BTG Flashcards

Question

Domaine de Prion, Moulin à Vent, Beaujolais, France 2014

Answer 1

Organic farming After spontaneous fermentation concluded in cement, Sylvain racked the wine to neutral barrique where it remained for 24 months prior to bottling

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Oltretorrente, Colli Tortonesi Superiore, Piedmont, Italy 2013 16

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Pumpkin pairing Harvested from three parcels amounting to 1 hectare, planted between 1920 and 1940 on calcareous clay with southern exposure. There are even some bush vines here. Harvested at very low yields of 3,000kg/ha (about 21 hl/ha). The grapes are destemmed and are fermented in concrete tanks. Maceration for the 2013 vintage lasted a full two months. The wine was aged for 18 months in used barriques of 225 and 300L. 2500 bottles produced

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Lucien Boillot, Angles, Volnay Premier Cru, Burgundy, France 2010 45 Walter Scott, La Combe Verte, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2016 21

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Maxime Magnon, Rozeta, Corbières, Roussillon, France (en Magnum) 2015 17 Field blend, mostly carignan from 50-60 year old vines

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Southold Farm and Cellar, Quiet Explosions, North Fork of Long Island, New York 2015 30

Answer 7

Xanledo is a blend of Brancellao and Caiño Longo, hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts and 100% whole clusters in open-top used French oak and steel vats without temperature control, and 40 days skin maceration. The wine is raised for 10 months in various sized used French oak (225, 300, 600 & 700L), and is bottled with only a very light filtration. Viñedos de Gabián is a new, small project from Raul Perez’s long-time assistant winemaker – José “Pepiño” López-Quecuty Pereiro. Pepiño works a single 3-hectare terraced, amphitheater-style vineyard named “Gabian” that he planted in 2011 by himself. He also purchases fruit from local growers that make up a substantial part of the cuvee while his vines reach maturity. The soil is granite sand, the farming is organic without certification, and the winemaking is traditional.

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Petterino, Gattinara, Piedmont, Italy 2005 27 | $295 pumpkin pairing

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Marco Petterino 2.5 total hectares of vineyards 3 top crus in Gattinara, Permolone, Castelle, and Guardie 15 day fermentation and maceration followed by 3 years in 25hl old oak barrels, then stainless tanks and bottle aging for 6 months

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Domaine Monier Perréol, St. Joseph, Rhône Valley, France 2015 28 $175 duck pairing

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Antoine Arena, Morta Maio, Patrimonio, Corsica, France 2011 30

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Hermann J. Wiemer, Bye, Bye, Blackbird, Seneca Lake, New York 2013 23

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Empire Estate, Finger Lakes, New York 2015 Channing Daughters Cabernet Franc Rosato, North Fork of Long Island, 2016 Southold Farm and Cellar, Quiet Explosions, North Fork of Long Island, New York 2015 Hermann J. Wiemer, Bye, Bye, Blackbird, Seneca Lake, New York 2013

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Château Rouget, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 2003 40

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Scholar & Mason, Napa Valley, California 2015 24 Switchback Ridge, Peterson Family Vineyard, Napa, California 2011 45

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Switchback Ridge Wines are sourced exclusively from the Peterson Family Vineyard in Calistoga. Legendary winemaker Robert Foley.

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von Hövel, Scharzhofberg, Auslese, Saar, Germany 2010 25

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The 21-hectare von Hövel estate operates out of a manor house that was completed in the 12th century, where it initially served as an abbey retreat. Located in Konz-Oberemmel in a side valley of the Saar, which is known as Konzer Tälchen (“little valley” of Konz), the old cellar is today as it was over 800 years ago. 2.8 ha vineyard holding in Scharzhofberg

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Weinlaubenhof Kracher, Auslese Cuvée, Burgenland, Austria 2015 18

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Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 1996 95 | Sigalas-Rabaud, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2010 25

Answer 21

Vintage report 5/5 Rain in August swelled the grapes but also encouraged some botrytis to set in. September was mixed, with some cold weather and rain towards the end of the month. There was grey rot, and affected bunches had to be removed. Botrytis was widespread by early October, sugar levels were high, and the harvest was in full swing. The best wines were rich and concentrated. Very high quality.

Answer 22

Dagueneau was discouraged by the region’s lack of appellation status for such wines and launched a search outside the Loire to pursue a unique, worldclass dessert wine. Seeking to stake his claim in an under-realized vinicultural region, the winemaker ended up at the foot of the Pyrenees just south of Pau in Southwest France where his new estate’s spectacular ampitheatre of terraced vineyards prompted Dagueneau to adopt the name Babylone. Dagueneau quickly adapted to the Petit Manseng vines

Answer 23

Elio Perrone, Bigaro, Frizzante Rosé, Piedmont, Italy 2016 15 Brachetto, Muscat Blanc Cranberry pairing