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Truffles, Castles, and Musketeers! : Explorer Club (November 2022)
Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 Domaine Duffour | Cotes du Gascogne Blanc | Southwest, France Move over Sauvignon Blanc! Welcome this Cotes de Gascogne Blanc from the hinterlands beyond Bordeaux. This wine delivers sip after glorious sip! Michel Duffour's excellent dry white is made predominantly with Colombard, along with smaller amounts of Ugni Blanc and Gros Manseng. Notes of melon... -
Burgundy's Kings and Queens: Explorer Club (October 2022)
Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 Domaine Maurice Charleux et Fils | Bourgogne Rouge | Burgundy, France Delicious mélange of woody spice, dark cherry, anise, and sweet earthy sous bois. Open knit, with polished tannins. A glorious food wine. About: Domaine Maurice Charleux is located in Dezize-les-Maranges, about 4 kilometers southwest of Santenay. It was founded in 1894 by Ferdinand Charleux... -
Stamp Your Wine Passport: Explorer Club (Feb 2022)
Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2017 MAS GRAND PLAGNIOL | "TRADITION" | COSTIERES DE NIMES, LANGUEDOC, FRANCE From the Importer: "I first met Cyril Marès when he was a teenager, and his father Roger was still in charge of the estate and presiding over the appellation. He took over in 1998, married the girl next door (Nathalie Blanc of Mas Carlot...