Wine Bottle List Flashcards
J Vignier ‘Aux Origines Blanc de Blancs Brut’ NV
100% Chardonnay
Côte de Sézanne
$101
36 months sur lie
Etienne Calsac ‘l’Échappé Belle Extra Brut’ NV
100% Chardonnay
Côte des Blancs, côté de sezanne, vallée de la marne
$110
Spontaneous fermentation
Sous-bois élevage
No fining, no filtration
20% barrel, rest stainless
J Vignier ‘1er Cru les Abbesses Brut’ 2015
100% Chardonnay
Côtes de Sézanne
$153
5 years sur lie
2015 was a great vintage year, especially with producers who harvested earlier (since there was rainfall late in the harvest time). Dry conditions in the early growing season, low disease pressure.
Maison Gamet ‘Rive Gauche Brut’ NV
Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier
$126
Well balanced, focused on fruit
*practices polyculture (beekeeping, cidre farming, and cereal farming)
20 months sur lie
6 g/L dosage
Yann Alexandre ‘Grande Reserve Brut’ 1er Cru NV
Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier (10% meunier)
Montagne de Reims
$137
Great 1er cru
Certified HVE niveau 3 since 2015
Have been using sheep in the vineyards since 2018
Organic agriculture
Aged 7 years before release
Maison Gamet ‘Rive Droite Brut’ NV
Blanc de Noirs
Meunier/Pinot Noir
Vallée de la Marne
$112
Not super lees-y, blanc de noir
*practices polyculture (beekeeping, cidre farming, and cereal farming)
20 months sur lie
5 g/L dosage
Billecart-Salmon ‘Sous Bois’ NV
Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier
$165
Vinified 100% in oak
Egly Orient ‘Grand Cru Brut’ NV
Pinot Noir/Chardonnay (70/30)
Ambonnay
$185
4th generation producer
Practices organic
No malo
1 g/L dosage
Unfined unfiltered
48 months sur lie
Louis Nicaise ‘1er Cru Brut Rosé’ NV
Pinot Noir/Chardonnay/Meunier
$97
Sustainable
Philipponnat ‘Royale Reserve Brut Rosé’ NV
100% Pinot Noir
$175
Longer lees ageing
Asnilla Arinto/Loureiro 2021
Vinho Verde, Portugal
$53
Serious, single vineyard, herbal wine. Not really spritz-y
Sustainable
Planted in 1992
Good for grüner drinkers
Kellerei Terlan Pinot Grigio 2021
Alto Adige, Italy
$61
Classic alto adige
5-7 months sur lie
Temp controlled stainless
Eido da Salgosa Albariño 2021
Rías Baixas, Spain
$72
3 friends, classic, sunny fruit
600 bottles produced each year
Lees ageing
Domaine Vincent Pinard ‘Flores’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Sancerre, France
$105
Maybe certified organic
Little more generous than 2021
Very sharp for a 2020
50/50 oak/stainless vats
Bernhard Ott ‘Fass 4’ Grüner Veltliner 2021
Wagram, Austria
$64
Good Grüner
Small parcels vilified separately and then blended
Gerard Duplessis ‘Villages’ Chardonnay 2020
Chablis, France
$95
Organic
Villages bottle
Mineral and floral, typical of the appellation
Salomon Undhoff ‘Ried Kogl’ Riesling 2021
Kremstal, Austria
$74
No use of herbicides for over a decade
Bert Jr analysed the soils here for his masters thesis and plans to experiment with micro ferments where the soils vary (kind of a fun talking point)
Weingut Hermann Ludes ‘Monster Thörnicher Ritsch Kabinett Feinherb’ Riesling 2021
Mosel, Germany
$70
Peter Lauer ‘Feils Fass 13 Grosses Gewächs’ Riesling 2021
Saar, Germany
$150
Vegan producer
Organic
Las Jaras ‘Glou Glou’ Carignan/Zinfandel/Valdiguie/Charbono 2022
Mendocino, California
$64
Practicing organic
Carbonic
Red fruits, pomegranate, hibiscus
Phelan Farm Trousseau 2021
San Louis Obispo, California
$126
Azienda Agricola COS Frappato 2021
Sicily, Italy
$65
Phelan Farm Poulsard 2021
San Louis Obispo, California
$126
Phelan Farm Gamay 2021
San Louis Obispo, California
$104
Clos de la Roilette Gamay 2021
Fleurie, France
$90
Used to be in Moulin-à-Vent
Bodegas Albamar ‘Capitan Xurelo’ Mencia 2021
Rías Baixas, Spain
$61
A leading producer in the region
Funky, natural
Phelan Farm ‘Autrement’ Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse 2021
San Louis Obispo, California
$111
Whitcraft Winery ‘Kessler-Haak Vineyard’ Syrah 2021
Sta. Rita Hills, California
$97
Partial carbonic
Earthy, meaty, pepper-y, lighter body for a Syrah
Giovanni Almondo Arneis 2020
Roero, Italy
$58
Organic
Family has been rooted in the region since the 14th century
Stainless vats
Borgo del Tiglio ‘Collio Bianco’ Friulano/Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling 2019
Collio, Italy
$97
Bit more texture, light oak use, floral and fresh fruit
Nicola used to be a pharmacist, but began taking care of vines when his father passed in the 80s
Lady of the Sunshine ‘Chevey’ Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay 2021
Edna Valley, California
$75
Certified biodynamic
Neutral French oak, unfined, unfiltered
60/40 sauv blanc/chard
Comes from Presqu’île vineyard in Santa Maria valley
7 months sur lie
Domaine Amiot Aligoté 2020
Burgundy, France
$70
Single plot
Massale sélection
Domaine William Fevre ‘1er Cru Côte de Lechet’ Chardonnay 2019
Chablis, France
$121
Whitcraft Winery ‘Tinaquaic Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2020
Santa Maria Valley, California
$125
Henri et Gilles Buisson ‘Sous le Château’ Chardonnay 2020
St Romain, France
$130
Very environmentally focused
Apricot, peach, spicy, mineral
Sous le château is located under the ruins of an old chateau
Jean-Marie Bouzereau Chardonnay 2019
Meursault, France
$207
10th generation family farmed
Drinks well young, with complex fruit aromas and moderate lees-y notes
Damien Laureau ‘Les Genets’ Chenin Blanc 2018
Savennières, France
$103
Certified organic
Unfined, unfiltered, vegan
5-10% new French oak (12 months)
Château Yvonne ‘Saumur Blanc’ Chenin Blanc 2020
Saumur, France
$100
Biodynamic practices
Small production (2000 cases/year)
Unfined, unfiltered
MLF
Domaine de Bellivière ‘Prémices’ Chenin Blanc 2020
Jasnières, France
$76
Domaine Huet ‘Le Haut Lieu Demi Sec’ Chenin Blanc 2020
Vouvray, France
$81
Early pioneer of biodynamic viticulture
Carl-Schmitt-Wagner ‘Longuicher Herrenberg Kabinett’ Riesling 2008
Mosel, Germany
$76
JJ Prum ‘Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett’ Riesling 2018
Mosel, Germany
$90
Elegant and savory, with notes of apricot
Karthauserhof ‘Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Spätlese’ Riesling 2012
Mosel, Germany
$136
Nikolaihof ‘Vinothek’ Riesling 2002
Wachau, Austria
$300
Barrel aged
Flint, deep, round, complex, intense finish
Castello di Nieve ‘Santo Stefano’ Barbera 2020
Alba, Piedmont, Italy
$54
6 months French oak and stainless
A Tribute to Grace ‘Havlin Vineyard’ Grenache 2018
Santa Barbara, California
$109
Biodynamic practices
Domaine Potinet-Ampeau ‘Monthelié’ Pinot Noir 2010
Burgundy, France
$100
Burn Cottage ‘Moonlight Race’ Pinot Noir 2021
Central Otago, New Zealand
$91
12 months French oak
Name comes from a water pathway that flows through the Burn Cottage property
Biodynamic farming
Littorai ‘Wendling Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2021
Anderson Valley, California
$172
Huge focus on the environment/terroir
To them, the wine is a direct reflection of the vineyard, not the winery
Naidu Pinot Noir 2021
Russian River Valley, California
$79
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard ‘Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes’ Pinot Noir 2018
Burgundy, France
$170
Beautiful wine!
Robert Chevillon ‘1er Cru Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Chaignots’ Pinot Noir 2019
Burgundy, France
$200
Very Nuits-Saint-Georges like
Herdade do Rocim ‘Vinho Regional Tinto’ Turgid Nacional 2019
Aletejano, Portugal
$54
Ridge ‘Lytton Springs’ Zinfandel/Petite Sirah/Carignan/Mourvèdre’ 2020
Sonoma, California
$114
Adamare ‘Tinto’ Mencia/Garnacha Tintorera 2021
Ribera Sacra, Spain
$76
Charles Joguet ‘Clos du Chene Vert’ Cabernet Franc 2018
Chinon, France
$148
Guilia Negri ‘La Tartufaia’ Nebbiolo 2017
Barolo, Italy
$121
Luciano Sandrone ‘Sii et Paucis’ Nebbiolo 2012
Barolo, Italy
$327
Remelluri ‘Reserva’ Tempranillo 2008
Rioja, Spain
$137
Emile Beyer ‘Lieu dit Hohrain’ Pinot Gris 2016
Alsace, France
$91
Alzinger ‘Ried Loigenberg Smaragd’ Riesling 2021
Wachau, Austria
$127
Daniel Etienne Defait ‘1er Cru Les Lys’ Chardonnay 2009
Chablis, France
$145
Martin Clerc Viognier 2017
Condrieu, France
$129
Suertes del Marques ‘Trenzado Parages del Oeste’ Listan Blanco 2021
Canary Islands, Spain
$71
Klipfel ‘Grand Cru KLirchberg de Barr’ Gewurztraminer 2004
Alsace, France
$76
Lucien Albrecht ‘Clos Himmelreich’ Riesling 2007
Alsace, France
$120
Marcel Deiss ‘Grand Cru Mambourg’ Pinot: Gris/Noir/Meunier/Blanc/Beurot 2002
Alsace, France
$175
Very round texture, dry
San Filippo ‘Brunello’ Sangiovese 2016
Montalcino, Italy
$138
No Girls ‘La Paciencia Vineyard’ Grenache 2011
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
$192
Coffee-like long finish
Super interesting wine!
Domaine de la Janasse ‘Chapuin’ Grenache 2014
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
$171
Clos Mogador ‘Gratallops’ Garnacha/Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Carignan 2017
Priorat, Spain
$250
Deep, dark fruits
Bodegas Cepa 21 ‘Malabrigo’ Tempranillo 2018
Ribera del Duero, Spain
$139
French oak
Cherry, black fruit, spice, deep
CVNE ‘Imperial Gran Reserva’ Tempranillo/Graciano/Mazuelo 2011
Rioja, Spain
$176
24 months new French oak
Dominio de Pingus ‘Flor de Pingus’ Tempranillo 2004
Ribera del Duero, Spain
$291
Biodynamic
Powerful, herbaceous, spice
Julien Cécillon ‘Babylone’ Syrah 2019
St Joseph, France
$84
Phelan Farm ‘Bassi Vienyard’ Syrah 2021
San Luis Obispo, California
$132
Château de Saint Cosme Syrah 2019
Côte-Rôtie, France
$160
Myriad ‘Halcon Vineyard’ Syrah 2014
Mendocino County, California
$158
50 cases produced
Pepper, bay leaf, black fruit
Higher elevation vineyard
Château Franc Maillet ‘Pomerol’ Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2018
Bordeaux, France
$121
Château Pradeaux ‘Rouge’ Mourvèdre 2017
Bandol, France
$110
Dunn ‘Napa Valley’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Napa, California
$160
Cayuse ‘Camaspelo Proprietary Blend’ Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2012
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
$192
Château Montrose ‘La Dame de Montrose’ Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2015
St. Estèphe, France
$139
Château le Puy ‘Barthelemy’ Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Francs-Côtes de Bordeaux, France
$282
Harlan ‘Estate’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Napa, California
$1850
Carboniste ‘Octopus’ Albariño 2021
Sacramento, California 2021
$73
Art & Science Symbiosis Grüner Veltliner/Apple 2019
Willamette Valley, OR
$62
Viotti Lù ‘Brut Rosé’ Albarossa NV
Piedmont, Italy
$58
Traditional method
Cantina Soliera Lambrusco Sorbara NV
Emilia-Romagna
$45
Phalan Farm ‘Bottle Baby’ Apple & Grape Wine 2021
San Louis Obispo, California
$55
Makarounas Spourtiko 2020
Crete, Greece
$74
La Spinetta ‘Piccolo Derthona’ Timorasso 2020
Colli Toetonesi, Italy
$62
Hofgut Wörner ‘Steillage Weiss’ Riesling/Müller-Thurgau 2020
Baden, Germany
$56
Clos dels Guarans ‘El Guará’ Xarel•lo Vermell 2021
Catalunya, Spain
$91
Scythian Wine Co ‘White’ Palomino 2021
Cucamonga Valley, California
$106
Philip Lardot ‘Der Graf’ Riesling 2020
Mosel, Germany
$64
Oak aged
Pax ‘Somers Vineyard’ Mission 2021
North Coast, California
$72
Charles Joguet ‘Rosé’ Cabernet Franc 2018
Chinon, France
$80
Manetti ‘Campaglione Bianco’ Trebbiano 2019
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
$65
Finca Torremilanos ‘Ojo de Gallo Clarete’ Tempranillo 2021
Ribera del Duero, Spain
$58
Vinas Mora ‘Kaamen’ Babic 2020
Primošten, Croatia
$105
Tercet ‘Pommard En Boeuf’ Pinot Noir 2017
Burgundy, France
$171
Alberto Orte ‘Atlantida’ Tintilla 2018
Cádiz, Spain 2018
$91
Phalan Farm Mencia 2021
San Louis Obispo, California 2021
$110
Phelan Farm ‘Nithya’ Malbec/Cabernet Franc
Carmel Valley, California
$93
Stolpman ‘Hair of the Bear’ Petite Syrah/Roussanne 2020
Santa Barbara, California
$132
75% new French 500L
25% neutral French 500L
Native fermentation
100% de-stemmed