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Louis/Dressner Selections

Louis/Dressner Selections is a wine importing company founded in the early 1990’s by Joe Dressner and his wife Denyse Louis. The “M” was added when Kevin McKenna joined forces with them a few years later, thus completing the LDM triumvirate. LDM, as they are known, were never interested in scores...

Barolo del comune di La Morra
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
JS:94 WA:93 Organic
DB8436-16

Barolo Lazzarito 'Vigna Preve'
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
JS:94 DE:93 Organic
DB8417-14

Clemens Busch

Clemens Busch - Riesling GG Marienburg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

From the original Marienburg parcel which has been in the Busch family for generations. This large grey slate parcel produced in 2016 a wine of sexy floral aromas, succulent acidity, moderate concentration and unusually charming, approachable character for a young GG, especially a Busch GG! A wine...

JS:94 Biodynamic
DB0908-20

Clemens Busch - Riesling GG Marienburg Fahrlay
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

A Bowler favorite, year after year. Clemens’ only parcel of blue slate on the Marienburg, which imparts luster, florality, sizzling acids and fantastic staying power to the wine. There is some skin contact in this wine’s vinification, lending a mild tannic backbone. It’s a steely pleaseure for...

Biodynamic
DB0235-20

Clemens Busch - Riesling Trocken
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB8406-21

Clemens Busch - Riesling Vom Grauen Schiefer
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB8407-21

Clemens Busch - Riesling Kabinett Marienburg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB1033-21

Clemens Busch - Riesling (Trocken) Nonnengarten "Fass 29"
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB8787-18

Clemens Busch - Riesling Beerenauslese Marienburg Falkenlay
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB1128-07

Clemens Busch - Riesling GG Marienburg Falkenlay
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

65-90 year old ungrafted vines planted on grey slate. A dry wine from a site famous for its noble sweets. Firm, vivid, gingery, incredibly ripe and saline with acidity that elevates it to a quiveringly “alive” state of being. Perhaps the best food wine in this collection and clearly a long term...

Biodynamic
DB8409-20

Clemens Busch - Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic
DB8408-21

Clemens Busch - Riesling Marienburg Fahrlay RESERVE
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
JS:98 Biodynamic
DB1032-18

Clemens Busch - Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
JS:92 Biodynamic
DB8408-20

Clemens Busch - Riesling Marienburg Raffes GROSSE LAGE
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

From predominantly ungrafted vines on gray slate, the Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Raffes is a rich and powerful yet elegant and balanced Riesling with great tension, juice and expression. The finish is very long and complex. This is a great dry Mosel Riesling coming from the best part of the...

Biodynamic
DB0237-18

Clemens Busch - Riesling GG Marienburg Rothenpfad
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

The Big Red One. The Rothenpfad interestingly is the terminus of the iron- and copper-rich red-colored geological formation that starts in the Saar, pops up at the Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat and Enkircher Steffensberg sites in the Middle Mosel, and ends at Pünderich. Clemens’ GG from here,...

JS:96 Biodynamic
DB0897-20

Clemens Busch - Riesling GG Marienburg Fahrley-Terrasen
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

DB0898-20

Eladio Piñeiro

Eladio Piñeiro - Albariño - Envidia Cochina
Albariño from Galicia, Spain
Biodynamic
DB7511-20

Pedralonga

Pedralonga - Albariño
Albariño from Galicia, Spain
Biodynamic
DB7068-21

Pedralonga - Tinto DoUmia
Caino from Galicia, Spain

70% Mencía, 20% Caiño, and 10% Espadeiro, from 30 year old vines planted on sandy, alluvial plots at the foot of the Pedralonga slope. Fermented from native yeasts, partially with whole clusters in stainless-steel tanks. Aged on the lees for at least 1 year. No oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered....

Biodynamic
DB8955-18

Pedralonga - Carolina (Caiño Blanco)
Caiño Blanco from Galicia, Spain
Biodynamic
DB9098-21

Pedralonga - Serea Albariño
Albariño from Galicia, Spain

About the Product: Serea, meaning “Mermaid” in Gallego, is 100% hand-harvested Albariño from ten- to fifteen-year-old organic vines near the coast. Fermented and aged in stainless steel for three months. The wine is fresh and lively, laden with minerals, and salinity with hints of citrus and...

Biodynamic
DB1772-21

Gomariz

Gomariz - Ribeiro "X" (Albarino/Treixadura)
Albariño from Ribeiro, Spain

95% Albariño from a single plot, “As Penelas” from schist soils. It is an Albariño from inland Galicia, far from the influence of the sea, resulting in a much more mature and complex wine than an Albariño from Rías Baixas. The 5% of Treixadura adds the exhuberant aromatics. Grapes are hand-...

Biodynamic
DB1799-21

Gomariz - La Flor y La Abeja Treixadura
Treixadura from Galicia, Spain
Biodynamic
DB1805-21

Gomariz - La Flor y La Abeja Souson
Sousón from Galicia, Spain
Biodynamic
DB1800-20

Texier, Éric

Texier, Éric - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

100% Grenache. From 80+-year-old vines on classic sandy, gravelly soils laden with the stones known as galets roulés. They are planted in a flat, north-facing parcel in the lieu-dit of Bois Sénéchaux and are certified organic. Texier has been working with vineyard owner/farmer Jean Riché and these...

Organic
DB8945-19

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc Brézème
Roussanne from Rhône, France
Organic
DB8942-21

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge Brézème
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. From Texier's younger (20-40-year-old) vines, planted on a south-facing, limestone marl slope of the Brézème zone (on eastern side of the Rhône River at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The vinification and aging are...

JG:91+ Organic
DB8941-19

Texier, Éric - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Bourbolenc/Clairette from Rhône, France

50% Bourbolenc/50%Clairette. Eric Texier has worked closely for many years with Jean Riché, the owner/farmer of this small plot of organic vines which lie 1 km. from the Rhône River in the lieu-dit of Bois Sénéchaux. The north-facing site is flat and stony with the classic glacial galets roulés ...

VM:92 Organic
DB8944-19

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge St. Julien-en-St. Alban "Vieille Serine"
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. From 70+ year-old vines of an old, pre-clonal variety known as "Serine", planted on a south-facing slope on granite soils in the warm St-Julien-en-St-Alban zone (in the Ardèche on the northern bank of the Ouvèze--to the west of the Rhône River, at the southern edge of the northern Rhône...

Organic
DB0396-16

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge Brézème "Vieille Serine" (Pergaud)
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. From 70+ year-old vines of an old, pre-clonal variety known as "Serine", planted on a south-facing, limestone marl slope of the Brézème zone (on eastern side of the Rhône River at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The...

JG:93 Organic
DB8943-16

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge St. Julien-en-St.Alban
Syrah from Rhône, France
Organic
DB1024-19

Texier, Éric - VDF Rouge "Chat Fou"
Red blend (mostly Grenache) from Rhône, France

50% Grenache/30% Cinsault/20% Clairette. Mainly rom vines planted on a south-facing slope on granite soils in the warm St-Julien en St-Alban zone (in the Ardèche on the northern bank of the Ouvèze--to the west of the Rhône River, at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). Some of the...

Organic
DB8940-21

Texier, Éric - VDF Blanc "Adèle"
Clairette from Rhône, France

100% Clairette (plus a touch of Marsanne). From mainly Clairette vines planted on a south-facing slope on granite soils in the warm St-Julien en St-Alban zone (in the Ardèche on the northern bank of the Ouvèze--to the west of the Rhône River, at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). They...

Organic
DB0053-21

Texier, Éric - VDF Rouge "Le Clau" Serine (Laurence & Eric Texier)
Serine from Rhône, France

From Eric Texier himself: "From a handful of rows in our 0.5 ha of a very particular strain of Serine. Planted in the 1930’s in the Masson parcel of Saint-Julien en-Saint-Alban in the lieu-dit Le Clau. They present unique ampelographic qualities, very different from the Serines we find in Brézème...

Organic
DB3894-20

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge St. Julien-en-St.Alban
Syrah from Rhône, France
Organic
DB1024-18

Chandon de Briailles

Chandon de Briailles - Corton Les Maréchaudes Grand Cru
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France
WA:92-94 BH:91-93 VM:92-94 Biodynamic
DB6628-18

Chandon de Briailles - Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

Of the four hectares that Chandon de Briailles owns in Île de Vergelesses, one hectare is planted to Chardonnay. It's a clay and limestone soil, which is a part of the same geological break as Charlemagne; with more clay at the bottom of the parcel and very calcareous at the top. The chardonnay,...

WA:90-92 Biodynamic
DB6629-19

Chandon de Briailles - Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru Les Lavières
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France

Mid-slope and predominantly limestone. Lavières comes from the word "lave" which in this case has no volcanic reference, but was the term used in the past to describe the flat limestone tiles used to cover the roofs. In fact, these famous stones are found here in the sub-soil. The vines are more...

WA:91-93 VM:90-92 BH:91 Biodynamic
DB6635-18

Chandon de Briailles - Corton Blanc Grand Cru
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

The winemakers' mother, Nadine, decided to plant Chardonnay in the Corton Bressandes vineyard because she wanted to have some Chardonnay to drink in the mid-term while the Charlemagne was aging! The final blend is eighty percent Corton Bressandes, fifteen percent Corton Chaumes and five percent ...

WA:91 V:91-92 Biodynamic
DB6624-16

Chandon de Briailles - Corton Bressandes Grand Cru
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France

This cuvée comes from four parcels which total 1.12 hectare, situated mid-slope and spread in homogenous fashion over the whole appellation, giving a nice typicity of Bressandes. The soils are deep and made up in equal parts of limestone and clay, giving the wine lovely balance and great length on...

WA:94 WA:92-94 BH:90-93 VM:93-95 WS:93 Biodynamic
DB6625-18

Chandon de Briailles - Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France

Many argue that Île des Vergelesses should be classified as a Grand Cru. It's true that in the best years, with it's eastern exposure and mid-slope location, it behaves as a Grand Cru. Chandon de Briailles has a healthy three hectares planted to pinot noir, located in an area with a nice slope, and...

WA:92-94 VM:90-92 VM:91-93 Biodynamic
DB6141-18

Chandon de Briailles - Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France

Many argue that Île des Vergelesses should be classified as a Grand Cru. It’s true that in the best years, with it’s eastern exposure and mid-slope location, it behaves as a Grand Cru. Chandon de Briailles has a healthy three hectares planted to pinot noir, located in an area with a nice slope, and...

B:91-93 V:90-92 WA:92-94 Biodynamic
DB6141-19

Tour du Bon

Tour du Bon - En Sol IGP Mediterranée
Mourvèdre from Provence, France

In 2012, Agnès met Elisabetta Foradori, who makes wine from the local Teroldego in the Italian Dolomites, notably in amphora. Agnès said that the first wine she tasted from Elisabetta was a white made in amphora and it gave her “the sensation of touching a truth that resonated in me, a wine that...

Organic
DB0771-20

Tour du Bon - Bandol
Mourvèdre from Provence, France
Organic
DB6715-20

Tour du Bon - Bandol "Saint Ferréol"
Mourvèdre from Provence, France

This cuvée is produced to showcase the best Mourvèdre selections from the Saint Ferreol vineyard, planted in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Spicy, wild, and incredibly ageworthy, this cuvée ranks among the finest being produced in Bandol. Aged for 24 months in large foudres. 90% Mourvedre and 10% Carignan.

Organic
DB0764-18

Tour du Bon - Bandol Rosé
Grenache from Provence, France
Biodynamic
DB06573-21

Bellivière

Bellivière - Les Arches de Bellivière "Raisins Migrateurs"
Grenache from Rhône, France
WA:90 Biodynamic
DB8843-18

Bellivière - Coteaux du Loir "Eparses" Vieilles Vignes
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. Éparses is Bellivière's oldest-vine cuvée, with ages ranging from 70 to 86 years old, across multiple parcels in the Coteaux du Loir: the name "éparses" is in fact in reference to the parcellation of the vineyards. These old vines on flinty clay soils, rich in tuffeau (soft...

Biodynamic
DB8399-18

Bellivière - Coteaux du Loir "Le Rouge Gorge"
Pineau d'Aunis from Loire, France

100% Pineau d'Aunis. Rouge Gorge ("red throat") is named in honor of the robins which inhabit the vineyards. The Pineau d'Aunis vines are scattered amongst many Bellivière parcels and range in age from 25 to 45 years old. The soils are generally flinty clay over tuffeau (soft limestone); the vines...

JG:92 Biodynamic
DB0409-20

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