Tasting notes, November 23, 2024, Thanksgiving wines

                     Thanksgiving

2023 Damien Martin Macon-Verze
On Sale for $17.99
Maconnais / Southern Burgundy / France
100% Chardonnay
Father and son Robert and Damien Martin manage their 50 acres of vines spread across a number of appellations in the Maconnais. The Macon Verze is fermented and matured in 90% stainless steel and 10% French oak barrels.
2023 Janvier Coteaux du Loir Blanc
On Sale for $19.99
Coteaux du Loir / Loire Valley / France
100% Chenin Blanc
Sourced from the northerly outpost of Coteaux du Loir, this medium weight Chenin is the product of young (15 year-old) vines. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel.
2022 Schumann Nagler
Spatlese Trocken

On Sale for $24.99
Rheingau / Germany
100% Riesling 
Schumann Nagler is a top producer in Germany’s Rheingau region. This particular bottling is sourced from the Wisselbrunnen vineyard located in the village of Hattenheim, considered to be one of the finest Riesling sites in the area.
2022 Stehelin Rose
On Sale for $29.99
Gigondas / Southern Rhone Valley / France
50% Cinsault, 25% Clairette, 25% Grenache
A relatively young producer, having only begun in 2004, Bertrand Stehelin manages 10 acres of old vines in the northern sector of the Gigondas appellation. The domaine’s Rose bottling is composed of 50% Cinsault, 25% Clairette and 25% Grenache Noir and is fermented and aged exclusively in stainless steel.
2017 David Moreau Maranges
On Sale for $34.99
Maranges / Côte de Beaune / France
100% Pinot Noir
Sourced from four separate plots which were planted between 1943 and 1989, Moreau’s Maranges is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, 15% of which are new. The base soils are limestone and flint.
2020 Tardieu Laurent Cornas
On Sale for $49.99
Cornas / Northern Rhone Valley / France
100% Syrah
Tardieu’s 2020 Cornas was aged for 12 months in a combination of new and used small French oak barrels before being transferred to large neutral casks (foudre) for an additional 12 months. This elevage regiment ensures a rich, round style of Syrah with plenty of the characteristic density one expects from this famous Northern Rhone appellation.