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Region: Fleurie Cru, Beaujolais Tasting Notes: Iris, and red fruit. Bright, floral, and fruit forward with a light, energetic body and barely-there tannins. Blend: 100% Gamay Hold Time: Now or hold up to 6 years. But best drunk young. Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: Creamy cheese like Brie or Camembert, and goat cheese. Light fish and seafood dishes, and of course a charcuterie.- Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cru, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Aromas of cocoa and dried fruits. This full bodied wine has notes of prune, roasted meats and lots of developed tannins. With patience the tannins soften and the fruit ripens. Blend: 83% Grenache, 2% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 15% Pair With: Tagine, or fatty meats such as prime rib and roasted lamb.
- 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: 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: Saint-Chinian AOC, Languedoc Tasting Notes: Notes of jammy red fruit, raspberry, tobacco and cocoa. A rich and powerful wine with a velvety palate, cassis and ripe black fruits blend with notes of clove and smoked meats, providing excellent structure with the smoky and earthy tannins. Blend: 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 15% Pair With: This rich and generous wine will pair well with prime beef, lamb leg, tapas and funky cheese. Some would try dark chocolate, 60-70% cocoa.
- 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.
- Region: Ventoux AOC, Rhône Valley, Rhône Tasting Notes: This complex rosé has peach and white flower aromas with hints of raspberry and pomegranate. A medium body supports flavors of fresh strawberry and stonefruit, and a clean finish. Blend: 85% Grenache, 15% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: This wine will pair well with a light berry and goat cheese salad or seafood, like smoked salmon or sushi. Delightful as an aperitif.
- 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: Pécharmant, Dordogne-Bergerac, South-West Tasting Notes: Aromas of black cherry, and tobacco. Redcurrant and ripe red fruits blend with developed tannins for a well balanced, robust wine. Blend: 50% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With:This wine can pair well with veal stew, stuffed turkey, and lamb rack. It will also pair well with the rich “salade landaise”: lettuce with duck fillets, gimlets and “foie gras”.
- 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: 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: 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: 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: Brouilly Cru AOC, Beaujolais Tasting Notes: Bright and fruity with raspberry and cherry, pleasant freshness and soft tannins. Enjoyable when young. Blend: 100% Gamay Hold Time: Now or up to 6 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: Beaujolais is fruity with little tannin and can accompany many dishes providing they are not heavily spicy. Beef or poultry, pasta dishes and charcuterie, fish and salads, and also goat cheese. Thus, it would be perfect for a buffet.
- Region: Lirac AOC, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Complex bouquet of black cherries and pepper with hints of licorice. Very balanced with silky tannins and full body of ripe black fruits. Blend: 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 10% Mourvèdre Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 15% Pair With: This wine can be served with grilled or stewed beef, barbecued lamb chops, and Mediterranean dishes like moussaka or baked veggies with olive oil and herbs, such as thyme, oregano, and savory.
- Region: Graves, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aromas of apricot and white flowers. Dry and fresh, a balanced acidity with citrus notes and medium body with a clean, mineral driven finish. Blend: 50% Semillon, 25% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sauvignon Gris Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14.2% Pair With: Sole, oysters, vegetable dishes, poultry dishes, creamy mozzarella
- Region: Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Côte d'Or, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Spicy, suggesting red berries and cinnamon. Ample fruity flavor, hint of blueberry and moss, light tannin and balanced acidity. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 7 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: This wine will pair well will pork fillet, veal, or poultry dishes. Try chicken or turkey casseroles in creamy sauces, tasty not too spicy, and vegetarian food. Also, soft creamy cheese.
- 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: Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Strong floral notes with slightly toasted hazelnut. Silky, almost unctuous with fresh aromas of grapefruit. Aromatic and persistent. Blend: 64% Sauvignon blanc, 36% Semillon. Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This wine will pair well with fish - either grilled or with a buttery sauce, crab cakes, scallops and lobster. It can also be paired with roasted chicken or turkey, vegetable gratin, and hard cheeses like Cheddar and Comté.
- 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: Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aromas of cedar, ripe berries, and cherries. Blackcurrant, touches of vanilla and leather. Strong, tannic. Softens with age. Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This fleshy and tasty wine will pair well with barbecued or roasted meats, beef, lamb leg or duck breasts. It can also be paired with Indian recipes like tandoori, or tasty creamy cheeses like Camembert and Brie, or sautéed mushrooms.
- 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: Sancerre, Centre-Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of citrus and exotic fruit, freshly cut grass. Subtly powerful and persistent. Sharp fruitiness typical of Sauvignon grapes. Sweet grapefruit. Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: A very zesty wine that will pair well with chicken and turkey, fish and seafood, sashimi and sushi, and dry goat cheese like the local crottin.
- Region: Duché d'Uzès AOC, Rhône Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of ripe strawberries and spices. Strong, fruity, soft tannins. Taste of cherries with hints of vanilla and eucalyptus. Blend: 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache Hold Time: Now or up to 8 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This fruity and tasty wine will pair well with Mediterranean cuisine like French, Italian, or Lebanese. Pair it with meats or vegetables cooked with herbs, spices or garlic along with a sprinkle of good olive oil.
- Region: Chiroubles Cru AOC, Beaujolais Tasting Notes: Aromas of ripe red berries. Very fresh. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. Hints of berries, violet and spices. Blend: 100% Gamay Hold Time: Now or up to 7 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This fruity wine will pair well with chicken, creamy cheese, roasted pork with apples, tapas and chocolate recipes.
- Region: IGP Côtes de Thongue, Languedoc Tasting Notes: Aromas of iris flower, olive tree, and herbs. Tasty with a mix of mineral, spices, pepper, and woody. Creamy finish. Blend: 50% Viognier, 20% Grenache Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon Blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This is a perfect wine for delicate recipes, mushroom risotto, scallops with leeks melted in butter, white fish, and goat cheese. It is also tasty enough for tacos, spring rolls, tarama, and grilled sardines.
- 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: Côtes de Blaye, Côtes, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Nose of strawberry and blackcurrant. Delicately fruity and tannic with soft vanilla flavor. Elegant and well-balanced. Intense and persistent. Blend: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: This excellent wine will pair well with red and white meat, such as “Pot au feu”, braised veal and capon in cream and truffle sauce.
- 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: Rully, Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Aromas of prune, raspberry and violet. Remarkable for its fruity freshness and minerality, fine tannins and balanced acidity Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This elegant wine will pair well with tasty meats: lamb chops, beef ribs, duck à l’orange and liver pâté. You can also drink it very cool with tuna carpaccio.
- Region: Languedoc Tasting Notes: Aromas of peach and flower with flavors of peach, apricot, slightly woody, with a final of toasted hazelnut Blend: Blend of 70% Vermentino, 20% Grenache blanc, 10% Viognier Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: This fresh and fruity wine will pair well with crab or chicken salads, white fish with butter sauce, asparagus, and pizzas with a lot of veggies
- Region: Côtes du Lot IGP, South-West Tasting Notes: Fresh and flowery aromas with round and full flavors with taste of green apple and citrus with vanilla in the end Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: Fish, warm starters, cheese
- Region: Saint-Chinian AOC, Languedoc Tasting Notes: A subtle mix of flower and fruit and flavor of Cherry and mango with a hint of cocoa in the end. Blend: 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: This wine will pair well with roasted or barbecued beef, game and liver pâté. It also is excellent with blue cheese, or try it with pizza and pasta with Bolognese sauce.
- Region: Vacqueyras Cru, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Aroma of strawberry, blackberry and pomegranate. Full bodied fruity texture with soft tannins and persistent finish. Blend: 49% Grenache, 37% Syrah, 11% Mourvèdre, 3% Cinsault Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 15% Pair With: This is a sunny wine that will pair well with Mediterranean cuisine like roasted lamb leg with herbs or farm chicken with black olives and vegetables dishes. It will also do well with Mexican recipes and spicy dishes.
- 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: Bergheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace AOC Tasting Notes: Aroma of apricot, gingerbread, and a smoky note. Mouth-filling complex texture, rich taste with balanced acidity. Blend: 100% Pinot Gris Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: A versatile wine that can be served during a whole meal or a buffet, from starters to cheese and desserts. It also pairs well with Thai food and Foie gras.
- Region: Bourgueil, Touraine Vineyards, Middle Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of spicy and peppery, with some red berries. Taste of raspberry jam, slight acidity and tannins, with a hint of violet and licorice in the end. Blend: 100% Cabernet Franc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: Drink it with beef stew in wine sauce or a spicy tagine made with lamb shoulder. Also, with roasted duck or chicken, charcuteries and cheese.
- Region: Ardèche IGP, Rhone Tasting Notes: Aromas of Dried figs and red berries. This wine is tasty and fruity, full of sun. There are soft tannins and some spices in the end. Blend: Blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: Perfect wine for a dinner with friends or family, with simple dishes: lasagna, sheperd’s pie, roast chicken or cheeseburger.
- Region: Vouvray, Middle Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Complex nose with a blend of ripe yellow-fleshed fruit (damsons) and hints of brioche and caramel. Long, full and well-structured on the palate, carried by a harmonious balance of acidity. Lingering finish with spicy notes (sweet vanilla). Blend: 100% Chenin blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: In the Region, they drink this wine with river fish from the Loire, pike and perch and semi dry goat cheese like the local Sainte Maure, which is log shaped. You can have it with white fish or chicken in mushroom and cream sauce.
- 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: Ardèche IGP, Vin de Pays, Rhône Tasting Notes: Litchi and pink pomelo grapefruit. Fresh aroma of verbena and lime grass Blend: 45% Sauvignon blanc, 45% Roussanne, 10% Marsanne Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: This refreshing and tasty wine will pair well with white fish in creamy lemon sauce, seabass, crab, lobster and gambas.
- Region: Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Aromas of jammy cherry and blackcurrant, sweetly spicy. Ample and suave flavor, fruity and tannic, with herbal tones and a whiff of anise. Blend: 100% cabernet Franc Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: Pair with meat in red wine gravy... like the local specialty Coq au vin, or with barbecued or roasted meats, a platter of hams, charcuterie and pâtés.
- Region: Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, Côtes de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aromas of cherry and strawberry jam, vanilla and mocha. Smooth and silky palate, melted tannins and spicy forest floor notes. Blend: 91% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon Hold Time: Now or up to 12 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: A powerful wine that can pair well with beef, roast lamb and pasta recipes. You can also serve it with spicy food and a cheese board.
- Region: Entre-Deux-Mers,Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aroma of peach, grapefruit, and white flowers. Complex flavor of ripe citrus and green fruits, with a slight minerality and persistent finish. Blend: 100% Sauvignon blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: This fresh wine is versatile and can pair with a whole menu...chilled oysters, avocado and shrimp, white fish or salmon with lemon sauce, even pork chops or tenderloin.
- Region: Ventoux, Rhône Valley, Southern Rhône Tasting Notes: Flowery and fruity aroma of peach and pear. Strong fruity start becoming pleasantly acidic and well rounded. Blend: 100% Chardonnay Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: Fresh flowery wine thar will pair well with all sorts of salads and veggies, seafood, fried chicken and cheese.
- Region: Cru Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône Tasting Notes: Aromas of white flowers, honey, and mild spices. Citrus fruit and pistachio with a hint of peach. Blend: 60% Grenache Blanc, 15% Bourboulene, 25% Roussanne Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: This rich white wine deserves sophisticated cuisine like chicken with morel mushrooms and cream sauce, lobster thermidor or veal cordon bleu. It can also be enjoyed on its own or with blue cheese.
- 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: Aloxe-Corton, Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne Tasting Notes: Aroma of black and red berries with a whiff of cinnamon. Fruity flavors of prunes and orange peel. Good tannins and balanced acidity Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 12 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: This is a powerful wine that will pair well with barbecued beef, meat casseroles and tasty cheese. It would also pair with chicken curry in coconut sauce, quiche with gruyere cheese, and smoked pork.
- Blend: 100% Syrah Wine Region: Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône, Tasting Notes: Produced in the little village of Tain l'Hermitage, South facing and sheltered from the northern winds, the well developed grapes undergo manual harvest and cold maceration to preserve the fruit qualities. Then ageing in 30% new oak and 70% stainless tanks for 15 months allow to fruit to thrive while the tannins settle and mellow into the wines. Creating a dense ruby color with a nose of just overripe red fruits, currants, hints of florals and smoke. The tannins are balanced, tight and silky, melding with the long and persistent finish of graphite and baking spices after enjoyable flavors of cherry and cassis. When to Drink: This wine is ready to drink and fruit forward, but will continue to flourish for the next five years and develop more earthy and game qualities. Pairing: While young, this wine pairs well with grilled red meat and roasted vegetables, however as it ages and gains more undergrowth characteristics it pairs excellently with game dishes. Lamb with rosemary, poached mushrooms, savory peppered pappardelle pasta and duck are excellent choices.
- Blend: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay Wine Region: Champagne, Avenay Tasting Notes: Strong characters are present and express themselves aloud. The nose is characterized by smoky and woody notes together with notes of Mirabelle plums and spices. On the palate, these aromas are accompanied by a particularly perceptible structure with an elegant and melting touch of tannins. When to Drink: Ready to drink now or keep through the next 10 years
- Region: Bergerac, Dordogne-Bergerac, South-West Tasting Notes: Aroma of citrus and elder blossoms. Fresh fruity and flavor with a slightly toasted aftertaste and medium body. Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Aged sharp cheese, smoked salmon, white meat in light cream sauce.
- Region: Vacqueyras Cru, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Tasting Notes: Aroma of white flowers and exotic fruit. Complex and racy wine with a taste of pear and green melon, the full body compliments the long finish. Blend: 35% Roussane 25%, Bourboulenc, 15% Marsanne, 10% Viognier, 10% Clairette, 5% Grenache blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Gourmet vegetable salad, shellfish, roasted white meats and stir fry.
- Region: Anjou, Middle Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Fresh aroma of peach and white blossoms. A flowery and mineral taste with a slightly salty finish, refreshing. Blend: 100% Chenin Blanc Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Seafood, Fish with Fresh Herbs, Rillette
- 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: Côtes de Provence, Provence Tasting Notes: Nose of lime blossom and stone fruits. Flavor of lemon, white peach, honeysuckle with subtle notes of ginger Blend: 100% Rolle (also called Vermentino) Hold Time: now or up to 5 years Pair With: This refreshing wine will pair well with raw or sauteed shellfish. Excellent also with fine white fish like sea-bass or red snapper, with lemon butter sauce.
- Region: Ardèche IGP, Rhone Tasting Notes: Aromas of white flowers, golden pear, lime blossom. This wine is smooth and crisp, with complex fruity flavors of apple, lemon zest and hint of white pepper. Blend: 75% Viognier, 25% Chardonnay Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Alcohol: 13% Pair With: As an aperitif, or with white fish, crayfish gratin, ceviche and camarones
- 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: 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: Margaux AOC, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Aroma of blackcurrant and Lilac with well balanced tannins and freshness, spicy red fruits and leather Blend: 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot Hold Time: Now or up to 6 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: Margaux wine pairs well with rich red meat, beef, lamb or duck. The Bordeaux area is famous for Foie gras, cepes and other types of mushrooms, which they often use in local recipes, as well as red wine sauces slowly cooked with shallots called Bordelaise sauce.
- Region: Cabardès AOC, Languedoc, Languedoc-Roussillon Tasting Notes: Aroma of cherry and blackcurrant. Flavor of black berries and hints of violet with mocha coffee. Blend: 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Syrah Hold Time: up to 10 years Alcohol: 14.5% Pair With: Roasted game, grilled vegetable salad, blue cheese, and dark chocolate
- Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Wine Region: Village, Chambolle-Musigny, Burgundy Tasting Notes: Burgundy took to naming it's subregions after the finest vineyard, and so 'Chambolle'-Musigny is able to brag about prestigious terroir without the exclusive price tag! It's also known for producing the most 'feminine' of red wines in Burgundy, evoking notes of violets and red fruit on the nose with strawberries and raspberries on the tongue. A vibrant wine with silky smooth tannins and a long finish, it pairs impeccably with lamb and duck. When to Drink: This wine is ready to drink around 5 years old, but also has great longevity. Keep 2-10 years.
- Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Wine Region: La Maltroie Premier Cru, Chassagne-Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy Tasting Notes: The grapes were raised on an eastern facing bank of clay marls and limestone, producing characteristically complex wines with delicate fruit and concentrated spices. The nose opens with fresh cherries and ripe raspberries, enhanced with spice notes. The finesse of the delicate fruit and suave tannins are rivaled by a full body, concentrated spices and soft notes of smoke. The producer only uses indigenous yeasts, with the goal of the grapes and terroir to fully express themselves. Afterward the wine spends 12 months on lees in French oak, then additional ageing in French oak casks from 1 to 2 years. When to Drink: This wine comes of age around 7 to 9 years, but can keep for the next 10. Decant if it's too hard to resist.
- Blend: 98% Syrah 2% Viognier Wine Region: Cote Rotie, Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Tasting Notes: An elegant wine in expression and production. The nose offers a complex array of red fruits, smoked meats and graphite. The palate opens into ripe dark fruits, with rich earth and peppery notes. This wine has all the finesse desired of a Cote Rotie, solidly built and balanced with velvety fine tannins. The producers describe this wine as dense, suave and intense, benefitting from the slow and delicate 20 day maceration and fermentation process, followed by a generous 15 months ageing in 2nd generation oak barrels. When to Drink: Drink young while the fruit is still intense, so only keep in the cellar another 2-5 years. Upon opening, add to your decanter an hour before serving to enjoy the wine at it's fullest expression.
- Blend: 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir Wine Region: Grand Cru Montagne de Reims, Grand Cru Cotes de Blancs, Champagne Tasting Notes: This wine is an equal blend of 6 founding Crus of the Maison Henriot's historical terroirs, all picked in a single year making it a Millesime. The Cuvée Hemera's bouquet is a complex array of white flowers, vanilla, ripe stone fruits and candied apricots. The incredible freshness of this wine contrasts with the generous nose, with a precise minerality that hints to the prestigious chalk parcels in the Cotes de Blancs. Followed closely by ripe peaches, nectarines and hints of grapefruit mellowing into a lengthy finish of pastries and spiced fruits. Each of the 6 Grand Cru vineyards play out in a synchronized dance in the structure of this wine, paired with a modest 5 g/L dosage and 12 years ageing presents an exceptional Champagne with texture and richness in a tight, elegant package. When to Drink: This wine is ready to drink, but will continue to flourish for the next ten years.
- Region: Alsace Tasting Notes: Aroma of black and red berries, sweet spices, hints of oak. Flavor of bright blackberries and blueberries with hints of anise and baking spices, this wine has an energetic acidity and balanced subtle tannins. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Pair With: Red meat and game. Aged and rustic cow's milk cheese like Alpine or Comté.
- 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: Beaujolais Tasting Notes: Aroma of jasmine and lime blossom, green fruits and hint of vanilla. Supple and fruity, flavors of fresh pear mingle with mild passionfruit and a bright mineral finish. Blend: 100% Chardonnay Hold Time: Now or up to 4 years Pair With: Lemon grilled fish, roasted garlic chicken, fresh fruit salad.
- Region: Alsace Tasting Notes: Expressive notes of citrus fruit and white blossom. Slightly mineral freshness, floral notes, bergamot. Blend: 100% Riesling Hold Time: Now or up to 7 years Pair With: Fish, oysters, shellfish, seafood, white meats.
- Region: Irancy, Burgundy Tasting Notes: A deceivingly pale, rusty garnet color displays aromas of cherry blossoms, overripe dark fruits and fresh blueberries. A surprising light palate of fresh blueberries and cherries give way to barrel spices and clove on the finish. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 13.5% Pair With: Red meat, Barbecue, charcuteries
- Region: Grignan-les-Adhémar, Rhône Valley, Rhône Tasting Notes: Deep purple with ruby lights color the glass, followed by a powerful nose of black and red fruits, vanilla extract, and spices like dried ginger. Mouthwatering acidity belies a full bodied wine full of red fruits and integrated tannins. A dry and complex finish hints at cinnamon bark. Blend: 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years Alcohol: 14% Pair With: This complex wine pairs well with game meats and fruit sauces, barbecued meats, and seared steak.
- Region: Touraine, Middle Loire, Loire Valley Tasting Notes: Pale garnet color with aromas prunes, dates and earth, with the classic hints of bubblegum. Dry and light bodied with intangible yet gritty tannins, the theme of overripe black fruits, however fresh blueberries underripe blackberry and cherries all make their appearance for a complex blend of fruits. Blend: 100% Gamay Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: Funky cheeses and goat cheese, grilled sausage, grilled portabella, lamb or marinated chicken dishes.
- Region: Entre deux Mers, Bordeaux Tasting Notes: Starbright color with glints of green give way to notes of mango and gardenias. Round and supple texture betrays flavors of fresh tropical fruits, white peach, candied lemon and white flowers with a zesty fresh ginger finish. Blend: 45% Sauvignon blanc and Sauvignon gris, 45% Semillon, 10% Muscadelle Hold Time: Best to drink fresh, or hold up to 5 years. Pair With: Perfect wine for light, white meats like poultry, grilled and fresh seafood, and bright summer salads.
- Region: Grignan-les-Adhémar, Rhône Valley, Rhône Tasting Notes: Pale gold in color and aromas of lemon curd, ripe orchard fruits and ripe stone fruits. A fat, silky body demonstrates flavors of white flowers, peaches and apricots and golden pears balanced with a touch of minerality on the finish. Blend: 100% Viognier Hold Time: Now or up to 5 years Pair With: This big bodied wine can stand up to creamy chicken dished, roasted mushrooms and asparagus, dumplings and foie gras.
- Region: Terre de Camargue, IGP Pays des Bouches du Rhône, Rhône Valley, Rhône Tasting Notes: Pale lemon in color and displays aromas of fresh herbs and spring fields. Gentle acidity and a light body make this a refreshing wine, full of golden apples, jasmine, pear and vanilla with hints of saline for a quick finish. Blend: 100% Chasan (cross of Chardonnay and Listan) Hold Time: Drink fresh but can keep up to 3 years. Pair With: Pairs excellently with salty foods like a charcuterie of salami, prosciutto and chorizo. Fresh salads like antipasto, Niçoise, or fresh mixed seafood salad. White fish dishes and grilled green vegetables with turkey.
- 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.
