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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Domaine Blain Soeur et Frere - Wine & Spirits	Brouilly	2018	90	Oct-2020
Review “Brisk with the scent of wild Mediterranean herbs, this gamay looks toward the south in its warm and juicy red fruit. The flavors are bold and lasting, bound by mineral tension and smoky tannins.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Wine & Spirits	Gigondas - 2018	2018	90	Oct-2020
Review “As with all of Louis Barruol’s wines, this comes from organically farmed vines and was fermented as whole bunches with ambient yeasts; 30 percent aged in cement tanks while the rest went into a mix of used and new casks. It feels supple and relaxed, with a black-pepper spice that reinforces the wine’s brisk, fresh acidity. Its foresty herbal notes and inviting demeanor suggest a match with lamb grilled over rosemary.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Wine & Spirits	Gigondas Le Claux - 2018	2018	93	Oct-2020
Review “Le Claux was planted in 1870 using the first phylloxera-resistant American rootstocks available in the region, and the vineyard still retains some of those original vines – about ten percent, Louis Barruol believes, crediting his father for his heroic efforts to revive them. Those old vines, planted in an alluvial fan, grew a particularly dark, brooding Gigondas in 2018. It’s chewy and dense, with black-fig and blackberry flavors and an intriguingly earthy, gamey funk, and yet there’s still crunch to the fruit, a vibrancy that keeps it from feeling too heavy. Built for a thick-cut steak, or a decade in the cellar.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Wine & Spirits	Gigondas Hominis Fides - 2018	2018	94	Oct-2020
Review “When Louis Barruol’s ancestors planted Hominis Fides some 90 years ago, they hoped to mitigate unpredictable weather by including alicante, aramon, carignan and a host of other varieties among the grenache plants. They also chose a spot where the movement of two geological faults brought Miocene limestone sand to the surface. That fast-draining soil and the mix of vines were fortuitous choices for a wet vintage like 2018. The wine shines bright and deep, quickly moving past toasty oak notes (20 percent of the lot aged in new barrels). Then it’s all spiced cherries, wild thyme and rosemary, the resinous edge of the herbal notes adding cut to its generous build, and echoing the fine tannic structure. The wine lasts for days after opening, each sip a liquid trip to Gigondas’s garrigue-scented hills.”
Château de Saint Cosme - Wine & Spirits	Gigondas Le Poste - 2018	2018	98	Oct-2020
Review “In spring 2018, the outlook for the vintage was bleak. “Never before have we experienced so many issues with mildew,” Louis Barruol reported in his annual newsletter. “When it rains every three days and the temperature peaks at 28 degrees Celcius, everything becomes very difficult.” And yet the estate’s 2018 Gigondas are some of the most profound wines we tasted this year. Barruol credits the health of his vines, which have been tended under organic principles since his father, Henri, began working there in 1957; they’ve been certified organic by Ecocert since 2010. And there’s also the quality of his parcels, such as Le Poste, a steep two and a half acres of limestone soils that his father planted to vines in 1963. At a cool elevation of 918 feet, Le Poste yielded a wine that’s monumental in size and scope, clearly build to last for ages. It feels all of a piece, with no single flavor taking precedence. There’s hints of foie gras and leg of lamb layered into fruit notes of figs and cherries, and enticing play of freshness and funk, light and dark, lift and gravitas. And the flavors last, held up by a structure that promises to carry the wine for many years in the cellar.”
Château de Fontenille - Wine Enthusiast	Entre Deux Mers	2019	90	Oct-2020
Review “A deliciously ripe wine, this brings together crisp acidity and smooth pineapple and apricot flavors thanks to the Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle in the blend. The wine is balanced and ready to drink.” (Best Buy)
Figuière - The Social NY	Méditerranée Rosé	2019		Sep-2020
Review “This easy to enjoy wine is a classic southern French rosé made from a blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. It involves whiffs of of peach, orange skin and white flowers, as well as a salty minerality. It pairs well with crudités and a crudo of sea bass with lemon.”
Amble + Chase - The Social NY	Amble + Chase Rosé	2019		Sep-2020
Review “A wine that can be enjoyed anytime, everywhere. It features a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Cinsault. Sourced from sustainable growers in southern France, the name AMBLE + CHASE pays homage to the winemaking process of ambling through the vineyard to ensure the highest quality of fruit followed by the chase of when the grapes are ready to be harvested.”
François Montand - Winston - Salem Journal	Brut Blanc de Blancs	N/V		Sep-2020
Review “Yeasty aromas. Apple. Lemon and touch of gingery spice on the palate. Balanced acidity. A good value in French bubbly. Good plus.”
Hubert Brochard - Peloton	Sancerre Aujourd'hui Comme Autrefois	2017		Sep-2020
Review “Crafted from hillside vineyards around Chavignol the “Today, Like in Old Times” is a step above your average Sancerre wine. Crafted from nearly 50-year-old vines, there is a depth and power to this wine that showcases hints of flint and thyme aromatics and a palate that accentuates notes of grapefruit, lemon curd and a great zippy acidity.”

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