Friday features! 5/27/2022
Weingut Schlossmühlenhof Rheinhessen Pinke Pinke Rosé
Regularly $18.99/On sale for $17.09(50% Müller Thurgau, 35% Sankt Laurent 15% Gelber Muskateller)
Winemaker Nicolas Michel is the sixth generation to head his family's estate. Located in a high elevation valley in the southwest of the Rheinhessian highlands known as the “cool ground.” It was founded in 1846 as a mill for rye and wheat. The vineyards became the family’s main focus for income in 1920. When Nicolas’s father took over in 1985 he shifted focus entirely to winegrowing. The wines from Weingut Schlossmuhlenhof are lean and finessed with a focus on moderate alcohol levels. This is both the family’s preference and what the vineyards produce best. Lucky! The Pinke Pinke rosé is one of the happiest wines we have in stock. Both in appearance and in taste, and if you come looking for a rose there is a 99.9% chance we will include this one in our recommendations. Organic, 24 hr whole cluster maceration, native yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Do not let the spring pass without enjoying at least one bottle of this wine!
Domaine Oudin Chablis Les Serres
Regularly $40.99/On sale for $36.89
Domaine Oudin in the village of Chichée (just outside of Chablis) was founded in the 1980s by Jean-Claude and Christiane Oudin. Looking for a better quality of life than they had in Paris, they moved back to Christiane’s home place and took over the 2 hectares of vines already in her family. Over the years they accumulated a total of 9.5 hectares, all of which are no further than 15 mins (by tractor!) from the village. Now the Domaine is run by their daughters Nathalie and Isabelle. They make two village appellation level wines (Les Serres is one of these) and two premier cru. “At harvest I pick out the best parcels, the ones which will go into Les Serres, explains Nathalie Oudin. It is not necessarily the old vines parcels. In the past it was a young parcel my father chose to vinify separately, a parcel with small, wonderful grapes. Old vines are nice, but if the terroir isn’t the best the age doesn’t matter. The same work is done in the vineyard and in the cellar for both our Chablis cuvées. The difference is that Les Serres gets an elevage that is twice as long as the other cuvée, two years instead of one.” We are head over heels for this Chablis! Lithe, mineral, but not too lean. Make a quick trip to the City Market to pick up some fresh Caromont Chevre to snack on while you sip. Native yeast, low sulphur, and no chemicals are used in the vineyard.