Tasting Wine Pairing April

Question 1

Hors d’Oeuvres Pairing

Answer 1

Varietal: Sparkling
Type of sparkling: Brut Rośe
Producer: Victorine de Chastenay
- (Vic-torr-een De Shasta-nay)
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Appellation: Crémant de Bourgogne
- (Crem-mahnt de Bur-gun-ya)
Vintage: NV
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Sweetness: Brut
ABV: 12.5%
Glass: Tulip

   - Crémant is a group of sparkling wines made with the same technique as Champagne, but from outside the Champagne region. 


   Palate: ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry and mushroom

   Nose: barnyard, cherry, plum, game and tomato

Question 2

1st Course Pairing

Answer 2

Varietal: Clairette Blend ( Blanc/ White Rhone blend)
Producer: Domaine de Cristia
- ( Christ-ee-uh)t
Country: France
Region: Rhône
AOC: Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- ( Sha-toh-nuhf-doo-pahp)
Vintage: 2021
Grape: 80% Clairette (Clair-ett)
20% Roussane (Rooh-sahn)
ABV: 13.5 %
Glass: Burgundy

   Winemakers notes: A harmonious Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc that requires 2-hour aeration to fully express itself. There are buttery notes, a greasy texture and toasted nuances. Offering a rich and complex taste experience. Perfect to accompany lobster with butter, poultry with cream or Soft cheese

   It displays generous aromas of honeysuckle, quince, yellow apple, pear, white peach and cedar. Medium-bodied, deep and concentrated, it concludes with a sapid

Question 3

2nd course

Answer 3

Varietal: Chardonnay
Producer: DuMol ( Doo-mal)
Country: USA
Region: California
Subregion: Sonoma
Appellation: Russian River Valley
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 100 % Chardonnay
Aging: Barrel Aging
AGED 11 MONTHS IN 27% NEW FRENCH OAK BARRELS FROM TONNELLERIES REMOND, CHASSIN & ACF FOLLOWED BY 4 MONTHS SETTLING IN TANK
ABV: 14.1%
Glass: Burgundy

Winemakers notes:

Lovely aromatic purity: pear, honeydew, lemon sorbet, and baked apple notes alongside white flower, spearmint and sea spray edges. Stone and citrus fruit flavors dominate the palate which is broad and enveloping and expands to honeyed lemon and hazelnut richness. The wine’s texture is chewy and layered before fresh acidity lifts the long intense flinty finish.

Question 4

3rd Course Pairing

Answer 4

Varietal: Nebbiolo
Producer: Produttori del Barbaresco
- ( Prro-duh-torEe )
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Italian pronunciation - (PEeh-mon-teh)
English (Piedmont) - (PEe-ed-mont)
Both are okay pronunciations
DOCG: Barbaresco
MGA: Asili Riserva
( Aw-zee-lee)
Vintage: 2019
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
ABV: 14.5%
Glass: Burgundy

Wine makers notes:

Medium body vintage with intense mineral and red fruit aromas, balanced ripe tannins. Intense and complex wine, great refinement and breed, lots of red fruit notes

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