French Wine

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Pale yellow. Anised notes. Fine and flexible, fresh in the final. Pair with shellfish...

Multiple 90+ Points Awards

The Wine Enthusiast writes 96 Points definite richness alongside classic elegance. It’s a stylish wine, the fruit integrated into a beautiful structure...read more.

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Champagne Hugues Godmé is a small grower located in the Grand Cru village, Verzenay, in the northern Montagne de Reims_read more

{'WE': '90', 'D': '93', 'JS': '92'}

Elegant and vibrant in the mouth, it opens with initial notes of berries. The wine is round, ample, and delicate, with a nice finish_read more

Multiple 90+ Points Awards

The Wine Spectator writes beautifully rendered, with a lush and seamless flow of cassis, steeped cherry, warmed raspberry and gently mulled blackberry...read more.

Nice pink / ruby red colour. Slightly tiled. Very wild, lighltly animal. An attack on the raspberry hided by the blackcurrant and the redcurrant. Pleasant and enjoyable, we'll find...read more.

{'WS': '93', 'WE': '94', 'WA': '93'}

{'WS': '95', 'WA': '98', 'D': '98', 'JD': '100', 'JR': '18', 'JS': '98', 'V': '97'}

Jeb Dunnuck writes 100 Points boasting a deep purple hue as well as awesome levels of crème de...

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Using farming methods certified by France’s HEV (High Environmental Valuation) organization. ⁠ This more natural approach favors taking care of the plants and soil, supporting biodiversity in the vineyard_read more

WE94, WA90, D92, JS94

There is certainly good intensity here. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening: blackberry, mint and cedar. From the start there is fine tension and there is very impressive structure towards the finish, plus a long saline aftertaste_read more

{'WE': '93'}

Jeb Dunnuck writes the flagship 2018 Château Quintus is on another level, offering a gorgeous nose..

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Rand Sieger of 67 Wine writes black plum fruit marries seamlessly with earthy, slightly animal...

{'WS': '93', 'WE': '93', 'WA': '93', 'D': '94', 'JD': '95', 'JS': '95'}

Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has beautiful tannin's, remarkable purity of fruit, and just does everything right. It has some up-front appeal today (no doubt due to the high Merlot content)_read more

James Suckling writes aromas of blackcurrants, spice and flowers follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a delicious, savory finish. So lovely to drink now, but will improve...read more.

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Baked veal cheeks on risotto, steamed zander and grilled trout welcome him with joy at their side...

WE92, D92, JS90, V92

Rich and powerful, with good freshness underneath the fruit. The components of the wine are off the charts, extremely knitted down ..._read more

The Pet Nat from Cabernet Franc is a touch fruity wine, with citrus notes, very supple on the palate, with elegant bubbles_read more

Volnay wines are feminine, if only one word shall be used. Evolving throughout red fruits and violet aromas, their roundness makes them very seducing, with soft yet firm_read form

40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Semillon and 20% Muscadelle. The wine is aged on the lees for about 3...

{'JS': '94', 'V': '91'}

James Suckling 94 points | I love the expansive and expressive nose of wild blackberry with a touch of forest floor. Ripe, concentrated and fresh on the very focused palate. Very long finish with so much mineral freshness for the warm vintage. Excellent aging potential! Drink or hold.Vinous 91 points Deep violet color_read more

{'WA': '88', 'BH': '88'}

The red and dark pinot fruit aromas are laced with plenty of earth and floral wisps. The energetic middle weight flavors possess fine precision and only a hint of rusticity on the dusty if mildly edgy backend_read more

{'WS': '95', 'WA': '98', 'D': '97', 'JD': '97', 'JS': '92'}

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Full-bodied, rich and smooth, this wine has a very lingering aftertaste. Pair with starters, fish and white meat in cream sauce_read more

{'BH': '90'}

Burghound writes a slightly riper and more deeply pitched nose freely offers up its array of dark cherry and raspberry that is trimmed in soft floral and earth wisps...read more.

{'WS': '99', 'WA': '96'}

The Wine Spectator writes 99 Points stunning and pure from the get-go, with intense cassis and blackberry fruit. Ultimately takes a slightly austere approach, with a wrought-iron...read more

{'BH': '88'}

The Domaine Humbert Frères Vieilles Vignes Fixin is structured and concentrated is this Domaine Humbert Frères Fixin. The pinot noir comes from old vines that are on average over 50...read more

{'BH': '90', 'D': '93'}

{'WA': '92', 'JD': '95'}

90+ Points Critical Acclaim | 'BH': '90' Points

Of the four hectares that Chandon de Briailles owns in Île de Vergelesses, one hectare is planted to Chardonnay. It's a clay and limestone soil, which is a part of the same geological break as Charlemagne; with more clay at the bottom of the parcel and very calcareous at the top_read more

{'WS': '92', 'WE': '93', 'WA': '92', 'JS': '92', 'V': '93'}

Vinous Media writes the 2014 Saint-Pierre has the most fruit-driven bouquet of the flight of Saint..

{'BH': '88'}

{'WA': '90', 'BH': '90'}

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Vinous 90 Points | The 2020 Fixin Clos du Chapitre 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet that delivers commendable mineralité, quite precise and focused.

The palate is smooth and very pliant, vivacious and slightly tart red fruit with just a touch of spice developing on the finish. This is a delight.

Wine Enthusiast | This grand cru monopole, owned by the Mommessin family, makes wine that charms easily, with its perfumes and berry fruit flavors. But there is a definite tannic character...read more

{'V': '97'}

Vinous 97 Points | Glass-staining ruby. Exotically perfumed black and blue fruit, incense and candied licorice scents, along with mineral, olive and exotic spice overtones. Seamless...read more

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From steep south-east facing limestone slopes. A nose of fresh red berries and peppery notes. The palate is well balanced with more crunchy red berry fruits and a pleasant spine of tannins and acidity which adds structure. Winemaker Description.