{"title":"Light Bodied Red Wines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:790931e9-9ff5-4856-ac8a-ea7a08072c19-81\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e4f959a2-0a9d-4757-bbf3-16f4a9c545f2\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eLight-Bodied Red Wines: What Are They, Really?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eFor us, it starts with a love affair. Actually, two love affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"828\"\u003eThere was a time—way back in the misty, long-forgotten years of Waterford Wine—when Beaujolais was decidedly unpopular. Yet for reasons we can mostly trace back to reading Kermit Lynch’s first wine book, we began quietly exploring it anyway. And for a few of us, it was instant devotion. At one point, we famously managed to squeeze in twenty-eight lunches in a row with Lapierre Morgon—every single time. From that stretch sprang a deep love for fresh, vibrant red wines that seemed to express pure \u003cem data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"762\"\u003ejoie de vivre\u003c\/em\u003e: light on their feet, alive with energy, and endlessly drinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eThe second love affair was Loire Valley Cabernet Franc. For years, it eluded us. Too often it showed as underripe blueberry, angular and green, leaving us hoping that someday—some vintage, some bottle—it would finally come around. We waited for the violet perfume, the soft, silky mid-palate we’d heard whispered about. We wanted elegance, not greenness; lift, not dirt. And then, as so often happens in the wine world, the bug bit. Joguet’s Chinon at ten years old did the trick. Suddenly, it all made sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eSo what about all the other wines that aren’t Beaujolais or Loire Cabernet Franc?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eWhat we’ve found is this: once you’ve gone down this path, these other wines aren’t necessarily related by grape or geography. They’re related by feeling. They share that same freshness, vibrancy, and sense of ease at the table. They’re light-bodied reds that favor lift over weight, perfume over power, and pleasure over posture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1922\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIn other words, if you love Beaujolais and Loire Cabernet Franc the way we do, chances are you’ll love these wines too—even if they come from somewhere else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"draft-a25-1","title":"Peillot Bugey Mondeuse","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild-edged and mountain-born in spirit, this opens with tart black cherry, blackthorn, and crushed blueberry skin, layered with cracked pepper, violets, and a ferrous, upland-earth note that feels unmistakably Savoyard. The palate is brisk and nervy, driven by high acidity and firm, angular tannins that give the wine its sinewy shape. Savory herbal tones and a faint smoky bitterness run through the mid-palate, finishing dry, spicy, and mouthwatering with a cool, stony snap. A characterful Mondeuse that leans into tension, pepper, and place rather than polish. And frankly, was my introduction to mondeuse so I have always found it a benchmark. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42047721996521,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_41f4e4ed-f1fd-44e1-a72e-b6b38e305fea.png?v=1631234701"},{"product_id":"draft-a28","title":"Overnoy Crinquand Trousseau \"La Biodode\" 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it’s a pale garnet that seems to breathe the folded geology of Pupillin’s clay-limestone hills, hinting at wild herbs and smoked raspberry briar before the first sip. A swirl brings out crushed red currant and pomegranate skins, but it’s the undernotes of cracked white pepper, dried tarragon and a whisper of cedared leather that give this Trousseau its quietly magnetic pull. There’s an almost sinewy tension between bright cranberry acidity and a savory seam of forest floor, sage tea and dusty mineral that lengthens toward a finish where graphite and a trace of smoked anise flicker in the cool air. This is Jura’s sly translation of red-fruited vivacity and terroir bite — lithe, aromatic and distinctly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43422533681385,"sku":"","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_0da0bd82-faad-4c77-9ff8-90aa5ba421cf.png?v=1631234759"},{"product_id":"draft-a32","title":"Overnoy Crinquand Ploussard 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quiet, inward Ploussard that opens on the scent of damp forest floor, sour cherry skins, rose petal, and crushed cranberry, with a faint saline edge that feels distinctly Pupillin. The palate is weightless but intent—tart red fruit, red currant stem, rooibos tea, and a whisper of iron—carried on fine, silken tannins and a hum of cool acidity. There’s an ease here that never tips into fragility, finishing gently earthy and persistent, like the memory of limestone dust on your hands. A wine of restraint, transparency, and deep place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038087844073,"sku":"","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_10b1a1af-7e82-4263-bbcf-27feb7721e33.png?v=1631234841"},{"product_id":"draft-b3","title":"Biotteau Anjou Rouge Mary Taylor","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"364\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eThere’s a rare sort of Anjou Rouge that feels like a secret kept just outside the Loire’s more trafficked circuits — generous in fruit yet lithe in structure, earthy without austerity, and astonishingly priced for what it delivers. The Pascal Biotteau Anjou Rouge is that wine: a red of buoyant energy, supple grip, and uncanny completeness for its value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1024\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eOn the nose it sings of blue and black cherries, wild bramble, and a note of redcurrant leaf that keeps the fruit from ever feeling heavy. There’s an undercurrent of wet limestone and sous-bois that speaks unmistakably of Anjou’s schist and tuffeau — savory and mineral, not ornamental. On the palate the wine is medium in body, with a silky, fine-grained tannin framing a core of bright, pure fruit: blood plum, a hint of raspberry reduction, and an herb-tinged thread of wild thyme that threads through the finish. There’s a cool, stony lift to the acidity that keeps the whole lithe, yet it carries real weight and resonance well beyond its price bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1381\" data-start=\"1026\"\u003eIt’s Loire freshness without green austerity, ripe fruit without jam — a wine that feels crafted with thoughtful restraint and terrains-driven clarity. In a world where everyday reds often tip into generic ripeness or hollow structure, this Anjou Rouge stands out not by force but by completeness: place, purity, and poised energy in every glass. A steal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46139197096169,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_2d976572-9274-4afa-aeed-20215777492a.png?v=1631291540"},{"product_id":"draft-b4","title":"Domaine de la Chanteleuserie Les Alouettes Bourgueil","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine de la Chanteleuserie’s \u003cem data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"46\"\u003eLes Alouettes\u003c\/em\u003e Bourgueil opens with that unmistakable Loire Cab Franc lift — red currant and sour cherry threaded with crushed raspberry, fresh bell pepper, and a faint whiff of graphite. The palate stays light on its feet, all savory tension and clarity: cranberry skin, wild herbs, damp earth, and a gentle streak of limestone minerality. Tannins are fine and dusty, acidity bright and refreshing, carrying the wine to a clean, quietly stony finish that feels more about place than power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46008068604137,"sku":"F54501","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_9acbe49c-78f5-4bf7-8d68-40b855274eb5.png?v=1631291567"},{"product_id":"draft-b8","title":"Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Dupeuble Père et Fils Beaujolais feels like a return to an older, more generous Beaujolais—one that smells of cellar air and Sunday lunch rather than gloss and polish. Bright Gamay fruit leads with tart cherry skin and wild strawberry, edged by rose petal and a faint herbal lift, but it’s the texture that quietly steals the show: lightly sappy, gently earthy, with that unmistakable crunch that invites another sip. There’s an ease and honesty here—fresh, lightly rustic, and deeply drinkable—best served cool, with food, friends, and very little ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211989147881,"sku":"F45900","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_e05488ae-528b-4a7f-aa2f-b5f6e8c73e5c.png?v=1631291657"},{"product_id":"b11","title":"Siadou Valencay by Mary Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003ePale straw with a green glint. Fresh and quietly expressive, opening on lemon peel, pear skin, and crushed herbs, with a gentle Loire flintiness and a hint of wet stone. The palate is light-footed and precise, driven by citrus and orchard fruit rather than overt aromatics, with clean acidity and a subtle savory edge—fennel frond, chalk dust, and a touch of saline bitterness. Finishes crisp and refreshing, understated but thoughtful, more about clarity and texture than volume. A restrained, food-friendly Valençay that rewards attention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44652478136553,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_c460314b-9d75-431f-bf63-5c19b1511c3c.png?v=1631291732"},{"product_id":"draft-b13","title":"Tissot Gamay","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlpine-leaning and refreshingly direct, this opens with tart red cherry, wild strawberry, and cranberry skin, lifted by rose petal, crushed herbs, and a cool, stony note that feels unmistakably mountain-born. The palate is light-bodied and nimble, driven by brisk acidity and delicate, sandy tannins, with crunchy red fruit framed by subtle earth and white pepper. There’s a gentle rustic edge that adds character without roughness, finishing clean, dry, and lightly savory. A transparent, high-energy Bugey that prizes freshness and place over polish, and rewards a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45238989488361,"sku":"","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_8bb423fb-5e1b-42cf-9c06-5c5ddf759f94.png?v=1631294210"},{"product_id":"draft-b17","title":"Lapierre Raisins Gaulois 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eEffortlessly joyful and dangerously drinkable, this opens on freshly picked cherry, raspberry candy, and red currant, with a lift of violet and a faint whiff of fermenting grape skins that signals its playful intent. The palate is feather-light and gliding, all juicy crunch and sappy acidity, with barely-there tannins and a subtle granitic snap keeping it from veering into simple quaff. Hints of white pepper and wet stone flicker on the finish, which stays bright, clean, and refreshing. Pure Lapierre energy here—transparent, convivial, and gone far too quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45217196605673,"sku":"F46612","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_869a8508-0710-4f4f-9944-c72afe5d9fc9.png?v=1631294278"},{"product_id":"draft-b21","title":"Domaine de Pallus Messanges Rouge Chinon","description":"","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45688897437929,"sku":"","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_7aabcd6e-fb2a-47a0-a30c-ef5e313de4b3.png?v=1631294364"},{"product_id":"b25","title":"Jean Paul Brun Terres Dorees Cote de Brouilly","description":"\u003cp\u003eCool and structural, this opens with dark cherry, black raspberry, and red plum skin, layered with iron filings, crushed basalt, and a savory herbal edge. The palate is firm and upright, driven by a deep mineral core rather than overt fruit, with chalky, fine-grained tannins and bright acidity giving the wine its spine. Subtle notes of coffee bean, pepper, and damp earth emerge through the mid-palate, carrying into a long, dry, stone-etched finish. A serious, inward Côte de Brouilly that emphasizes tension, soil, and longevity over easy charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42311653392617,"sku":"","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_bd5842d6-eef9-4e8b-b569-3ebcc4a67905.png?v=1631296115"},{"product_id":"b26","title":"Domaine de Colette Régnié Sélection Vieilles Vignes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:01190ca3-860d-40a2-b306-76caa11de09c-40\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f7e605ed-5372-487b-ae09-21838d7739b4\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"631\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eDarker-toned and more grounded than many in Régnié, this opens with black cherry skin, mulberry, and bruised plum, layered with violets, crushed granite, and a faint iron-rich earthiness. The palate is medium-bodied for Beaujolais, showing depth without weight, with savory dark fruit wrapped in fine, powdery tannins and a steady, mouthwatering line of acidity. Subtle notes of cocoa nib, black pepper, and dried herbs emerge toward the finish, which is firm, mineral, and quietly persistent. A serious, old-vine Régnié that leans into structure and soil over overt charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762713555177,"sku":"4171","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_89a8f903-a78e-4426-bb36-f9088f4651ec.png?v=1631296135"},{"product_id":"b31","title":"La Varenne Chinon Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Varenne Chinon Tradition opens with a cooler, more woodland register — tart cranberry and red currant giving way to dried violets, bay leaf, and a faint whiff of pencil shavings. On the palate it stays taut and restrained, carrying flavors of sour cherry, savory olive, and damp forest floor, framed by fine, sandy tannins and a subtle snap of white pepper. The finish is brisk and mineral, edged with iron and wet stone, quietly refreshing and unmistakably Chinon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Select Sellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44410188169449,"sku":"535901","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_2c2d47fb-9f1b-4742-8d67-bdcf18d1dc61.png?v=1631296260"},{"product_id":"b42","title":"Pascal Janvier Coteaux Loire Rouge Cuvee de Rosier","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne boring day at the wine store many years ago, I was looking through a wholesaler’s closeout wine list, and I saw a back vintage of one of Pascal Janvier’s wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMisreading the Coteaux du Loir, a tiny region off of the Loir River, for the Loire Valley, the expansive region along the Loire River, I thought, “Hey, Jasnières rhymes with Savennières, and Chenin Blanc from Savennières lasts a long time. I betcha this wine might still be good!” (This episode belongs to the Seat-of-the-Pants School of Buying Wine.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Coteaux du Loir isn’t the Loire Valley, the Loir River isn’t the Loire River, and Jasnières isn’t Savennières. But who cares? This is one fascinating wine! And dollar for dollar, it's one of the best values in all of wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrinking those first, older, closeout vintages of Janvier’s wines was like drinking a garden of spring greens. That image may sound like I juice too much kale, so I’ll paint you a better picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou’re in a garden on an idyllic, cool spring day, tending to the early baby lettuces, maybe eating a few of their young leaves now and again. Your fingers set the straw, the compost and the garden limestone. Cool water from the iron faucet washes over the palms of your hands. You eagerly begin to imagine the summer bounty you hope Mother Nature provides for you. This feeling of anticipating summer ― of cherishing and cultivating nature, of daydreaming of warmer weather, of whiling away a vernal weekend afternoon with fresh food, good wine and great friends ― that feeling of the good, green earth is what these wines are. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI allocated myself just one bottle each of Janvier’s Jasnières and Cuvée Silex this season, and I made the most of both of them. Fresh Wisconsin trout with crushed green tomatoes and roasted chèvre and chives, along with two garlic toasts ― one with crushed peas, the other with roasted Brie, spring red onions and prosciutto. And finally, squash blossoms stuffed with more chèvre, fried and served with slivered garlic scapes. But because I only got one bottle of these wines, I didn’t share either of them or any of this. But if you buy some of Janvier’s wines, I’m more than happy to recreate this experience!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can tell by now I really like these wines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePascal Janvier is a butcher-turned-winemaker who cultivates Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis in the Loir Valley, and his wines are long-established fixtures of the Kermit Lynch import portfolio. Kermit says that the wines are best after aging seven to 10 years, and I agree with him. Though that didn’t stop me from drinking my two-bottle allocation of the new vintage straightaway. The Jasnières is planted on clay and limestone soils and has stronger fruit notes. The Cuvée Silex is planted on flint and is smokier.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePascal’s wines are beautiful and unique. They may be, dollar for dollar, the best wine values on the face of God’s green earth. Don’t think about their modest price. Think about how much of them you should buy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaterford being Waterford, we get all the Janvier allocated for Wisconsin. But 2021 brought small yields to the Loir as well as the Loire, and the State of Wisconsin, which is to say Waterford Wine, received tiny quantities of Janvier’s beauties. I promise, I took only one bottle of each of these wines. Hopefully there’s enough for us all to enjoy. Please do!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43647887016169,"sku":"F54831","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_73a2592e-db25-412b-a5c6-9c7e248e5f9c.png?v=1631299311"},{"product_id":"b43","title":"Arnaud Lambert Saumur Terres Rouges","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is a joyous, heartwarming, mirthful red wine that will bring a smile to your palate and a warmth to your dinner table – Arnaud Lambert’s Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc “Terres Rouges.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI realize that this guy’s name, the place he’s from, and the grape variety he is using probably isn’t always on your nightly dining table. But it should be, and I’m here to pleasantly, and quickly, introduce you to all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArnauld Lambert is a young winemaker in the Loire Valley, with his hometown being Saumur Champigny. Coming to winemaking at a young age, he also arrived with no preconceived notions, which is important for his part of the world. Most Saumur wines are made in the old, co-operative style, emphasizing bulk production instead of quality of fruit. Most are also grown using a high input of chemicals as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Lambert changed all of that. First he shifted to organics, and he is now shifting to biodynamics. Instead of large bulk parcels, he is vinifying small cuvees focused on obtaining the pure expression of the terroir. Hence this one being named “red earth”, after that soil on which it is planted. As \u003cem\u003eBettane \u0026amp; Desseauve\u003c\/em\u003e (the top French wine magazine) noted of Lambert: “[He is] one of the most talented winemakers in the Loire… one of Top 100 Producers of France.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Saumur, the main red grape variety is Cabernet Franc. And with stating that, I would like to give a bit of a disclaimer, with a silver lining. Loire Cabernet Franc, when farmed in bulk, often is not to most Americans’ flavor profile liking. If you were studying for a Master Somm exam, the kindest way you might summarize it is “underripe blueberry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that’s not this wine. Here, due to careful vineyard practices and meticulous work in the winery, Lambert’s Saumur Franc expresses a gorgeous purity of red raspberry fruit and blueberry fruit on the nose and palate. The fruit expression is so dynamic and engaging, it is absolutely sure to please. But this is still the Loire (not Napa), and the fruit character is one of vivid freshness, as opposed to, say, Pritchard Hill Franc’s girthy power. The wine is lean with the sense of being utterly refreshing, giving the palate and finish definition in detail – a master work of deliciousness wrapped in a delightfully unassuming presentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, front and center, is the new-wave of Loire Cabernet Franc, the reason that sommeliers everywhere are bragging about being able to glass pour Lambert’s wines. Like many wines I’ve seen over the years, I believe this one will soon become a cult favorite, and quickly double and triple in price, if not more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr, maybe an easy way to summarize this wine—-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can recall the flush stirrings of your first teenage romance immortalized in Austrud Gilberto’s Bossa Nova rendition of Rogers and Hammerstein’s song “It Might as Well be Spring” you’ve got this wine – charming, pretty, restless, elegant, gay in a melancholy way, bursting with anticipation of all the new life spring brings. 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Subtle notes of coffee bean, black pepper, and earth unfold with air, carrying through a long, dry, stone-driven finish. A Morgon built for patience and food, favoring depth, grip, and place over immediate charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43527223410921,"sku":"","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_a4a54e21-446d-43c1-9fa6-6980941bd5d9.png?v=1631301501"},{"product_id":"b57","title":"Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlga Raffault’s \u003cem data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"30\"\u003eLes Picasses\u003c\/em\u003e has always been about quiet authority, and in 2019 it feels beautifully, confidently arrived. 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At this age, \u003cem data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eLes Picasses\u003c\/em\u003e is in its prime: poised, expressive, and deeply satisfying, offering the pleasure of maturity without any sense of decline—just a calm, confident sense of place, fully spoken.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vino Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48949819769065,"sku":null,"price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_0f36b0f7-7a28-49ed-923f-be7a7956a755.png?v=1631301606"},{"product_id":"b58","title":"Arnaud Lambert Saumur Champigny Montee des Roches","description":"\u003cp\u003e2021 Arnaud Lambert Saumur-Champigny \u003cem data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"59\"\u003eLa Montée des Roches\u003c\/em\u003e opens cool and precise, Cabernet Franc in its Loire cadence: red currant, tart cherry, and wild raspberry threaded with graphite, crushed stone, and a gentle leafy greenness. There’s a savory edge of bell pepper skin, fresh tobacco, and damp earth, the palate taut and nervy, carried by bright acidity and fine, chalk-dust tannins. It finishes quietly mineral and refreshing, all lift and limestone tension rather than weight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":48556549505257,"sku":"F52431","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5 L","offer_id":48556633227497,"sku":"F52437","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_3e1dcb8d-d50f-4a34-b39f-46baa928d43e.png?v=1631301621"},{"product_id":"b71","title":"J. Mourat Owl Collection Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003eBright, transparent ruby in the glass. The nose opens with fresh red cherry, raspberry skin, violet, and a distinctly stony Loire minerality, edged with dried herbs and a light peppery lift. 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The palate is medium-light but firmly structured, with savory red fruit wrapped in fine, chalky tannins and a subtle iron-tinged earthiness that grounds the wine. Acidity remains fresh and balancing, drawing the finish long and dry with hints of tea leaf, clove, and dusty stone. A serious, restrained Baden Pinot that favors soil and structure over perfume, showing confidence without excess.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44169451340009,"sku":"","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_74d3d77c-73de-4a7c-a3a2-2779c0e613c2.png?v=1631307065"},{"product_id":"b80","title":"Gobelsburg Zweigelt","description":"\u003cp\u003eBright, supple, and unmistakably Austrian, this opens with sour cherry, red plum skin, and cranberry, lifted by violets, cracked white pepper, and a cool, stony edge. The palate is medium-light and agile, with juicy red fruit carried by brisk acidity and fine, sandy tannins that keep the wine energetic and clean. Subtle herbal notes and a faint iron-earth nuance emerge toward the finish, which stays dry, refreshing, and lightly savory. 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Then the fruit arrives—not bold, but lithely insistent—a ribbon of wild red cherry and raspberry draped over crushed violets and a bramble of herbs de Provence, rosemary and bay lingering just behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"981\"\u003eOn the palate it’s medium-bodied and agile, the tannins fine-grained yet woven with Chinon’s signature tensile energy, like threads of pale cassis and pomegranate skin tightening with each breath. A hint of graphite and Loire river pebble holds the mid-palate in tension, while a whisper of black pepper and dried fennel seed warms the finish rather than blunts it. The acidity, bright but poised, lifts the red fruit toward an almost rose petal perfume at the back of the throat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1256\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt’s the kind of Chinon that speaks of Cinq Mars and Savigny soils—earthy and sinewy, red fruit notched with cool steel—inviting both immediate pleasure and patient company at the table. 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