French Wine

A lovely fruit forward and pure sparkling wine made in the same way as Champagne from 45% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 20% Gamay. Nine months on the lees gives this real depth with subtle notes of brioche combining with its citrus and stone fruit flavours.

Vacqueyras has always played second fiddle to Chateauneuf but the wines are finally starting to get the credit they deserve and this full bodied, deep and complex red is an excellent expression of this appellation. 

Sang des Cailloux means “blood of the stones,” and the galets ridden nature of the soil comes across in the mineral, stony aspect of this wine which is deep and full of energy and with notes of lavender, red and black fruit and olive. It is ready to drink now but will age gracefully for at least ten to fifteen years.

This wine is made from grapes grown on the elevated Plateau des Garrigues, where the vines are planted on a mixture of red clay, limestone and galets roule - or pudding - stones that are famously found in Chateaunuef.

Sang des Cailloux Vacqueryas is a labour of love and tastes like it. It's a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and Cinsault and named after the daughters of Serge Férigoule: Floureto, Doucinello, and Azalaïs. 

All grapes are hand harvested and fermented with natural yeasts in cement cuves with daily pumpovers then moved into 450 litre barrels for 12 months' maturation before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

This is a delicious, full bodied dry red from one of the great appellations of the Southern Rhone Valley in France. 

Sang des Cailloux Vacqueryas is a labour of love and tastes like it. It's a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and Cinsault and named after the daughters of Serge Férigoule: Floureto, Doucinello, and Azalaïs. 

All grapes are hand harvested and fermented with natural yeasts in cement cuves with daily pumpovers then moved into 450 litre barrels for 12 months' maturation before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

This is a delicious, full bodied dry red from one of the great appellations of the Southern Rhone Valley in France. 

This is a great value, dry French Riesling. The nose is open, pleasant and intense with citrus, lime and floral notes and a mineral touch. The palate is medium bodied, round and full. Citrus and floral flavours are bolstered by a generous acidity.

Beautiful characterful, full bodied Riesling from the south east facing, lime and sandstone Searing Vineyard in Alsace, the driest region in France. This Riesling is bone dry with 0.59 grams of residual sugar per litre. All grapes were hand picked, whole bunch pressed and fermented with temperature control then aged on lees for eight months. This long aging on lees adds depth, weight and impressive smoothness to each sip of this superlative wine. 

This wine has great character, is made in small volumes and built to last, although it's so darned delicious right now that it may be hard to resist the urge to open.

From 45-70+ year old vines, this is proper Pinot Blanc from Alsace. The soft, honeyed apple and stone fruit is delicious but restrained, so what can shine through is the beautiful texture and layers of mineral and spicy/herbal notes. Schoffit's cuvee includes the rare Auxerrois variety that traditionally shared the same name as Pinot Blanc in Alsace. An elegant starter for aperitif, fish or white meat. "This is flat out delicious wine!"

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Segla is the second wine of the famous Margaux second growth Chateau Rauzan-Segla located in the Margaux appellation, with a long and interesting history dating all the way back to 1661.

The 52 hectare Margaux vineyard of Rauzan Segla has increased in size over the years. While much of their vines are planted on the Cantenac plateau, they also have vines planted in parcels that are close to the little village of Margaux.

The terroir of Rauzan Segla is mostly gravel with clay soils,  planted to 54% Cabernet Sauvignon , 41% Merlot , 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc . The average age of the vines is close to 35 years of age. In 2012, Chateau Rauzan Segla began taking a more organic approach and started using Shire horses to farm a portion of their vineyard.

A quality second wine offering fragrant notes of ripe red fruits, violets and cedar with beautiful length, delicate tannins and superb structure.

Winemaker: Julian Altaber

Philosophy: ?All the grapes come from vines cultivated without weed killer or synthetic product, which requires a lot of work on my part as well as the winegrowers who supply me with the grapes! All wines are vinified and aged without any oenological product (or sulfite) with very little intervention. We are not trying to make great wines but real, honest wines with the best possible drinkability index. Wine is a drink of conviviality, friendship, celebration!?

100% Chardonnay from Saint Aubin and C?te Chalonnaise vineyards. Organically farmed, hand harvested, whole bunch pressed into used French oak barriques, wild fermented and matured (full malo) on gross lees, bottled unfiltered and unfined.

Winemaker: Julian Altaber

Philosophy: “All the grapes come from vines cultivated without weed killer or synthetic product, which requires a lot of work on my part as well as the winegrowers who supply me with the grapes! All wines are vinified and aged without any oenological product (or sulfite) with very little intervention. We are not trying to make great wines but real, honest wines with the best possible drinkability index. Wine is a drink of conviviality, friendship, celebration!”

100% Pinot Noir from Saint Aubin vineyards. Organically farmed, hand harvested, approximately 80% whole bunches fermented in wooden cuves for 15 days, pressed then matured in used French oak barriques. Wild fermented and bottled unfiltered and unfined.

70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourv?dre from the Rhone. A rich, well structured wine. Full of plum and stewed fruit aromas. No oak results in pure fruit expression on the palate.