Maison L’Envoye Moulin-à-Vent “Terre de Thé”

L'Envoye Moulin-à-Vent "Terre de Thé."

Maison L’Envoye Moulin-à-Vent ‘Terre de Thé” shows delicious red cherry and black plum aromas that fill the nose and spill over into a fresh, medium-bodied flavor. Bright cherry fruit and subtle chalky minerality enhance a clean, lingering finish.

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Nobody would ban this Beaujolais

The historic castle at Château de Varennes in Beaujolais dates to the 11th century.

Beaujolais, as I’ve said before, doesn’t get a lot of respect. And that goes all the way back to Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy in 1395. Philip so despised Gamay, the grape that makes Beaujolais, that he outlawed it throughout the fabled Côte d’Or vineyards in his Bourgogne reign.

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Château de Varennes Beaujolais-Villages

Château de Varennes Beaujolais-Villages

Château de Varennes Beaujolais-Villages, is a 100% Gamay wine from Burgundy producer Albert Bichot. Its appealing aroma melds subtle strawberries and black plums with hints of wildflowers and stony minerality, all carrying over into a bright, briskly acidic flavor.

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Lapostolle Rapel Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lapostolle "Grand Selection" Rapel Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% Carmenère, Lapostolle “Grand Selection” Rapel Valley Cabernet Sauvignon presents mixed berries and red plums with spicy currant-like dried fruit in the pleasant aroma. Good plum and berry flavors persist with fresh acidity on the palate and linger into a long, mouth-watering finish.

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Laroque Cité de Carcassonne Chardonnay

Laroque Cité de Carcassonne Chardonnay

Laroque Cité de Carcassonne Chardonnay bears a Haute veleur environnementale label, signaling the winery’s commitment to sustainable agriculture. Made from unoaked 100% Chardonnay, it’s a clear straw color, and offers delicious, subtle notes of white fruit – apples and pears – with a pleasant back note of rising bread dough. Medium-bodied and freshly acidic, it adds a lingering citric snap.

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Château German Castillon

Château German Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Château German Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux is soft and easy-sipping, but it offers a delicious taste of Right Bank Bordeaux fruit for an appealing price. Dark garnet in color with a thin rosy edge, it offers up juicy black fruit – plums and cherries – that carry over on the palate with mouth-watering fresh-fruit acidity for structure.

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