French wines to buy in Berlin and Berlin area

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Berlin and Berlin area. 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 2006

 Touraine - Clos Roche Blanche - n°2 - Sauvignon

2004 - 6.6 € - onctuous, freshly cut hay, a hint of a little red fruit, fresh

Germany, 10965 Berlin, Am Tempelhofer Berg 6, Weinkeller Reiner Türk

French wine values tasted in 2005

 Touraine - Clos Roche Blanche - n°2 - Sauvignon

2004 - 6 € - needs a day to open up, the intense fruitiness reminds of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, some flower and a little herbaceousness - aromas of white fruit and freshly cut hay - onctuous, fat but firm, fresh almond, cherry, crisp - (more difficult and less complex than the 2001 bottling)

Germany, 10965 Berlin, Am Tempelhofer Berg 6, Weinkeller Reiner Türk

 Vouvray - Domaine Huet - [crémant, 'méthode traditionnelle'] - Sec - Brut

1999 - 10 € - toasted loafbread, coconut - foam, middle-sized beads, refreshing

Germany, 14195 Berlin, Thielalee 29, Weinhandung Hardy, phone: 30-25-29-72-80

 Vouvray - Domaine Huet - Le Haut Lieu - Demi-Sec

2003 - 15 € - like peeling a fresh almond, nectarine - onctuous, like peeling a fresh almond, nectarine, soft, fresh but less so than other vintages from Huet or Pinon, less structure

Germany, 14195 Berlin, Thielalee 29, Weinhandung Hardy, phone: 30-25-29-72-80

French wine values tasted in 2003

 Touraine - Clos Roche Blanche - Sauvignon - n°2

2001 - 5.8 € - a great purity - a varietal nose with exotic fruit (starfruit), a minerally note, and a hint of oxidation - the variety also shows in the mouth, grapefruit, zest, pear, apple, plant, almond, very intense, a minerally note, fresh with a straight hint - persistent, sandwich bread

Germany, 10965 Berlin, Am Tempelhofer Berg 6, Weinkeller Reiner Türk

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.

You may also read reviews on recommended wines available in Franconia, Frankfurt area, Ruhr, Rhineland, Stuttgart area, Munich area, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.