French wines to buy in Amsterdam and Netherlands

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Amsterdam and Netherlands. A retailer that is not listed here can sell the wine ; he/she only has to contact the merchant or the importer.

French wine values tasted in 2009

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine de Pierredon

2008 - 4.5 € -

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Les grandes vignes - (cinsault)

2007 - 5.6 € - aromas of red fruit - red fruit, goes away fast (short), balanced

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Côtes du rhône villages signargues - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine de Pierredon

2008 - 6.6 € - red fruit - red fruit, less alcohol than Genestas, firm

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Côtes du rhône villages - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine Les Genestas

2008 - 5.6 € -

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Fleurie - Geneviève et Jean-Claude Chanudet - Domaine J. Chamonard - La Madone - [gamay]

2005 - 12 € - aromas of black cherry and roast beef - ripe black cherry and roast beef, flower, does not dry tongue or palate, firm

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

French wine values tasted in 2008

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Le Pape noir

2006 - 5 € - served at a cool temperature, this wine has more intensity of fruit than Le Pape noir 2005 tasted at the same age - the nose primarily shows black fruit and 'garrigue' - the mouth is dense (but less so than the 2005), showing black fruit and spice, the wine feels round, tender (no tanins), supple

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Vin de pays de l'Ardèche - Le Mazel - Saint-Philippe - (syrah)

2005 - 9 € - red fruit jelly dominates the nose - onctuous, red fruit jelly, the wine is not drying the palate

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - pinot noir

2006 - 11 € - Morello cherry dominates the nose - little onctuosity, Morello cherry, a note of fur, light, firm, asks for more!

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - Saveurs printanières - (sylvaner, muscat et gewürtztraminer)

Non vintage - 7.4 € - onctuous, aromatic, low alcohol, fresh

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - Katzenthal - riesling

2004 - 11 € - harmonious - a nose showing pebble - velvety, pebble, roasted almond, tiny gaz beads, fresh - pebble, roasted almond

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

French wine values tasted in 2007

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Cuvée des copains

2006 - 3.4 € - yummy served at a cool temperature - red fruit, a note of blackberry sorbet - red fruit, a note of blackberry sorbet, a vegetable hint, does not dry the mouth, easy and round (little acidity)

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Vin de pays du Pont du Gard - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Cuvée des galets - Non filtré

2006 - 4 € - serve at a cool temperature - red fruit - red fruit, shows the biggest body from this cooperative, dense, dries the teeth, round

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Le Pape noir

2005 - 5.3 € - serve at a cool temperature, no vanilla, nor tar, nor stewed fruit, nor smokedness - blackcurrant - blackcurrant or blackberry, does not dry the mouth, round : little structure or acidity

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Morgon - Geneviève et Jean-Claude Chanudet - Domaine J. Chamonard - [gamay]

2005 - 10 € - intense blackcurrant, a note of roastbeef, candied fruit - onctuous, intense blackcurrant, a note of roastbeef, there is no banana but the candied fruit typical of a wine that has not encountered sulfites, easy but firm - drink this year and in ten years!

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

 Pacherenc du vic bilh - Denis Capmartin - Château Barréjat - Moelleux

2005 - 6 € - onctuous from alcohol and residual sugar, dried apricot, lichee, fresh

Netherlands, 5221 PG 's-Hertogenbosch, Wijnkoperij il Conte

 Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin - [60% sauvignon-blanc, 40% chardonnay]

2005 - 7 € - apricot dominates the intense aromas which differ strongly from those of the Domaine du Moulin 2004 - more onctuous than the 2004 vintage, intense, apricot, almond, toffee, fresh

Netherlands, 2023 CG Haarlem, De Wijnvriend

Price figures are for 75 cl. They represent rough estimates of tags in France wine shops, at the date of the tasting.

Wines are selected on personal criteria.

There also are excellent wines with no sulfites in Amsterdam, NL.

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