Tucked across the nook from the resplendently stodgy brasseries of Montparnasse is Frédéric Belcamp’s miniscule wine store and wine bar La Quincave, a vacation spot for pure wine afficionados since 2003 (and featured in the a hundredth episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations). Belcamp’s lengthy help of more-than-organic, low-sulfur wine is clear in La Quincave’s 200+ references, which embody the occasional back-vintage in addition to wholesome allocations of sure sought-after picks. The person himself tends to carry courtroom on Fridays and Saturdays; on different evenings his succesful employees serve up easy platters of cheeses, rillettes, and cured sausage to the constant crowd of low-key regulars.
La Quincave’s common template – 7€ corkage, easy snacks, pure wines – might have since turn into acquainted to residents of the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth arrondissements, the place caves-à-manger are as frequent hairdressers. However few newcomers have managed to copy La Quincave’s frank, trendy atmosphere or the knowledge of Belcamp’s wine picks.
Sensible info
Handle: 17 rue Bréa, 75006
Nearest transport: Vavin (4)
Hours: Closed Monday
Phone: 08 67 02 80 14
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Photograph through La Quincave’s Fb web page
Evaluations of Curiosity
The Guardian (2015) “The Quincave could also be one of many few wine cellars that doesn’t serve by the glass, however with bottles beginning at €9 and a plate of saucisson from Ardèche, Cantal cheese or rustic terrine costing €5, it’s no shock that this cosy locale is packed most nights. Clients perch on bar stools made out of barrel staves and garrulous proprietor Fred Belkamp is a mine of knowledge as he has personally tracked down a lot of the makers of the couple of hundred wines he shares.”
Wine Terroirs (2014) “Quincave is a gem of a caviste/wine bar misplaced on the very typical 14th arrondissement. It’s prefer it had been put there to remind us that there was a time when Montparnasse was an easygoing place the place artists might let themselves go and revel in a laidback way of life.”
Emmanuel Delmas (2009) “Ouvrez les portes de ce petit cellier qui suggest une sélection de vins vrais, authentiques, élaborés par des vignerons dans le même état d’esprit, de cette cave, tonique, fougueuse et audacieuse.”
