Bordeaux Louis Monfaissan, A.O.C. GENERIQUES'01, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥1,460 Case: ¥15,768 more... Full bodied with complex aromas. Clear and harmonious taste with silky tannins. Aged in oak barrels for 6 months.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Bourgogne Chardonnay, A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'01, 750 ml France White Bottle: ¥1,330 Case: ¥14,364 more... Supple, fat, full and round   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Bourgogne Pinot Noir, A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'02, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥1,400 Case: ¥15,120 more... Ruby red. Woody. Ripe red fruits. Round, fruity and pleasant finish.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index   Ch Suduiraut '01, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥15,770 Case: ¥170,316 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Ch. Fourcas Dupre'99, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥2,890 Case: ¥31,212 more... Alcoholic fermentations take place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks with regular pumping-overs. Macerations last 15-21 days. Ageing in oak barrels (1/3 renewed) for 12-18 months. Racking every four months. Fining with egg-whites. Coming soon! Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CH.BERNADOTTE'03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥4,040 Case: ¥43,632 more... 90 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. THE '03 CH Bernadotte is a sleeper of the vintage; possesses sumptuous perfume of roasted nuts, cedar, figs, plums, and black currants; lush, hedonistic, sensual personality. Produced on a gravel soil, the wines of the Chateau Bernadotte are endowed with a solid tannic structure. Rich in colour, full-bodied yet delicate these wines have elegance and charm and a generous bouquet. Like the classified growths of the Medoc, they come from a vineyard of sufficient size and heterogeneity to allow for a rigorous selection, the guaranty of a quality beyond reproach. With this objective, a second selection is made at the time of blending creating Chateau Fournas Bernadotte. The chateau is a dilightful residence built in 1860 and renovated in 1989. Purchased by Curt Eklund, a Swedish industrialist, in 1973, it is today the property of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CH.BERNADOTTE'96, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥3,980 Case: ¥42,984 No image available more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CH.CITRAN'03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥3,400 Case: ¥36,720 more... Manual harvest. Vinification in stainless steel vat temperature control by thermal pipe. Length of vating around three weeks. Traditional ageing of 12 months in oak barrels (40% new oak barrels each years). Fining in barrel with white of the egg A red fruity, spicy wine, a great complexity in aromas, well balanced between fruit and tannin, long at the palate, harmonious and fine.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CH.FERRANDÊ'00, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥4,420 Case: ¥47,736 No image available more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CH.GLORIA'98, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥7,720 Case: ¥83,376 No image available more... Grapes are picked manually and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks between 28¡ and 32¡C with four daily pumping-overs. The wine is then matured in oak barrels for around 18 months of which half a renewed per annum. It is fined and filtered with approximately 20,000 cases of Grand Vin made each year, with around 4,000 of a second label entitled 'Chateau Peymartin'.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chablis Grand Cru les Clos'02, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥6,530 Case: ¥70,524 No image available more... COLOUR : Pale straw, with reflections of green gold. BOUQUET : In infancy very closed with nuances of sea and iodine; on development after 3 years opening up to reveal powerful ripe fruit. TASTE :�@�@�@While young, remaining fairly closed with unmistakable powerful fruit undertones. Stays very firm over many years, with long persistance. Requiring 18 months at least to obtain initial opening power of ripe spicy Chardonnay.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chardonnay Vallée de la Loire, EXPERT CLUB'NV, 750 ml France White Bottle: ¥980 Case: ¥10,584 more... White gold and young tint colour. Expressive and floral apple flavour with white flowers and honey. Round. Fresh, supple and fruity.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chassagne MontrachetÊ blanc 1ERÊ cru'02, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥5,600 Case: ¥60,480 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chassagne Montrachet blanc 1ERÊ cruÊ Morgeot'02, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥6,130 Case: ¥66,204 more... Full-bodied, powerful and rich. They smell of green or grilled almonds (according to the age of the wine), ripe apples, flowers and honey. They leave a long aftertaste.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Bois-Pertuis red'04, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥2,680 Case: ¥28,944 more... Grapes from each separate plot are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats according to traditional Bordeaux methods, with long maceration in a modern, high-tech cellar. The wine is aged for 8 months in French oak barrels. NEW! Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CHåTEAU CORBIN'00, 750 ml France - Bordeaux red Bottle: ¥5,430 Case: ¥58,644 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Croizet Bages'00, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥5,990 Case: ¥64,692 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Fombrauge Red'02, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥5,260 Case: ¥56,808 No image available more... Dating back to the 16th century, this estate is one of the oldest in Saint-Emilion. Mainly Merlot, grown on clay-limestone, the grapes are harvested and sorted by hand. This extraordinary red wine exhibits toasty vanillin along with notes of graphite, black cherry and pencil shavings. Graceful structure and medium to full body. Ready to drink now.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Fombrauge White'04, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥5,110 Case: ¥55,188 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau La Tour-Carnet Red'00, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥5,720 Case: ¥61,776 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CHåTEAU LARRIVET HAUT BRION BLANC '03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux white Bottle: ¥5,090 Case: ¥54,972 more... (Parker note 90-92)The earliest harvest since 1893, virtually every dry white 2003 produced in Pessac-Leognan and Graves was harvested between mid-August and early September as the grapes were becoming dehydrated, the sugars high, and the acid levels dangerously low.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Les Grands-Chenes'03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥4,030 Case: ¥43,524 more... Ripe and luscious Medoc, surprisingly drinkable for its youth, this is a fine specimen of modern Bordeaux wine making, which aims at a fruit forward,friendly and approachable style. While you can keep this wine for 5 - 8 years, it will also please you today with layers of fresh fruit neatly woven into intricate scaffolds of soft tannins.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Maucaillou '03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥3,840 Case: ¥41,472 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Pape-Clement Red'94, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥11,530 Case: ¥124,524 No image available more... The grapes are initially sorted in the vineyard, hand-picked into small crates, manually destemmed, and then put into wooden vats by gravity flow. Cool pre-fermentation maceration. Manual punching down of the cap. The wine is run off directly into new barrels via gravity flow, without any pumping. It is then aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateau Pape-Clement White'02, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥12,410 Case: ¥134,028 No image available more... The grapes are initially sorted in the vineyard, hand-picked into small crates, and then sorted again in the vat room. They are neither destemmed nor crushed. Gentle pressing of whole grapes, with a gradual increase in pressure. The wine is run off by gravity flow in new French oak barrels for fermentation. Ageing on the fine lees for 10-12 months.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  CHåTEAU POUJEAUX'01, 750 ml France - Bordeaux red Bottle: ¥4,680 Case: ¥50,544 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Chateauneuf du pape, Cuvee Jumille', 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥4,180 Case: ¥45,144 No image available more... TASTING: KEEPING POTENTIAL 8 to 15 years The 2003 vintage has a lovely red colour with bright Indian ink tints. The nose is refined and elegant with aromas of red fruit, black currant, crushed strawberries with smoky notes of white tobacco. In the mouth, powerful, pleasant with aromas of apple crisp, vanilla, clove and liquorice. Well-balanced. A long finish. Best between 2005 and 2010. PRESS BOOK: The Wine Advocate, Robert PARKER, issue of Dec. 2004 : note 90/100 - Wine Cellar, Stephen TANZER : note 91/100 - Gold medal at Concours General Agricole, PARIS mars 2005 ' Silver medal at Concours des Grands Vins de France, MACON avril 2006 Coming soon! Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Clementin du Pape-Clement White '03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥5,750 Case: ¥62,100 No image available more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Clos du Marquis'99, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥7,100 Case: ¥76,680 more... Manual harvest done at extreme maturity. Complete destemming. Vatting : 12 to 20 days depending on the vintage, at 24 to 28¡C, in wooden, cement and stainless steel tanks. Ageing in cask-wood oak barrels. Length : 18 to 20 months. Clarification with fresh egg whites. Bottling between July and September in the second year following the harvest. Its colour is unusually deep ; blue-black in its youth. Its aromas take time to reveal themselves, but contain a rich concentration of cassis and blackberries, with notes of smoked oak and havana tobacco that come through with ageing. A similar level of complexity is to be found on the palate, thanks to masterful winemaking : spice, mint and mineral notes accompany a fabulously rich fruit.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Confiance, Depardieu Premieres Cotes de Blaye '03, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥8,300 Case: ¥89,640 more... Hand picked and hand destemmed grapes from 30 year old vines produce this elegantly balanced red. It features a fresh nose of red currants, white flowers and raspberry and follows through with dark fruit, supported by nice acidity and fine tannins. Aged in new French oak. 5,800 bottles made. 90-93 PP. Coming soon!! Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Corbières , A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'01, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥990 Case: ¥10,692 more... Deep garnet colour. Strong and complex nose with ripe fruits and spices flavour. Round and well structured.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Corton Charlemagne'00, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥8,470 Case: ¥91,476 No image available more... COLOUR : Pale straw, with reflections of green gold. BOUQUET : In infancy very closed with nuances of sea and iodine; on development afterr 3 years opening up to reveal powerful ripe fruit. TASTE : While young, remaining fairly closed with unmistakeable powerful fruit understones. Stays very firm over many years, with long persistance. Requiring 18 months at least to obtain initial opening power of ripe spicy Chardonnay. AGEING POTENTIAL : For those who enjoy firm, stable style of white Burgundy, Corton Charlemagne is perhaps the best example of its type in all C™te d'Or whites. They require many more years to taxe on the toasted nutty style then their neighbours in Meursault, Chassagne and Puligny.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Côtes du Rhône , A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'02, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥1,090 Case: ¥11,772 more... Pure deep garnet. Racy. Cooked fruits and spices. Fruity, vigorous and round.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Domaine de Baron' Arques '03, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥5,500 Case: ¥59,400 more... The wine, a brilliant and deep red with a cherry tint, is young on the nose, refined and fresh, elegantly revealing floral notes (peony, rose) together with touches of candied orange peel, caramel and cocoa. Round on the palate, with velvety tannins of great refinement and distinction, it displays a minty freshness and all the complexity of intense flavours in which liquorice and blackcurrant mingle with spicy notes of pepper and cinnamon. The ample, rich and creamy finish lingers elegantly in the mouth, brilliantly combining the delicacy of refined oak with the complexity of flavours produced by the different varieties.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  En Silence', 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥3,720 Case: ¥20,088 No image available more...   Coming soon!! Bottles per Case: 6 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Excellence de Bois-Pertuis Red'01, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥6,910 Case: ¥74,628 more... The grapes are hand-picked into small crates, manually destemmed, and put uncrushed into small, wooden, temperature-controlled vats by gravity flow. The cap is punched down manually. The wine is run off directly via gravity flow into new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18 months.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Fleury Carte Rouge Brut France Sparkling Bottle: ¥4,750 Case: ¥51,300 more... Very expressive and intensive champagne made from 100% pinotnoir from several vintages. Delicate and fruity; wonderfully soft and rich, with the unmistakable creamy soul of a blanc de noir. Notes of lemon add a classic touch. Complex and delicate, romantic and full of spirit. This demeter certified champagne is 100% organic and it's cousin, the Fleur de l'Europe is regularly served at the Nobel Prize awards. The house of Fleury is located not far from the source of the Seine, near the village of Courteron in the Cote des Bar.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Fleury Fleur de L'Europe Brut France Sparkling Bottle: ¥6,470 Case: ¥69,876 No image available more... Prestigious cuvée of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay produces a wonderfully golden and bright champagne with powerful expressions of acacia and honey. Rich and generous with aromatic freshness and lively finesse. Complex and delicate, romantic and full of spirit. This demeter certified champagne is 100% organic. Served at the Nobel Prize awards. The house of Fleury is located not far from the source of the Seine, near the village of Courteron in the Cote des Bar.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Fleury Rose France Sparkling Bottle: ¥6,470 Case: ¥69,876 more... A symphony of the senses, with subtle impressions of red currant and strawberries. Rich and lasting. Complex and delicate, romantic and full of spirit. This demeter certified champagne is 100% organic and its cousin, the Fleur de l'Europe is regularly served at the Nobel Prize awards. The house of Fleury is located not far from the source of the Seine, near the village of Courteron in the Cote des Bar.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Graves Blanc, La Fleur Jonquet'04, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥2,850 Case: ¥30,780 more... Deep gold color with fragrant, wonderfully ripe nose. Espescially likeable cirtus aromas develop approx. 30 minutes after uncorking. Well integrated oak means that fruit/mineral/honey flavors dominate and wood plays a supporting role. Rich and heavy in the mouth, enduring finish. Serve chilled, but not too cold.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Graves Rouge, La Fleur Jonquet'02, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥2,990 Case: ¥32,292 more... Very dark ruby/cherry color, with pleasant blackcurrant and herbal scents, typical of Bordeaux. Solid, chewy, elastic mouthfeel, lovely fruit and firm structure. Supple, medium body with surprisingly sweet tannins and resin flavor on the finish. This vintage is now really starting to open up nicely. This wine received 4 stars (= highly recommended) in the Decanter magazine - a rave review, when you consider that the same rating was given to Chateau Haut Brion, which costs ten times more!   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  L DE LA LOUVIERE, BLANC'96, 750 ml France - Bordeaux white Bottle: ¥2,960 Case: ¥31,968 No image available more... Concentrated, fresh and fruity, this mature 10-year-old wine still shows youthful vigor and vibrancy, thanks to its immaculately structured acidity. It displays wonderful Sauvignon characteristics of honey due melon, green pepper and gooseberry and salutes a wine of good balance and freshness. The vineyards of Chateau La Louviere cover some 45 hectares and lie between Chateaux Haut-Bailly and Carbonnieux. Andre Lurton took over the estate in 1965 and completed a thorough renovation programme. Now La Louviere's wines rank among the best in the region, and is one of the best value wines of the Graves region.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  La Magie du Ch Haut Mouleyre'04, 750 ml France - Bordeaux White Bottle: ¥3,970 Case: ¥42,876 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Le Bien-Decide, Depardieu-Coteaux du Languedoc ( Aniane)'03, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥8,910 Case: ¥48,114 more...   Coming soon!! Bottles per Case: 6 Food Recommendations:   Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Marquis de Saint Ambre Red Expert Club'NV, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥840 Case: ¥9,072 No image available more... An elegant French red wine with ruby color. Subtle oak and intense red fruits aroma.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Meursault 1ER cru'02, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥5,990 Case: ¥64,692 more... Have a very heady bouquet of dried or bitter almonds, foliage, the crust of hot bread and the Reinette apple ; in the mouth, they are very solid with so much smoothness that they could be described as Ç unctuous È. The persistence of taste is amazing.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Meusault 1ER cru Genevrieres chateau de Savigny'03, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥5,630 Case: ¥60,804 No image available more... COLOUR : Mid gold - with green reflections. BOUQUET : Opening beautifully - rich toasted style. TASTE : Powerful rich heady, intense smoky style - superbly balance with hazelnut overtones. AGEING POTENTIAL : From 2 to 5 years.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Monbazillac, A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'00, 750 ml France White Bottle: ¥1,590 Case: ¥17,172 more... Golden right up to rim, straw yellow colour. Nose of Candied fruits, floral, roasted. Supple, round, fruity, generous, well-balanced sweet wine.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Muscadet Sèvre & Maine, A.O.C. EXPERT CLUB'02, 750 ml France White Bottle: ¥1,000 Case: ¥10,800 more... Fresh and lively on the palate. Extra Discount at 36 bottles! Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Nuits Saint Georges premier cru Les Damodes'98, 750 ml France - Bourgogne Red Bottle: ¥5,630 Case: ¥60,804 more...     Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Puligny Montrachet 1 ER cru Champs-Gains Clerc'02, 750 ml France - Bourgogne white Bottle: ¥7,570 Case: ¥81,756 No image available more... Full-bodied, powerful and rich. They smell of green or grilled almonds (according to the age of the wine), ripe apples, flowers and honey. They leave a long aftertaste.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Sauvignon, EXPERT CLUB'NV, 750 ml France White Bottle: ¥960 Case: ¥10,368 more... Pale white gold colour with straw shade. Fine and racy, flavour of typical varietal with citrus fruits and broom shade. Supple, fresh, nervous and fruity finish in a mouth.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  Si mon Pere savait CD Roussillon'03, 750 ml France Red Bottle: ¥3,610 Case: ¥38,988 more... The grapes are hand-picked into small crates, manually destemmed, and then sorted on a specially equipped table. They are put into vat using gravity flow. Cool pre-fermentation maceration is followed by traditional, temperature-controlled fermentation. The cap is punched down manually. Malolactic fermentation and ageing take place in new French oak barrels.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index  St. Emilion Grand Cru, Chat. Cantenac'01, 750 ml France - Bordeaux Red Bottle: ¥3,280 Case: ¥35,424 more... Healthy dark ruby red color and attractive, friendly, licorice, black currant aromas, also featuring sandalwood and black tea notes. Quite mature and accessible; rich body with soft-sweet tannins and good concentration. Long finish.   Bottles per Case: 12 Back to France Index - Back to Main Index