French wines to buy in Colorado Springs and Colorado

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Colorado Springs and Colorado. 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

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

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

A supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

French wine values tasted in 2008

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

French wine values tasted in 2007

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 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 supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

French wine values tasted in 2006

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

2002 - USD 9.3 - red fruit, balanced acidity

A supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

 Gros plant - A.Michel Brégeon

2005 - USD 8.6 - bacon, apple - onctuous, alcohol modest, fresh - apple skin

A supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

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

2005 - USD 10 - should benefit from ageing - peach, apple, chais, intense - onctuous, peach, dries the palate, fresh, more winey than Pépière - citrus zest

A supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

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

2001 - USD 14 - a very intense nose akin to a Chablis twice as old : with seashell and hazelnut - very slightly sweet, intense flavours of nectarine, litchi, apple, apricot, and citrus zest, fresh - peach skin

A supermarket in Denver, Colorado, CO 80203: Argonaut

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 Nevada, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.