French wines to buy in NYC and New York City

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in NYC and New York City. 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 2010

 Vin de table français - Jean-Marie Rimbert - Cousin Oscar - (cinsault dominant)

NV - USD 10 - very fruity, round

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

 Saint chinian - Jean-Marie Rimbert - Les Travers de Marceau

2008 - USD 14 - fresh red fruit, a note of treaded grapes - fresh red fruit, silky but dries the palate a bit, frank balance

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

 Table - Jean-Marie Rimbert - Le Chant de Marjolaine - (carignan)

2008 - USD 14 - nicely fresh - spicy and fresh red fruit, a note of vanilla (but no wood was used) - not onctuous but suave and juicy, fresh red fruit, a note of vanilla (but no wood was used), frank balance

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

 Saint chinian - Jean-Marie Rimbert

2009 - USD 13 - nougat, toffee, star anise - onctuous, fresh

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

French wine values tasted in 2009

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine de Pierredon

2008 - USD 10 -

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Appellation

 Côtes du rhône - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Les grandes vignes - (cinsault)

2007 - USD 12 - aromas of red fruit - red fruit, goes away fast (short), balanced

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Appellation

 Côtes du rhône villages signargues - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine de Pierredon

2008 - USD 13 - red fruit - red fruit, less alcohol than Genestas, firm

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Appellation

 Côtes du rhône villages - SCA les Vignerons d'Estézargues - Domaine Les Genestas

2008 - USD 12 -

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Appellation

 Fleurie - Geneviève et Jean-Claude Chanudet - Domaine J. Chamonard - La Madone - [gamay]

2005 - USD 20 - aromas of black cherry and roast beef - ripe black cherry and roast beef, flower, does not dry tongue or palate, firm

New York City, imported by Savio Soares

 Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière

2008 - USD 10 - apple skin, minerally - lichee, fruitgrape, starfruit, not dense, fresh

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A merchant in Manhattan, New York City: Pasanella and Son

A store in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10022: Crush Wine & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

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

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

A merchant in Manhattan, New York City: Pasanella and Son

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

 Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Les gras moutons

2008 - USD 13 - full maturity of grapes - lichee - lichee, not onctuous but round, vibrant and fresh

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A merchant in Manhattan, New York City: Pasanella and Son

A store in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10022: Crush Wine & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

 Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

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 store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A merchant in Manhattan, New York City: Pasanella and Son

A store in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10022: Crush Wine & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

 Vouvray - François Pinon - Tradition [demi-sec]

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 shop in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10027: Harlem Vintage

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

 Vouvray - François Pinon - Silex Noir [demi-sec]

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 shop in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10027: Harlem Vintage

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

 Vouvray - François Pinon - Les Trois Argiles [demi-sec]

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 shop in Manhattan, New York City, NY 10027: Harlem Vintage

A store in Manhattan, New York City: Astor Wines & Spirits

A shop in Manhattan, New York City: Chambers Street Wines

Price figures are only very rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting.

Wines are selected on personal criteria.

There also are excellent wines with no sulfites in NYC, NY.

You may also read reviews on recommended wines available in New Jersey, New York metropolitan area, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, or you may request another location at the bottom of this page.