Château Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Grand Cru Classé 2000
13.5% abv, Famille Lurton, Pauillac Gironde, imported by Bordeaux Wine Locators Inc., Tumwater, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: this 5th growth in Pauillac consists of 30 hectares. For the grand vin, they use 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, vines on average 35 years of age, fermented on the skins […]
Lucien Albrecht Alsace Pinot Gris ‘Cuvée Romanus’ 2019
14% abv, Colmar, imported by Foley Family Artisan Imports & Spirits, Santa Rosa, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris, “hand-harvested, 4-6 weeks controlled fermentation in stainless steel, and maturing on the fine lees for another 2 to 3 months.” Tasting note: the Pinot Gris is pale gold in color […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Beaune ‘La Montée Rouge’ 2001
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Premeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from three plots in the village area planted on red iron-rich clay soils. Aged in French oak for sixteen months (30% new). Biodynamic farming. Route de BouzeSurface: 0,533 ha – parcel in a coomb […]
Château Raymond-Lafon Sauternes 2002
13.5% abv, Famille Meslier, imported by Bordeaux Wine Locators, Inc., Tumwater, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, vines are on average 35 years old, aged in 100% new French oak barrels for three years. Tasting note: the Sauternes is deep gold in color with a […]
Pascal Biotteau Anjou Rouge 2019
13% abv, Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets, imported by Nashawtuc LLC, Sandy Hook, CT. A Mary Taylor Selection. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Cabernet Franc & 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, “from 25-30 year old vines in area of the Anjou-Villages that falls on a geological fault-line. Half of the vineyards are grown in slate soils, […]
Anna de Laweiss Schlossberg Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2017
13% abv, Bennwihr, imported by United Wines & Spirits LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris. Tasting note: the Schlossberg Grand Cru us medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of peony, carnation, peach and honey. On the palate this wine […]
Le Petit Chambord Cour-Cheverny 2018
15% abv, François Cazin, Cheverny, imported by Louis/Dressner Selections/LDM Wines, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Romarantin, 25 year-old vines, harvested by hand; fermented in steel tank with native yeasts. The wine is aged on its lees without stirring in 20-25-hectoliter foudres for 6 months, returned to undergound […]
Domaine Weinbach Alsace Sylvaner 2017
13% abv, Faller, Kayserberg, imported by Vienyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: Winemaking notes: 100% Sylvaner grown in and around the Clos des Capucins vineyard. “The grapes are sourced entirely from the Domaine’s estate vineyard, Clos de Capuchins. Comes from land composed of sandy silt soil on granite pebbles. The grapes growing in this terroir ripen much […]
Château Lalande Saint-Julien 2019
15% abv, Famille Meffre, Saint-Julien, imported by Aquitaine Selections. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot. “The terroir of Château Lalande is located in the town of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, along the road of great wines along the estuary of the Gironde, near the Talbot and Lagrange castles. Its vineyard, […]
Château Pique Caillou Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2019
14% abv, Isabelle et Paulin Calvet, imported by Aquitaine Wine Co. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures of 25°C to 28°C in stainless steel vats. A ten-day post-fermentation period at 30°C before the wine is run off the skins. Aged for […]