Tasting notes, May 13, 2023; French whites

                 New Arrivals 2022 Treuillet Pouilly-Fumé$24.99 / Case Price $20 Pouilly-Fumé / Loire Valley / France100% Sauvignon BlancRoughly 100 producers farm the over 3,000 acres of vines planted in the barren, limestone soils of the Pouilly area. “Fumé” or smoked is added to the region’s name in reference not only to the distinct gray bloom that[…]

Wine Tasting, May 11, 2023; Madeira

                 Madeira NV Miles Seco 5yr$32.99 / Case Price $26.40 Funchal / Madeira / Portugal100% Tinta Negra“Characteristic Madeira bouquet of dried fruits, wood and orange peel. Dry and very fresh, with a long and oaky aftertaste. Excellent on its own, as an aperitif. It goes well with nuts, duck pie, sushi, fish, very well seasoned meats,[…]

Tasting notes, New Arrivals; May 6, 2023

                 New Arrivals 2022 Southern Right Sauvignon BlancOn sale for $14.99 Walker Bay / South Africa100% Sauvignon BlancSourced from a vineyard located just 2 miles from the South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc is fermented and aged primarily in stainless steel, with 10% of the wine raised in neutral French oak barrels. 2020 Moirots Bourgogne[…]

Tasting notes, Tuscan sensations; April 29, 2023

                 Tuscany 2021 Le Calcinaie Vernaccia$22.99 / Case Price $18.40 San Gimignano / Tuscany / Italy100% VernacciaFermented and aged in stainless steel, Calcinaie’s Vernaccia is sourced from a 15-acre parcel just outside the town of San Gimignano. The vineyard is farmed organically having been planted mostly in the late 1980’s.   2016 Pagliarese Chianti ClassicoOn sale for[…]

Tasting notes, April 22, 2023; Spring sparklers

                     Spring Sparklers NV Moncuit Delos$64.99 / Case Price $52 Mesnil-sur-Oger/ Champagne / France100% ChardonnayFermented and aged in stainless steel, only Grand Cru fruit is used for this stellar Champagne. Describing this as lean is correct but does not do justice to the level of complexity found here.   2017 Rocher des Violettes Petillant On Sale for $25 Montlouis[…]

Tasting notes, April 15, 2023; Wines of Piedmont

2021 ColomberaBricco BartolomeoOn Sale for $12.99 Tortonesi /  Italy100% CorteseKnown for the production of the local Tortona specialty, Timorasso, Colombera also produces this lighter, crisper white from the Cortese varietal. The soils here are composed of clay. 2021 Correggia Arneis$22.99 / Case Price $18.40 Roero / Langhe / Italy100% ArneisFrom vines planted in a combination[…]

Tasting notes, Zinfandel (just the red ones); April 1, 2023

                     Zinfandel (just the red ones) 2017 Feudi di San Gregorio Primitivo$19.99 / Case Price $16 Puglia / Italy100% Primitivo (aka Zinfandel)A wine focused on savor and herbs, this Primitivo shows the sunny climatic conditions of Southern Italy. Zinfandel is thought to have been imported from Croatia at some point. Puglia is now thought of as[…]

Tasting notes, March 28, 2023; Loire Valley Wines

                   Loire Valley NV Amirault Cremant Brut Quarterons$34.99 / Case Price $28 Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil / Loire Valley / France100% Chenin BlancTraditional method sparkling wine from Chenin grown all over the Anjou region, the Quarterons spends 18 months on its fine lees prior to disgorgement.  2020 Pepiere Gras Mouton$24.99 / Case Price $20 Muscadet /[…]

Tasting notes, March 18, 2023; Spring Whites

                   Spring Whites 2020 F.X. PichlerRied Klostersatz$42.99 / Case Price $33.60 Wachau / Austria100% Gruner VeltlinerF.X. Pichler is considered to be not only the greatest producer in the Wachau region, but perhaps in all of Austria. The Klostersatz bottling comes from an old vineyard with sandy, stony soil. Fragrances and flavors of pink grapefruit and white[…]