2023 French Wine between $25 and $50

Compared to the 2022 the 2023 Grand Village Blanc is more fruity and dense evoking aromas of lemon oil verbena kumquat and confit citrus. Broad but tensile it’s medium-bodied with a fleshy core of fruit and a delicately phenolic... Read More

For a demi-sec this leans toward the dry savory end of the spectrum. There are a lot of layers and substance to this with a savory thread of green herbs and bitter white tea weaving through elderflower quince and apple flavors... Read More

Alluring and aromatic this seduces with honeysuckle quince and orchard fruit wrapped in salty leesy notes on the palate with a hint of toast. Salty density builds toward the finish with bitter mineral notes bringing balance along... Read More

Fresh-crushed apple quince and spice notes have an earthy dimension with hints of roasted agave and wet soil. There's beautiful range and just enough plumpness to make this generous yet it's held in check by a chalky mineral... Read More

A tightly coiled complex white that takes time to unfurl slowly revealing apple blossoms juicy nectarine lime and spiced orchard fruit shot through with sea salt and savory leesiness. Silky in feel with cooling stone minerality... Read More

From foudre. This one had finished fermenting. Mid lemon yellow a mix of apples and pears on the nose. More generous than usual but still with its more typical white fruit with some minerals. Fine length.

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The Uchizy has fallen clear with a lemon and lime colour. Pure clear and chiselled less evidently 2023 a little reduction then the muscatty component arrives behind. Long refined and not too fleshy.

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A similar colour with a green streak and quite a steely nose. Here the weight of the fruit sits at the back of the palate ripe citrus notes otherwise white fruit plenty of energy not too much sucrosity relatively classic.... Read More