French wines to buy in MA and Massachusetts

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in MA and Massachusetts. 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 2005

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

1999 - USD 18 - toasted loafbread, coconut - foam, middle-sized beads, refreshing

A shop in Woburn, Massachusetts, MA 01801: Corporate Wines

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

2003 - USD 25 - 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

A shop in Woburn, Massachusetts, MA 01801: Corporate Wines

French wine values tasted in 2003

 Chinon - Bernard Baudry - Croix Boissée [tuffeau blanc] - [chenin]

2001 - USD 24 - grapefruit, herb tea, flower - grapefruit, herb tea, flower, palate-wide but fresh (more so than a Vouvray)

A store in Norwood, Massachusetts, 975 University Ave., MA 02062, tel (781) 278-2000: Carolina Wine Company

French wine values tasted in 2002

 Chinon - Bernard Baudry - Cuvée du Domaine - [cabernet franc]

2000 - USD 15 - a nose of ripe fruit, blackcurrant - a palate fruity (like a fruit juice, not like a concentrate), fresh, less fat than same-year Granges or Grézeaux, more elegant, dense, balanced, dries the palate - ripe fruit, jam, sticks on the teeth

A store in Norwood, Massachusetts, 975 University Ave., MA 02062, tel (781) 278-2000: Carolina Wine Company

 Chinon - Bernard Baudry - Croix Boissée - [cabernet franc]

2001 - USD 24 - little red and black fruits - ripe fruit, a powerful structure yet very fresh (acidity is at 4,15 g/l) - black fruit, very long

A store in Norwood, Massachusetts, 975 University Ave., MA 02062, tel (781) 278-2000: Carolina Wine Company

 Chinon - Bernard Baudry - Croix Boissée - [cabernet franc]

2000 - USD 24 - aging potential - toffee, fruit - very fruity, firm tannins, chewy, limestone, gravel - long

A store in Norwood, Massachusetts, 975 University Ave., MA 02062, tel (781) 278-2000: Carolina Wine Company

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 Connecticut, New Hampshire, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.