Tasting notes, December 30, 2023: Our Favorites

                     Favorites 2022 Huet Le Haut Lieu On Sale for $34.40 Vouvray / Loire Valley / France 100% Chenin BlancLe Haut Lieu is the oldest vineyard employed by the Huet family, having been originally planted in 1928. The soils here are heavy in brown clay which imparts body and accessibility to the wine. 2021 Collotte Marsannay BlancOn[…]

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2019 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon,  Oakville, Napa Valley, CA Regular price: $195 per bottle Sale price: $145 per bottle Groth is the home of Napa Valley’s first 100 point wine and they are still independent and family owned now into their second generation. Representing the finest lots of the vintage from the Reserve blocks on[…]

Tasting notes, Dec. 20, 2023; Gift wines

                     2022 Coulaudin-Bussy ChablisOn Sale for $25.60  Milly / Chablis / France 100% ChardonnayThe warm, sunny conditions of the 2022 growing season have allowed this well proportioned Chardonnay to present a wealth of youthfully exuberant fruit and honey notions. True to type, this Chablis showcases minerality effortlessly. 2021 Grand Veneur FontaineOn Sale for $56 Châteauneuf-du-Pape[…]

Tasting notes, December 17, 2023; Sparkling wines

                     Sparkling Wines NV Santa Tresa Grillo SpumanteOn Sale for $13.60 Vittoria / Sicily / Italy100% GrilloCreated from 100% organically grown grapes, the Il Grillo is a crispy, nutty Spumante at a very affordable price. While sparkling wine production in Sicily is relatively rare, this bottling hints at the region’s potential for the style. 2021 Raventos[…]

Tasting notes, December 9, 2023; wines of Burgundy

                     Burgundy 2020 Jean Collet MontmainsOn Sale for $40 Chablis / France100% ChardonnaySourced from 40 – 50 year-old vines situated in the 1er Cru of Montmains, Romain Collet’s rendition is fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel and large used casks. Stony and fresh, there is deceptive depth to this bottling. 2021 Cheveau Pouliches[…]