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Saturday, April 11, 2-4pm
Tour de France
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It is not a bicycle race. Stop by the shop this Saturday and drink up the French countryside . We’ll be pouring a tour de force of wines from the far corners of France. The diverse styles of the wines should offer something for every pallet. Find a new region or something new from an old favorite.

Jaillance, Cremant de Bourgogne, Brut $15
From the Mâconnais, the most southerly part of the Burgundy, the Jaillance Brut is 80% Chardonnay, with the other 20% being made up of Pinot Noir and Gamay. The Chardonnay gives this sparkler its finesse, the Pinot Noir brings structure, and the Gamay adds characteristic freshness. The wine is made using the same traditional method same as Champagne. This brute has toasty aroma with hints of citrus and pear. It has a rich, smooth buttery mouth feel with honey overtones.

2007 Sichel, Cotes des Gascogne Rouge  $10
The Sichel comes from the Southwest of France where the hills start to rise to the Pyrenees. Borrowing from its neighbors, the wine is a blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah added to the local grape Tannat. It has soft tannins and a medium body of dark fruit flavors like plum and black current.

2007 Domaine des Quarres, Anjou-Villages Rouge, Metis 2007 $17

60% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Anjou is an area in the Loire Valley in Northwest France where the cooler climate produces wines with more minerality and acidity than warmer regions. The Domaine des Quarres has an intense mineral character to it, a lot of slate and earthy qualities. It shows great structure, very dry with a supple finish.


2005 Chateau Mayne-Viel, Fronsac $16

90% Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc
Made from 40 year old vines, this Bordeuax from Fronsac spends 3 weeks on its skins before being aged in tanks for 18 months. This makes a very concentrated wine that showcases the fruit. And the price is hard to beat, especially for the 2005 vintage. The Mayne-Viel has earthy aromas, tart red fruits flavors enriched with riper plum with a silky tannin finish.


2004 Hecht & Bannier, Minervois $19
The H&B Minervois is a blend of mostly Syrah with some Grenache and Carignan added. The wine is aged in a combination of stainless steel tanks and various sized barrels. The different aging brings out different qualities in the wine. The barrels adding structure and tannins and the stainless keeping the fresh fruit flavors. The wine Advocate describes the wine as mingling : dried and distilled fruits (cassis, cherry, cranberry) with garrigues and ocean spray minerality. Brimming with sappy fruit, resinous herbs, and a meaty pan dripping-like essence, this wine displays a lovely counterpoint of creamy texture with bright, subtly tart fruit and a satisfyingly-long finish. Sometimes we think they get paid by the word, but the wine tastes good. Come and try it.

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