Tasting notes, September 2; New World v. Old World wines

                     Old World v. New World Classics 2021 Boussey Vieilles Vignes$32.99 / Case Price $26.40 Monthelie / Beaune / France100% ChardonnaySourced from a small three acre parcel of 50 year-old vines, Boussey’s Vieilles Vignes bottling is aged in a combination of used oak and stainless steel. Deep in fruit and mineral, this is as complete as[…]

Tasting notes, Summer fling; August 26, 2023

                     Summer Flings 2021 Coulaudin-Bussy Vieilles Vignes$37.99 / Case Price $30.40 Milly / Chablis / France100% ChardonnayA wine usually intended for extended cellaring, the warm, sunny conditions of the 2021 growing season have allowed this well proportioned Chardonnay to present a wealth of youthfully exuberant fruit and honey notions – though with time more minerality will[…]

Tasting notes, 8/12/2023; lesser know Spanish wines

                     Lesser Known Spain 2022 Garciarevalo CasamaroOn Sale for $12.99 Rueda / Castilla y Leon / Spain 85% Verdejo, 15% ViuraThe sandy soils of Rueda are the ideal setting for ancient Verdejo vines to yield the nectar that is Casamaro. This is house wine defined; crisp, but with texture and length. 2018 Gramona La Cuvee$29.99 /[…]

Tasting notes, August 5, 2023; Everyday Italian

                 Everyday Italian 2022 Santa Maria Palma Aragosta$15.99 / Case Price $12.80 Sardinia / Italy100% VermentinoSprightly and delightfully alive, this coastal Vermentino offers ideal refreshment. Serve as an aperitif or with your shellfish of choice…the label suggests you should. 2021 Brigaldara SoaveOn Sale for $15.99 Soave  / Veneto / Italy100% GarganegaDeceptively complex, Brigaldara’s Soave offers a[…]