February 2014

TWO Free Tastings:

Valentine's Day Wines

Friday, February 14, 4pm - 8pm

German Wines

Saturday, February 15, 4pm - ?

(Not in stock; these wines will be available for pre-purchase only)

The Line Up

Friday Tasting Lineup

Happy Valentine's Day!

Tomorrow we will have a few Valentine themed wines open to taste. A few pink and red bubblies will be featured, as well as our favorite little Gamay from the Loire. Also, Saturday, we will have a few German wines new to the market available to taste and order on a pre-sale basis. Notes below. See you there!

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Friday Night Tasting Lineup

NV Cote Mas Estate Cremant Brut Rose

Ranked #6 of our top 200. Down from 18.57 - Bright strawberry fruit, cool as well. One year lees contact. Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir. Dropped the cost - (we pass the savings to you - both of the sparkling wines would have been over $20) - all estate fruit. Juicy, rhubarb, nice length on the finish. Strawberry dominates with nice tangy acids. Good juice, here to stay for a bit. Obviously incredibly popular, but a go-to for a reason.

Our Price: 15.57

NV Graham Beck Rose

Ranked #45 of our top 200. Raspberry and cherry on the nose - red fruit flavors carry through on the palate. One of the best bottles of bubbles for the money that we have. Light chalky mineral and herb. From Robertson (where the limestone is) & Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. Pinot Noir & Chardonnay. Amazing that a wine this delicate & fine is coming out of such a hot climate. Matured on the lees for 36 mo. Crazy good, amazing price (we just lowered it) and a go-to pick. This often springs to mind as one of our best bubblies under $20.

Our Price: 16.97

NV Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco Sorbara Premium Vecchia Modena

Ranked #11 of our top 200. Manual picking of the best grapes. Fresh ripe strawberry & raspberry nose, rhubarb, citrus zest. Dry, with the great blend of tangy acid and lightly bitter mineral. Citrus & herb palate - balanced & refreshing. Lighter in color. Enough acid to work as an aperitif with cheese & charcuterie, or pair with fatty white meats, or poached eggs. Lengthy & fine mousse. Sorbara is the lighter style of Lambrusco, Grasparossa in the heartier style. (60 sub-varietals). Brunch dominator.

Our Price: 13.57

2012 Pascal Pibaleau Gamay Nature NSA

Ranked #1 of our top 200. Demeter certified estate in Azay-le-Rideau. Originated in 1886 when his great-grandfather purchased 3ha, the estate now totals 15ha under vine, including 1.7ha of Gamay vines that were planted to soils of clay with flint in 1964. Certified biodynamic since 2011. Typically used for rosé wines in Anjou and Saumur, Gamay is often blended with Cab Franc, Grolleau and Pineau D'Aunis in Touraine, where Pascal employs carbonic maceration- the preferred method of fermentation for Gamay in Beaujolais. Bottled at 11.6% alcohol. Fresh on the nose, with cherry blossom aromas and tart red fruit, there are mid-palate hints here of crushed granite and clay. With cascading acidity that lifts the lean fruit to its finish, the Pascal Pibaleau Gamay is perfect when chilled for most any late summer/early fall pairing. We are big cheerleaders for this wine. We really love it.

Our Price: 16.97

Saturday Night Tasting Lineup

2011 Treverer Riesling Trocken Staatliche Weinbaudomäne Trier (Mosel)

54 hA. 6g / L sugar. 5.6 g acid / L. Tasty, clean, Mosel mineral. Weight. Length. "State's Winery in Trier". Very bright Riesling with citrus tones. Clean, lemon flesh, pear & characteristic Mosel mineral & spice tones. This is one very light & refreshing Riesling with brilliant acidity.

Our Price: 20.97

2012 Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay - S - Riesling Trocken Matthias Müller (Mittelrhein)

Floral, apple blossom, zip, super mineral, clean. A winner. Elegant. Juicy. Awesome. 300 bottles produced. Very special. Perfectly arranged with broad fruit, harmony & minerality. Grand Riesling, very expressive of its origin in specific vineyard tract called the Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay.

Our Price: 31.57

2012 Avelsbacher Hammerstein Riesling Hochgewächs Halbtrocken Staatliche Weinbaudomäne Trier (Mosel)

Spritz / bright acid. Balances out Halbtrocken. Tree fruit, some sugar, nice. Grown on the specific vineyard tract called Avelsbacher Hammerstein with vines as old as 40 years. Fruity peach tones & balanced acidity. Try it with roast pork, hard cheeses, or mildly spicy Asian dishes. A great medium dry Riesling from the oldest wine culture in Germany, the ancient Roman city of Trier.

Our Price: 21.97

2012 Avelsbacher Hammerstein Riesling Süss Staatliche Weinbaudomäne Trier (Mosel)

Mosel nose, Prussian state winery, light on its feet. Like it. Apple, juicy goodness. Made from grapes grown on the specific vineyard tract called Avelsbacher Hammerstein with vines as old as 40 years. It is sweet & full of Mosel character with balanced acidity underlying the profound sweet fruitiness on the nose & palate. A great sweet Mosel Riesling!

Our Price: 20.97

2012 Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Rosé Trocken Nauerth-Gnägy (Pfalz)

Modern label. Spritz, wild strawberry. 4.5 g sugar / L. Very good. This dry rosé has profound fruit tones of fresh blackberry & red currant with a lively refreshing character. It is made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) grapes ripened in the warm southern Pfalz climate. It is a great wine for outdoor enjoyment & to impress friends thanks to its unique & refreshing character.

Our Price: 21.97

2010 Rheingau Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Trocken - Hans Bausch (Rheingau) - 21.97 - Cherry, red apple skin, raspberry? Cassis/smoke thing. Mineral. Nice. Take it. This lightweight Spätburgunder is a clear pale garnet in appearance. It has clean dark berry fruit tones joined by sweet ripe orange flesh, mild acidity, mineral & finishes with light oak spice.

Our Price: 21.97

2011 XII Trauben Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Winzergenossenschaft Mayschoss-Altenahr (Ahr)

Earth, cherry skin. Pretty nose. Excellent. Complex, expansive, pretty, juicy. What good German Pinot Noir is about. 4+. Pretty. Called "XII Trauben" which means "12 grapes." The grapes were harvested at an extreme ripeness of 99 degrees öchsle which enables this wine's luxurious mouth feel. Slate & clay soil give it a distinct character of elegant minerality to accompany its profound fruit. It was partially fermented in new oak barrels & matured in new barriques to develop its blissful medium-low tannin character throughout its entire long finish. It has the fruit of figs, prunes, & dark fruit, spices of pepper & cinnamon & even delicate animal tones to substantiate its award as the first place dry Pinot Noir for the Ahr valley in 2013. This is a super Spätburgunder.

Our Price: 56.57

10% off of 4 bottles of wine

15% off of 12 bottles or more of wine

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Matt Miller

East End Wines