Wine by The Glass - Fall 2023 v2 Flashcards
Laherte Freres
Producer: Laherte Freres
Wine: “Brut Nature”
Origin: Champagne, France
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Tasting Notes: from the family’s chalkiest soils, linear and crisp, bright lemon and ripping acidity
Fermentation/Aging: fermentation in foudres with regular lees stirring, aged 6 months, no dosage
Bodet-Herold
Wine: “Physis”
Origin: Loire, France
Grape: 90% Chenin, 10% Grolleau
Tasting Notes: zesty lemon, sea spray and notes of stone fruit
Fermentation/Aging: whole cluster, stainless steel, 30 months on lees
Simon Lemarie
Wine: Cidricchus Original
Origin: Loire, France
Grape: 40% Fréquin rouge, 50% Douce Coët 5% Judor, 5% Bisquet
Tasting Notes: intense cider, notes of apple (go figure!) and toffee
Fermentation/Aging: slow and long pressing, fermented with ambient yeast
Basserman-Jordan
Wine: Trocken
Origin: Pfalz, Germany
Grape: Riesling
Tasting Notes: white flowers on the nose, bright apples and pears, well-balanced acidity
Fermentation/Aging: spontaneous fermentations, stainless steel, 5 months on lees
Domaine Crochet
Wine: Sancerre
Origin: Sancerre, Loire, France
Grape: Sauv Blanc
Tasting Notes: classic Sancerre, fresh vibrant & crispy, grapefruit & white peach, high acid
Fermentation/Aging: 100% stainless steel
Criante
Wine: C - Contrada
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Grape: Catarratto
Tasting Notes: grapefruit and underripe lemon, savory acidity, medium body
Fermentation / Aging
San Salvatore
Wine: Trentenare
Origin: Campania, Italy
Grape: Fiano
Tasting Notes: mediumish body, aromatics of peach, apple & fig, elegant texture
Fermentation/Aging: 100% stainless steel, 6 months lees contact
Malabaila
Wine: Le Tre
Origin: Piedmont, Italy
Grape: Arneis
Tasting Notes: Floral with high acidity, asian pear, camomile flowers, white lily, bright citrus, melon, good for guest looking for something more than sauv blanc.
Technical: Farmed biodynamically, aged in stainless steel
Mount Eden
Wine: Wolff Vineyard
Origin: Edna Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Grape: Chardonnay
Tasting Notes: rich and textured, honeysuckle, lemon custard and full bodied
Fermentation/Aging: nine months in French Oak
Famille Paquet
Wine: Macon-Prisse
Origin: Chablis, Burgundy, France
Grape: Chardonnay
Tasting Notes: white peach & green pear, lean with refreshing acidity
Fermentation/Aging: 120% new oak, maturation in stainless for 12 mos
Chateau L’Escarelle
Wine: Rosé
Origin: Provence, France
Grape(s): 45% syrah, 35% grenache, 20% cinsault
Notes: delicate florals, lively acidity, strawberry, light-medium body
Technicals: 100% stainless steel, short amount of skin contact, no malo
Ronchi di Cialla
Wine: Rosé
Origin: Friuli, Italy
Grape(s): Refosco
Notes: raspberry and watermelon fruits, refreshing acidity
Technicals: all stainless steel with 4 mos on the lees
La Providence
Wine: Chemin Faisaint
Grape(s): 70% cinsault, 30% syrah
Region: Provence, France
Notes: tart red fruit, crunchy minerality, playful acidity
Technicals: all stainless, syrah goes thru carbonic maceration, cinsault fermented in egg shaped vats
Chapter 24
Wine: The Union
Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Grape: Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes: Textbook Oregon Pinot, dark fruit, spice, cola, a bit of restraint for old world pinot drinkers
Technical: Volcanic soils
Le Corti
Wine: Chianti Classico
Origin: Tuscany, Italy
Grape: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo/Colorino
Tasting Notes: tart cherry, juicy texture with medium body, sneaky alcohol at 14%
Technical: fermentation in stainless steel, 12 mos concrete, 3 mos bottle