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Tasting notes, 11/16/2024, Tour de Spain
Tour de Spain 2020 Raventos i Blanc De la FincaOn Sale for $30.40 Conca del Riu Anoia / Catalonia / Spain50% Xarel-Lo, 40% Macabeo, 10% Parellada Sourced from the Vinyas dels Fossiles vineyard, a terraced site above the river Anoia, this tightly structured sparkler spends a minimum of 3 years on the lees. All of the varietals[…]
Tasting notes, November 9, 2024; Italian favorites
Assorted Italian 2022 Terlano Pinot BiancoOn Sale for $24 Alto Adige / Italy100% Pinot BiancoFermented in stainless steel, Terlano’s Pinot Bianco spends about 6 months on the fine lees prior to bottling. The wine is fresh and orchard fruit driven with a distinctly mineral backbone. 2022 Colombera DerthonaOn Sale for $22.40 Tortonesi / Piedmont /[…]
Tasting notes, November 2, 2024; Rhone wines
Rhone & Provence 2023 Jolivet Cuvee LouisOn Sale for $26.40 Northern Rhone Valley / France70% Roussanne, 30% ViognierSourced from a young vineyard planted in granite, the Cuvee Louis blends the two aromatic varietals of the Northern Rhone. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and aged in a combination of steel and medium sized oak[…]
Tasting notes, Oct. 26, 2024; Red wines for Fall
Fall Reds 2021 Ferrata Punta DragoOn Sale for $28 Etna / Sicily / Italy100% Nerello MascalesePunta Drago is the product of Nerello Mascalese vines planted in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. The wine is aged for 12 months in barrel prior to six months refinement in bottle. 2022 St Innocent VillagesOn Sale for $25.99[…]
Tasting notes, Oct. 19, 2024; wines with oysters
Oysters #1 NV Delamotte BrutOn sale for $59.99 Champagne / France 55% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 10% MeunierAged for 36 months on the lees, Delamotte Brut is an exceptional Brut Champagne based around the finesse and minerality of Chardonnay from the Cote des Blancs and the richness and fruit of Pinot Noir from Tours-sur-Marne, Bouzy and[…]
Tasting notes, Oct. 12, 2024; Burgundy
Burgundy Arrivals 2022 Louis Michel ChablisOn Sale for $39.99 Chablis / France100% ChardonnayDomaine Louis Michel possesses eight different plots within the Chablis Villages appellation located on both sides of the Serein river, the defining waterway of the zone. These vineyards, near those of the Premier Crus Forêts, Vaillons, and Montée de Tonnerre, are employed to[…]
Tasting notes, Oct. 5, 2024, Blanc et Rouge
Blanc et Rouge 2023 La RameBlancOn Sale for $18.40 Bordeaux / France95% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% SemillonSourced from a 10-acre plot, La Rame fashions this Bordeaux Blanc from hand harvested fruit. The wine is fermented in stainless steel prior to a 6 months refinement on its fine lees. 2023 Le Rocs Macon-LocheOn Sale for $26.40 Mâconnais[…]
Tasting notes, 9/26/24, Uccelliera & Voliero
2021 VolieroRosso Toscana On Sale for $15.99 Montalcino / Tuscany / Italy 85% Sangiovese, 15% Syrah A blend of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Syrah from within the Montalcino zone, young vine fruit from high elevation vineyards are employed for this traditionally styled Tuscan bargain. The fruit profile is decidedly Sangiovese driven as one would[…]
Tasting notes, September 28, 2024; Loire Valley Wines
Loire Valley 2023 Pepiere Clos BriordsOn Sale for $20 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France100% Melon de BourgogneThe vines here average between 50 and 70 years of age and the fruit from this site is fermented in stainless steel before being aged for 8 months “sur lie”, a technique which extends the[…]
Tasting notes, September 29, 2024, New Arrivals for Fall
New Arrivals 2023 DenthisStamnakiOn Sale for $13.60 Peloponnese / Greece100% AssyrtikoSourced from 30+ year-old vineyards planted in a combination of clay and rock, the Denthis Stamnaki offers a bit more weight than the typical Assyrtiko. Stamnaki translates as “wine jug”, an ode to this simply produced indigenous varietal of Greece. 2022 Pinon SecOn Sale for $26.40[…]
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