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A732 CHANTEREVES NUITS SAINT GEORGES 1ER CRU LES DAMODES 2018 750ml
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A203 CHANTEREVES NUITS SAINT GEORGES 1ER CRU LES DAMODES 2017 750ml
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4810 CHANTEREVES NUITS SAINT GEORGES 1ER CRU LES DAMODES 2016 750ml
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Pinot Noirs from Damodes is one of the prominent 1er crus of Nuits Saint Georges. Situated at the border of Vosne-Romanée and diagonally adjacent to Vosne-Romanée 1er cru les Malconsorts. Floral bouquet with cassis notes. Beautiful texture with velvety tannins. Energetic and elegant at the same time. Offers immediate pleasure but even better to hold.(Chanterêves)
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Pinot Noirs from Damodes is one of the prominent 1er crus of Nuits Saint Georges. Situated at the border of Vosne-Romanée and diagonally adjacent to Vosne-Romanée 1er cru les Malconsorts. Floral bouquet with cassis notes. Beautiful texture with velvety tannins. Energetic and elegant at the same time.(Chanterêves)
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Pinot Noirs from Damodes is one of the prominent 1er crus of Nuits Saint Georges. Situated at the border of Vosne-Romanée and diagonally adjacent to Vosne-Romanée 1er cru les Malconsorts. Floral bouquet with cassis notes. Beautiful texture with velvety tannins. Energetic and elegant at the same time.(Chanterêves)
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A972 EMMANUEL BROCHET CHAMPAGNE LE MONT BENOIT EXTRA BRUT L2020 750ml
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B236 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF UGM QVEVRIS 2022 750ml
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B233 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF CUVEE M MOURVEDRE 2022 750ml
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L2020 - from 2020 harvest + 20% reserve. Blend of Pinot-Noir, Pinot-Meunier and Chardonnay as usual. Unfiltered, non fining.
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Also new in 2022 is UGM Qvevris, a blend of Ugni Blanc, Grenache Blanc, and Muscat. The blend of these grape varieties is familiar in the Rhône, but Frédéric Cossard's unique sense of style shines through here as well. It has a significant volume, but the beautiful acidity gives the wine a three-dimensional quality and lifts it. A vibrant wine full of colorful fruit. The label expresses the image of a gentleman from the north, wearing a scarf, experiencing the southern sunshine.
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In the 2022 vintage, Super Pink and Version Sud appear in unexpected styles, but Cuvée M seems to have finished in a style closer to the previous image. The taste is perfectly expressed by this label. Like Carignan, the Mourvèdre grape variety is generally blended with other grape varieties to create balance, but Frédéric Cossard seems to be looking at something different. He used 100% of this unique grape variety to bring out the beauty of Mourvèdre that no one had noticed before.
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B234 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF SUPER PINK 100% CINSAULT ROSE (2022) 750ml
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B235 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF CUVEE C CARIGNAN 2022 750ml
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B232 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF VERSION SUD GRENACHE 2022 750ml
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This is also different from the Super Pink of previous years. This must be the character of the 2022 vintage! The color is pale, but it's so dense that you can feel the viscosity. It has a pleasant bitterness like pink grapefruit, and also a flavor like peach. The sweetness of ripe fruit, which becomes especially noticeable in the latter half, blends together into a feeling of bliss, like a tropical cocktail. In the South of France, the Cinsault grape variety is often used for rosé wine, but this is the first time we've had a Cinsault like this.
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Frédéric Cossard has a new wine called Cuvée C, made from 100% Carignan. Southern French wines are often made by blending grapes with distinct personalities, such as Carignan, Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah. However, leave it to Frédéric Cossard, originally from Burgundy, to create an incredibly delicious wine with 100% Carignan! It's juicy, smooth, and you can even sense a delicate touch. It's such a vibrant wine. In 2022, which saw record-breaking drought and heat waves, the grapes suffered from extreme water shortage until just before the harvest. However, rain fell right before the harvest, revitalizing the grapes and leading to a very successful harvest.
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The label has changed, and the Version Sud has emerged with a completely different taste than last year. In 2022, which saw record drought and intense heat, the grapes suffered from extreme water shortage until right before harvest. The juice was concentrated, resulting in a powerful wine. However, this smoothness enhances its drinkability, and there is no trace of the dullness often found in ordinary Southern French wines.
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B238 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT BAIN DE BULLES GUY WURTZ 2022 750ml
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B035 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT BAIN DE BULLES ARTEMUS KA (2021) 750ml
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B034 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT LA CHASSORNADE (2021) 750ml
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Bain de Bulles Guy Wurtz (= Bath of bubbles, Gewurztraminer). It's advertised as a Pet Nat, but currently has no bubbles. Maybe just a slight tingle on the tongue. To be clear, this is not a sparkling wine at this time. However, whether it has bubbles or not doesn't really matter, the richness of the juice and the acidity are superb. We thought it might be low alcohol, but it's a proper 12.5%. We didn't feel the alcohol at all. The grapes are Gewurztraminer from Alsace. This is delicious.
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Bain de Bulles (= Bath of bubbles). This sparkling wine is made from Muscat grapes in Alsace and has a rich fruitiness paired with vibrant acidity. Chilling it close to 0 degrees makes it very refreshing! Although it is not recommended for those who have been educated to consider V.A. (volatile acid) in wine as a defect, there is a dedicated fan base for wines where V.A. is expressed in a moderate and exquisite manner, positively enhancing the wine.
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[Lot 2021]
This Pet-Nat is made from old vines of Aligote in Puligny-Montrachet. It has a crisp, lemony flavor with refreshing bubbles. By the way, "Chassornade" is a word coined by Frédéric Cossard, combining "Chassorney" and "Lemonade". Yes, he wanted to make a Pet-Nat that tastes like lemonade! It's cloudy because it was released without disgorgement.
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A820 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT LA CHASSORNADE (2020) 750ml
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A787 FREDERIC COSSARD BOURGOGNE BLANC BIGOTES 2020 750ml
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A113 CHASSORNEY(FREDERIC COSSARD) SAINT ROMAIN BLANC COMBE BAZIN 2018 750ml
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[Lot 2020]
Like other wines, it is produced every year, and the taste varies each time; however, there is no vintage labeling, and the same design label is used each year, making it hard to distinguish between them. There seems to be an issue with inventory data management or possibly a mistake in the warehouse, as two lots from the 2020 and 2021 vintages exist. This wine was not particularly intended for aging, so the practice was to sell out one lot before moving on to the next. However, tasting both wines side by side was quite interesting. The Aligoté from Puligny-Montrachet shows a stark difference between the 2020 and 2021 vintages. Indeed, this is a reasonable observation given the vintage differences between 2020 and 2021 in Burgundy.
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Bigotes is a great natural wine classic, made from Chardonnay from the Puligny-Montrachet area, near Volnay and Pommard. The age of the vines is 55 years. Frederic Cossard produces wine exclusively from old vines. The fruit and mineral characteristics are well-balanced at a high level. The 2020 vintage is well matured today; it's the perfect time to uncork.
Immediately after opening, it emits bouquet and has quite a soft impression, but as time passes, it gains freshness and lively tension. People often describe Cossard's wines as Vin Vivant, and indeed, this Bigotes 2020 truly embodies that.
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Saint-Romain is Cossard's home ground. This is a thrilling signature wine from Frédéric Cossard that puzzles wine critics and sommeliers. It deviates from the typical Burgundy Chardonnay. Combe Bazin belongs to the same geological stratum as Puligny-Montrachet.
After more than five years of bottle aging, the fruit, acidity, and minerality that were in explosive balance immediately after bottling are now beautifully integrated, yet the tension remains unusually high. In a typical wine tasting, we don't think this would be identified as a Burgundy Chardonnay. This nature is the same as in 2017, but 2018 is richer and bigger than 2017.
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