Tasting
Stop by this Friday, March 2nd between 4 & 7 for a tasting of a few French wines from around the country, including three new arrivals from importer Charles Neal.
Domaine De Pellehaut Gascon Harmonie Blanc 2005: Made with 40% Ugni Blanc, 20% Gros Manseng, 20% Colombard, 15% Chardonnay and 5% Sauvignon Blanc. Red grapefruit, citrus fruits and an intriguing herbal note make for an ideal flavor combination. The wine sees no malolactic fermentation, which helps guard its acidity and make it especially refreshing.
Domain Laffont, Madiran 2004 Erigone
Erigone (the name of the sultry goddess seduced by Dionysus) is a cuvée made with 80% tannat and 20% cabernet franc. Harvest is strictly manual, the grapes are destemmed, then pass through a sorting table manned by several people who reject any grapes not worthy. After indigenous yeast fermentation, the élévage takes place in oak(2nd and 3rd use) for sixteen months, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Also Pouring:
Cuvee de Pena 2004 VdP Pyrenees Orientales
Not only friendly, maybe the world’s most versatile wine. Just try to find a food it doesn’t work with! Cuvee de Peña happily accompanies hot dogs, tuna casserole, gourmet burgers, roast prime rib of beef, fish sticks, Chinese carry-out, pizza... You get the picture. In warm weather stick it in the fridge for half an hour - it won’t lose aromas or flavors. Keep it on hand!
50% Grenache 30%Syrah 20% Carignin
Domaine Fougery de Beauclair Savigny-Les Beaune 2001
100% Pinot Noir from Savigny-Les Beaune, a northern village in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune.
Situated on a steep hillside at a place called "Les Golardes" which had not been cultivated for about one hundred years and was cleared and replanted in 1979. An elegant yet quite powerful bouquet marked by a dominating morello cherry, black current and raspberry aroma, tending towards strawberry and woodland after a few years. Smooth, discrete tannic structure-a "feminine" wine.
Domaine De Pellehaut Gascon Harmonie Blanc 2005: Made with 40% Ugni Blanc, 20% Gros Manseng, 20% Colombard, 15% Chardonnay and 5% Sauvignon Blanc. Red grapefruit, citrus fruits and an intriguing herbal note make for an ideal flavor combination. The wine sees no malolactic fermentation, which helps guard its acidity and make it especially refreshing.
Sablet Côtes du Rhône Villages Blanc 2005: Made with fairly equal parts of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne from sand, clay and silt-based vineyards. 30 year old vineyards with an approximate yield of 35 hl/ha. Made with indigenous yeasts, barrel fermented and aged 8 months in barrels that have previously held two wines, with lees stirring once a week.
Domain Laffont, Madiran 2004 Erigone
Erigone (the name of the sultry goddess seduced by Dionysus) is a cuvée made with 80% tannat and 20% cabernet franc. Harvest is strictly manual, the grapes are destemmed, then pass through a sorting table manned by several people who reject any grapes not worthy. After indigenous yeast fermentation, the élévage takes place in oak(2nd and 3rd use) for sixteen months, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Also Pouring:
Cuvee de Pena 2004 VdP Pyrenees Orientales
Not only friendly, maybe the world’s most versatile wine. Just try to find a food it doesn’t work with! Cuvee de Peña happily accompanies hot dogs, tuna casserole, gourmet burgers, roast prime rib of beef, fish sticks, Chinese carry-out, pizza... You get the picture. In warm weather stick it in the fridge for half an hour - it won’t lose aromas or flavors. Keep it on hand!
50% Grenache 30%Syrah 20% Carignin
Domaine Fougery de Beauclair Savigny-Les Beaune 2001
100% Pinot Noir from Savigny-Les Beaune, a northern village in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune.
Situated on a steep hillside at a place called "Les Golardes" which had not been cultivated for about one hundred years and was cleared and replanted in 1979. An elegant yet quite powerful bouquet marked by a dominating morello cherry, black current and raspberry aroma, tending towards strawberry and woodland after a few years. Smooth, discrete tannic structure-a "feminine" wine.
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