Good stuff for under $25 a bottle!

Suggestions by Philippe Lapeyrie.

1. An attractive and highly successful Tuscan white made from the vermentino grape variety that pleases everyone!

Vermentino 2022
Massovivo – Flagship – Frescobaldi
Tuscany – Italy
Code : 15088252
Brix: 22,95 $
Availability: + 500 bottles online and 130 branches in provinces
Residual sugar per liter: 3.7 grams
Serve at 9-10 degrees Celsius

Enjoy: Lobster, chicken or shrimp rolls.

Get this unique and very sweet product made exclusively from Vermentino. An inviting aroma, a digestible and fresh taste, a thirst-quenching finish… Another pristine vintage from the well-known and recognized house of Frescobaldi will greatly delight family and friends. Pour a glass over the next 18 months to fully enjoy them.

2. An Austrian Pinot Noir that gives us a lot for under $25!

Pinot Noir 2021
Johanneshof Reinisch
Thermann region – Austria
Code : 13058113
Brix: 24,80 $
Availability: 215 bottles online and 120 branches in provinces
Residual sugar per liter: 1.9 grams
Serve at 16 degrees Celsius

To taste: Quebec pork chops and quinoa and beet salad.

Austrian Pinots are rarely found on Monopoly's shelves. Pleasant and highly recommended at a very reasonable price, don't miss it. This is confirmed by a small family estate working in organic cultivation. Another 2 or 3 years can stretch out in your secret stash.

3. A complementary and very tasty Loire red made exclusively from Cabernet Franc!

Cabernet Franc 2022
Cuvée Trinch – Shouldered Jet – Domaine Catherine & Pierre Breton
Bourgueil – Touraine – Loire – France
Code : 12260037
Brix: 24,80 $
Availability: + 500 bottles online and 135 branches in provinces
Residual sugar per liter: 1.2 grams
Serve at 16-17 degrees Celsius

Enjoy: Vegetarian dishes like vegetarian pizza or garden vegetable ratatouille.

I prefer “good” Cabernet Francs from the Loire Valley or Ontario. When these are meticulously signed by winemakers, they bring us great joy and great emotion at the table. It is bottled by the Breton family in the Bourgueil appellation. A nose of freshly cut cedar hedge, eucalyptus and roasted green peppers is very inviting to the palate. On the palate, there are tannins, but by no means “green” or drying. Pretty good now, but your patience will be rewarded after 5-6 years of purchase.