Alvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 France Burgundy
Alvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 France BurgundyAlvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 – The bouquet emerges with concentrated, ripe peach and green apple notes followed by bright citrus and wet stone aromas. The palate is fresh and lively with sappy fruit shining through alongside fresh acidity
Chalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2018 France
Chalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2018 FranceChalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2018
Wines made from the Aligoté grape are exclusively white.
Aligoté accounts for 6% of all vines in Bourgogne and has a long history here as one of the two local white varietals along with Chardonnay. It is a vigorous vine with larger and more plentiful grapes than Chardonnay.
Bourgogne aligoté is a delicious white wine that is young, stylish and is a little different. It is pale gold in color and offers a well-balanced taste, and ranges from a fruity bouquet with notes of apple and lemon to a more floral palette. In the mouth, this vibrant wine tickles the taste buds.
Champalou Vouvray 2018
Champalou Vouvray 2018Champalou Vouvray 2018
Tasting Notes
Honey and yellow peaches, white flowers, and stony minerality dominate this refreshing and acid-driven palate. Excellent.
Terroir: Clay and limestone
Vinification and aging: The grapes are harvested early in the morning, to benefit from cool temperatures. It is after this decisive step that the bunches are pressed respectfully using pneumatic presses. After careful selection, the juices ferment at low temperature in the tank. Then comes the aging on fine lees, which will bring to the wine: freshness, body, finesse and delicacy.
Food and wine pairing: With the Classic, it is a fresh and fruity wine that expresses itself. The combination of its freshness and delicate flavors allow it to be served with grilled fish and white meats, shellfish, vegetable tians and Japanese dishes. Ideal for an aperitif. Serve at 10 ° C.
Clomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019 Languedoc-Roussillon
Clomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019 Languedoc-RoussillonClomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019
Picpoul is a crisp, dry white that is a perfect fit with seafood! A delicate nose, slightly floral with citrus notes and a lick of salinity.
La Cave de Montagnac, where Clomarin is produced, was created in 1937 in the town of Montagnac. Today, its soil extends from the right bank of the Hérault River to the Thau lagoon in southern France. Many of the vineyards are located on located on stony clay-limestone soils. The climate is Mediterranean, with warm and dry summers, more temperate near the sea.
Didier Grappe Savagnin Ouille Cotes du Jura White 2016
Didier Grappe Savagnin Ouille Cotes du Jura White 201615 yr old vines from Champ Rouge, Clay limestone soil. Whole bunch pressed and fermented in tank. This savagnin is made in the Ouille style, topped up during maturation to avoid oxidization. No SO2 added. A wine that shows it’s place, having that streak of electric acidity the Jura is known for. – Winery Note
Domaine Barat Chablis 2018
Domaine Barat Chablis 2018Domaine Barat Chablis 2018
Winemaker Notes
Beautiful shiny gold-green reflections, it is characterized by a floral nose, a lively and iodized mouth with a beautiful persistence.
Joelle & Michel Barat are descended from five generations of wine growers. The pair launched their own label in 1972, and in 2000, their children, Angele & Ludovic, joined them in running the family estate.
Domaine Barat is located about a mile outside of the city of Chablis in the village of Milly. The vineyards are managed by Ludovic, who works with organic, herbicide-free fertilizers and viticulture practices, and green pruning. The estate’s coveted vines are planted on South-facing slopes, on Kimmeridgian and Portlandian marl formed millions of years ago during the Jurassic era when the sea covered Chablis. Even today, the mineral-rich clay-limestone soil remains plush with marine fossils, which lend an intense and vivacious minerality and freshness to the wines.
Domaine Danjou Banessy Supernova White 2017
Domaine Danjou Banessy Supernova White 2017Aromas could be described between a tea infusion (bergamot, verbena, linden, thyme and rosemary), a sake and a white beer. Sublime fruit, lush texture, stunning aromas and tension and a super refreshing bitter finish.
2 weeks skin contact, fermentation with natural yeasts and 6 months ageing in old barrels with a little oxidation. No filtration, no fining, low sulphur.
Domaine De La Motte Chablis 2017
Domaine De La Motte Chablis 2017A classic Chablis from vines grown on the famous Kimmeridgian clay with nervy, mineral fruit but added depth from a small, around 10%, addition of some oak aged wine into the blend.
Domaine de la Grenaudiere Muscadet 2019 Loire Valley
Domaine de la Grenaudiere Muscadet 2019 Loire ValleyDomaine de la Grenaudiere Muscadet 2019
The wine is bone dry with great tension and lively thirst quenching acidity showing delicious notes of lemon butter richness and tart grapefruit. There’s also a pleasing oyster shell salinity and driving mineral freshness which gives the wine a slight resemblance to classic Chablis, but at half the price. Absolutely delicious!
Domaine de la Grenaudiere is run by brothers Jean-Luc and Guy Ollivier in the Muscadet Sevre Et Maine appellation in the Loire Valley. Their vineyards are quite old at 25 to 60 years of age. The fruit is hand harvested then full clusters are fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and in cement tanks before aging in tanks with lees stirring.
