France

La Bohème Rouge 2018,

Patrick Bouju
An iconic cuvée from Patrick Bouju, made from Gamay d'Auvergne and a few indigenous varieties harvested in Égliseneuve-près-Billom. The vines are between sixty-six and one hundred and sixteen years old. The grapes are destemmed and macerated for sixty-two days before aging for fifteen months in oak barrels. The wine is fruity, concentrated, and mineral, with supple and well-integrated tannins. Decanting recommended. This rare cuvée is limited to one bottle per person upon order and is subject to the purchase of at least three bottles from another winemaker.
Natural wine with no added sulfites.

R Riesling Blanc 2019,

Patrick Bouju
Vinified in Auvergne by Patrick Bouju, is Alsace Riesling becoming volcanic? In any case, it benefits from the expertise and talent of a great winemaker. It is a fresh, straightforward, and distinguished white, perfect for all occasions.
Natural wine with no added sulfites.

La Gouyate Sweet White 2019,

Château Barouillet
40% Chenin, 30% Sémillon, 30% Muscadelle on clay-limestone soils, the partially botrytized harvest is done at dawn for optimal freshness. It goes directly into a pneumatic press and the must is fermented in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeasts to preserve the typicity and originality of the terroir. When the desired alcohol-residual sugar balance is achieved, the wine is filtered and bottled immediately, without aging in vats. This technique preserves the crispness of the fruit but also greatly limits the amount of SO2 without any risk of refermentation. Freshness and length on the palate are the beauty of this sweet wine with a fresh, mineral nose, offering notes of citrus zest and tropical fruits. The attack is frank, tangy, round, ample: an explosion of fruit. A hint of honeyed sweetness marks the mid-palate. The wine is as if straddling two sensations, sweetness and freshness, which makes it adaptable to many dishes. Serve chilled but not iced (9-11 °C)

Goes with: Desserts, Cheeses

SPLASH! White 2020,

Domaine Le Barouillet
This is a natural sparkling wine made entirely from Sémillon, a white grape variety typical of northern Aquitaine, grown on the clay-limestone soils of the Bergerac region. It is produced by direct pressing followed by fermentation in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeasts. When the sugar balance is reached, a light filtration on earth is performed to avoid disgorging. After this filtration, as soon as the wine begins to ferment again, it is bottled to complete fermentation, followed by a five-month aging process. This wine is drunk like a chilled white champagne, and its range of action is very broad: to be enjoyed alone or at a party, with friends, at any time of day or night, for any occasion, large or small. Excellent with oysters or raw seafood.

Goes with: Oysters and Shellfish

Cuvée O Rouge 2015, Château Les Graves de Viaud
This confidential cuvée (1,200 bottles) of Côtes-de-Bourg is composed entirely of Cabernet Franc. The vines grow on gently sloping hillsides with clayey gravel soils. The harvest is manual, destemmed, and not crushed. Carried out in ovoid vats, the skin maceration is long: up to three months at controlled temperature. Fermentation is done by indigenous yeasts and no sulfur is added at bottling. This wine, as delicate as it is profound, has the particularity of being vegan (no animal products, therefore no egg-based fining). Upon tasting, the signature of Cabernet Franc is clearly present. The nose, fresh and spontaneous, offers notes of plum, violet, and peony. The palate is luscious, crisp and fresh, seductive, velvety, with great length: touches of strawberry and blackberry. The tannins are silky and melted.