Staff Picks! Tasting and Sale - Fri, April 1, 5-7:30 pm and Sat, April 2, 12-4 pm

Burgundy, Carignan, Chardonnay, Costières de Nîmes, Côte de Nuits, Cote Rotie, Events, France, Gevrey-Chambertin, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Loire, Macon, Marsanne, Organic, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rhône, Roussanne, Sale, Sauvignon Blanc, Sustainable, Syrah, Tasting, Viognier, White Wine No Responses »
Mar 302011

Please join us on Friday, April 1st from 5PM until 7:30PM, and again on Saturday, April 2nd, from 12PM until 4PM to taste an eclectic lineup of regional French wines spanning the Loire Valley, the Rhone and Burgundy. Representing both outstanding values and superb quality, this is a tasting you will not want to miss! The Lineup:

1.  Chateau de la Bonneliere Touraine “Cepage Sauvignon – Les Devants” 2008, List Price $14.99, Sale $12.69 – Touraine, Loire, France – 100% Sauvignon Blanc – 12.5% abv – Organic - Pale yellow. Assertive bouquet of lime zest, lemongrass and wet stone. Dry, nervy, tightly wound citrus and green apple flavors are underscored by dusty minerality and expand on the back half. Leaves a trail of mineral and citrus notes behind on the nicely persistent finish. This is a very good value and can compete with plenty of Sancerres. – Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

2.  Domaine Pascal Bonhomme Vire-Clesse Vieilles Vignes 2009, List Price $23.99, Sale $19.99 – Macon, Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Sustainable - A throw back to classic and artisanal wine making, we are very excited to have recently found this treasure in southern Burgundy. Pascal Bonhomme has some of the best situated sites in Vire-Clesse and he makes every effort in his vines to convey that in the bottle. Similar to vignerons in the Cot D’Or, Pascal harvests completely by hand and vinifies meticulously using pneumatic pressing. The estate is 2.5 hecates in size with most of it’s production being sold cellar door and, now, to the U.S. 60 year old vines; vinification is 20% in oak barrels and 80% in stainless steel tanks, 100% malolactic fermentation.

3.  Domaine Mourgues du Gres Terre d’Argence Blanc Vin de Pays du Gard 2008, List Price $17.99, Sale $14.99 – Costieres de Nimes, Rhone, France – 50% Viognier, 30% Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc – 12% abv – Sustainable - Slightly fuller, with undeniable minerality as well as a more exotic character. . . . Approximately one-fourth of this cuvee is aged in French oak, and the rest in vat. More honeysuckle, white peach, and currant notes make an appearance in this medium-bodied, elegant, authoritatively fruity, stylish wine. Drink it over the next year. – The Wine Advocate

4.  Domaine Serafin Pere & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 2007, List Price $54.99, Sale $46.99 -Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic -  A hint of wood spice frames moderately sauvage, earthy and layered currant and dark pinot fruit aromas that merge into rich, full and serious medium weight flavors underpinned by ripe tannins and a balanced, intense and persistent finish. A classic Gevrey with fine quality for a villages wine. – Burghound

5.  Domaine des Soulanes “Cuvee Jean Pull” Vin de Pays de Cotes Catalanes 2007, List Price $18.99, Sale $15.99 – Roussillon, France – 60% Grenache, 40% Carignan – 14.5% abv – Organic - Intense kirsch, red plum and raspberry flavors give this southern French red real character and power. The finish is spicy, with plenty of finesse to the black licorice notes. Grenache and Carignane. Drink now through 2012. – Wine Spectator

6.  Domaine Georges Vernay Cote-Rotie “Blonde du Seigneur” 2006, List Price $69.99, Sale $49.99 – Northern Rhone, France – 100% Syrah – 12.5% abv – Sustainable - Bright ruby-red. Finely etched red and dark berry, floral, herbal and mineral aromas, plus a slow-building anise quality. Tangy and focused, offering sweet raspberry and blueberry flavors and showing no obvious tannins. Finishes lush and creamy, but with a jolt of zesty minerals adding vivacity and cut. Extremely fresh and delicious right now. These vines are planted entirely in the Cote Blonde, at Lancement and Coteaux des Semons. Incidentally, Paul Amsellem describes 2006 as a “subtle, smooth and classic vintage for red wines,” adding that they will be best in their youth, like the ’04s. “The 2007s, though, are agers.” – Rated 91 Points, Wine Spectator; 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Sale pricing for selected wines lasts through the end of Saturday, April 2, 2011. No other discounts may apply.

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90+ Point Burgundy vs Rhone Smackdown! - Sat, Feb 19, 12-4 pm

Anjou, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Chenin Blanc, Cinsault, Côte de Nuits, Events, France, Gevrey-Chambertin, Grenache, Grower, Loire, Meursault, Morey-St.-Denis, Mourvedre, Organic, Producer, Red Wine, Rhône, Sale, Sustainable, Syrah, Tasting, Vaccarese, White Wine, Winemaker No Responses »
Feb 162011


Please join us on Saturday, February 19th, from 12pm until 4pm to sample these outstanding expressions of iconic regional French wines. The Lineup:

Richard Leroy Anjou Les Noëls de Montbenault 2007, List Price $29.99, Sale $19.99 – Anjou, Loire, France – 100% Chenin Blanc – 12.5% abv – Organic – Vivid yellow-gold. Honeydew melon, peach and nectarine on the nose, with exotic notes of gingerbread and musky herbs coming up with air. Initially pliant, gently sweet melon and pit fruit flavors turn firmer in the mid-palate and offer excellent palate coverage and strong spice character. Finishes with impressive length and lingering spiciness. Lots going on here but this still seems young. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator

Domaine Remi Jobard Meursault En Luraule 2007, List Price $68.99, Sale $42.99 – Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Sustainable – Lime and crushed stone aromas along with a bit of biscuity reduction. Then juicy and sweet, with enticing flavors of lime and spices. This broad, sweet village wine offers excellent energy and finishes with very good grip. There are five different plantings that go into this cuvee: Jobard bought these vines when they were “very young,” just before the 1994 harvest. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Morey St.-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte-de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A floral red berry and earth inflected nose serves as a relatively elegant introduction to the pure, detailed and lightly mineral suffused medium full flavors that possess good power, focus and intensity on the long and palate staining finish. This is lovely and understated. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2006, List Price $99.99, Sale $74.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - The Dugat-Py 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes offers considerable depth of ripe black fruits and toasted meat on a palate so fine-grained it is able to sooth and seduce all the way to a succulently long finish. En route, cocoa powder, sage, iodine, and black pepper add interest and invigoration. It could be enjoyed young but will doubtless hold well for 6-8 years, given the track record at this estate. – Rated 90 points, The Wine Advocate; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 88-90 points, Burghound

Domaine Jean Royer Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition 2007, List Price $43.99, Sale $36.99 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France – 90% Grenache, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre – 15% abv – Sustainable - The most drinkable and precocious of the 2007s is the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape, made from essentially the same blend as the Hommage a Mon Pere, but from slightly younger vines (only 40 years old!). Kirsch and floral notes dominate this ruby/purple-tinged effort. Almost Burgundian in its freshness and vivacity, this full-bodied, rich, elegant, gorgeously textured, approachable wine should evolve for 10-15 years. This small estate (just over 12 acres) is run by the Royer family, who can trace its origins in Chateauneuf du Pape back to the 1800′s. However, they have only been estate bottling their wines since the mid-eighties. As the following notes indicate, these are very high quality, artisanal wines made with assistance from consultant Philippe Cambie. All of the vineyards are located in the southern sectors of Chateauneuf du Pape known as Bois de la Ville and Les Grandes Serres, the latter being one of the sources for the superb wines from Isabel Ferrando’s St.-Prefert Chateauneuf du Papes. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, The Wine Advocate; 90 points, Wine Spectator

Domaine Clos St-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005, List Price $69.99, Sale $42.99 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France – 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre, 3% Cinsault, 2% Vaccarese, 1% Muscardin – 14.5% abv – Sustainable - The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes has a dark saturated ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of camphor, beef blood, roasted meat, pepper, lavender, spring flowers, and assorted red and black fruits such as kirsch and blackberry. The wine is very Provencal, extremely deep, full-bodied, and ideal for drinking over the next 12-15 years. The tannins are there, but they are nearly obliterated by the wine’s concentration and richness. – Rated 93 points, The Wine Advocate; 93 points, Wine Spectator; 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Sale pricing for selected wines lasts through the end of Saturday, February 19th, 2011. No other discounts may apply.

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Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils' Oustanding 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin - Saturday Tasting and Sale

Burgundy, Chambolle-Musigny, Chardonnay, Charmes-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Events, France, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Organic, Pinot Noir, Producer, Red Wine, Sale, Tasting, White Wine, Winemaker No Responses »
Oct 292010

The laconic Christian Sérafin reports that 2007 was a vintage that had a “lousy start but a great ending. Given the lousy summer that we had, I honestly didn’t believe that it would be anywhere near as good as it is. We began picking on the 3rd of September and while there was some sorting necessary, if you did your vineyard work properly when it needed to be done, it could be minimized. In particular, given the kind of weather and humidity where the pattern was a constant warm/cold, aeration of the grapes through dropping immature bunches, leaf thinning and correct canopy management was the difference between minimal rot and lots of it. We had good sugars that ranged between 12 and 13% with good acidities and phenolic ripeness levels. As such, I did a normal vinification that lasted about 3 weeks and I like the wines a lot as they’re wine of elegance and purity.” – Allen Meadows, Burghound

Please join us this Saturday, October 30th, from 12PM to 4PM for a tasting of the following selection from the portfolio of Domaine Sérafin. The Lineup:

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Bourgogne Blanc 2007, List Price $33.99, Sale Price $27.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Organic

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 2007, List Price $54.99, Sale Price $45.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Medium red. Complex nose melds wild red berries, herbs and spices. Seems more primary in the mouth than the younger 2008, with ripe acids framing the red fruit and spice flavors. Finishes with dusty tannins, firm backbone and lingering notes of red berries and smoked nuts. – Rated 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 87-89 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Morey St.-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A floral red berry and earth inflected nose serves as a relatively elegant introduction to the pure, detailed and lightly mineral suffused medium full flavors that possess good power, focus and intensity on the long and palate staining finish. This is lovely and understated. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes 2007, List Price $116.99, Sale Price $98.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A more elegant and refined nose of ripe red and blue pinot fruit with violet and rose petal nuances leads to round, rich, serious and fresh flavors that are at once delicate and punchy on the mid-palate yet interestingly, fairly robust on the solidly long finish where a distinct note of anise surfaces. This is a lovely and understated Chambolle with a veneer of lace but a superstructure of firm tannins. – Rated 91 Points, Burghound; 91 points, Wine Spectator; 90 points Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

The following wines will not be poured at the tasting, but will be on sale:

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 2007, List Price $35.99, Sale Price $29.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A pretty but serious dark berry and fresh earth nose introduces equally earthy and fresh flavors that possess good detail and only mild finishing rusticity. – Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2007, List Price $85.99, Sale Price $72.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A touch of wood sets off complex, ripe, somber and animale suffused aromas of dark pinot fruit that precedes rich, full and powerful medium-bodied flavors brimming with dry extract, all wrapped in a powerful and impressively persistent finish. Outstanding quality for its level and recommended. – Rated 90 Points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points Wine Spectator; 90 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good medium red. Serious, somewhat brooding aromas of black cherry and licorice. Suave on entry, then lush and sweet but firmly built, with noteworthy density and a fine-grained texture. This boasts lovely fresh fruit and finishes with lingering perfume and excellent lift. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Fontenys 2007, List Price $118.99, Sale Price $99.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A brooding and serious yet very fresh nose of mostly dark berries with earth, wood spice and forest floor notes that are in keeping with the character of the textured, intense and focused middle weight flavors that culminate in a textured, complex, vibrant and velvety finish. A seductive effort with excellent balance. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 91 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2007, List Price $160.99, Sale Price $135.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good bright, dark red. Stuffed with very ripe black raspberry, chocolate and oak flavors and quite long on the back end, finishing with firm tannic backbone and noteworthy energy. Give this at least five years. This is a classic Cazetiers with a distinct animale element to the ripe red berry, violet and underbrush tones that continue on the earth-inflected, sappy, precise and moderately concentrated flavors that possess real character and excellent power on the impressively long, balanced and textured finish. This has another dimension relative to all of the prior wines. – Rated 93 points, Wine Spectator; 92 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2007, List Price $196.99, Sale Price $166.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good medium red-ruby. Dark wild berries, violet, licorice and underbrush on the nose. Sweet, lush and deep. Densely packed flavors of wild berries and chocolate. Finishes broad and very ripe, with suave, fine-grained tannins and lingering subtle perfume. This isn’t quite as powerful as the Cazetiers but ultimately, there is just more here in the same fashion as there is more to the Cazetiers than any of the prior 1ers. – Rated 93 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 93 points, Burghound; 91 points, Wine Spectator

Special Pricing: Sale prices for individual bottles last through Saturday, October 30th, 2010.

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