Tasting notes, March 16, 2024, Fresh arrivals for Spring

go                     Fresh Spring Arrivals 2022 Can FeixesBlanc SeleccioOn sale for $17.99 Penedes / Catalunya / SpainParellada (Montonec), Macabeo, Xar-relo, Chardonnay, MalvasiaStainless steel aged and matured, the Blanc Seleccio is kept on its lees in the months prior to bottling. Intensely mineral, the Seleccio also offers a subtle perfumed character. 2021 La ChablisienneLe FinageOn Sale for[…]

Tasting notes, March 3, 2024; Wines of Bordeaux

                    Bordeaux 2021 Lassagne Ambre de MaltusOn Sale for $24 Lussac / Bordeaux / France 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% SemillonTen-year-old vines are employed for this special cuvee, Ambre de Maltus is named for the proprietor’s daughter. Maltus is the newest addition to the larger Lassagne range with the vines planted in the Lalande de Pomerol appellation. […]

Tasting notes, March 2, 2024; New World Delights

                    New World Values 2023 Craggy RangeTe MunaOn Sale for $20 Martinborough / North Island / New Zealand100% Sauvignon BlancSourced from the north island of New Zealand, the Te Muna showcases the denser side of Sauvignon Blanc. Not so grassy, instead we are met with intense citrus fruit ranging from lemon to orange. 2023 De Wetshof[…]

Tasting notes, Feb. 24, 2024; wines of the Southern Rhone

                    Southern Rhône Valley 2022 Grand VeneurBlancOn Sale for $13.60 Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France50% Viognier, 30% Clairette, 20% RoussanneThe Jaume family have quickly become one of the most revered suppliers of wine from all over the Southern Rhone. Most of the family’s holdings are located in and around the northern sector of Châteauneuf-du-Pape,[…]

Tasting notes, February 17, 2024; Wines of Burgundy

                    Burgundy Arrivals 2022 CerveauVillagesOn Sale for $28 Chichee / Chablis / France100% ChardonnaySourced from vineyards rich in the clay, limestone and fossilized oyster shell soils of the region, the Cerveau Chablis Villages is fermented in stainless steel, before 12 months aging in the same. 2022 Mont Epin Macon-PeronneOn Sale for $20.80 Clesse / Maconnais /[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 31, 2024; French Values

                     French Values 2022 Claude Branger Le Fils de Gras MoutonsOn Sale for $14.40 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France100% Melon de Bourgogne The “children of the fat sheep” (Fils de Gras Moutons) is so-named for the 40 year-old, early maturing Melon de Bourgogne vines from which its fruit is sourced (the later ripening fruit[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 27, 2024; Bordeaux Varietals

                     Bordeaux Varietals 2022 DucasseBlancOn Sale for $17.60 Bordeaux / France70% Semillon, 30% Sauvignon BlancSourced from 35-year-old vines planted on clay and limestone, the Ducasse Blanc displays a lovely balance of plush white fruits and minerals. This bottling is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel. 2019 Senejac RougeOn Sale for $22.40 Haut-Médoc / Bordeaux /[…]

Tasting notes, Jan. 20, 2024; Lesser-known grapes

                     Unusual Varietals 2022 PortazBlancOn Sale for $15.99 Apremont / Savoie / France100% JacquereApremont is located in the French alps and yields some of the freshest whites in all of France. Portaz creates this floral, apple tinged bottling from grapes from 30-50 year-old vines. 2022 Torre Beati PecorinoOn Sale for $21.99 Abruzzo / Italy100% PecorinoA densely[…]