This week for our wine tasting my Maverick rep Luke will be joining us to pour four French wines. He will be pouring two wines from southern France along with two wines from Savoie made from weird grapes. Stop in to find your favorite between 4-7pm.
Cheers,
Sarah
Charles Gonnet
Chignin Blanc
Reg. $24.99 15% Off $21.24
Chignin is located within the region of Savoie in the French Alps. Charles Gonnet has about 13 hectares of vines he farms organically and this racy white is made from 100% Jacquère and is bursting with minerality and citrus notes.
Domaine Cazes
Rolle in Stone
Reg. $20.99 15% Off $17.84
This wine is featuring a pun as Vermentino is known as “Rolle” in and around Provence. Domaine Cazes is located in Roussillon in the south of France and the farming is organic and biodynamic. Vermentino has notes of stone fruit, minerality, citrus and texture to make this your go to warm weather white wine.
Après Wines
Monduese
Reg. $24.99 15% Off $21.24
We go back to Savoie for this decadent but refreshing red wine made from Monduese. Jean-Charles Girard-Madoux grew up in Chignin and after studying oenology in Beaune he repurchased his family’s old estate in 2006 and today the estate is 6.5 hectares planted to indigenous varietals like Monduese. Monduese drinks kind of like Grenache or Gamay and plays very well with food.
Château Maris
Minervois La Touge 2019
Reg. $28.99 Sale $18.99
La Touge is a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache that doesn’t seem to see any oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. The wine is reaching a more savory, bloody style where Syrah is taking the lead. Dark plum, savory herbs, cassis and crushed violets balance the untamed character of the Syrah.
