France
The vast and diverse wine regions of France, each with its own unique terroirs, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques, are a treasure trove.
In Bordeaux, the birthplace of some of the world's most iconic wines, esteemed vineyards such as Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Haut-Brion produce exceptional red wines, showcasing the art of blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. The region is also renowned for its exquisite white wines, with vineyards like Château d'Yquem and Domaine de Chevalier producing legendary sweet wines.
Moving to Burgundy, the vineyards of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Domaine Armand Rousseau capture the essence of the region's revered terroir, crafting exquisite red wines from the Pinot Noir grape. Meanwhile, Domaine Leflaive and Domaine Coche-Dury are celebrated for their world-class white wines, predominantly made from Chardonnay.
The Champagne region, known for its sparkling wines, boasts illustrious houses such as Krug, Dom Pérignon, and Moët & Chandon, as well as grower-producers like Pierre Péters and Jacques Selosse. These vineyards create exceptional sparkling wines using the traditional method, offering a symphony of delicate bubbles, elegant flavors, and vibrant acidity.
In the Rhône Valley, iconic vineyards like Chapoutier, E. Guigal, and Château de Beaucastel produce remarkable red wines in the northern appellations of Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Cornas, showcasing the elegance and power of Syrah. Further south, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is celebrated for its rich and full-bodied red blends, with Château Rayas and Clos des Papes leading the way.
In Alsace, vineyards such as Domaine Zind-Humbrecht and omaine Trimbach craft exquisite white wines, including Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris, expressing the region's unique terroir and varietal character.
These are just a few highlights among the diverse array of wines that France offers. From the Loire Valley's crisp whites and elegant reds to the Languedoc-Roussillon's bold and robust wines, each region presents its own vinous treasures.
France
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(6x150cl) 2014Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90+)
The 2014 Clos des Jacobins is quite powerful and tannic. Dark red and purplish-hued stone fruits, wild flowers, mint, tobacco and sage add aromatic nuance. The tannins remain imposing and need time to soften. The blend is 80 % Merlot, 18 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Hubert de Boüard is the consulting winemaker.HK$2,545.00 -
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92)
The 2017 Clos des Jacobins is a dark, sumptuous beauty. Succulent dark cherry, red plum, mocha, spice, menthol and pine all flesh out as the 2017 shows off its alluring, inviting personality. Generous and creamy on the palate, with terrific depth, the Clos des Jacobins is a winner in 2017. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout, and the wine finishes with good energy and depth. This has the structure to age. Tasted two times.HK$3,695.00 -
(12x75cl) 2021Vinous - Antonio Galloni (89-91)
The 2021 Clos des Jacobins is a pretty, mid-weight Saint-Émilion. Bright red cherry fruit, cedar, spice, tobacco and blood orange lend quite a bit of energy throughout. Pretty floral top notes reappear on the finish. This is nicely done.HK$2,640.00 -
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (94+)
The 2022 Clos des Jacobins is a wine of imposing depth yet also fine balance. Black cherry, plum, espresso, new leather, lavender and spice are all finely cut in a Saint-Émilion that offers an intriguing mix of body and energy. I would give this a few years in bottle, as the tannins are a bit imposing today. There's room to grow here. This is very nicely done.HK$1,510.00 -
Immerse yourself in the luxuriant richness of the exalted Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2013. This illustrious white wine hails from the prestigious Bordeaux region of France, a testament to the renowned wine producing estate of Clos des Lunes. Its unique character stems from an intimate appreciation for tradition and a ceaseless pursuit of quality.
Vintners meticulously hand sort only the finest Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes at perfect ripeness to craft this excellent vintage. The wine is then barrel-fermented, which enriches its intricate flavour profile, leaving a crisp, lingering finish.
Uncork the Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2013, to release the delicate bouquet of ripe fruits and floral notes, with a hint of minerality. Indulge in the harmonious balance of this well-structured wine, reflecting both power and fineness. A versatile accompaniment to your gourmet meals, lending an elegant, sensory pleasure to your dining experience.
Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2013—your window into the epitome of fine Bordeaux winemaking.
HK$1,235.00 -
The Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2014 is a distinguished Bordeaux blend created by the acclaimed producer Domaine de Chevalier. Derived under the precise tutelage of Olivier Bernard, this wine originates from Sauternes, nestled in Bordeaux's ravishing terroir. Masterfully crafted from a blend of 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, Lune d'Or Blanc is an elegant embodiment of finesse and freshness. Indulge in intoxicating citrus notes dancing harmoniously with luscious tropical nuances on the palate, courtesy of meticulous late harvest and élévage in oak barrels for 7-12 months. The 2014 vintage proudly exhibits exceptional acidity that lends to its remarkable ageability. As a testament to this, Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2014 received a commendable 95 points from Wine Enthusiast. Indulge in the pure elegance and perfect balance of one of Bordeaux's most graceful white wines.
HK$1,385.00 -
Jeb Dunnuck (92)
I love the whites from this vintage and the 2015 Clos des Lunes Blanc is well worth seeking out. Brought up all in barrel and a blend of mostly Sémillon, it’s a vibrant, intense white offering lots of caramelized lime, mint, honeysuckle, and a hint of minerality, full-bodied richness, impressive concentration, and great acidity. It can be drunk over the coming 4-5 years or cellared for even longer.HK$1,385.00 -
Discover the handpicked elegance of Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2016, the manifesto of its creator Olivier Bernard's commitment to crafting the finest Botrytis, or 'noble rot', wines. Deep-rooted in Sauternes, Bordeaux, this celebrated white wine marries 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc grapes, each one harvested at optimum ripeness to enhance complexity. Produced under strict sustainable farming and vinification practices, it shines with a golden yellow hue, an eloquent testimony of hours meticulously lavished upon it in new French oak barrels. Revel in its voluptuous palate presenting luscious tropical fruits, acacia honey and blue ginger. The Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2016 woos with an entrancing, never-ending finish, making it an illustrious addition to any discerning wine collection. Its dauntingly limited production bestows it with a tantalising exclusivity, heightening the desire of true aficionados worldwide.
HK$1,050.00 -
Jeb Dunnuck (94)
Based on 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon, the flagship 2017 Clos Des Lunes Lune D'Or Blanc is a tiny production cuvee from more clay and limestone soils, from tiny yields, that spent 18 months in 25% new French oak. It’s brilliant stuff, which should surprise no one who’s tasted the whites from Olivier Bernard’s Domaine de Chevalier. Awesome notes of caramelized citrus, white flowers, pineapple, chocolate, and crushed rocks all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, concentrated, straight-up classy white that does everything right. Give bottles another year or two and enjoy over the following decade.HK$1,050.00 -
Wine Advocate (90-92)
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Crafted with masterful precision in the lunar landscapes of Sauternes, the Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2020 is a sublime work of art. Brought forth by the revered Domaine de Chevalier, the blend is commonly composed of 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, harvested by hand from old vines. It encapsulates time-honoured methods and incorporates modern winemaking technologies.
The Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2020 undergoes fermentation in French oak barrels, followed by 18 months of maturation to develop compelling complexity. This brilliant wine features a bright golden hue and alluring aromas of white flowers, citrus, and honey, laced with delightful minerality.
A trophy for any cellar, the Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or Blanc 2020 offers an exemplary taste of Bordeaux white - a rhapsody of layers and flavours that dance on the palate, with a crisp finish that lingers seductively. Your exploration of fine wine is incomplete without this treasure.
HK$1,340.00 -
Wine Spectator (96)
Lots of taut sinew here supporting the beam of black cherry, plum, tar and mineral flavors, with sweet earth, tobacco and cocoa powder on the finish. This wine has gotten progressively bigger over time and still seems in its ascendancy. Terrific focus and purity.--1995 Châteauneuf-du-Pape retrospective. Drink now through 2020. 8,330 cases made. -JMHK$3,695.00 -
Wine Advocate (95)
The Burgundian-styled 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape is drinking at point today. Possessing beautiful notes of forest floor, truffles, spice, garrigue and sweet cherry and kirsch like fruit, this beauty has notable freshness and purity, medium to full-bodied richness, fine tannin and a layered, integrated texture that keeps you coming back to the glass. There's no need to delay gratification here and I'd enjoy bottles over the coming 4-5 years.HK$8,220.00 -
(12x75cl) 2006
Vinous - Josh Raynolds (94-97)
Foudre #1 (the fine one, according to Avril): Bright red. Intense strawberry and raspberry on the nose, with subtle garrigue and minerals adding complexity. Silky red fruit flavors show seductive spice and floral pastille qualities. Finishes with great persistence. Foudre #2 (the tannic one): Ruby-red. Bright red fruit aromas, with a deep undercurrent of licorice adding seriousness. The palate shows very spicy bitter cherry and dark berry liqueur flavors, chewy tannic grip and a long, vibrant finish. If this is Avril's idea of tannic in 2006, the final wine should be a supple beauty. Foudre #3 (the concentrated one, from 80-year-old vines cropped at15 hl/ha): Inky ruby. Rich cherry and cassis aromas, with a deep tapenade quality adding complexity. Sappy, sweet and packing major dark berry punch, this clocks in at 16.5% alcohol, but there's no obvious heat. An approximate blend: I hate doing this, but why not, said Avril, who doesn't believe that on-the-spot blends are accurate reflections of what winds up in the bottle. But this was his idea, not mine! Dark ruby. Powerful kirsch and blackcurrant aromas, with exotic licorice and fresh floral character expanding with air. Pliant dark berry and bitter cherry flavors carry through the long, sappy finish. A balanced, sweet powerhouse from this vantage point, with the concentration to age for at least a decade or two.HK$9,805.00 -
Wine Advocate (100)
One of the great vintages from this estate, surpassing even the 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, and maybe the 2010 (time will tell with this one), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape from Vincent Avril delivers everything you could want from a wine. Full-bodied, intense and beautifully concentrated, with plenty of muscle and depth, it shows the hallmark elegance and purity of the estate, with sensational notes of kirsch liqueur, raspberries, incense, smoked meats and Asian spices. The blend is the normal 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the rest a mix of permitted varieties, brought up all in older foudre, and it's just now entering its prime drink window and has another two decades of longevity.HK$19,085.00 -
Wine Advocate (100)
One of the great vintages from this estate, surpassing even the 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, and maybe the 2010 (time will tell with this one), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape from Vincent Avril delivers everything you could want from a wine. Full-bodied, intense and beautifully concentrated, with plenty of muscle and depth, it shows the hallmark elegance and purity of the estate, with sensational notes of kirsch liqueur, raspberries, incense, smoked meats and Asian spices. The blend is the normal 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the rest a mix of permitted varieties, brought up all in older foudre, and it's just now entering its prime drink window and has another two decades of longevity.HK$15,165.00 -
Jancis Robinson (18)
Dusty, dried spice nose with lots of energy. Lovely sweetness and fluidity. Already fun to drink with an edge of animal but no suggestion of brett. Very clean and fruity and sweet. Transparent. Already lovely. And somehow it seems refreshing.HK$6,395.00 -
Jancis Robinson (18)
Dusty, dried spice nose with lots of energy. Lovely sweetness and fluidity. Already fun to drink with an edge of animal but no suggestion of brett. Very clean and fruity and sweet. Transparent. Already lovely. And somehow it seems refreshing.HK$785.00 -
(6x150cl) 2008Jancis Robinson (18)
Dusty, dried spice nose with lots of energy. Lovely sweetness and fluidity. Already fun to drink with an edge of animal but no suggestion of brett. Very clean and fruity and sweet. Transparent. Already lovely. And somehow it seems refreshing.HK$4,445.00 -
(12x75cl) 2011
Wine Advocate (96)
One of the stars of the vintage and coming from absurdly low yields of 18 hectoliters per hectare, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape is a full-bodied, seamless effort that exhibits copious kirsch, ground pepper, dried flowers and underbrush as well as incredibly fine tannin, great mid-palate concentration and ample length on the finish. Relatively forward by this estate’s standards, it will be approachable at an earlier age than normal. Nevertheless, it will have 20+ years of evolution and is an awesome effort in the vintage. Drink 2015-2030.HK$7,740.00 -
Wine Advocate (95)
Showing no bricking at all, the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape is in its early maturity. There's a lovely mushroomy savoriness layered against black cherries and cola, earth and spice. Full-bodied, supple and almost creamy-plush in texture, it's ready to drink now yet should easily go another decade.HK$3,570.00 -
(12x75cl) 2014
Decanter (95)
Paul and Vincent Avril, a father and son team, established themselves as one of the finest producers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Despite being predominantly Grenache, it is reminiscent of an elegant northern Rhône Syrah with the texture of a Pinot. With a medium bodied intensity, it has a beautiful red fruit expression with some savoury notes. Harmony, finesse and elegance are probably the three words that best describe this beauty. One for the cellar.HK$5,865.00 -
Decanter (95)
Paul and Vincent Avril, a father and son team, established themselves as one of the finest producers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Despite being predominantly Grenache, it is reminiscent of an elegant northern Rhône Syrah with the texture of a Pinot. With a medium bodied intensity, it has a beautiful red fruit expression with some savoury notes. Harmony, finesse and elegance are probably the three words that best describe this beauty. One for the cellar.HK$805.00 -
(6x75cl) 2014
Decanter (95)
Paul and Vincent Avril, a father and son team, established themselves as one of the finest producers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Despite being predominantly Grenache, it is reminiscent of an elegant northern Rhône Syrah with the texture of a Pinot. With a medium bodied intensity, it has a beautiful red fruit expression with some savoury notes. Harmony, finesse and elegance are probably the three words that best describe this beauty. One for the cellar.HK$3,305.00 -
(1x75cl) 2015
Wine Spectator (98)
This offers a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that hold center stage but still allow notes of Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to chime in. Very long, with a sublime feel through the mineral-tinged finish. So seductive already, but this should cruise in the cellar. Drink now through 2040. 6,000 cases made.HK$1,030.00 -
Wine Spectator (98)
This offers a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that hold center stage but still allow notes of Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to chime in. Very long, with a sublime feel through the mineral-tinged finish. So seductive already, but this should cruise in the cellar. Drink now through 2040. 6,000 cases made.HK$5,520.00 -
Wine Spectator (98)
This offers a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that hold center stage but still allow notes of Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to chime in. Very long, with a sublime feel through the mineral-tinged finish. So seductive already, but this should cruise in the cellar. Drink now through 2040. 6,000 cases made.HK$5,185.00 -
(12x75cl) 2016
Jeb Dunnuck (100)
Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah brought up all in old foudre, this beauty's deep purple color is followed by a mammoth bouquet of kirsch liqueur, black currants, blueberries, Asian spices, and garrigue. Full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful, it nevertheless is as graceful as a ballerina on the palate and has ultra-fine tannins, a silky, seamless texture, and a finish that just won't quit. Hats off to vigneron Paul-Vincent Avril!HK$10,725.00 -
(1x75cl) 2016Jeb Dunnuck (100)
Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah brought up all in old foudre, this beauty's deep purple color is followed by a mammoth bouquet of kirsch liqueur, black currants, blueberries, Asian spices, and garrigue. Full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful, it nevertheless is as graceful as a ballerina on the palate and has ultra-fine tannins, a silky, seamless texture, and a finish that just won't quit. Hats off to vigneron Paul-Vincent Avril!HK$940.00 -
Jeb Dunnuck (100)
Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah brought up all in old foudre, this beauty's deep purple color is followed by a mammoth bouquet of kirsch liqueur, black currants, blueberries, Asian spices, and garrigue. Full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful, it nevertheless is as graceful as a ballerina on the palate and has ultra-fine tannins, a silky, seamless texture, and a finish that just won't quit. Hats off to vigneron Paul-Vincent Avril!HK$7,575.00
