Staff Picks: What to Drink This Week
Things our staff thinks you should consider trying!
2020 Bader-Mimeur Bourgogne Blanc Dessous les Mues - $39.99
This well valued, opulent Chardonnay comes from the parcel Dessous les Mues right outside of Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy. Aromas of butterscotch and white fruits explode from the glass. The palate is both rich and bright at once showing carmel, hazelnut, and apple balanced with notes of mineral and acid. Try this hedonistic Chardonnay with crab legs or creamy garlic mushroom chicken thighs.
-Rob
2021 Passionate Wines Via Revolucionaria La Criolla Grande, Mendoza - $20.99
My new favorite addition to the shop; light, fresh juicy Criolla Grande, born of wedlock between Criolla Chica (aka Listán Prieto/Mission/Pais) and Muscat of Alexandria. Bright and translucent cherry in color, this baby looks like a dark rosé, but is in fact an ethereal red from a grape that has thick, pink skin and softer tannins than its Chilean cousin, Pais. This is pure Argentine glou glou, dangerously drinkable (only 11.5% alcohol – practically a juice box!) And it’s squeaky clean, despite having not a drop of anything added or taken away. Nothing but bright, juicy, cherry/tart raspberry, earthy goodness. SERVE LIGHTLY CHILLED.
-Angie
2020 Brunori La Gemme Verdicchio - $16.99
A very food friendly (think sushi and seafood in general), age worthy and aromatically complex white wine from the Marche, Italy. The Brunori family has been making verdicchio in this area for 50+ years and have it dialed in. This area of the Marche is near the Adriatic Sea and it's influence added to the clay/sand soils make for a dry white wine that is medium bodied with bright fresh acidity. Overall it's refreshing, not pretentious and a great value at under $20.
-Sean
2021 Langlois-Chateau Sancerre - $35.99
Langlois-Chateau was founded in 1885, but was revitalized with the 1973 investment by the Bollinger family. It remains a benchmark example of the lively white wines of the region. This Sauvignon Blanc is hand harvested from the chalky limestone rich soils of Sancerre, and that minerality takes center stage on the palate. Summer is encapsulated in this bottle — high tone lemon, salty sea shells, bright acidity and a lean body. Drink while enjoying oysters, or better yet with a chilled seafood tower.
-Katrina
Cardedu Bucce White Blend, Sardinia - $24.99
Bucce is a blend of Sardinian red and white grapes utilizing white grape skins to add texture and spice notes. The wine is fermented in temperature controlled tanks using native yeast which both retains freshness and lends a natural complexity. The finished product is unfiltered further adding a natural feel to the flavor and texture. Best served with a solid chill, this wine is unpretentious and endlessly refreshing. As an added bonus expect ripe orchard fruit notes along with a delicate floral top note and a slightly saline finish.
-Dave
2021 Domaine de Reuilly, Pinot Gris, Rosé, Reuilly - $29.99
Once referred to as a poor man's Sancerre, the Loire Valley Appellation of Reuilly has really come into its own, of late, for high quality expressions of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Here too in Reuilly, Pinot Gris makes an age-worthy Rosé in the hands of inspired winemakers like Denis Jamain. Jamain grows only 2 hectares of Pinot Gris on his family's estate of Domaine de Reuilly for this sublime Rosé and practices certified organic and Biodynamic viniculture. This current release has the silky texture, stone fruit, and floral notes reminiscent of Alsatian Pinot Gris to go with the refreshing acidity and minerality of wines grown in the famous limestone fossil Kimmeridgian soils of this part of the Loire Valley. The floral aromas lead to a refreshing palate of peach, pear, melon, and citrus with a crisp finish. Perfect for a summer fruit salad or grilled salmon.
-Patrick
