Happy Valentine's Day!
Join us for a complimentary wine tasting this weekend, hosted by Jason Bise of Winebow.
This week we sample a number of wines perfect to share with your loved one, from a sparkling rosé to delightful reds to a botanical apertif. Starting at 11:30am on Saturday and Sunday, all bottles will be available for purchase at 10% off retail price.
Find a printable PDF of this week’s tasting notes here.
Domaine Louis Moreau Petit Chablis 2018
Origin: France
Retail: $24.95 | Sale: $22.45
Domaine Louis Moreau is a 50-hectare estate based in the heart of the Chablis appellation. Louis and his wife Anne founded the domain in 1994. This beautiful Chablis achieves its highly distinctive mineral character due to its cool northerly climate and its highly calcareous soil. It’s fresh and aromatic, with notes of apple and citrus on the nose with bright acidity and a roundness on the palate.
Chardonnay
Charles Bove Touraine Brut Rose NV
Origin: France
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.95
This cuvée is made according to the Méthode Traditionnelle process. The bubbles are very fine, abundant and long-lasting in the flute. Its bouquet is very fruity with scents of cherries, fresh-baked bread, chalky soil tones, dried rose petals, and a touch of spice. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied, focused, and shows fine mid-palate depth. It has bracing acids of youth, frothy mousse and very good length, with grip on the complex finish. Perfect as an aperitif, yet it is a surprisingly versatile wine that can complement many lighter style dishes such as Asian cuisine or poultry.
Cabernet Franc
Gamay
La Gerla Sangiovese Poggio gli Angeli 2016
Origin: Italy
Retail: $18.95 | Sale: $17.05
Fattoria La Gerla was founded in 1976 by the late Sergio Rossi. The estate only farms Sangiovese and is the only family owned property in Montalcino working with the original Biondi Santi (BBS)clones. The vines used top make this wine are 15 years old, so they prefer to make a younger, fresher wine from them. The nose shows beautiful wild berries and hints of herbs. The palate has that beautiful Sangiovese acidity and a fruity medium-length finish with silky smooth cherry flavors. A perfect match for Tuscan meat ragu and pasta.
Sangiovese
Saint Cosme Cotes Du Rhone 2018
Origin: France
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
Chateau de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the appellation’s benchmark wines. Wine has been produced on the site of Saint Cosme since Roman times, evident by the ancient Gallo-Roman vats carved into the limestone below the chateau. This pure syrah is sourced from the Gard (on the right bank of the Rhône) and Vinsobres (left bank). Violets, black olives, cassis, and blueberry flavors provide terrific varietal expression in a medium to full-bodied package framed by silky tannins.
Syrah
91 points James Suckling
90 points The Wine Advocate
Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Petite Sirah 2017
Origin: California
Retail: $47.95 | Sale: $43.15
Ridge Vineyards have been making single-vineyard wines since 1962 and are the largest grower of organically certified grapes in Sonoma County. Inky dark fruit and expressive savory notes infuse this Petite Sirah with tremendous nuance and surprising freshness. It has a superbly juicy array of fresh and succulent dark plums and blackberries that are delivered in an effortlessly attractive way.
Petite Sirah | Zinfandel
93 points Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media
92+ points Jeb Dunnuck
Badenhorst Caperitif NV
Origin: South Africa
Retail: $37.95 | Sale: $34.15
This magnificent Grand Quinquina is flavored with cinchona bark and 35 ingredients sourced from the Cape of South Africa. The Badenhorst family starts with Chenin Blanc fortified with grape spirit, lightly sweetened with sugar of the same grapes, then adds bitter notes with bark from the cinchona tree and flavors of rare Cape botanicals like fynbos, kalmoes, and naartjies.