Amirault Cremant de Loire “Les Quarterons”
Amirault Cremant de Loire “Les Quarterons”$24.99Add to cart
Amirault Cremant de Loire “Les Quarterons”
Amirault Cremant de Loire “Les Quarterons”Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc
Farming Methods: Grapes purchased from colleagues in Anjou
Production: Traditional method
Aging: Minimum 18 months aged on laths, nourished by fine lees
Dosage: Brut
Characteristics: Fine bubbles with a hint of citrus and subtle honey notes
Food Pairing: Perfect as an aperitif
Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Gran Cuvée
Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Gran Cuvée$39.99Add to cart
Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Gran Cuvée
Bellavista Franciacorta Alma Gran Cuvée
Bereche et Fils Brut Reserve Champagne*
Bereche et Fils Brut Reserve Champagne*$69.99Add to cart
Bereche et Fils Brut Reserve Champagne*
Bereche et Fils Brut Reserve Champagne*“Firm and sleek, with crisp acidity structuring flavors of Gala apple, raisin bread, quince paste and almond cream. Well-knit, with a fine bead and fresh finish. Disgorged September 2011. Drink now through 2017. 65,000 cases made. -AN” (12/12)
1 Peter Liem – Champagne Guide
” Rating: *(*) Blended from roughly equal parts of the three varieties, with 30 percent reserve wine, this is still a little closed from its recent disgorgement in December of 2011. At the same time, it shows a great deal of energy and grip, combining a luscious depth of fruit with a racy, zesty structure. It picks up exotic, ginger-like notes on the palate, finishing with deep, soil-driven aromas and delicate length.”
Billecart Salmon Extra Brut Champagne 2008
Billecart Salmon Extra Brut Champagne 2008$109.99Add to cart
Billecart Salmon Extra Brut Champagne 2008
Billecart Salmon Extra Brut Champagne 2008This great 2008 is made from 65% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay with a dosage of 4.5g/l. This is inspiring now, but give it a decade in the cellar to really be blown away. This is a monumental Champagne in what’s arguably the greatest vintage for French bubbles since 1996 (although a case could be made for the consideration of 2002, but how many angels can dance on the head of a pin anyway?)(And is it ever worth answering a rhetorical question?)(oops, never mind)
Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante (Prosecco) 2018
Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante (Prosecco) 2018$21.99Add to cart
Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante (Prosecco) 2018
Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante (Prosecco) 2018Enoteca Bisson was born in 1978 when Pierluigi Lugano fell in love with the wines of the Ligurian coastline. He began as a trader in small lots of bulk wine, later became a wine merchant and finally a grower in his own right. He now splits his time between his busy wine shop in Chiavari, the wine cellar and his vineyards and is now considered one of Liguria’s most accomplished producers. This wine, however, comes from the opposite side of the country, from the Veneto, for Glera is the correct name for the grape that used to be called Prosecco; it is a lightly sparkling wine, bone-dry, bottled early to maintain its freshness. Because he eschewed using a cork in favor of a crown cap, the wine doesn’t qualify to be bottled as Prosecco and thus is labelled “Glera.”
Ca’Rugate Fulvio Beo Rosé
Ca’Rugate Fulvio Beo RoséAfter a short maceration on the skins for 1-2 days, the first fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. The following spring, this still wine is bottled with an addition of yeast and a second fermentation in bottle follows, producing a fine mousse. The wine matures for 24 months with its yeast lees, gaining flavour and complexity. It is then disgorged to remove the spent yeast and labelled.
Ch. de Bligny 6 Cepages Champagne
Ch. de Bligny 6 Cepages Champagne
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne NV
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne NV$54.99Add to cart
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne NV
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne NVWinemaker Notes:
This Champagne features a deep golden robe, not unlike the summer robe preferred by HRH Queen Elizabeth, who it is rumored has been known to enjoy the occasional rehoboam of Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve (chilled overnight in the cool waters of the moat surrounding Buckingham Palace) during the early hours of the evening.
The delicately vivacious and long-lasting bubbles are the result of more than 36 months of aging in our deep chalk cellars. With 40% of reserve wines (the maximum possible amount) included, the blend offers a complex, voluptuous nose with notes of freshly baked brioche and the richness of roasted coffee beans. “It’s breakfast in a glass!” is how I put it, and I’m the winemaker, so I know these things.
A precise selection of wines, purposely limited to 60 crus, ensures the Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve a deliciously sophisticated harmony (I always have The Beatles — ‘Rubber Soul’ era, of course — in mind when blending.) An opulent selection of ripe, sun-drenched fruits such as mango, apricot, and greengage plum combines with dried fruits, pistachio and almond is noticeable in the nose, and the texture is reminiscent of a crisp layer of nougatine on a velvety cream pastry filled with plump red plums and ripe cherries. “It’s desert in the glass!” I’ve been known to say when given the mic during winemaker dinners. The reserve wines, some dating back ten years give the wine lushness, and the depth of the thousand-year-old chalk quarries where the wine matures bring to it a touch of praline along with notes of amber and vanilla. We put this batch into the cellar in 2013 and disgorged it in 2018, so it’s had plenty of time to come together (ha! another Beatles Reference!!)
Daniel Boccard Bugey Pet. Nat Rosé Demi-Sec 2017
Daniel Boccard Bugey Pet. Nat Rosé Demi-Sec 2017$22.99Add to cart
Daniel Boccard Bugey Pet. Nat Rosé Demi-Sec 2017
Daniel Boccard Bugey Pet. Nat Rosé Demi-Sec 2017As an aperitif or with all the sweet flavors. Cerdon goes wonderfully with salty and sweet bites and verrines. For example, many customers order us this vintage on the occasion of their wedding, for the wine of honor or on the mounted piece.
Toast with foie gras and fig jam
Red fruit and / or raspberry dessert (including ice cream and pies)
Elio Perrone Bigaro Moscato Rosé
Elio Perrone Bigaro Moscato RoséBigaro—a softly sweet, gently effervescent salmon-colored sparkler made from Brachetto and Moscato; Cherry color, with purplish tinges. An ample and cogent wine; wild strawberry, raspberry and rose notes. Sweet and well equalized acidity that makes it a fragrant and well-balanced wine.
