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2023 Dr. Hermann H Riesling
Winery Notes- This wine displays a light yellow-green color and offers aromas of herbs and stone fruits, while the palate is sweet, fresh, and fruity with lively acidity, making it ideal for pairing with spicy dishes, particularly Asian cuisine, or enjoyable on its own.$14.9013 -
2023 Calera Central Coast Chardonnay
Winery Notes- Both energetic and enticing, this impeccably balanced Chardonnay shows its cool-climate coastal roots with aromas of Meyer lemon, white peach, and fragrant honeysuckle. On the palate, notions of tropical pineapple mingle with zesty citrus flavors, with bright underlying acidity adding poise and energy to a long, refreshing finish.$18.9012 -
2023 Trimbach Pinot Blanc Alsace
Winery Notes- The “pure pleasure” wine! Early ripening, it is dry, well balanced, supple and thirst-quenching. Pinot Blanc excels in a friendly approach to Alsace wines: as an aperitif, at banquets, receptions or light meals. Pairings : tartes flambées, shellfish, fried calamaries, pies, cold cuts .$19.9021 -
2023 Neyers 304 Sonoma County Chardonnay
Winery Notes- This wine is bone dry, loaded with fresh minerality. It’s bright and crisp, with flavors both complex and rich. You might find aromas of white blossoms, or fresh apples and pears with hints of peach pit and bitter almond with an integrated creaminess thanks to judicious lee stirring.$19.9021 -
2023 Walter Hansel The Meadows Russian River Valley Chardonnay
Winery Notes- This is a new vineyard designated offering from 100% Hanzell Selection grown in a low land Meadow contiguous to the Santa Rosa Creek. It is dry farmed each year and requires extensive shoot and crop thinning each year due to the extreme fertile conditions. The result is the most fruit forward, with underlining tropical flavors, then any of our chardonnays.$24.9019 -
2023 Joel Gott California Sauvignon Blanc
Winery Notes- Our California Sauvignon Blanc has aromas of white peach, honeydew melon, guava, and passionfruit with citrus notes. On the palate, the wine opens with tropical fruit flavors followed by crisp, refreshing acidity on the mid-palate and notes of tangerine and grapefruit on the long, clean balanced finish.$10.9011 -
2023 Morgan Highland Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay
Winery Notes- This focused, elegant chardonnay features aromas of lemon, pearberry, and baking spices, complemented by flavors of pineapple, lemon curd, and a hint of butterscotch on the palate. Incredibly food-friendly, the Highland Chardonnay is a perfect match for white fish, poultry, and light pasta dishes.$23.9012 -
2023 St. Supéry Dollarhide Estate Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc (Was $45)
Winery Notes- A wine filled with fresh grapefruit, kiwi, lemon zest and dried melon aromas with fennel pollen and subtle notes of toasty oak. The palate is marked by pink grapefruit, ripe green apple, lime zest and white peach essence. It is structured and inviting, with a round, textured mouth feel from the oak barrel maturation and a creamy, layered texture. This Sauvignon Blanc is crisp yet rich with a satisfying lengthy finish.$19.9024+ -
2023 Dönnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken (dry) Nahe
The Dönnhoff family first came to the Nahe region 250 years ago, establishing a traditional farm in the village of Oberhäusen an der Nahe, which included livestock and vegetable gardens in addition to some grape growing. Oberhäusen and this part of the Nahe river valley is very pastoral; it feels far away from the relative hustle and bustle of the Rheingau and wine tourism. The countryside is serene and beautiful, marked by steep hillside vineyards in the succession of villages following the river from Norheim to Niederhausen, through Oberhäusen, ending in Schlössbockelheim. The estate was started by Helmut Dönnhoff’s grandfather, Hermann, in the 1920s. Helmut took over from his father, Hermann Jr. in 1966; at that time there were only four hectares under vine and still quite a bit of farmland, which was rented out. In 1971, the farmland was sold and Helmut turned his full attention to producing quality wine. Helmut is a very instinctive winemaker with a natural touch that he’s clearly passed on to his son Cornelius, who joined him at the winery 2007. The Dönnhoffs believe in craft and workmanship with the understanding that “winemaking alone cannot bring quality; it can only retain the available quality.” In the 40+ years that have passed since Helmut began his work some things have changed and shifted, but the commitment to excellence and transparency above all has remained constant from one generation to the next. The Estate has grown to 25 hectares but both father and son feel that this is as large as they want to be; more growth would mean less time in the vineyards and cellar, where they feel most at home and in their element. Cornelius is as thoughtful as his father and the two share the same view on winemaking, viticulture, and taste in wine; balance and “Das ganze ding muss klingen – The whole thing must be sound” are at the center of their philosophy.$19.9011 -
2022 Frank Family Carneros Chardonnay (375ml Half Bottle)
This wine is a testament to the Carneros region, brimming with Meyer lemon, yellow apple, and salted butterscotch notes. Concentrated layers of spices and creamy vanilla meld with well-integrated oak and elegant waves of fresh acidity on the palate.$19.904 -
2023 Mason Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc (375ml Half Bottle)
Winery Notes- Our Mason 2022 Sauvignon Blanc greets the nose with grapefruit, floral and honeysuckle. The bright, refreshing, silky palate offers grapefruit and minerality leading into a long, bright finish. This wine is a stunner with extraordinary mouthfeel and texture.$10.905 -
2023 Clos Henri Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Winery Notes- Showing vivacity, concentration and brightness, the Estate wines are crafted from both our glacial stones and windblown clay terroirs. Combining the best nuances of Marlborough and our Sancerre heritage, this organic Sauvignon Blanc is our flagship wine from the Clos Henri estate in Blenheim.$19.902 -
2023 Banshee Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc
Winery Notes- The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc opens with a fragrant nose of lemon-lime, lychee, kiwi, and cantalope with a touch of honeysuckle. Bright acidity and juicy flavors of lychee and mango lead to a smooth mineral finish for this refreshing wine.$16.9018 -
2022 Hampton Water Languedoc Rosé
Winery Notes- The wine is fresh and lively, with soft notes of strawberry, and citrus; a beautiful, long finish is a result of its careful and meticulous aging in new French Oak barrels.$16.9012 -
2023 Diatom Santa Barbara County Chardonnay
Winery Notes- The 2023 diatom Santa Barbara Chardonnay offers aroma of lemon, citrus blossom and wet sand. Flavors of saline and white peach on the palate. A precise, balanced wine.$21.9019 -
2022 Soléna Willamette Valley Pinot Gris
Winery Notes- This Pinot Gris strikes that elusive balance of creamy, refreshing, and fruit-forward. It is refreshing and delicious on it’s own, but even better with food. The wine begins with aromas of honeysuckle blossom and green apple. Upon first sip the palate is luscious and juicy. Flavors of lemon zest, lychee and pear turn into a clean mineral finish.$19.902 -
2022 Astrolabe Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
#15 Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2023 Winery Notes- Sauvignon blanc is widely considered by the wine drinkers of the world to reach its pinnacle of potential in Marlborough. The Astrolabe Province Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is made from grapes grown across three Marlborough sub-regions: the Wairau Valley, the Awatere Valley and the Kēkerengū Coast. The blend of sites, soils and aspects within this wine gives it great complexity, reflecting both the capability of the region as a whole and my own palate. I have sought out sites across the whole Marlborough wine region, looking for different soils and climates and carefully managing cropping levels so that I have the best fruit to work from.
We machine harvest the grapes at night or in the cool parts of the day to preserve the purity and intensity of flavours. In the winery, I take great care to handle the fruit in a way which allows the flavours and aromas of the region to come through. At the end of the growing season, I look at all the wines I have made from the various sub-regions and try to put together the most complete and balanced, integrated version of a Marlborough sauvignon blanc.
I blend to suit what I think is Astrolabe’s style, which reflects what I’ve learnt as a winemaker and drinker over the years. My style is dry, expressive and elegantly balanced. For me it is about getting a lovely sense of fully developed green spectrum flavours from all these different sites and putting them in a glass in a way that is well-styled and elegant. My Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc always presents with ripe green flavours like passionfruit, blackcurrant leaf and gooseberry. In the palate, it is full and round and finishes dry and lingering.
This is a drier style of sauvignon blanc, acidity kept nicely in balance with the alcohol and the very little residual sugar that is there, so it’s all about how all these things come together to make a pleasurable whole. I craft my wines so that nothing stands out as one singular spike, instead revealing a lovely layering of flavours and aromas that people can keep finding as they spend time savouring the glass.
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2022 Mason Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Winery Notes- Our Mason 2022 Sauvignon Blanc greets the nose with grapefruit, floral and honeysuckle. The bright, refreshing, silky palate offers grapefruit and minerality leading into a long, bright finish. This wine is a stunner with extraordinary mouthfeel and texture.$16.9024+ -
2022 Pine Ridge California Chenin Blanc-Viognier
Winery Notes- Crisp, bright, and vivacious! The Chenin aromatics bring citrus characters of lime, orange blossom, honey suckle, ginger, and melon. The viognier aromatics tend to be a little heavier on stone fruit of nectarine and peach with hints of floral characters. The mouthfeel is clean, crisp with no oak or malolactic fermentation. The slight residual sugar and acid are in balance to add some mouthfeel but still create a crisp finish. This versatile wine pairs well with a number of dishes, from light salads to seafood, and most notably with foods with a hint of spiciness – its subtle sweetness provides balance alongside a touch of heat. It’s the perfect pour for the start of an evening with appetizers such as goat cheese, radishes, and olives. Also try with a flavorful Thai curry, a frittata with sweet onions and ricotta, or a shrimp and avocado tostada.$12.904
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