Gour de Chaulé’s Paul Fumoso: a Gigondas Superstar in the Making

Since coming home to work at his family’s domaine full-time in 2018, Paul Fumoso—with mom Stéphanie by his side—has steered Gour de Chaulé to new heights, and the wines of this stalwart Gigondas estate are more popular stateside than ever.

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2022 Les Matheny: Falling In Love with Poulsard All Over Again

Poulsard tends to get characterized as a pale, light-bodied wine, and while many do fit that mold and are produced in a manner that emphasizes it, Emeric’s—like Puffeney’s before him—has real depth, real texture, and a rarely encountered boldness.

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The Outstanding 2022 Bourgogne Blanc & Rouge from Buisson

Franck and Fred’s star has been on a meteoric rise as of late, with Vinous Media’s esteemed Neal Martin naming the domaine as one of six candidates when asked in 2020, “Who is Burgundy’s next superstar? Who is the next Roumier, Rousseau, or Coche?”

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The 2020 Vintage from Philippe & Vincent Foreau: Equilibrium Amidst Extreme Conditions

Rather than crafting their lineup to accommodate perceived market demand, Philippe and Vincent allow the character of the growing season to dictate which wines they produce from a given harvest.

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Bertrand Graillot’s Domaine de l’Estang: Sancerre with Character

The Sancerre of Domaine de l’Estang is deeply expressive of its place of origin, delivering telltale calcareous heft and drive, along with the capacity to age beautifully.

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New Releases from Château de Chaintres in Saumur-Champigny

In our brief few years of partnership thus far, Château de Chaintres—our first ever source of Saumur and Saumur-Champigny—has greatly enhanced our breadth of offerings from the Loire Valley.

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The 2022 Vintage at Domaine Clos des Rocs: Singular Renderings of an Elite Maconnais Terroir

His home appellation of Pouilly-Loché may remain little known, but Olivier’s hugely expressive single-site bottlings stand comfortably alongside any white Burgundies from those pricier zip codes to the north.

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Welcome to Rosenthal Wine Merchant

Rosenthal Wine Merchant is one of the most respected importers of fine wine in the United States. From the outset, founder and CEO Neal Rosenthal has been devoted to working with small, family-owned estates producing limited quantities of exceptional wines which reflect their place of origin with great character. Over forty years later, the Rosenthal portfolio encompasses nearly every viticultural area of France and Italy, as well as Switzerland’s Vaud and Valais districts, Spanish Catalonia, and, most recently, four of Austria’s major winegrowing regions. Every wine bearing the iconic Rosenthal back label speaks clearly of its origins, and we pride ourselves on extraordinarily close relationships with our growers – multi-generational, family-run enterprises that share the company’s founding commitment to the notion of terroir.

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