Fresh and vibrant wines to buy in Paris

You may also order vibrant wines (that i have qualified) online for delivery across France.

Here is my selection of vibrant 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 2020

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie - Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière

2019 - 8 € - no problem - radiant - no velvety, radiant, no stiffness, fresh

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie - Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords Vieilles vignes

2019 - 10 € - crystalline, mineral, fresh but not stiff

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Château Thébaud

2014 - 15 € - almond, star fruit, nougat - no smoothness and very intense, almond, star fruit, nougat, fresh

Crémant d'alsace [sparkling] - Audrey et Christian Binner - KB - Extra Brut Zéro dosage [sans sulfite ajouté], magnum, assemblage

2008 - 22 € - white fruit, yeast - fine bubbles, full, white fruit, nougat but dry, toasted loaf, great aromatic depth, no stiffness, fresh

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

2018 - 6.5 € - a very good imitation of a Mediterranean wine, but less alcohol - red fruit - velvety, fat and sweet, red fruit, balanced acidity

Vin de France - Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert - Bu End

2018 - 8 € - an easy natural wine, very aromatic - blackcurrant, white pepper - blackcurrant, more aromatic intensity and less body than other bottlings from the same domain, tiny gas beads, balanced acidity

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière (AB)

2018 - 7.5 € - joyful - almond, lichee - almond, lichee, a very light body, fresh

Mousseux de qualité [sparkling, Alsace] - Mireille et Patrick Meyer - Domaine Julien Meyer - Bulles d’Emma

NV - 13 € - high purity - toasted brioche - velvety, toasted brioche, fine bubbles, little sugar, fresh

Crémant d'Alsace [sparkling] - Domaine Rietsch - Extra Brut Nature

15+16 - 15 € - yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

Bottlings selected in 2018

Vin de France - Domaine Navarre - Vin d'Œillades - (œillade)

2016 - 7 € - intense, blackberry, grape stalk - blackberry, grape stalk, astringent, balanced acidity

Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière (AB)

2017 - 7.5 € - twinkling, almond, lichee - twinkling, almond, lichee, intensity in a very light body, aerial, fresh

Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Clos des Briords Vieilles vignes

2017 - 9.2 € - lime - lime, fresh

Bottlings selected in 2017

Vin de France - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Granit

2014 - 7 € - pure - barrel, firm

Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière (AB)

2016 - 7.4 € - classic - punchy, peach, kiwi, short, lively - opens up on the second day

Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Clos des Briords - Vieilles vignes

2016 - 9.1 € - grapefruit, peach - neither oily nor stiff, grapefruit, peach, fresh

Crémant d'Alsace - Julien Albertus - Kumpf et Meyer - Brut

NV - 10 € -

Price figures are for 75 cl. They represent only estimates of tags in France wine shops, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.

There also are must-taste natural wines in Paris.

Next releases

You may be emailed, about once a year, when several tasting reports or countries with delivery of natural wine are issued, if you write your email address below. (There are about 2000 subscribers.)