- Region: Montmains Premier Cru, Chablis AOC, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Aroma of green apple and lime tree blossom. Dry and crispy wine with a hint of mushroom and a pleasant minerality. Blend: 100% Chardonnay (no oak) Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: This pure and fresh wine is excellent with oysters, king crab and salmon tartare. It also pairs well with pasta dishes, mushroom risotto, white meat in cream sauce, and with comté cheese.
- Region: Cru Saint-Joseph, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Aroma of red berries, oak and grape must. Flavor of bright red fruits compete with dry young tannins, notes of oak and baking spice on the finish. Blend: 100% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 8 years Pair With: Barbecue, grilled chicken, tagine.
- Region: Reugny/ Chancay, Vouvray, Touraine, Middle Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of pear and green apple. Creamy bubbles, notes of toast, quince, acacia bloom with a mineral finish. Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc Hold Time: Now or can age well Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: This organic sparkling wine can be enjoyed from aperitifs to dessert in addition to pike-perch and white butter, scampi, tempura, fish curry, fried chicken and fresh goat cheese. It also pairs with chocolate cake, fruit tarts and fruit salad.
- Region: Montagne de Reims Grand Cru, Champagne Tasting Notes: Fine and lively bubbles greet your tongue along with an expressive nose of red fruits, brioche and vanilla. This Champagne owes its finesse and freshness to Chardonnay, while the dominant Pinot Noir gives it structure, fruit and elegance. Complex spices blend with candied fruits and toasty brioche make this a seductive wine well representing the elegance of the Grand Cru terroir. Blend: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay Hold Time: Now or can age very well 10+ years. Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: Champagnes are incredibly versatile, from fried foods to desserts and fresh fruits, or even alone as an apertif. Try this with buttered popcorn or a Crème Caramel.
- Region: Sauternes, Sauternais, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Delicate notes of honey, apricots, and poached pears greets gentle flowers and baking spices. A voluptuous palate of baked apples, rich clover honey, and baked pineapple stay concentrated while maintaining a refreshing acidity, allowing this wine to feel young. This is a sweet wine. Blend: 80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Hold Time: now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: Foie gras, roast chicken, blue cheese, and spicy asian cuisine. Pairs excellently with desserts, like a baked fruit tart, crêpes or crème caramel. The Flagship Wine from Two 8th Generation Winemakers in the Region of Bordeaux - Patrick and Herve Lamothe.
- Region: Graves AOC, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aromas of violets and red fruits, with hints of baking spices. This elegant wine leads with black currants and cherries, hints of cinnamon and well structured smoky, gravelly tannins that open over time to provide a supple and richly balanced wine. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot Hold Time: up to 7 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: Red meats, duck and cheeses such as mild Brie or Camembert. Grilled or roast lamb with garlic and rosemary would also make a great pairing. From Thierry Yung, a 5th Generation Winemaker and somMailier Founder Laurent's Cousin
- Region: Côtes de Duras, Dordogne-Bergerac, South-West Tasting Notes: Bright citrus and clean minerals on the nose. Tasting reveals stone fruit, citrus, herbal notes of lemongrass and a clean, mineral-driven finish. Blend: 100% Sauvignon Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 12% Pair With: The Sauvignon variety is recommended for fish, oysters and all kinds of seafood. This tasty wine will stand well with sushi or sashimi and medium dried goat cheese.
- Region: Cahors, Garonne-Tarn-Lot, South-West Tasting Notes: Aroma of stewed fruit with a smoky edge. Ripe fruit, tasty, good tannins. Hints of spices, licorice, and blackcurrant. Blend: 100% Malbec Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: This strong and tasty wine is ideal for formal dinners and celebrations. It will pair well with game and liver pâté, beef tournedos Rossini or with pepper sauce, truffle omelets, duck or lamb.
- Region: Fleurie Cru, Beaujolias Tasting Notes: Aroma of rose, red fruits and violet. Bright and fruity flavor with subtle tannins, ripe plums and black cherry with a hint of sweet spices in the finish Blend: 100% Gamay Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: Beaujolais is easy to pair with...even fish like grilled tuna or salmon. You can have it with pasta and veggie dishes, salads, charcuterie, chicken Basquaise or with tarragon. Try it with tasty cheese like Brie or Roquefort, and finally chocolate mousse.
- Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Aromas of cherry, and red currant with hints of earth. Bright fruit flavors and low silky tannins making this an enjoyable, clean and easy drinking wine. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: Poultry dishes like duck, cheese such as Taleggio or Gruyere
- Region: Île de Beauté, Corsica Tasting Notes: Red berries and spices. Fresh and fruity with silky tannins. Blend: 33% Niellucciu, 33% Sciaccarellu, 17% Merlot, 17% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Grilled meat, Soft cheeses
- Region: Savigny-lès-Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne Tasting Notes: Aromas of strawberry and black currant. Supple tannins. Blackberries and blueberries with hints of violet and licorice. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: This wine is very elegant with complex aromas. It can be paired with all meats and poultry providing the recipe is not too spicy. It also pairs with the local recipe of Boeuf Bourguignon and Coq au vin. Additionally, try pairing with mild mature cheese like Comté or creamy Camembert and Brie.
- Region: Auxey-Duresses, Côte de Beaune, Côte d'Or, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Ample elegant flavor, fruity and fresh, slightly tannic when young, good persistence. Aromas of red berries with a hint of pepper Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 7 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: This well-balanced wine will pair well with meat casseroles of either beef or poultry - but not too spicy. It will also taste good with cream and mushroom sauces and mild cheeses.
- Region: Vins de Corse AOC, Corsica Tasting Notes: Fresh and balanced, hints of stone fruits and exotic citrus. Vivacious with a bright minerality and fresh stonefruit flavors, enjoyed by a long dry finish. Blend: 100% Rolle Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 12% Pair With: This wine will pair well with seafood, chicken, or pasta - but try to use tarragon, shallots, aniseed or fennel in your recipes. It will also pair well with Italian dishes and goat cheese.
- Region: Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Aromas of black cherry and licorice. Balanced flavor between red berries, fresh fruit, and flowers. Light tannins, mild spices. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Alcohol: 13% Pair With: Beef or poultry casseroles, and barbecued meats if used with mild spices because the taste of red Bourgogne is delicate. It would also pair well with a simple roast chicken, a rack of young lamb, beef carpaccio, and spring vegetables.
- Region: IGP Val de Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of white flowers and fruit. Fresh and supple with notes of white peach. Slightly mineral. Blend: 100% Cabernet Franc Hold Time: Now or up to 6 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: This wine can stand out as an aperitif, or with seafood, white meats, and some goat cheeses. The wine will also pair perfectly with salmon and trout.
- Region: Champagne Tasting Notes: Aroma of violet, lime blossom. Luminous yellow gold color. Fine and lively bubbles. The palate is light and melted with notes of citrus and exotic fruits as well as a dry, delicate finish of honey and brioche bread. Blend: 45% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 25% meunier Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: Can pair with many things. But excellent as aperitif or to accompany a nice dessert.
- Region: Quincy AOC, Centre-Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Mixed flavors of fruit, lychee, fresh herbal notes, and acacia flower. Balanced mineral and flint acidity. Blend: 100% Sauvignon blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This wine is perfect for oysters, fish, and seafood. In this region it is paired with several varieties of goat cheese, Coq au vin, or the local puff pastry known as potato pie. In fact, you can even enjoy it without any food and focus on its unique flavor.
- Region: Crémant de Loire, Anjou-Saumur Vineyards, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Complex nose, combining the freshness and the typical floral bouquet of Chenin Blanc, the fruity aroma of Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc. Round structure and elegant follow through. Hints of fresh fruits (pears, peaches) Blend: Blend of 70% Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Cabernet Franc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 12.5% Pair With: Enjoy chilled, this Crémant de Loire blanc brut is an excellent aperitif. Its crisp, lively character makes it the ideal sparkling wine with which to start off the evening.
- Region: Cru Crozes-Hermitage, North Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Tasting Notes: Mouthwatering bouquet of peach and apricot. Flavor of chamomile, white pear and beeswax. Blend: 75% Marsanne, 25% Roussane Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Great as an aperitif, with tapas or almonds. With fish, seafood, poultry and pork with herbs, vegetarian dishes. With an apricot tart.
- Region: Crozes-Hermitage Cru AOC, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Aromas of dark fruits, overripe blackberries and plum with hints of baking spices. A big wine with bold dark fruits and earthy , smoky tannins that mellow with time for a full, well balanced wine. Blend: 100% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Pair With: This pleasant and tasty wine will accompany a whole meal. You can have it with barbecued meat, charcuterie, spicy dishes and cheeses.
- Region: Bourgogne Aligoté Regional AOC, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Nose of fresh green fruits and hints of tropical fruit. Light and fresh green apple and pear compliments the pleasant mineral acidity, with a clean and mild passion fruit finish. Blend: 100% Aligoté Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 12% Pair With: The acidity and salty mineral taste of this wine calls for oysters and seashells. You can also have it with white meat, fish in wine or lemon sauce, and goat or cheddar cheese.
