2022 French Wine Products On Sale

Cask sample. Spicy oak on the nose creamy texture around sour-citrus freshness. Much the best of the Alain Chavy wines tasted today in terms of balancing fruit and acidity. Dry insistent tension on the finish. (JH) (Drink between... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from a roughly .21 ha parcel of which 2022 is the first vintage; unfortunately 2022 will be the only vintage for several years as Jobard explained that the vines were in sufficiently poor shape that he chose... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from La Pièce Sous le Bois Producer note: Antoine Jobard noted that the 2022 growing season was hot dry and largely clement and without undue disease pressure so compared to 2021 for example we... Read More

A deft application of wood sets off slightly riper aromas of poached plum violet and kirsch. The super-sleek intense and even more mineral-suffused flavors possess very good mid-palate volume before terminating in a youthfully... Read More

A broad-ranging nose reluctantly offers up its aromas of spice mineral reduction green apple and citrus rind. There is both excellent volume and punch to the larger-bodied and more powerful flavors that possess a caressing mid-palate... Read More

A wonderfully fresh nose is comprised by notes of honeysuckle citrus confit acacia blossom and pretty spice wisps. There is both excellent volume and a sophisticated texture to the beguiling and caressing medium-bodied flavors... Read More

A perfumed and overtly floral-suffused nose speaks mostly of poached plum and discreet spice wisps. There is excellent volume and punch to the mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display solid length on the compact serious... Read More

Prominent strawberry jam red and black plum licorice rose petal incense and crushed violets present the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous. Sexy and layered the 2022 touches the palate with sweet-tasting fruit framed... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne Montrachet Village has a slightly conservative bouquet that needs encouragement opening nicely with green apple nettle and light limestone scents. The palate is well balanced with good concentration and fine... Read More

Prominent notes of petrol and Granny Smith apples are present on the aromas of spice floral and lemon rind. There is good volume and an appealing texture to the delicious and caressing larger-bodied flavors that exude evident... Read More

A wonderfully elegant floral and spice-suffused nose freely reveals its array of apple pear and citrus zest scents. There is outstandingly density to the gorgeously textured medium-bodied flavors that also flash an almost pungent... Read More

A very Meursault-like nose blends notes of hazelnut acacia blossom citrus rind and a touch of mineral reduction all of which is again trimmed in subtle wood influence. The rich and vibrant flavors exude a more subtle minerality... Read More

This is aromatically quite similar to the 1er except that it is notably more restrained and requires considerable swirling to coax the nose to reveal its nuances. On the palate though there is noticeably more size weight and mid-palate... Read More

A slightly riper nose combines notes of just sliced pear and apple along with background nuances of floral and zest trimmed in mildly more wood influence. The rich delicious and beautifully textured medium-bodied flavors possess... Read More

The 2022 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard is showing nicely unwinding in the glass with a gently reductive bouquet of pear white flowers hazelnuts and wet stones. Medium-bodied pure and satiny it's seamless and youthfully... Read More

The 2022 Santenay 1er Cru Clos des Gravières is especially appealing this year bursting with aromas of pear sweet citrus rind and stone fruit mingled with hints of freshly baked bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied satiny... Read More

The 2022 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes is saline and mineral unfurling in the glass with notes of white flowers oyster shells and citrus oil. Medium-bodied satiny and racy with a pure core of fruit and a penetrating mineral... Read More

Notes of violet chocolate iris and flowers emerge from the 2022 Saint-Joseph a medium to full-bodied sweet and sappy wine with a concentrated structured palate framed by an assertive tannic frame culminating in a long introverted... Read More

Fresh pale lemon. Loads of energy here on the nose, but all perfectly balanced. Maximum minerals in this wine which Elsa thinks will be suppressed by longer oak ageing. More flesh than usual in the middle, with a fine persistence.... Read More

Peach lemon pastry and toasty oak flavors highlight this earnest white. The vivid acidity takes over focusing the citrus- and spice-filled finish with fine length. Balanced if a touch on the oaky side. Drink now through 2030.... Read More