Tasting Wine Pairing November

Question 1

Hors d’oeuvre 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: Bordeaux Blanc
Producer: Château Guiraud (Ghee-hoh)
Name of Wine: Le G de Château Guiraud
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 53% Sauvignon blanc, 47% Sémillon
ABV: 13%
Glass: AP

VINIFICATION
Fermentation : 50% in oak barrels that have been used for one wine, for the 1st Growth
classified in 1855; 50% in stainless steel vats. Fermentation lasts for approximately 10
days.
Malolactic : 5%
Ageing : 6 months in barrels, regularly stirring the lees

NOTE BY SANDRINE GARBAY, Director:

“Pale yellow colour, with great brightness. On the nose, passion fruit and pink grapefruit, paired with a minty
freshness and a pleasant salivating savouriness. On the palate, we find the freshness of the ripe Sauvignon, then
very quickly the evolution towards the roundness and the slightly brioche notes of the Semillon bringing a lot of
flesh to this lovely and very accessible vintage of G de Château GUIRAUD.”

Question 3

2nd Course Pairing

Answer 3

Varietal: Chardonnay
Producer: Maison Louis Latour
( May-zon Lew-ee Lah-tor )
Name of Vineyard: La Grande Roche
( La Gran Roh-sh )
Country: France
Region: Côte Chalonnaise
( Shal-oh-nay-s )
Appellation: Montagny Premier Cru
( Moh- tah- nee)
Village: Montagny
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Glass: Burgundy

Vinification & Ageing

Fermentation: Traditional in stainless steel vats, temperature controlled with complete malolactic fermentation

Ageing: 8 to 10 months ageing in stainless steel vats

Winemakers tasting Notes:

Our Montagny 1er Cru “La Grande Roche” 2022 has a bright, pale yellow color. From its nose emanate perfumes of yellow peach, fresh hazelnut and almond paste. Its mouth, ample and very round, reveals aromas of almond paste and honey. A lot of freshness on the finish.

Question 4

3rd Course Pairing

Answer 4

Varietal: Sangiovese
Producer: Marchesi Antinori
( Mar-Kay-zee An-ti-nor-ee )
Vineyard: Pian del Vigne (Pee-en del vee-gneh
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
DOC: Rosso di Montalcino
( Roh-so de Mohn-tal-chee-noh )
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 100% Sangiovese
ABV: 14%
Glass: Bordeaux

Vinification:

Freshly harvested grapes were brought to the cellar, destemmed, gently crushed, and transferred into stainless steel vats where alcoholic fermentation took place at controlled temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) over a period of approximately 8 to 10 days. Once malolactic fermentation was complete, the wine was aged for approximately 10 months.

Winemakers tasting notes:

Pian delle Vigne Rosso di Montalcino DOC is ruby red in color. The nose offers pleasant impressions of strawberries and cherries together with delicate citrusy hints of blood oranges and floral aromas. The complex bouquet is completed by balsamic notes of eucalyptus and hints of tobacco. Pleasant freshness on the palate is accompanied by silky tannins and distinctive sapidity. The long aftertaste echoes notes of red fruit blood oranges perceived on the nose.

Question 5

4th Course Pairing

Answer 5

Varietal: Merlot
Producer: Barnett Vineyards
Country: USA
Region: California
Subregion: Napa valley
AVA: Spring Mountain District
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 100% Merlot
ABV: 14.6 %
Glass: Bordeaux

Could not find a tech sheet for 2022

But here is tasting notes from 2021

Tasting Notes: The 2021 Spring Mountain Merlot has a beautiful dark purple
core. There are beautiful pure aromatics from this 100% Merlot wine. Big black
plum, dark roast coffee grounds, and black raspberry is matched with the
caramel, clove, and vanilla from the oak. The wine has a beautiful viscosity, very
rich and full. There is more cocoa nib, graphite and dark chocolate than fruit on
the palate. The tannins are that perfect level of chalkiness to go with the richness
of the wine. There is a beautiful black cherry cedar finish that goes on for a while.

Question 6

Dessert Pairing

Answer 6

Varietal: Zibibbo (Moscato di Alessandria)
( Zi-bee-boh) ( moo-skah-toe Dee Ahly-San-dree)
Producer: Donnafugata
(doo-nah Foo-gah-tah)
Name of wine: Ben Rye (Ben- Ree-yah)
Country: Italy
Region: South Eastern Sicily - Pantelleria Island
DOC: Passito di Pantelleria
( Pass-see-toh de Pan-tel-lear-ee-uh )
Vintage: 2022
Grape: 100% Zibibbo
ABV: 14.35%
Glass: Nick and Norah

Winemakers tasting notes:

Ben Ryé 2022 has a golden color with bright amber hues.
The very intense bouquet ranges from fruity notes of apricot, yellow peach and candied orange peel to tropical hints of mango and papaya, followed by hints of Mediterranean scrub.
On the palate, the fruity hints of aromatic herbs are combined with sweet nuances of honey. Intense and persistent, with an extraordinary balance between freshness and sweetness, Ben Ryè is a captivating Passito di Pantelleria, among wines most popular desserts in
the world.