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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.98
12 bottles: $20.57
Marc-Antonin describes this wine as “linear with a straight structure.” Northwest-facing vines bring tension to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
Tasted from barrel, the 2017 Fleurie exhibits notes of warm spices, ripe cherries and dried flowers. On the palate,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.94
12 bottles: $33.26
The 2017 Fleurie Clos Vernay was unaffected by hail according to Frédéric Lafarge. It has a deep, blueberry and...
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91
VM
91
White
750ml
Bottle: $787.95
6 bottles: $772.19
As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
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100
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98
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $59.05
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $65.78
Deep vivid ruby. Vibrant aromas of black raspberry, cherry cola and violet pick up allspice and licorice nuances with...
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93
WE
92
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $141.56
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
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93
WS
92
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.25
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
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93
WS
92
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $45.03
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $55.58
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $49.53
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.95
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $159.53
Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate internal sweet...
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99
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98
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $458.28
I’ve probably rated the L'Ermite Blanc a perfect score more times than any other wine out there, and the 2015...
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100
JD
100
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $637.61
As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231 cases...
WA
100
DC
98
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $249.94
Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, unctuous and layered in the lineup, with...
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100
WS
98
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $228.95
The 2017 Ermitage le Meal Blanc starts with refined notes of crushed stone and pencil shavings that move into a...
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98
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98
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.77
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.19

Gamay Marsanne 2015 2017

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.