wines btg Flashcards
Pierre Moncuit, Hugues de Coulmet, Brut, Blanc de Blanc, Champagne, France NV
Grape(s): 100% Chardonnay
Appellation: Côte des Blancs
Glassware: Zalto white
Price: $40/gl ; $24/3oz
Located in village of Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Mineral laden champagne with notes of chamomile, dried flowers, and orchard fruits
Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Brut 2012
Eva Fricke, Trocken, Rheingau 2020
Grape(s): 100% Riesling
Appellation:
Glassware: Zalto uni
Price: $24/gl ; $14/3oz
Daughter of two doctors from Saxony, exciting young winemaker with several vineyard sites in Rheingau. Upon completing oenological studies spent time in Bordeaux, Piedmont, Ribera Del Duero, and Australia. Blend of several different vineyard sites, fermented in stainless steel, spent four mos on fine lees.
Philip Lardot, Kontakt, Mosel Valley 2020
Grape(s): Riesling - Muller Thurgau
Appellation: Mosel
Glassware: Zalto Uni
Price: $21/gl ; $13/3oz
Collin from Vom Boden met Philip and convinced him to visit Mosel where he met the eccentric Dr. Stein. 60/40 Riesling and Müller-Thurgau. 14 days of whole cluster fermentation.
Thibaud Boudignon, Rosé de Loire, Loire Valley 2021
Grape(s): 80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Grolleau
Appellation: Loire Valley
Glassware: Zalto Universal
Price: $18/GL, $11/3oz
Hands down one of the best winemakers in Anjou. 25+ year old vines. Malolactic conversion blocked to produce a fresh, vibrant, yet textural rosé, with good length and intriguing mineral complexity.
Thibaud Boudignon, Rosé de Loire, Loire Valley 2021
Grape(s): 80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Grolleau
Appellation: Loire Valley
Glassware: Zalto Universal
Price: $18/GL, $11/3oz
Hands down one of the best winemakers in Anjou. 25+ year old vines. Malolactic conversion blocked to produce a fresh, vibrant, yet textural rosé, with good length and intriguing mineral complexity.
Domaine Chevillon, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains, Burgundy 2019
Grape(s): ⅔ Gamay & ⅓ Pinot Noir
Appellation: Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
Glassware: Zalto Bordeaux
Price: $30/Glass | $18/3oz Pour
Estate started late 19th century in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Brothers Bertrand and Denis are 5th G managers of property. From three lieu dits, grapes are co-fermented and raised in oak 20% new.
Eyrie Vineyards, The Eyrie, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley 2017
Grape(s): Pinot Noir
Appellation: Dundee Hills
Glassware: Zalto Bordeaux
Price: $40/gl
David Lett a pioneer of Willamette with wines of concentration and grace…
Gil Berzal, Buscando Garnacha Natural, Rioja 2019
Grape(s): Garnacha
Appellation: Rioja
Glassware: Zalto Bordeaux
Price: $18/Glass | $11/3oz
Plot is in rain shadow of Sierra de Cantabrias. Saul’s first attempt at making an unoaked 100% garnacha from his estate. Two very calcareous plots planted in 1990 and 1995 were used. Fermented in concrete and aged in concrete for 1 year. This wine is produced without the addition of any SO2 and with biodynamic viticulture. Intense fruit and finesse in the tannins.
Heidi Schröck, Beerenauslese, Burgenland 2020
Grape(s): Welschriesling…
Appellation: Burgenland
Glassware: Zalto white
Price: $35/gl
Ginger, overripe stone fruit, mineral driven and fresh acidity to balance sweetness.
