French wines to buy in Flandre

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in Flandre. 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 2008

 Vin de pays de l'Ardèche - Le Mazel - Saint-Philippe - (syrah)

2005 - 9 € - red fruit jelly dominates the nose - onctuous, red fruit jelly, the wine is not drying the palate

Belgique, 9880 Aalter, Wijnfolie

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - pinot noir

2006 - 11 € - Morello cherry dominates the nose - little onctuosity, Morello cherry, a note of fur, light, firm, asks for more!

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Troca

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - Saveurs printanières - (sylvaner, muscat et gewürtztraminer)

Non vintage - 7.4 € - onctuous, aromatic, low alcohol, fresh

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Troca

 Alsace - Audrey et Christian Binner - Katzenthal - riesling

2004 - 11 € - harmonious - a nose showing pebble - velvety, pebble, roasted almond, tiny gaz beads, fresh - pebble, roasted almond

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Troca

French wine values tasted in 2007

 Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin - [60% sauvignon-blanc, 40% chardonnay]

2005 - 7 € - apricot dominates the intense aromas which differ strongly from those of the Domaine du Moulin 2004 - more onctuous than the 2004 vintage, intense, apricot, almond, toffee, fresh

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Troca Vins Naturels

French wine values tasted in 2006

 Vin de table - Le Mazel - Pétillant rosé - Carignan

[2004] - 4.5 € - not much showing on the nose - pink grapefruit, few mid-sized bubbles, very sweet, fresh, a note of brewer's yeast (slightly acidic and bitter)

Belgique, 9880 Aalter, Wijnfolie

 Touraine - Clos Roche Blanche - n°2 - Sauvignon

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

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Beversesteenweg 585, De Vinotheek

French wine values tasted in 2005

 Vin de pays de l'Ardèche - Le Mazel - Briand - (grenache)

2001 - 8.5 € - intensity of flavour, red fruit (blackcurrent, blackberry), roastbeef - intensity of flavour, red fruit (blackberry), onctuous from entry to exit, no smoked note, balanced acidity.
Note: some bottles may show a fizzy whisper or an acrid (acetic) hint -- serious airing (with a decanter or by waiting 24 hours) should dissolve these drawbacks.

Belgique, 9880 Aalter, Wijnfolie

 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)

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Beversesteenweg 585, De Vinotheek

 Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin - [60% SB, 40% chardonnay]

2004 - 6.5 € - Sauvignon Blanc flavours - aromas of exotic fruit and freshly cut hay - onctuous, dense, almond, fresh

Belgique, 8800 Roeselare, Troca Vins Naturels

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

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

Belgique, 8400 Ostende, Hospitaalstraat 5, Werco

Belgique, 8490 Jabbeke, Club de Manlaan 28, Divo

 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

Belgique, 8400 Ostende, Hospitaalstraat 5, Werco

Belgique, 8490 Jabbeke, Club de Manlaan 28, Divo

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.

There also are excellent wines with no sulfites in Flandre.

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