French wines to buy in Carlsbad and Southern CaliforniaHerebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Carlsbad and Southern California. 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
2008 - USD 10 - apple skin, minerally - lichee, fruitgrape, starfruit, not dense, fresh A shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
2007 - USD 10 - not onctuous, watermelon, intense like the 2007 Briords, lively A shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
2008 - USD 13 - full maturity of grapes - lichee - lichee, not onctuous but round, vibrant and fresh A shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California, CA 92627: Hi-Time A store near Calabasas, Southern California: Woodland Hills Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California, CA 92627: Hi-Time A store near Calabasas, Southern California: Woodland Hills Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California, CA 92627: Hi-Time A store near Calabasas, Southern California: Woodland Hills Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd. French wine values tasted in 2008
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 the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
2003 - USD 15 - a nose of citrus - minerally, intense, fresh A shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country French wine values tasted in 2007
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 shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
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 the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
2006 - USD 10 - aromatic intensity, lichee - aromatic intensity, light, tiny gas beads, less flavour than Luneau-Papin 2005, freshness A shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
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 the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
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 shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country
[2004] - USD 14 - modest nose - small gas beads, toasted loaf bread, dry but wide, as snappy as a Champagne A store in Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California, CA 92627: Hi-Time A store near Calabasas, Southern California: Woodland Hills Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
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 shop in the Long Beach, Southern California area: The Wine Country A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company A store in Los Angeles, Southern California: Wine House A store in Palm Desert, Southern California: Los Angeles Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
2005 - USD 15 - a white fruit dominates the nose - aromatic intensity, pear, wide, dry, minerally, fresh A store in Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California, CA 92627: Hi-Time A store near Calabasas, Southern California: Woodland Hills Wine Company Distributor for Southern California and Northern California: Estate Wines, Ltd.
Price figures are only very rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.
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