farming and careful natural winemaking, demonstrate the purity and finesse old-vine Grenache can achieve from the southern Rhône's most exciting terroirs. La Papesse... Read More

This special cuvée is sourced from a parcel of about .70 hectare that is planted to vines of at least fifty years of age (and some in excess of sixty-five years). In our opinion, the quality and expansiveness of this wine... Read More

Born and raised in the Savoie, Jean-Yves Péron studied winemaking in Bordeaux in the late 90’s.
After school he spent some time working for Thiery Allemand in Cornas and later with Bruno Schueller in Alsace, both... Read More

The 2022 Saint-Aubin Champ Tirant has a cohesive bouquet: deft touches of yellow fruit, beeswax and a hint of blackcurrant leaf. The palate is well-balanced with a tangy entry, a keen thread of acidity, orange rind and tangerine... Read More

Complex, lemony nose, well-balanced palate, no heaviness; on the contrary, a lovely, refreshing tension! A really fine wine for a (good) meal.

Pinot Noir from a 50-are parcel of 50-year-old vines planted at the Le Saugeot vineyard site. Cultivated biodynamically, with ploughing of the soil, no chemicals, and harvesting by hand in small crates. A nose of ripe fruit, with... Read More

Pierre Morey isn’t just any name in Burgundy—he’s the former winemaker at Domaine Leflaive and a Meursault legend in his own right. So when he puts out a humble Bourgogne Côte d'Or Chardonnay, it’s... Read More

François’ family have been vignerons in Santenay since 1679. François was educated in Avize, Champagne, and then worked under David Ramey at Chalk Hill in California. It was during his studies that François... Read More

Bois d'Arnaux is a younger plot planted by Valentin with massale selection cuttings. Spicy cherries with hints of undergrowth and wild herbs on the nose. Juicy and invigorating on the palate with typically light Poulsard tannins,... Read More

Le Village is an assemblage of Syrah from three granitic, terraced vineyards in Cornas: Les Côtes, Reynard and Cayret. Like his other reds, the grapes are hand-harvested, sorted, then crushed, with partial de-stemming... Read More