Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve half bottle
The champagne has a pale gold or straw color with fine and persistent bubbles, creating an effervescent and lively appearance in the glass. On the nose, you can expect a bouquet of fresh and vibrant aromas. Hints of citrus fruits like lemon and green apple, along with floral notes like acacia and white flowers, may be present. On the palate the Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve tends to be well-balanced and crisp, showcasing a combination of fruitiness and elegance. Citrus and orchard fruit flavors are likely to dominate, complemented by a touch of minerality. The acidity should be bright and refreshing, and the finish should be clean and lingering. The champagne pairs excellently with a wide range of dishes. It can be a delightful aperitif, but it also complements various appetizers, seafood, poultry dishes, and lighter fare.
Ernie Els Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
A fragrant unspooling of red berries, just plucked off a wintery branch, cool and incandescent. The aromas deepen to the darker tones of cassis, brambleberries and black cherries. The vivid fruit is overlaid with a hint of balsam, sketched in with woody spice, fresh cinnamon, touches of vanilla smoke and classic cigar box. The line of cassis continues onto the palate with ripe plums and succulent red cherries, the juicy fruit enlivened further by a refreshing, natural acidity. Fine-grained, powdery tannins layer and dissolve, carrying all that fruit towards the appetisingly clean, and dry finish.
Izumo Fuji Junmai Ancient Shrine
Izumo Fuji Junmai Ancient Shrine is made with Yamada Nishiki rice grown in Shimane prefecture. The brewery is located in the town of Izumo, home to one of Japan’s oldest and most revered Shinto shrines. Izumo Fuji Junmai Ancient Shrine has violet aroma, plum on palate; soft, relaxed, and expansive in texture. An “umami type” of sake with ricey dryness. Serve chilled, room temperature or warmed. Versatile but best with rich foods like Japanese stews, grilled steak, and briny shellfish.
Bernard Defaix Chablis 2022
Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes 2020 half bottle
Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2020 has a pale lemon-gold colored. On the nose the wine has citrus and spices notes. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, long finish with lingering chalk and mineral nuances.
Les Arums de Lagrange Bordeaux Blanc 2020
Chateau Cos d’Estournel Blanc 2018
2018 marks a new era for Cos d’Estournel Blanc: the balance, freshness and cellaring potential have been taken to the extreme, resulting in a supremely sophisticated, finely crafted wine. Chateau Cos d'Estournel Blanc 2018 has notes of floral blossoms, exotic fruit and fresh almond, also has a lovely mineral.
Penfolds Shiraz Koonunga Hill 2022
Penfolds Shiraz Koonunga Hill 2022
Jikon Junmai Ginjo Omachi
--- Limited Availability --- Jikon (now or never) is a sake that lives up to its name. Bright, bracing and full of energy and elegance this is a sake that seizes the moment. Made by Tadayoshi Onishi in his family's traditional brewery in small batches using traditional methods and equipments. Drink it chilled, Kampai!!
Ronchi Di Cialla Schioppettino Di Cialla 2017
For centuries, the Schioppettino grapes were cultivated in Friulli-Venezia Giulia, in Italy. In the middle of the 19th century, with the advent of phylloxera, Schioppettino was almost completely destroyed. In 1970, Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi founded the winery Ronchi di Cialla and managed to find about 60 surviving vines of Schioppettino. They made new cuttings and managed, in the space of 2 years, to create a first wine estate of 3,500 vines that marked the rebirth of the Schioppettino. In the words of Nick Jackson MW: "Schioppettino is a paradoxical variety: intensely aromatic, medium-bodied, with a mere 12-12.5% alcohol, high acidity and a lingering, perfumed finish, it is also, in spite of its lightness, capable of very long aging." The 2017 vintage is made with 100% Schioppettino grapes, aged in French oak barriques for 14-18 months and in bottles for 30-36 months. According to the producer the wine has capacity to age and develop in the next 20-23 years. So buy 2 bottles: one to drink now and another one for aging! Ronchi Di Cialla Schioppettino Di Cialla 2017 has a balanced ruby red color with bright reflections. It has aromas of white pepper and small red fruits, currants and blackberries, intriguing balsamic and undergrowth (sous-bois) notes.
