|
| Following is the recap of this week’s offers… Please note, all orders are subject to confirmation as quantities are limited to stock on hand
|
| | | | Our Next Tasting is Wednesday, February 25th
We are Taking a Tour of Burgundy! We are going back to Bistango Restaurant in Irvine for our next tasting on Wednesday, February 25th on their patio (so dress warm!). As usual, it will be from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
We will be sampling some great wines from Burgundy. Both white and red. From Village wines to Premier Cru and Grand Cru as well! |
| | When: Wednesday, February 25th (6:00pm – 7:30pm) Where: Bistango 619100 Von Karman Ave, Irvine, CA 92612 Cost: $75/person
2023 Etienne Sauzet Jardin du Calvaire, Bourgogne Cotes de Beaune Blanc
2022 Vincent Girardin Meursault Les Narvaux Blanc
2022 Francois Carillon Puligny Montrachet Blanc
2020 Vincent Girardin Pommard Villages Vieilles Vignes Rouge
Premier Cru
2022 Matrot Meursault Blagny 1er Cru Blanc
2022 Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny Les Beaune Les Narbantons 1er Cru Rouge
2022 Henri Gouges Nuits St Georges,Clos des Porrets, 1er Cru Rouge
Grand Cru
2019 Bouchard Père & Fils Le Corton Grand Cru Rouge
2021 Vincent Girradin Corton Perrieres, Grand Cru Rouge
|
| | | | | Toybox Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2024
The Toybox Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2024 was fermented entirely in three-year-old French oak barriques, no new oak was used. Now, that’s not to say this wine doesn’t have ‘oak’ in the flavor profile mind you, it just isn’t the dominant theme. The hints of wood are there as a complexity, not the overriding theme. The fruit was sourced from the Hall Road Vineyard. This vineyard parcel, in western Sebastopol is right next door to one of our favorite producers on the planet, Walter Hansel, and is planted to the Wente heritage clone, originally brought from Burgundy in 1912 and recognized for its unique fruit and floral characteristics. The Chardonnay was barrel fermented in those aforementioned older oak barrels, underwent partial malolactic fermentation and was bottled unfiltered. A whopping 95 cases (four barrels) were produced! We bought half of the production. We adore this wine. It just sits right in that pocket for us, vibrant, flowery, with engaging tropical fruit flavors, a touch of green apple, the Wente clone here is really expressive. Plus there's a wonderful, quite Burgundian (we used the 'B' word) rosemary note that we've seen in wines such as Catena's White Bones or the wines of Ramonet, though here its working on a milder level. I guess doing the dirty work for a harvest at Marcassin taught Reid a thing or two!
|
| | | Saint-Nicolas Fronsac 2000
The 2000 Chateau Saint Nicolas Fronsac is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from 45-year-old vines, two grape varieties that are well-suited to the excellent terroir of the vineyard. After harvest, the wine is aged in temperature-controlled vats and aged in French oak (40% new) for 14 months. After bottling, this particular wine was aged in the estate’s cold cellars until Kyle and I selected it. The wine is a deep ruby brickish color, with aromas of plum, spice, and cedar. On the palate, it is medium to full-bodied and well-structured, with precise flavors of black currants, cherry, and tobacco. The tannins are firm but well-integrated, giving the wine a long and elegant finish that has many years ahead of it. |
| |
|
| | | Spectrum Wine Santa Ana (HQ)
• Santa Ana, California
www.SpectrumWine.com
Phone: 949-748-4845
Fax: 949-567-1360
Hours:
Mon - Sun, 10:00am - 6:00pm
|
| | Spectrum Wine Newport Beach
• Newport Beach, California
www.SpectrumWine.com/Storage
Address:
865 Production Pl
Newport Beach CA 92663-2809
USA
Hours:
Tue - Sat, 10:00am - 5:00pm, By Appointment |
| | Spectrum Wine Hong Kong
• Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
www.SpectrumWine.com
Phone: 852-2116-1103
Email: Carmen.Lee@SpectrumWine.com
Address:
Unit 2202-03, 22/FMira Place A
132 Nathan Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hours:Mon - Fri, By Appointment |
| | Spectrum Wine Minneapolis
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
www.SpectrumWine.com
Phone: 949-748-4845 x 302
Address:
Minneapolis MN
Hours: Mon - Fri, By Appointment |
| |
|
| | |
