Our weekend wine tastings are on hiatus, but we will still be featuring select wines for discount! Scroll down to explore tasting notes, and purchase any of the wines featured this weekend for 10% off retail pricing.
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Chateau Graville-Lacoste Graves 2019
Origin: France
Retail: $22.95 | Sale: $20.65
This somewhat atypical Graves is distinguished by its high percentage of Sémillon, sourced from vineyards in the greatest white wine terroir in all of Bordeaux — the Haut-Barsac. The average age of vines used to make this wine is between 45-48 years old, creating a rich, full, aromatic mid-palate to complement the clean finish. There is no better way to enjoy this crisp, invigorating wine than with a platter of fresh seafood. Raw oysters, fresh shrimp, clams, scallops, crab, langoustines...the more the merrier!
75% Sémillon | 20% Sauvignon Blanc | 5% Muscadelle
Talley Vineyards Chardonnay 2017
Origin: California
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
The signature white wine of Talley Vineyards, the Estate Chardonnay represents a pure expression of the calcareous soils and cool maritime climate of the Arroyo Grande Valley produced in a classic old world style, incorporating barrel fermentation and aging. A complex bouquet combines pear nectar, tangerine, honeydew, and brioche. Juicy and energetic on the palate, this wine offers concentrated citrus, orchard fruit, and buttered toast flavors with a hint of toasty lees. Rich yet lively in style, it has excellent clarity on an impressively long, mineral- and floral-accented finish.
100% Chardonnay
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reseve NV
Origin: France
Retail: $39.95 | Sale: $35.95
Billecart-Salmon is not your ordinary Champagne house. They have been owned and operated by the same family for 200 years and are the oldest continuously-owned Champagne house in the region. This cuvée, with reflections of straw yellow, stands out by the finesse of its slowly rising bubbles and its persistent and abounding mousse. Impressive ripe stone fruits on the nose melt into notes of peaches, mangoes, melons, and cherries. A full and accurate flavor combined with a fine freshness and a rich bouquet bear witness to the ageing of this cuvée in the House’s traditional cellars. Composed of three Champagne grape varieties from the finest terroirs, this wine, an accomplice of every moment of life, will delight your guests as an aperitif or throughout a dinner.
40% Pinot Meunier | 30% Pinot Noir | 30% Chardonnay
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV
Origin: France
Retail: $94.95 | Sale: $85.45
An iconic Brut Rosé for good reason. Dosage here is a modest 7 grams per liter of sugar, keeping things dry and crisp. One of the reasons Billecart rosé is so popular today is because they were one of the first houses to really focus on that style, back in 1954. This wine is pure, fresh and intense on the nose, with lovely raspberry aromas, refreshing citrus zest flavors and great definition. The palate has great finesse and a long, well-structured with delicate minerality.
40% Chardonnay | 30 % Pinot Noir | 30% Pinot Meunier
La Fleur de Boüard Lalande de Pomerol 2011
Origin: France
Retail: $59.95 | Sale: $53.95
The Fleur de Boüard vineyard on the edge of the Pomerol plateau, not far from Saint Emilion, La Fleur de Boüard's vineyard benefits from an exceptional location. The 2011 La Fleur de Boüard is a rich, full-bodied, ripe, and satisfying wine. It showcases super-ripe Merlot picked late from small yields. In a relatively short period of time, Hubert de Bouard has created a reference point for how great Lalande de Pomerol can be.
100% Nebbiolo
Château Hallet Sauternes 2015 375ml
Origin: France
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.95
Château Hallet is comprised of 5 hectares with a mix of clay and limestone soils. The vines are on average 30 years old and everything is harvested by hand: the grapes are picked in successive passes. Stone fruits with hints orange rind and honeysuckle welcome you into the glass. The palate is ripe and rich with bright acidity on the finish. Makes a good match not only for desserts, but also our paté and strong cheeses.
100% Sémillon