wine
BY THE BOTTLE
SPARKLING
| Adami "Bosco di Gica" Brut, (Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Italy, NV German Gilabert Brut Rose, (Penedes, Spain), NV Pichot "le Peu de la Moriette" Brut, (Vouvray, Franc), NV Bagrationi Royal Cuvee Brut, (Imereti, Republic of Georgia), 2007 Dehours “Brisefer” Extra Brut, (Cerseuil, Champagne), 2002 Pierre Peters "Les Chetillions" Brut, (Mesnil0Sur-Oger, Champagne), 2000 |
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CRISP WHITES
| Gruner Veltliner, Pratsch "Rotenpullen", Neiderosterreich, Austria), 2008 Melon, Metaireau "one", (Muscadet Sevre et Maine, France), 2007 Chardonnay, J. Moreau "Vaucoupin", (Chablis Premier Cru, France), 2005 Chardonnay, Michel Gros "Hautes Cotes de Nuits", (Burgundy, France), 2007 Verdicchio, Bonci "Carpaneto", (Marche, Italy), 2008 Pinot Grigio, Villa Chiopris, (Friuli, Italy), 2008 Fiano de Avelliono, Di Meo, (Campania, Italy), 2007 Albarino, Licia, (Rias Baixas, Spain), 2008 Roditis/Viognier, Mercouri "Foloi", (Western Peloponnese, Greece), 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Merieau, (Touraine, France), 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Vacheron, (Sancerre, Franc), 2008 |
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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: DOMAINE DE LA TAILLE AUX LOUPS
"When it's time to change, It's time to rearrange" so sang the Brady Bunch Kids. In 1989 Jacky Blot, a Loire Wine Broker, took these lyrics to heart acquiring a few tiny parcels of well situated by somewhat forlorn 50 to 75 year old vine Chenin Blanc grapes in lesser known Montlouis sur Loire. He first drastically altered farming practices switching to organic methods. He also significantly lowered yields via increased vine pruning and stricly controlled grape selection. The result of this maniacal attention to detail has been wines of intense puity that has taken the appellation to new heights. At Taille Aux Loups Jacky makes several different styles of Chenin based wines including sparking, dry and sweet. Of the dry styles from Montlouis his top cuvee is the "Remus Plus" sourced from late harvested 80-100 year old vines. The wine is instense with honeyed apple and white flower aromatics framed by deep apple, stonefruit and toasted vanilla bean flavors. Mouthwatering acidity and minerality shine throughon the palate. This wine is a great match for rich shellfish and dense fleshed grilled fish.
| Chenin Blanc, Domaine de la Taille aux Loups "Remus Plus", (Montlouis, France), 2006 | 72 |
LUSH WHITES
| Insolia-Grecanico, COS, (Sicilia, Italy), 2007 Falanghina, Terredora Di Paola, (Campania, Italy), 2008 Chardonnay, Luli, (Santa Lucis Highlands, CA), 2008 Chardonnay, Tandem "Sangiacomo", (Sonoma Coast, CA)2007 Chardonnay, HDV “Hyde Vineyard”, Carneros, 2006 Grenache Blanc Blend, Beaurenard Blanc, (Chateauneuf du Pape, France), 2006 |
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OFF DRY WHITES
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Riesling, Von Hovel "Estate", (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany) 2007 |
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WINE STYLE SPOTLIGHT: TIMORASSO
We may have left our hearts in San Francisco but our noses and palates are lingering somewhere in the undulating hills of Piemonte, Italy. The area produces a diverse range of wines, none more distant then Walter Massa's rare Timorasso. The grape, Timorrasso, once the most widely planted in Piemonte, nearly went extinct after growers switched to the more easily grown cortese grape. However, under the watchful eye of Walter Massa it is making a comeback. His wine is rich and lush with tropical melon, apple and apricot aromas and flavors. A faint nuttiness and creamy texture round out the palate.
| Timorasso, Massa "Dethrona", (Piemonte, Italy) 2007 | 45 |