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Merlot wine to buy in Washington metropolitan area
(You may also order Merlot varietal wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.)
No producer of Merlot varietal wines is registered for: Washington metropolitan area.
This is why the scope has been widened to: Chesapeake Bay. Here below is my selection of Merlot varietal wines. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). [Report infringement]
Bottlings selected in 2019
Vin de pays du Jardin de la France — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — La Pépie — Cabernet franc
USD 14 — 2018 — a very good imitation of a Mediterranean wine, but less alcohol - red fruit - velvety, fat and sweet, red fruit, balanced acidity
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Vin de France [Cheverny, Loire] — Hervé Villemade — Bovin Rouge (1 litre) — (gamay)
USD 19 — 2018 — raspberry, foxy - raspberry, foxy, deep, juicy, firm
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière (AB)
USD 16 — 2018 — joyful - almond, lichee - almond, lichee, a very light body, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Vin de France [Cheverny, Loire] — Hervé Villemade — Bovin Blanc (1 litre)
USD 18 — 2018 — nice - vibrant, a little stiff, vivid
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Bottlings selected in 2018
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière (AB)
USD 16 — 2017 — twinkling, almond, lichee - twinkling, almond, lichee, intensity in a very light body, aerial, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Clos des Briords Vieilles vignes
USD 18 — 2017 — lime - lime, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
![Cheverny [Loire] wine label](http://static.guideduvin.com/labels/herve-villemade_cheverny-blanc_2013.jpg "Cheverny [Loire]")
Cheverny [Loire] — Hervé Villemade — Domaine du Moulin — [70% sauvignon blanc, 30% chardonnay]
USD 23 — 2017 — very aromatically intense, very pure - passion fruit, nougat, peach, apricot - passion fruit, peach, apricot, no stiffness, fresh
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Bottlings selected in 2017
Vin de France — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Granit
USD 15 — 2014 — pure - barrel, firm
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière (AB)
USD 15 — 2016 — classic - punchy, peach, kiwi, short, lively - opens up on the second day
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Clos des Briords — Vieilles vignes
USD 17 — 2016 — grapefruit, peach - neither oily nor stiff, grapefruit, peach, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Cheverny [Loire] — Hervé Villemade — Domaine du Moulin — [70% sauvignon blanc, 30% chardonnay]
USD 22 — 2016 —
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Bottlings selected in 2016
Pays — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière — La Pépie — Côt
USD 13 — 2015 — blackcurrant, red currant - firm, alert and bouncing
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière
USD 14 — 2015 — litchee - glittering, tense but not stiff
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Clos des Briords — Magnum
USD 17 — 2015 — white fruits, lichee, clementine - no creaminess, lichee, lemon peel, clementine, pure, minerally, a hint of salt, no stiffness, fresh / Beware to only buy magnums : 25% of the 75cl bottles are corked.
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Vouvray — François Pinon — Sec — (chenin)
USD 17 — 2014 —
A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884
A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507
A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages
A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines
A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Vin de pays [Cheverny — Loire] — Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin
USD 18 — sauvignon blanc — true to the variety, intense - freshly cut hay, pear - freshly cut hay, flower, mellow, fresh
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Cheverny [Loire] — Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin
USD 18 — 2015 —
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Vouvray — François Pinon — Magnum millésimé Brut — (chenin)
USD 18 — 2005 —
A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884
A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507
A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages
A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines
A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Château-Thébaud
USD 21 — 2012 —
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Bottlings selected in 2015
Vin de pays du Jardin de la France — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — La Pépie — Cabernet franc
USD 12 — 2013 — served a bit cool - green pepper - green pepper
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Pays — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — La Pépie — Côt
USD 13 — 2014 — serve a bit cool - blackcurrant - blackcurrant, lean but not stiff, firm
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Cheverny — Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin — Le litre
USD 16 — 2014 — red fruit - red fruit, light, firm
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière
USD 14 — 2014 — a good party wine, even better than the 2013 vintage - modest on the nose, with stones and flowers - intense but lean, tense but not stiff
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — Clos des Briords — Vieilles vignes
USD 17 — 2014 — white fruits, lichee, clementine - no creaminess, lichee, lemon peel, clementine, pure, minerally, a hint of salt, no stiffness, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Vin de pays — Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin — Sauvignon blanc
USD 18 — 2013 — true to the variety, intense - freshly cut hay, pear - freshly cut hay, flower, mellow, fresh
Virginia distributor: Williams Corner
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — Clisson
USD 19 — 2012 — velvety, peach, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Muscadet — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière, Domaine de la Pépière — Cuvée 3
USD 21 — 2009 — pure - a shy nose - velvety, linden, nougat, fresh
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Vouvray — François Pinon — Les Déronnières
USD 30 — 2014 — white fruit, lemon - white fruit, lemon, crisp
A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884
A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507
A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages
A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines
A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse
Shipping from Culpeper, Virginia, VA 22701: The Frenchman’s Cellar
Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.
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