French wines to buy in San Antonio and Texas

Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in San Antonio and Texas. 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 Gros plant - A.Michel Brégeon

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

A store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

 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 store in Dallas, Texas, TX 75209: Pogo's Wine

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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