Nov 29 2008
WINE TASTING: Rosenthal Imports Sat. Dec. 6, 2-5pm
ROSENTHAL IMPORTS WINE TASTING
featuring MICHAEL KANE of Rosenthal
SAT. DEC. 6, 2-5pm, BELMONT store
Please join us for a taste of the distinctive, terroir-driven wines of Rosenthal Wine Merchant. For thirty years, Neal Rosenthal has carefully selected artisanal wines that profoundly express their origins and traditions — “the best of wines will always proudly tell you from where they come.”
The informative and inspiring MICHAEL KANE of Rosenthal will be at VINTAGES’ Belmont shop 2-5pm to present the wines. Michael is a veritable fountain of precise and passionate knowledge about what’s in your glass! No “tasting notes” necessary!
white
2006 DOM. PHILIPPE FOREAU Vouvray Sec $33 (Loire Valley)
Philippe Foreau is the third generation of the Foreau family to produce Vouvray from this fabled domaine which his grandfather purchased in 1923. Philippe assumed the direction of the domaine in 1983 upon the retirement of his father, Andre. Today the domaine consists of 11 1/2 hectares planted to Chenin Blanc.
2006 JEAN-MARC PILLOT Saint-Romain Blanc $38 (Burgundy)
Under Jean-Marc’s direction, this domaine has arrived at the very top of its class with wines that are intensely fruity, graceful, and precise.
2007 FERRANDO Erbaluce di Caluso “La Torrazza” $19.99 (Piedmont, Italy)
Erbaluce is an ancient white grape originally from the alpine foothills of northern Piedmont. It has bright acidity, and an elegant underlying minerality. Luigi Ferrando makes a delicious example of this white.
Champagne:
NV ROGER COULON BRUT “Tradition” 1er cru $50
Eric and Isabelle Coulon are “Recoltants-manipulants” (Grower-Producer) at Vrigny, 10 kms from Reims. For eight generations, the Coulon family has produced and sold its own wine. Their NV Roger Coulon Brut “Tradition” is 50% pinot meunier, 25% chardonnay, 25% pinot noir.
red
2004 FERRANDO CAREMA white label $38 (Piedmont)
The Carema “Etichetta Bianca” (white label) is aged for a minimum of four years, of which at least two are spent in barrel (a combination of large and small).
2004 FERRANDO CAREMA black label $78 (Piedmont)
The Carema “Etichetta Nera” (black label) is vinified and aged in similar fashion, but is only produced in exceptional years, and is exposed to a touch more small barrel aging (some new).
2006 BROVIA BARBERA “Brea” $33 (Piedmont)
Sisters Elena and Cristina Brovia are the fourth generation to carry on the family winemaking traditions of this distinguished estate. The Barbera “La Brea” is from a vineyard in Serralunga, lending intense flavor, power and structure to this energetic, aromatic barbera.
