Friday Night Tasting Lineup
2009 Château de L'Oiseliniere Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine sur Lie Fresh and slightly sparking, with floral and fruity aromas reminiscent of apricot and hawthorn. After maturation, intense notes of fresh melon develop. Fresh and pleasant in the mouth, with an enviably long finish. Showing nice bottle age, has lots of tart citrus (lemon) left, oyster shell on the nose, balanced. Clean and mineral, a great pairing with bi-valves, grown out of millennia old oyster beds where the Loire river empties into the Atlantic. Pays Nantais subregion of the Loire Valley. 100% Melon de Bourgogne grape. Light in body, with a little more depth of color from its time in the bottle. While classic with oysters, this will pair gleefully with other fresh shellfish and seafood. The extra aging on the lees (spent yeasts) gives some extra flavor complexity.
Our Price: 12.97
2011 Lamarque Grande Cabanes Rose
This rosé is obtained by "saignée" or bleeding of the red varieties, Syrah and Grenache, with 6 to 12 hours of skin contact to extract color. Fermentation is at controlled temperatures for approximately 15 days. Six weeks of lees aging gives the wine its roundness and length. Bright and intense rosé color. Complex black currant and raspberry aromas. Dry, refreshing and nicely balanced. Château Lamargue (Lah-Marg) is set amid 210 acres of vines in the Costières de Nîmes appellation in the southern Rhône Valley. The estate, owned by Campari since 2001, boasts a showcase winery equipped with the most advanced winemaking technology. Today, under the direction of renowned Rhône Valley producer and contributing enologist, Jean-Luc Colombo, Château Lamargue is among a few progressive producers tapping into the enormous potential of this up-and-coming region with wines made from its most traditional grapes.
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2008 Lamargue Syrah Les Grand Cabanes
The low hills of the Costières de Nimes have a specific soil called grès - a stony gravel with large pebbles that were carried down from the Alps by the Rhone River. This unusual soil, combined with maritime influences, allow for this region to produce an elegant and distinctive style of wine. Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity from low yield vineyards. Grapes are destemmed, with a three-day cold maceration prior to fermentation, which takes place at controlled temperatures for 8 to 10 days. The fermented juice rests 6 months in tank with soft fining and filtration before bottling. Bright ruby color. Intense and fruit-forward nose, with notes of licorice, red berries and black currant. Fresh, vibrant, and concentrated with soft tannins and a smooth, round finish.
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2006 Conte Brandolini Vistorta Merlot
High-density, low-yield vineyard plots in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. The soil is well-drained and rich in clay and limestone. From the Cordignano and Vistorta estates. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for 10 days. In mid-winter, the wine is racked into small oak barrels. In May, it is bottled and cellared for some time before release. Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Fruity, slightly herbaceous, with distinct raspberry fragrance in youth, in time acquiring aromatic complexity and notes of cherry, berry and violets. Full, dry and slightly tannic, with great body and texture.
Our Price: 27.57
