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