Wine - Summer 2024 Flashcards
Laherte Freres
Wine: Ultradition Extra Brut
Grape: 60% Meunier, 30% Chard, 10% Pinot Noir
Origin: Champagne, France
Tasting Notes: mineral and complex, very classic Champagne
Fermentation/Ageing: aged 6 mos on the lees
Bodet-Herold
Wine: Rose Cremant de Loire
Grape: 100% Grolleau
Origin: Loire, France
Tasting Notes: easy drinking, tart red fruit, soft acidity
Paltrinieri
Wine: Lambrusco ‘Solco’
Grapes: Lambrusco Salamino
Origin: Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Tasting Notes: dry but fruit forward, luscious purple fruits, gluggable
Fermentation/Ageing: 2 days skin contact
Vollenweider
Grape: Riesling
Origin: Mosel, Germany
Tasting Notes: dry tasting, high toned, tense, mineral driven, citrus fruit
Fermentation/Ageing: fermented in 1,000 L barrel,
Domaine Crochet
Wine: Sancerre
Grape: Sauv Blanc
Origin: Sancerre, Loire, France
Tasting Notes: classic Sancerre, fresh vibrant & crispy, grapefruit & white peach, high acid
Fermentation/Ageing: 100% stainless steel
Marco de Bartoli
Wine: Lucido
Grape: Catarratto
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Tasting Notes: overripe lemon, salty acidity, crisp and refreshing
Fermentation/Ageing: whole clusters aged on lees for 7 mos in stainless steel
Contra Soarda
Wine:
Grape: Vespaiolo
Origin: Veneto, Italy Vintage: 2022
Notes: medium body with notes of orchard fruits, rich texture, high acidity
Technicals: fermentation in stainless steel
Albert Boxler
Wine:
Grape: Chasselas
Origin: Alsace, France
Tasting Notes: mediumish body & zesty, very aromatic with white flowers on the nose, grapefruit/stone fruits
Fermentation/Ageing: vinified in large barrel, no fining or filtering
Domaine Goisot
Wine: Aligote
Grape: Aligote
Origin: Burgundy, France
Notes: bright expression with refreshing acidity, white flowers, orchard fruits
Technicals: fermentation and ageing in stainless steel
Lioco
Wine: Sonoma County
Grape: Chardonnay
Origin: Sonoma Valley, California
Notes: rich lemon and stony minerality, leaner than usual Cali Chard. Tangerine and fresh fennel on nose.
Technicals: 18 mos in French oak, 50% is new
Canadel
Wine: Rosé
Grape(s): 50% Mourvedre, 40% Cinsault, 10% Grenache
Origin: Bandol, Provence, France
Notes: delicate florals, lively acidity, strawberry, light-medium body
Technicals: long fermentation and 6 mos in mix of stainless steel & concrete
Bonavita
Wine: Rosato Grape: 60% Nerello Mascelese, 20% Nerello Cappuccio, 20% Nocera
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Notes: fuller bodied than the Canadel, a bit savory, tart fruit, pairs with a lot of food
Technicals: 12hrs skin contact, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel
Siret Coutard
Wine: Chateaulliment Grape(s): Gamay & Pinot blend
Origin: Loire, France
Notes: tart red fruit, crunchy minerality, playful acidity
Technicals: all stainless steel
Le Corti
Wine: Chianti Classico Grape: 995% Sangiovese, 5% Colorino
Origin: Tuscany, Italy
Notes: red fruited with some spice and earth, tart cherries
The Union
Wine: Grape: Pinot Noir
Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Notes: light + in body with notes of peppered bing cherries, touch of tobacco and earth