Native Species Winery
Domaine A. et P. de Villaine
Bouzeron Aligoté 2019
Burgundy 🇫🇷 is renowned for its Chardonnay, but did you know that Aligoté is the second most planted white grape in the region? 👀
Some of the finest Aligoté comes from ‘Bouzeron,’ an appellation in the Côte Chalonnaise region (north of Mâconnais, south of Côte d’Or).
In a land of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, Bouzeron AOC is 100% dedicated to producing Aligoté 🙌🏻. In fact, it first became a legally-recognized AOC in 1998 thanks in part to the efforts of Aubert de Villaine, the winemaker behind this beautiful bottle. 👏🏻
Interestingly, Aubert is also a co-owner & co-Director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) (and, as an aside, was on the tasting panel for the 1976 Judgement of Paris 😆)…
Yet, instead of devoting himself exclusively to DRC — one of the world’s most famous and prestigious estates — he and his wife, Pamela (a California native), were enchanted by the possibilities of Aligoté, and terroir of Bouzeron, where they put down roots through “Domaine de Villaine”.
This wine is Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron AOC (2019). It has a shimmering lemon robe and bouquet of white blossom, just-ripe white peach, yellow apple, pear, citrus, fennel, and wet slate notes. It’s remarkably fresh on the palate with mouth-watering acidity balancing the warm (14% ABV) and fruit-driven profile. It’s positively delicious!
We’re pairing it w/ pan-seared sea scallops, roasted asparagus, & lemon-herbed farro…
Cheers to nurturing the diversity of Burgundy in all of its splendor! 🥂
💙🤍♥️ — 9 months ago
Oyster River Winegrowers
Morphos Petillant Naturel American Sparkling Wine
Date drank: June 2018
Year: 2017
Producer: oyster river winegrowers
Grape(s): Cayuga and Seyval Blanc
Region: New York finger lakes made in Warren Maine
Distributor/Importer: na
Natty: Native yeast, very few sulfites, pet nat bottled before fermentation ends
Tasting Notes: this was delightful. Less yeasty or "toasty" that last year and more fruit to balance the funk. I got stone fruits and apple or pear. Bright fresh easy. Very glou glou. I wine I go back to year after year — 3 years ago
Tetramythos
Achaia Roditis 2021
My first taste of this native Greek white grape. Lemony golden color. Lemon is also the dominant aroma and flavor of this wine. Additional notes of white flowers, nuts and honey. Crunchy minerality and a bit of saline on the long and creamy finish. Possibly some lees aging? Bright acidity and a bit of effervescence. A bit sharp right out of the bottle (possibly a bit oxidated) but the wine softened quickly. Interesting. — a year ago
La Follette
Sun Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2017
Oof that’s good. All nectarine and creme fraiche. Impeccable balance. No butter or wonky barrel issues. For my taste, at this price, up there with the best of California chardonnay. Petaluma Gap. $50 at the winery but you can find it a bit cheaper. Winery Technical Notes: 76 clone, Whole-cluster pressing, 100% native yeast primary fermentation, 100% wild malolactic fermentation, 11 months in low toast, air-dry 3-year-old French oak, 25% new — 3 years ago
Skinner
Native Red 2020
Easy & lite but has enough complexity to keep it interesting. Serve slightly chilled — 4 months ago
Kuleto Estate
Native Son Lake County Napa County Red Blend 2019
Great flavor. — 7 months ago
Skerk
Venezia Giulia Vitovska 2019
Incredible food wine — a bright, beautiful orange wine with just the right amount of grip. Apricot, orange marmalade, seashell, and an elusive floral perfume.
With all the hype around skin contact wines (and the Friulan mastery of the style) I’m amazed that these Skerk wines aren’t more of a thing.
Also amazed that Vitovska, native to the Carso of Friuli / Kras in Slovenia, isn’t more of a thing. This variety fucks…. — a year ago
Nic Anderson
Another very good red blend, which is soft. Cherries and dark chocolate are our notes. Paired well with steak salad — 2 months ago