(Rias Baixas) "Light, bright yellow. High-pitched citrus and orchard fruit aromas show very good clarity and a hint of chalky minerality. Dry, nervy and precise on the palate, offering zesty lemon pith and Anjou pear flavors that put on weight with aeration. Shows a hint of honeysuckle on the finish, which clings with strong tenacity and echoing mineral and floral notes. 90 pts

If you're a Loire fan, you might think you're dreaming right now. Isn't that Melon… you know, Muscadet?? Yes indeed. The team of Justin Willett (of cult favorite Tyler Winery) and sommelier Eric Railsback (he's in the SOMM documentary) have taken their love of France's Loire Valley and brought it home. Cab Franc and Chenin Blanc aren't too unusual from California, but the Melon plantings they found had been mislabeled as Pinot Blanc. They fixed that and made a wine with the saline and lean citrus you expect from Muscadet but with incredibly engaging texture of pear and yellow grapefruit. They don't make much of this, so get it while you can. - Peter Plaehn

Made from the Loureiro grape. The high granite soil content is evident in the wine's aromatic qualities that are mineral driven with floral undertones. A fresh, elegant palate and a long finish with a return of the minerality found in the nose. Light, brisk, and very easy to drink.

Chablis has been ravaged by frost and hail and heat spikes and…the list goes on. The carnage extends to most regions of France in some form. Supply has shrunk dramatically, tariffs caused a bit of chaos, and now supply chain shenanigans are making our jobs in the wine biz a daily adventure. Luckily (or bizarrely, your call) I love the crazy crazy of finding pieces to fit the puzzle of creating a great wine selection. One of our trusted distributor partners, The Wine Company, gave us a lead on this wine of theirs that was relatively undiscovered. It's a delicate and lithe wine, with a gentle mineral-laden finish that displays the deft pressing technique and skilled winemaking of the domaine. If you're not familiar with Côte de Lechet, it's just outside the village of Milly, between the more commonly-found crus of Vaudevey and Vaillons. Production is tiny, as expected, but we'll get you all we can of this gem until the next release. - Peter Plaehn