French wines to buy in Ann Arbor and Michigan

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Ann Arbor and Michigan. 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 wine labelr Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine de Pierredon

2008 - USD 10 -

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

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

2007 - USD 12 - aromas of red fruit - red fruit, goes away fast (short), balanced

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

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

2008 - USD 13 - red fruit - red fruit, less alcohol than Genestas, firm

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

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

2008 - USD 12 -

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

<a name=muscadet></a>Muscadet-de-sèvre-et-maine-sur-lie wine labelb Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2007 - USD 10 - not onctuous, watermelon, intense like the 2007 Briords, lively

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

 

French wine values tasted in 2008

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

2006 - USD 11 - 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

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2004 - USD 10 - a nose of beeswax, lichee and lime blossom - the palate is intense and drying, with the structure of a Chablis, lichee, lime blossom, lively

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine - A.Michel Brégeon - (bouteille bourguignonne) - Elevé sur lies en cuve pendant 5 ans

2003 - USD 15 - a nose of citrus - minerally, intense, fresh

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

 

French wine values tasted in 2007

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

2006 - USD 8.4 - 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)

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

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

2006 - USD 9.3 - serve at a cool temperature - red fruit - red fruit, shows the biggest body from this cooperative, dense, dries the teeth, round

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

r Vin de pays du Jardin de la France - A.Michel Brégeon - Cabernet

2002 - USD 9.6 - on the nose red fruit and yellow bell pepper dominate - red fruit and red bell pepper, dense, firm

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

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

2005 - USD 11 - 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

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

b Gros plant - A.Michel Brégeon

2005 - USD 8.6 - you would not dream of Gros Plant being so bright and pure! - redcurrant, pear - no unctuosity, very intense, redcurrant, small white fruit, minerally, pure, dries the gums and the palates, savory, light, snappy without any stiffness - redcurrant, small white fruit - this one is similar to the Gros Plant 2002 tasted at the same age

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

Muscadet-de-sèvre-et-maine-sur-lie wine labelb Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2006 - USD 10 - aromatic intensity, lichee - aromatic intensity, light, tiny gas beads, less flavour than Luneau-Papin 2005, freshness

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2005 - USD 11 - more settled than the same vintage tasted one year earlier, will improve with every passing year - aromas of peach and citrus zest - onctuous, wider than the Luneau-Papin 2005 and the Brégeon 2006, less aromas than the Luneau-Papin 2005, peach, pear, no beads, fresh

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2001 - USD 14 - intense aromas of pear, peach, seashell and citrus zest - no gas beads, vinous, peach, pear, hazelnut, intense, fresh - compare this wine with the same bottling tasted at age two and at age five

A shop in Michigan, at the southeast corner of South University and South Forest, 601 South Forest Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: Village Corner

 

Price figures are only very rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting.

Wines are selected on personal criteria.

 

There also are excellent wines with no sulfites in Ann Arbor, MI.

You may also read reviews on recommended wines available in Illinois, Missouri, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.

 
   
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