Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Premier Cru ‘Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot’ Monopole 2000
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Premeaux-Prissey, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 95% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Blanc & 1% Pinot Gris, from the 2.29ha walled vineyard. The vines are grown on very calcareous white earth soils. The vines were replanted in the 1980s and 1990s and the terroir is east-facing. […]
Domaine de Reuilly Reuilly Pinot Gris 2021
12.5% abv, Denis Jamain, Chemin de Petites Fotaines, Reuilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris from young vines grown on siliceous gravel soils. The farming is done biodynamically and the winemaking direct press with 5 months on the […]
Domaine Ernest Burn Grand Cru Goldert Tokay-Pinot Gris ‘Clos Saint-Imer La Chapelle’ 1997
13.5% abv, Gueberschwihr, imported by Madison Wine Importers, Madison, WI. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Gris aged in large foudre oak casks from the historic Clos Saint-Imer vineyard in the Alsace Grand Cru Goldert. Tasting note: the Burn Grand Cru Pinot Gris is medium amber in color with a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru ‘Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot’ 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: Monopole climat, 95% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Gris, and 1% Pinot Blanc aged for 16 months in 30% new French oak. Tasting note: the ‘Clos Blanc’ is deep gold in color with a clean nose of […]
Trimbach Pinot Gris Réserve Alsace 2015
14% abv, Ribeauville, imported by Esprit du Vin, Boca Raton, FL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Medium gold, nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of white flowers, pineapple, guava, mango and honeycomb. On the palate this wine is dry with a very slight hint of sweetness, not enough to be off-dry, with flavors or […]