Oysters #1
| 2024 Ameztoi Blanco On Sale for $20 | Txakolina / Basque / Spain 100% Hondarrabi Zuri Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Ameztoi’s Blanco is the benchmark for the Txakolina appellation. Crisp, fresh and salty, this is an ideal wine for appetizers or an aperitif. |
| 2023 JC Thevenet Clos de L’Ermitage On Sale for $20 | Saint-Véran / Mâconnais / France 100% Chardonnay Thevent’s Saint Veran is aged on its fine lees for 6-10 months in concrete tanks prior to bottling. The wine features a rich texture countered by persistent, finishing acidity. |
| 2023 Rollin Bourgogne Aligoté On Sale for $28 | Pernand-Vergelesses / Côte de Beaune / France 100% Aligote A particularly concentrated example of Aligoté, owing to it being the product of 50 year-old vines, Rollin’s offers equal parts bracing acidity and striking minerality. |
| 2023 Jean Vullien Roussette On Sale for $17.99 | Savoie / France 100% Altesse This medium weight white is equally at home paired with gougeres or baked oysters. There is a fresh, minty quality present which creates the urge for pour after pour. |
| 2023 Castello d’Alba Branco Reserva On Sale for $17.99 NV Jansz Brut On Sale for $24.99 | Douro / Portugal 50% Viosinho, 30% Ribigato, 20% Condega do Larinho A blend of three traditional white Douro cultivars, this richly textured Reserva partially spends four months in seasoned oak barrels. All the grapes are hand harvested and the wine is fermented using indigenous yeast. Oysters #2 Tasmania / Australia Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Crisp and white fruit inflected, the Jansz Premium Brut is sourced from the north side of Tasmania. Secondary fermentation occurs in the bottle, with the base wines being aged in stainless steel and small oak barrels. |
| 2023 Claude Branger Le Fils de Gras Moutons On Sale for $15.99 | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France 100% 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 informs Branger’s “Fat Sheep” or Gras Moutons bottling). |
| 2023 Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner On Sale for $15.99 | Kremstal / Austria 100% Gruner Veltliner Stadt Krems is an over 500 year-old winery which possesses steep, terraced vineyards which overlook the Danube river. Aged in stainless steel on its fine lees for 4 months, this is a bracing, intense Gruner. |
| 2023 Tiefenbrunner Merus On Sale for $20 | Alto Adige / Italy 100% Pinot Bianco The 8 acre plot employed for the Merus bottling features vines up to 35 years of age. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel, the four months in spends in tank is on the fine lees. |
| 2023 Joao Portugal Ramos Alvarinho On Sale for $20 | Vinho Verde / Portugal 100% Alvarinho Fermented in a combination of new oak (10%) and stainless steel (90%) this Alvarinho offers a bit more weight than usual. The yields here are small, the vineyard locations prime, thus creating a concentrated, complex wine. |
Oysters #3
| NV San Giovanni Brut On Sale for $17.99 | Conegliano / Veneto / Italy 100% Glera The Perini family has been involved in the production and sale of Prosecco since the 1960’s. Their vineyards are located in Treviso, Conegliano and Valdobbiadene and feature 15 year-old vines. |
| 2022 Passy le Clou Villages On Sale for $29.99 | Chablis / France 100% Chardonnay From a small 7.5 acre plot located near the village of Beine, the Passy le Clou bottling is the product of 40 year-old Chardonnay vines. The wine ages for a total of 12 months in stainless steel tanks. |
| 2023 Erne Vermentino On Sale for $17.99 | Toscana / Italy 100% Vermentino Sourced from vineyards in and around Bolgheri on Tuscany’s western coast, “Erne” is a homage to the proprietor’s grandmother. The wine is fermented and aged very briefly (3 months) in stainless steel tank. |
| 2022 Cailbourdin Les Racines On Sale for $27.99 | Pouilly-Fumé / Loire Valley / France 100% Sauvignon Blanc 35 year-old vines planted in portlandian limestone inform this freshly styled yet concentrated Sauvignon. The wine is fermented using indigenous yeast and aged in stainless steel tank. |
| 2023 Donnhoff Tonschiefer On Sale for $31.99 | Nahe / Germany 100% Riesling Sourced from vineyards influenced by decomposed slate, Donnhoff’s Riesling Tonschiefer is fermented in large oak casks before spending 4 months resting in neutral oak barrels. |
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