Tasting notes, Wines for Christmas Dinner; December 18, 2021

                     Wines for Christmas Dinner

NV Lambert de Seyssel
Petit Royal
On sale for $19.99
Savoie / France 
60% Molette, 40% Altesse
Vibrant is the only way to describe this fresh, celebratory bottle of bubbles. Sourced from the foothills of the Alps, this methode traditionelle serves as a brilliant aperitif.
2020 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.
2020 Sainte Marguerite
Rosé Cru Classe
On sale for $19.99
Côtes de Provence / France
40% Grenache, 35% Cinsault, 25% Syrah
A palate revitalizer with all the luminosity of the Provence sun, Sainte Marguerite Rose offers tremendous character at a more-than-fair price.
2019 JP Brun
L’Ancien “Vieilles Vignes”
On sale for $19.99
Charnay en Beaujolais / France 
100% Gamay
The 2019 Brun has been a staple on our shelves all year. It is only appropriate for this versatile red to grace your holiday table. Round and bright, this bottling is showing better than ever.
2019 Lionel Faury Syrah
On sale for $24.99
Collines Rhodannienes / Northern Rhone / France
100% Syrah
The Faury family produces a number of estate bottled wines from their Northern Rhone vineyards. The 2019 Syrah is young and fruity with sneaky complexity and fascinating black olive characters. 
2019 Textbook
Cabernet Sauvignon
On sale for $24.99
Napa Valley / California
Cabernet Sauvignon
This very varietal Cabernet is the ideal partner to a rib roast as it possesses a moderate tannic profile and plenty of body. The Textbook is a comforting, crowd pleasing selection.