White Wine Auvigue Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Cru La Frerie 2020. No need to decant. The Domaine Auvigue winery is one of the most prestigious and respected Pouilly’s wineries, located in the south of Burgundy. They produce Mâcon Fuissé, Pouilly Fuissé, and Saint Veran wines of the highest level quality with vibrant Chardonnay fruit.To allow each parcel to fully express its own personality and unique microclimates, they always adapt the winemaking process to the specific characteristics of the plot. The organically grown grapes come from old vines cultivated in 3 plots, characterized by sedimentary rocks of clayey-limestone and flint type of the Cretaceous era. The plots, located in the village of Solutré, have been declared 1er cru starting in 2020. After the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, the wine spends 11 months on the lees in oak barrels. The Pouilly Fuisse La Frerie shows a golden color with greenish reflections. On the nose, it is very expressive with delicate aromas of white flowers, orange peel, brioche, and vanilla notes. On the palate, it is a fine and dynamic wine with great freshness, lively acidity, great minerality, and a full body. Thanks to its richness and elegant roundness, it will be the perfect companion for shellfish, fish and goat cheeses, and white vegetarian lasagna.
2020
White Wine Auvigue Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Cru La Frerie 2020
White Wine Auvigue Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Cru Aux Chailloux 2020. No need to decant. The brothers Jean-Pierre and Michel Auvigue manage the family winery in the village of Charnay-Les-Macon. The grapes come in part from family farms and in part selected from the best areas of the Pouilly Fuisse, Saint Veran, and Macon appellations. The Auvigue winery uses only organic products in the vineyards, which are predominantly based around Solutre. To allow each plot to express itself at its best, Jean-Pierre and Michel Auvigue always adapt the winemaking process to the climate. The wines are only lightly filtered before being bottled to preserve all the elements necessary for the development of their true Burgundian nature. The hand-harvested Chardonnay grapes come from the villages of Solutré and Pouilly. The vines grow at an altitude of about 250 m on Cretaceous sedimentary rock, of a clayey-limestone type. The Pouilly-Fuissé Les Chailloux has a beautiful golden-straw yellow color with green hues. On the nose, it expresses all the minerality of its stony terroir and shows aromas of white flowers, violets, sour pineapple, and nice fresh fruit. On the palate, it is very complex with a lively freshness followed by ripe fruit. It is rich and round with a long buttery aftertaste. Have it with shellfish, white meats, or goat cheeses.
2020
White Wine Barbale Chinuri 2020. Barbale is one of the emerging wineries in the Georgia wine scene. The winery, founded in 2016, produces organic grapes from vines in the sub-areas of Racha, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, and Kakheti, historic zones for the production of Georgian wines. The operations center is located in the village of Bolnisi, in the Kartli region, an area considered to be the cradle of the history of viticulture. Barbale uses both ancient Georgian traditional methods and more modern technologies for the production of its wines. The Barbale Chinuri is made in limited quantities from 100% Chinuri grapes grown in the Shida Kartli area, around the medieval city of Ateni. The grapes are fermented in the traditional underground Qvevri terracotta pots, with their skins and stems. The resulting wine shows a light golden color and a nose of delicious fruity notes of peach and melon followed by herbal aromas and candied orange peels. On the palate, it is balanced and mineral with a somehow earthy mouthfeel deriving from the terracotta pot method. The tannins are extremely delicate, and the acidity is light and perfectly integrated. The overall sensation is pleasant and refined. The wine is perfect with poultry and fish.
2020