Georges Laval, Cuvée Les Chênes 2009, Champagne, France
Tasting Note: Ultimately an elegant champagne from a quality producer.[Read more]
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Georges Laval Brut Nature Rosé Les Cumiéres NV Champagne – A Rosé that Changes in Your Glass
Georges Laval, Brut Nature Rosé Les Cumiéres NV, Champagne, France
Tasting Note: Passionate wine drinkers desiring complexity line up![Read more]
Georges Laval Cumiéres Brut NV Champagne – Creamy, Smooth & Reserved
Georges Laval Cumiéres Brut NV, Champagne, France
Tasting Note: This golden-colored champagne composed of 100% pinot noir makes itself known on the nose with a round quality and aromas of citrus blossom, pear and orange peal.[Read more]
Georges Laval Cumiéres Brut Nature NV Champagne – Refreshing with High-Acidity
Georges Laval, Cumiéres Brut Nature NV, Champagne, France
Tasting Note: Lemon-colored with biscuity yeast and hints of lemon-citrus aromas, this champagne smells of late-harvest pear (70%) and green apple (30%) and lightly-grilled toast.[Read more]
Petit Bourgeois Cabernet Franc 2012 – Not Bad for a Vin de Pays
Petit Bourgeois, Cabernet Franc 2012, Vin de Pays, Loire Valley, France
Tasting Note: This is a dry, light-bodied cabernet franc that would be ideal for summer red wine drinkers looking for something light but definitely still red.[Read more]
Hecht & Bannier Cotes De Provence Rose 2014 – A Citrus Infused Rose
Hecht & Bannier, Cotes De Provence Rosé 2014, France
Tasting Note: This Provencal rosé is solidly middle-of-the pack for the region.[Read more]
Moulin De Gassac Guilhem Rose 2014 – A Tart Palate-Cleansing Rose
Moulin De Gassac, Guilhem Rose 2014, IGP Pays D’Herault, Languedoc, France
Tasting Note: Light-intensity, with strawberry-citrus hints, this wine is straight-forward about what it is.[Read more]
Point de Gassac 2013 Pays D’Herault – Eminently Likable with Character
Point de Gassac 2013, Pays D’Herault, IGP, Languedoc, France
Tasting Note: Watch the epic wine-industry documentary Mondovino and make a toast each time the eminently-likable, vineyard-owner Aime Guibert flashes across your screen. He shines, and so does his wine.[Read more]
Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Cotes Du Roussillon Villages 2012 – A Red Wine Drinker’s Summer Red
Les Vignes de Bila-Haut, Cotes Du Roussillon Villages 2012, Appellation Cotes Du Roussillon Villages Controlee, France
Tasting Note: A soft, subtle-on-the palate French red from the Roussillon region.[Read more]
Clos La Coutale 2012 – The Other Malbec
Clos La Coutale 2012, Cahors, AOP, France
Tasting Note: After tasting so many Argentinean malbecs, I’m again reminded how the same grape grown in two different places can express itself so differently.
Try this and taste it for yourself. [Read more]
