![]() Portugal-Vinho Verde "Toucas" Vinho Verde Trajadura, Loureiro, Pederná 2020 $17 Italy,Piedmont-CollinaSerragrilli"MoscatiD'AstiDolceBella"Moscato 2020 $28 Italy ,Piedmont- Ca' del Prete "Rossometà" Barbera, Malvasia Scherano, Freisa 2017 $51 France ,Champagne -André Clouet "Silver Brut Nature " Pinot Noir N/V $85 France, Champagne-André Clouet "Brut Grande Reserve' Pinot Noir N/V $79 France,Champagne-André Clouet "Millesime" Pinot Noir 2013 $110įrance, Champagne-Andre Clouet Millesime "Dream Vintage" Chardonnay 2006 $227 Peppuci Petroro 4 (Italy) (France) 10/15/23Ĭomunica Lincolnville Cuveé (Spain) 12/18/27Ĭhateau L'Angevin Bordeaux (France). Serragrilli Roero Arneis (Italy) 12/21/32 Pierre Anguillaire Sauvignon Blanc (France) 10/15/23 Good.This List is Curated with the help from our Friends at Village Wine Imports and Devenish WinesĪVAILABLE BY THE GLASS, CARAFFE OR BOTTLE A little unbalanced and showing sign of raisiny fruit with hydraulic stress. Medium-bodied, with a slightly olive, green undertone, yet hot and alcoholic. Blackberry, mineral and currants, even eucalyptus. Very good.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard Santa Barbara County: Dark ruby-colored. Medium-bodied, with some good fruit but a little diluted in the mid-palate. Outstanding.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Syrah Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard South Mesa Santa Barbara County: Tar aromas not much Syrah character. Full-bodied, with a soft and velvety texture and lots of chocolate and vanilla. Very good.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Pinot Noir Calmant Creek Vineyard Santa Rita Hills: This is more Californian in style, with blackberry and ripe strawberry jam character. Medium body, with a solid core of fruit and a clean finish. Very good.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Pinot Noir Le Bon Climat Vineyard Santa Maria Valley: Very fruity red with strawberry jam aromas and flavors. A little advanced in color and character but delicious. Medium-bodied, with a soft and fruity palate. Very good.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Jalama Vineyard Santa Barbara County: Light ruby color with plum, strawberry and tea aromas. Full-bodied, with good fruit and an apple, honey and cream character. Plus, it’s cool to have all these interesting small, hand-made bottlings in the market – although some are much better than others.Ģ006 La Fenêtre Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard Block Eleven Santa Maria Valley: Pretty aromas of apples, cream and toasted oak. It makes them better-educated about wine and even more dedicated to bringing you great bottles of wine in restaurants. More and more sommeliers, wine buyers and restaurateurs, particularly in California as well as Nevada (Las Vegas) are becoming vintners, which I think is a great and fun development. I also liked the Chardonnay, although it was a little hot on the finish, and the Syrah and Cabernet were good but nothing special. Sometimes single-vineyard designations in California don’t seem to show a lot but in this case the Pinots did. The Pinot Noirs were clearly the best of the lot and showed solid stylistic differences, which is important. Obviously it was not a blind tasting, nor an official tasting for the magazine, or anything like that. So, I tasted the wines yesterday in my room with Nat Gunter, the wine buyer at Marmont, and we talked about the wines, and about Santa Barbara viticulture in general. Josh asked me to taste his wines because he wanted get someone with a European perspective to take a look at them. All were 2006, which Josh says is “a great vintage.” He sells most of his wine in Southern California in top restaurants and at two or three retail stores. There were three Pinots, a Chardonnay, a Syrah and a Cabernet in the box. All the grapes are sourced from Santa Barbara County. He makes from 48 to 127 cases of each wine. He sells the wines under the name La Fenêtre, or "the window" in French. It was a range of wines produced by Josh Klapper, a sommelier from Sona, one of my favorite restaurants in the city, and a Wine Spectator Grand Award-winner. I just spent a few days in Los Angeles visiting family and friends, and when I arrived at my hotel, the Chateau Marmont, a half-case of wine was waiting for me. ![]()
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