2021 Grolleau “Franc de Pied”Bernard Baudry
France | Loire
$36
Producers
M. & C. Lapierre France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
A brand new wine in the Lapierre lineup, “Le Beaujolais” is silky, perfumed, and incredibly fresh, exhibiting the pleasure factor we expect from every bottle to come out of the Lapierre cellars.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire
Brambly berries and lifted floral notes combine with an earthy coolness and touch of spice in this red whose low alcohol level makes it even easier to fervently slurp down.
Cantine Elvio Tintero Italy | Piedmont
Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
This drinks like a Gamay infusion with lovely hints of potpourri, spice, and fresh grapes.
A. & M. Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
You’ve just found a new everyday white—at only 11% alcohol—well within your budget.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
Few things are more satisfying as an apéritif than a chilled glass of this Alpine elixir made from 70-year-old vines.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
With notes of mixed black and red fruit and a spine of minerality, Quenard’s Gamay is crunchier, more aromatic, and more succulent than most bottles you’d find in Beaujolais.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Roussette de Savoie
The wine is bone-dry but offers a wonderful nose of bergamot and honeysuckle, along with a zippy freshness supported by all the Alpine minerality you would expect from fruit grown in stony soils in the Alps.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Bandol
Terrebrune’s Bandol epitomizes the idea of a terroir-driven rosé, from the nose of thyme and white peach, redolent of a Provençal summer.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Bandol
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Bandol
This precise, mineral blend of Clairette, Ugni Blanc, and Bourboulenc has an ethereal perfume, reminiscent of blossoming flowers with a hint of fennel, that makes it irresistible right now.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Vin de Pays du Mont Caume
From a region known for creating sometimes burly wines, here is a lower-alcohol, fruit-driven cuvée from declassified Bandol vines.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.
Domaine de Marquiliani France | Corsica | Vin de Corse
This vin gris packs some serious flavor, with notes of citrus, minerals, and peach, and a seemingly endless finish.
Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy France | Loire | Sancerre
Trademark notes of fresh spring flowers and a zesty, mineral finish. Try it with this recipe for Goat Cheese Omelette.
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Morgon
The wine’s plainspoken, humble, rustic quality is immensely appealing and refreshing.
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
Grandes Terres is the bridge from Charron to Quentin’s Morgon and shows some of the best qualities of each.
Quentin Harel France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Floral and irresistibly juicy, with notes of cherries, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
Domaine de Marquiliani France | Corsica | Vin de Corse
Delicate, ethereal aroma—gently floral. Rose water, citrus zest, blood orange. Round and airy on the palate. Bright, clean, pure. Crisp finish.
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The blend is equal parts Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Clairette. Together, they create a wine that has a complex mouth-feel that finishes with a nice refreshing acidity.
Château La Roque France | Languedoc-Roussillon | A.O.C. Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
Vigneron Cyriaque Rozier crafts an elegant rosé of total refinement from these impossibly craggy limestone hillsides.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon France | Provence | Bandol
The lightest and most aromatic Bandol rosé we import.
Château La Roque France | Languedoc-Roussillon | A.O.C. Languedoc
Lately you may have noticed a rise in freshness, a burst in aromatics, and a softness of texture in La Roque’s wines.
Domaine du Gros ‘Noré France | Provence | Bandol
This bottle is full of chiseled, vivid, southern charisma with a soupçon of wild strawberry.
Château Graville-Lacoste France | Bordeaux | Graves
Whatever snacks are on your table or picnic blanket, this blanc will fit the bill with its crisp, elegant profile and pretty notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle tropical fruits.
Domaine Roger Neveu France | Loire | Sancerre
Textbook Sancerre: bright and citrusy, with a clean, stony finish.
Guy Breton France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
I have matched bottles with grilled pork and veggie kebabs, turkey sandwiches from the deli, spicy buffalo wings, freshly fried fish tacos...
Bernard Baudry France | Loire | Chinon
Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This Jacquère grown on Savoie’s limestone mountainsides may be the crispest beverage to ever grace your palate.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire | Chinon
A textbook Chinon like this merits simple, rustic cuisine such as roast game, baked potatoes, and sautéed porcini mushrooms.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
If any Pinot Noir on these pages is built for the Parisian bistro or Lyonnais bouchon, it is this one from the hills of Chignin, in Savoie.
Domaine Dupeuble France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Bursting with wild strawberry aromas and flavors, and a lively mineral backbone keeps it crisp.
Domaine Dupeuble France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Do not miss this outstanding, value-driven Chardonnay from one of our most beloved French domaines.
Domaine Dupeuble France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
This Beaujolais offers the charm and drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the class and frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
One of the great reds of the Languedoc. Rhône Valley, look out!
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Today, awareness of Passetoutgrain has largely faded, but if you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.
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