STEVE'S BIG ADVENTURE

or 

BABY, IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE BUT THE WINES ARE TERRIFIC!  

 

With that we'd like to introduce you to City Wine's dynamic new approach to bringing you the best and brightest from the European wine scene.

This past January Steve undertook two grueling (kinda, but not really) weeks with a group from Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant delving into the cellars, tasting sometimes spitting and ultimately making purchases from over 800 wines from nearly all the major wine regions of France.  

(Next week Kirk will be in Bordeaux, look for his report in June)  

 

 Beginning this week and for the next three Saturdays we will focus on a specific region from the January itinerary.

 

All wines from Steve's trip are discounted but we'll begin our tasting tour in the Loire Valley. 

 

Our tour began in Nantes in the far western Loire  

Domaine Eric Chevalier.

2011 Chardonnay   $14.99   reg $17.99

No oak, all bright and fresh lively fruit

 

2011 Rose of Pinot Noir  $14.99 reg $17.99

Dry, with a soft easy caressing style.  

 

Traveling east along the river to Bourgueil and Cabernet Franc country. The beautifully named Domaine de la Chanteleuserie

 

2010 Bourgueil  $16.99  reg $22.99

A very fresh, herbaceous smoke and loads of character.

 

1996 Bourgueil  $29.99  reg $38.99

you read that right, the first of the "cellar" scores. Mature with cedar, spice. Limited

 

1989 Bourgueil  $29.99 reg $38.99

Wow, how many opportunities do you get like this 23 yr old wine direct  

from the domaine?

Limited 

 

Passing through the beautiful villages of Vouvray and Sancerre but for the purposes of this story we stop in Pouilly sur Loire and Domaine Regis Minet

 

2009 Pouilly Fume $16.99 reg $21.99

A wonderful vintage with lovely citrus, minerals, chalk and some herb notes.

 

 2011 Domaine Salvard "Unique" Sauvignon Blanc $13.99  reg $18.99

From our friends in Cheverny, this one is all SB and all snap, pop and verve.  

 

 

We'll  taste the 2011 E Chevalier Chardonnay the

2011 Chevalier Pinot Noir Rose  

2009 Pouilly Fume and 2010 Domaine Chanteleuserie Bourgeuil and we'll do it at no charge from 3 to 5 Saturday May 12th

 

NEXT TASTING STOP BEAUJOLAIS!   

  

  

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