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Wine By the Glass - Summer 2023 Flashcards

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Laherte Freres

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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

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Bodet-Herold

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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

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Opera

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Wine: Lambrusco Secco (Dry)

Orgin: Lombardy, Italy

Grape: 95% Lambrusco Gasparosa, 5% Lambrusco Salamino

Tasting Notes: Cherries, Strawberries and Blackberry Jam, refreshing acidity. This wine will pair well with almost all of our food!

Fermination/Aging: Fermentation at low temps for 6 months (the norm is 2-3 weeks!) in stainless steel using
Charmat method. Kept in tank at low temps and then bottled to order.

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Basserman-Jordan

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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

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Malabaila

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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

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Domaine Crochet

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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

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Marco de Bartoli

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Wine: Lucido

Origin: Sicily, Italy

Grape: Catarratto

Tasting Notes: fresh and zippy with ripe stone fruits. Crisp salinity is very refreshing

Fermentation / Aging

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San Salvatore

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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

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Arnaud Lambert

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Wine: Saint Cyr en Bourg

Origin: Saumur, Loire, France

Grape: Chenin Blanc

Tasting Notes: pears, green pineapple and beeswax

Fermentation/Aging: whole bunches pressed, aged in 50% barrel & 50% foudre

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Domaine Fevre

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Wine: Chablis

Origin: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Grape: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: white peach & green pear, very lean (no much creaminess)

Technicals: 10 months in stainless steel

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Wenzlau

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Wine: Union Square Cuvee

Origin: Santa Barbara, California

Grape: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: rich and textured, honeysuckle, lemon blossom and ripe stone fruits

Fermentation/Aging: 14 months in neutral french oak

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Chateau L’Escarelle

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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

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Benanti

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Wine: Etna Rosato

Origin: Sicily, Italy

Grape: Nerello Mascalese

Notes: structured but delicate red fruits, savory and mineral drive

Technicals: cold maceration on skins for 12 hours, fermentation in stainless steel for 10 days

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Crivelli

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Wine: Grignolino d’Asti

Origin: Piedmont, Italy

Grape: Grignolino

Notes: very light bodied, juicy and fun, strawberry and vibrant acidity

Technicals: fermented and aged in stainless steel, hand harvested, 13% alc

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Jolie Laide

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Wine: Glou d’Etat

Origin: Mendocino & Central Coast, California

Notes: tart cranberry, orange peel, some earth, light body

Grape(s): 65% grenache, 25% mourvèdre, 10% syrah

Technicals: whole cluster fermentation in neutral oak

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Stafford Hill

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Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Grape: Pinot Noir

Notes: medium body with notes of black cherry and plums, earthy. Classic Oregon Pinot

Technicals: 11 months in oak (15% new oak)

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Chapter 24

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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

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Rocca di Castagnoli

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Wine: Chianti Classico
Origin: Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Grape: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo/Colorino

Notes: bright cranberry, juicy texture, very playful Chianti

Technicals: 3 months stainless steel, 12 mos large barrel

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Oddero

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Wine: Barbera d’Alba

Origin: Piemonte, Italy

Grape: Barbera

Notes: blackberry & black plum, fresh and soft, ripe tannins

Technicals: maceration and fermentation for 15 days in stainless steel

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Francois Villard

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Wine: ‘Certitude’

Origin: Crozes Hermitages, Rhone, France

Grape: Syrah

Notes: medium body, lush and elegant dark fruits, integrated & smooth tannins

Technicals: whole cluster fermentation, 18 mos in older oak

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Chateau Smith

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Wine: Pessac Leognan

Origin: Bordeaux, France

Grape: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon

Notes: blackberry, plum & cassis, mild spices, full body

Technicals: 20% sees new oak for 18 mos

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Camille Giroud (Summer Somm)

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Wine: Bourgogne Blanc 2020

Origin: Bourgogne

Grape: Chardonnay

Notes: tropical fruit, yellow apple, citrus zest, wet stones, and white flowers

Technicals: Neutral Oak

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Anima Mundi (Summer Somm)

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Wine: Gres

Origin: Penedès, Spain

Grape: Xarel-lo

Notes: Citrusy vibrancy with some salty minerality. There are notes of lemon, peach and ginger. The wine has very high acidity and a round, medium body.

Technicals: Aged on the lees for 6 months and there is no filtering or added sulfur, so the wine does have a
slightly creamy, lemon curd/creme fraiche vibe

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Domaine Giacometti (Summer Somm)

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Wine: “Cru des Agriate” Rose 2021

Origin: Corsica

Grape: 95% Niellucciu 5% Sciaccarellu

Notes: this classy rosé is remarkably fresh, pure, and focused, with a filtered-through-granite minerality

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Girolamo Russo (Summer Somm)

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Wine: Etna Rosato 2021

Origin: Mount Etna, Sicily

Grape: 100% Nerello Mascalese

Notes: Young vines; fresh, bright strawberry flavors and zesty

Technicals: Aged in stainless steal

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Mee Godard (Summer Somm)

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Wine: Grand Cras 2020

Origin: Beaujolais, France

Grape: Gamay

Notes: Easy-drinking, fresh and lovely strawberry
and tart cherry notes; dark fruit and earth-spice, with a strong mineral presence and lingering acidity; fuller Beaujolais

Technicals: Organic and biodynamic

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Ferretti (Summer Somm)

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Wine: Rosso di Montalcino 2019

Origin: Brunello di Montalcino, Italy

Grape: Sangiovese

Notes: Mineral backbone provides crystalline structure; juicy, savory red fruit

Technicals: four months in slovenian oak, four months stainless steel

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Criante (Summer Somm)

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Wine: G-Contrada

Origin: Sicily, Italy

Grape: Grillo

Tasting Notes: stone fruit and almonds, zippy acidity

Fermentation/Aging: stainless steel, grapes harvested at 360m above sea level

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Domaine Christope et Fils

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Wine: Chablis

Origin: Chablis, Burgundy,

Grape: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: Flinty/smoky character, touch of salinity, medium body, ripe lemon citrus on the nose

Fermentation/Aging:

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Chateau L’Escarelle

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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

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Ronchi Di Cialla Rosato

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Jolie Laide

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Wine: Glou d’Etat

Origin: Mendocino & Central Coast, California

Notes: tart cranberry, orange peel, some earth, light body

Grape(s): 65% grenache, 25% mourvèdre, 10% syrah

Technicals: whole cluster fermentation in neutral oak

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Chapter 24

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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

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Le Corti

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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

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Guidobono

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Wine: Barolo

Origin: Piedmont, Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo

Tasting Notes: medium body with darker fruit, a touch of spice and leather

Technical: fermented in stainless steel, aged in large oak cask for 24 mos

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Oddero

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Wine: Barbera d’Alba

Origin: Piemonte, Italy

Grape: Barbera

Notes: blackberry & black plum, fresh and soft, ripe tannins

Technicals: maceration and fermentation for 15 days in stainless steel

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Francois Villard

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Wine: ‘Certitude’

Origin: Crozes Hermitages, Rhone, France

Grape: Syrah

Notes: medium body, lush and elegant dark fruits, integrated & smooth tannins

Technicals: whole cluster fermentation, 18 mos in older oak

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Gundlach Bundschu

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Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon

Origin: Sonoma Valley, California

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Notes: blackberry, plum & cassis, mild spices, full body, high alcohol

Technicals: 18 mos in French oak, 50% is new

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