Wine Tasting with Cellos

Domaine Colin Perles Grises Pineau d'Aunis Pet Nat NV $23.99

8th generation family estate dates to 1735. Organically farmed. Gold/pink hue, fine/creamy bubbles. Notes of peaches, flowers, & pepper followed by grapefruit & lemon. Have as aperitif, w/brunch, w/sweetly-savory dishes...it's versatile & delicious.

J.B. Becker Wallufer Walkenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2020, Rheingau, Germany $32.99

Delicate, dry, energetic, precise. 3rd generation Rheingau estate founded in 1893. Organic. Fermentations are with wild yeasts in pressurized tanks (quick & warm) then racked into barrel for minimum of 2 years.

Domaine Colin Coteaux Vendomois Pineau D'Aunis Vieilles Vignes 2020, France $21.99

Mostly Pineau d’Aunis w/balance of Pinot Noir & Cabernet Franc. from 50-90 yr old vines grown on limestone slopes. Light-bodied, red fruit, spicy pepper, delish.

Envinate Lousas Vina de Aldea Tinto 2020, Ribeira Sacra, Spain $37.99

Our longest producer note, because we’re recycling an old one:

Envínate (translates to Wine Yourself) is the brainchild of four winemakers, Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez, who became friends back in 2005 while studying enology at the University of Miguel Hernandez in Alicante. Shortly after graduating, they formed Envínate, a project that focuses on exploring old parcels mainly (but not only) in the Atlantic-influenced regions of Ribeira Sacra and the Canary Islands. No chemicals are used in any of the Envínate vineyards, all parcels are picked by hand, the grapes are foot-trodden, and the wines are fermented exclusively with wild yeasts, with a varying proportion of whole grape clusters included. For aging, the wines are raised in old barrels and sulfur is only added at bottling, if needed.

The Envínate philosophy is: “let each parcela, or single parcel, fully express itself in the   finished wine by utilizing old-fashioned farming and winemaking methods. The results are some of the most exciting wines being produced in Spain today.”

Lousa is the name for the slate soil that is the main type in the Ribeira do Sil and Amanda sub-zones of the Ribeira Sacra region. Aldea means village in the Galician dialect. This is a village wine comprised of Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Garnacha Tintorera, and Mouratón grown on slate and granite at 400-600 meters elevation; the average vine age is 60 years. The fruit is foot trod and fermented whole cluster with wild yeasts in open top tubs for 25-40 days, then aged in used 300-400 liter French oak for 11 months. A touch of SO2 is added at bottling and the wine is not filtered or fined. 

This wine shows red fruit and delicate herbs and minerals on the nose. On the palate is red fruit again, like cherries and strawberries, with fresh floral notes throughout. It finishes graceful and smooth. 

That's it! If you've donated to the Amos House Selosse raffle we are pulling a name this weekend. Good luck and thank you! 

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