French Wines Delivered To Your Door-The SomMailier Experience
Disclaimer: I was provided free product in exchange for a review. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Do you love wine like me? Do you get annoyed gazing at walls of wine in the store trying to decide what to try? Or are you still being safe and staying pretty quarantined?! Or perhaps you just really love French wine and can never find anything good in your local wine store?! I would answer OUI OUI to all three of these personally.
Fret no more over any of this because somMailier is here for us!
How it works.
THEY DISCOVER
Their family and wine experts in France delve into hundreds of handcrafted wines to truly discover the best and most reflective wines of their particular region. somMailier is the only wine club in the US 100% dedicated to French wines (and not just Bordeaux wines but wines from every wine producing region in France including the Rhone Valley, The Loire Valley, Alsace, Provence, Languedoc Roussillon, etc.).
YOU CHOOSE
You decide whether you want to receive 3 or 6 bottles every shipment (or for a certain number of shipments if for a gift….) So love the idea of a monthly wine club as a gift. It’s something many people may not do for themselves, but would thoroughly enjoy!
You then select what type of wines you’d like to receive (reds, whites or a mix). It’s that simple.
C’EST LA VIE
(3 bottles per shipment)
$99.00 per quarterly shipment
RENDEZ-VOUS
(6 bottles per shipment)
$192.00 per quarterly shipment
They SHIP
Every 3 months, your package will be shipped directly to your door (or to your gift recipient’s door) and will include information about each wine and its winemaker. With somMailier, you or your friends get the full tasting experience!
After I placed my order, it only took a few days to ship which was great!! I was actually really surprised how quickly I received my wines.
YOU SIP
Just relax and enjoy your selection with friends and family. You can even impress them with stories behind each of your exclusively somMailier wines!
The Sommailier Experience
Extensive wine & food pairing information, to further your wine journey
Exclusive, in-depth descriptions of each wine and the region it comes from, in order to give you a holistic tasting experience.
Discounted price on each wine you’d like to re-order
Risk free: Cancel anytime for free, no commitments.
Exclusive wine tour of their family wineries in Bordeaux!
100% satisfaction guarantee: if you receive a bad bottle, just let them know and they’ll replace it or refund your money.
The wine and food pairings were so incredibly helpful to me! I am still learning about all of this so I just love that this is offered. They also share the tasting notes in those exclusive in-depth descriptions and that was another favorite feature of mine. I love the stories about the vineyard, the winemaker as well as the different grape varieties used. I geek out to that kind of stuff!! Don’t you?
I thought the wines they selected for me were spot on based on what I usually drink. My favorite is red wine, especially this time of year and they picked 3 wonderful wines for me. They were elegant, with complexity and with layered flavor intensity.
The three wines I tried
Château de Portets Grand Vin 2015 Graves Red-
Tasting Notes: Nose of blackcurrant and sweet chocolate. Strong and fruity body, balanced by freshness and silky tannin.
Blend: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot.
Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years
Pair With:
This full-flavored wine is excellent with red meat, game, duck or lamb: try the mythical 7-hour roast leg of lamb with luscious potatoes. This wine will even stand spicy or very tasty dishes. Bordeaux wines traditionally accompany the local porcini mushrooms, so a mushroom omelet or quiche is a good choice. For a simpler and quicker meal, try an assortment of cheeses and charcuteries, or a good old cheeseburger.
Côtes du Roussillon – La Soulane red 2017-
Tasting Notes: Black cherry, spices and a whiff of thyme. Ample taste of red fruit with soft tannins and spicy finish
Blend: 50% Grenache/50% Syrah
Hold Time: now or up to 5 years
Pair With: Duck Breast, lamb shoulder. Grilled vegetables, pork ribs, beef casserole with anchovies or olives.
Burgundy – Cote Chalonnaise Annie Derain red 2017-
Tasting Notes: Aromas of Rose, black cherry, berry, plum and currant. Fresh flavor, low tannins.
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Hold Time: Now or up to 10 years
Pair With: poultry dishes (duck), cheese such as Taleggio or Gruyere
For a wine club to be successful in my mind, it has to do three things.
Offer me value above and beyond I could get on my own through regular retail channels.
Pleasantly surprise me with thoughtfully-selected choices.
Educate and take me further down my own wine journey.
somMailier indeed is winning the wine club!!!
One major goal of somMailier is to spread the family tradition of French wines across the USA. Along with their family, they’ve also established deep connections with some of the finest small-batch wineries across France, they are all part of this adventure. Not only do they offer you unique French wines, but the chance for you, your family and friends to join in this adventure, for this unique human experiment.
I am so excited to try some more handcrafted French wines and just love that they come right to my doorstep! I love that these exclusive wines from across the fabled wine regions of France are not available anywhere else in the US. but I now get to experience them!!!
