French wines to buy in St. Louis and MissouriHerebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in St. Louis and Missouri. 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
2007 - USD 10 - not onctuous, watermelon, intense like the 2007 Briords, lively A shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
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 Columbia, Illinois, in the St. Louis area: Bon Vivant Wines
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 Columbia, Illinois, in the St. Louis area: Bon Vivant Wines
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 Columbia, Illinois, in the St. Louis area: Bon Vivant Wines French wine values tasted in 2008
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 shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
2003 - USD 15 - a nose of citrus - minerally, intense, fresh A shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby French wine values tasted in 2007
2002 - USD 9.6 - on the nose red fruit and yellow bell pepper dominate - red fruit and red bell pepper, dense, firm A shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
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 shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
2006 - USD 10 - aromatic intensity, lichee - aromatic intensity, light, tiny gas beads, less flavour than Luneau-Papin 2005, freshness A shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
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 shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
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 shop in Springfield, Missouri, MO 65804: Brown Derby
[2004] - USD 14 - modest nose - small gas beads, toasted loaf bread, dry but wide, as snappy as a Champagne A shop in Columbia, Illinois, in the St. Louis area: Bon Vivant Wines
2005 - USD 15 - a white fruit dominates the nose - aromatic intensity, pear, wide, dry, minerally, fresh A shop in Columbia, Illinois, in the St. Louis area: Bon Vivant 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.
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