French wines to buy in Bergen County and New Jersey

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Bergen County and New Jersey. 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

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

2005 - USD 20 - aromas of black cherry and roast beef - ripe black cherry and roast beef, flower, does not dry tongue or palate, firm

New Jersey, imported by Savio Soares

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière

2008 - USD 10 - apple skin, minerally - lichee, fruitgrape, starfruit, not dense, fresh

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

<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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Les gras moutons

2008 - USD 13 - full maturity of grapes - lichee - lichee, not onctuous but round, vibrant and fresh

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

b Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

2007 - USD 13 - you should keep and age this wine - closed and then even more vibrant than the 2007 Brégeon, dry, minerally and fresh

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

<a name=pinon></a>Vouvray wine labelb Vouvray - François Pinon - Tradition [demi-sec]

2006 - USD 15 - no manipulation - fruit (citrus) - onctuous, with fruit (honeydew melon, peach, fruit of the loom), a hint of chalk, soft (demi-sec), pure, fresh

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Flemington, New Jersey: Little Bros. Beverage Outlet

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Silex Noir [demi-sec]

2007 - USD 17 - pear or peach - onctuous, intense, pear or peach, less soft than the 2006 Tradition, fresh and even more lively than Les Trois Argiles

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Flemington, New Jersey: Little Bros. Beverage Outlet

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Les Trois Argiles [demi-sec]

2007 - USD 17 - similar to Silex Noir but much more mineral - fruit of the loom, a note of white fruit, a hint of chalk - onctuous, fruit of the loom, a hint of chalk, soft (demi-sec), less intense than Silex Noir, with more body, fresh but no as vivid

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Flemington, New Jersey: Little Bros. Beverage Outlet

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

 

French wine values tasted in 2008

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

 

French wine values tasted in 2007

r Vin de pays du Jardin de la France - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Cabernet

2005 - USD 9.3 - bell pepper - green bell pepper, fresh, the incomplete grape maturity is similar to that of the Mouton Cadet 2004 which you will prefer if you need wine to impact your palate

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

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

2005 - USD 18 - 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!

New Jersey, imported by Savio Soares

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

2005 - USD 12 - this wine will only get better, clean as the Briords 2001 tasted at the same age - pear and seashell on the nose - pear, fresh, shows more structure than Cormerais 2003, is not drying as was the same Briords 2005 tasted one year earlier

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

b Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Cormerais - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes - Vin élevé en fûts de chêne

2003 - USD 12 - this wine is very fine but should benefit from ageing - fruit, delicate toffee - fruit, delicate toffee, fuller than the Briords 2005, a minerally thread, fresh - hasn't really changed from one summer to the next

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

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

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Brut 'méthode traditionnelle' - [chenin]

[2004] - USD 14 - modest nose - small gas beads, toasted loaf bread, dry but wide, as snappy as a Champagne

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Flemington, New Jersey: Little Bros. Beverage Outlet

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - Luneau-Papin - Les Pierres blanches

2005 - USD 15 - drink it often - the nose shows much typical fruit, with citrus - the palate does not show the velvety texture of the Brégeon 2006, aromas are more intense than in the Brégeon 2005, tiny gas beads, light, refreshing

A store in Clifton, New Jersey: Shoppers Vineyard

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

Vouvray wine labelb Vouvray - François Pinon - Sec - [chenin]

2005 - USD 15 - a white fruit dominates the nose - aromatic intensity, pear, wide, dry, minerally, fresh

A store in New Jersey, at 586 Morris Avenue in Springfield, NJ 07081: Wine Library

A store in Flemington, New Jersey: Little Bros. Beverage Outlet

Distributor for New York state and New Jersey: Polaner Selections

 

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

Wines are selected on personal criteria.

 

You may also read reviews on recommended wines available in New York City, New York metropolitan area, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.

 
   
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