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Union Square Cafe - Summer 2023 > Wine by The Glass - Fall 2023 v2 > Flashcards

Wine by The Glass - Fall 2023 v2 Flashcards

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Laherte Freres

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Producer: Laherte Freres

Wine: “Brut Nature”

Origin: Champagne, France

Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: from the family’s chalkiest soils, linear and crisp, bright lemon and ripping acidity

Fermentation/Aging: fermentation in foudres with regular lees stirring, aged 6 months, no dosage

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Bodet-Herold

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Wine: “Physis”

Origin: Loire, France

Grape: 90% Chenin, 10% Grolleau

Tasting Notes: zesty lemon, sea spray and notes of stone fruit

Fermentation/Aging: whole cluster, stainless steel, 30 months on lees

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Simon Lemarie

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Wine: Cidricchus Original

Origin: Loire, France

Grape: 40% Fréquin rouge, 50% Douce Coët 5% Judor, 5% Bisquet

Tasting Notes: intense cider, notes of apple (go figure!) and toffee

Fermentation/Aging: slow and long pressing, fermented with ambient yeast

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Basserman-Jordan

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Wine: Trocken

Origin: Pfalz, Germany

Grape: Riesling

Tasting Notes: white flowers on the nose, bright apples and pears, well-balanced acidity

Fermentation/Aging: spontaneous fermentations, stainless steel, 5 months on lees

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Domaine Crochet

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Wine: Sancerre

Origin: Sancerre, Loire, France

Grape: Sauv Blanc

Tasting Notes: classic Sancerre, fresh vibrant & crispy, grapefruit & white peach, high acid

Fermentation/Aging: 100% stainless steel

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Criante

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Wine: C - Contrada

Origin: Sicily, Italy

Grape: Catarratto

Tasting Notes: grapefruit and underripe lemon, savory acidity, medium body

Fermentation / Aging

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San Salvatore

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Wine: Trentenare

Origin: Campania, Italy

Grape: Fiano

Tasting Notes: mediumish body, aromatics of peach, apple & fig, elegant texture

Fermentation/Aging: 100% stainless steel, 6 months lees contact

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Malabaila

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Wine: Le Tre

Origin: Piedmont, Italy

Grape: Arneis

Tasting Notes: Floral with high acidity, asian pear, camomile flowers, white lily, bright citrus, melon, good for guest looking for something more than sauv blanc.

Technical: Farmed biodynamically, aged in stainless steel

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Mount Eden

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Wine: Wolff Vineyard

Origin: Edna Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Grape: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: rich and textured, honeysuckle, lemon custard and full bodied

Fermentation/Aging: nine months in French Oak

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Famille Paquet

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Wine: Macon-Prisse

Origin: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Grape: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: white peach & green pear, lean with refreshing acidity

Fermentation/Aging: 120% new oak, maturation in stainless for 12 mos

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Chateau L’Escarelle

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Wine: Rosé

Origin: Provence, France

Grape(s): 45% syrah, 35% grenache, 20% cinsault

Notes: delicate florals, lively acidity, strawberry, light-medium body

Technicals: 100% stainless steel, short amount of skin contact, no malo

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Ronchi di Cialla

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Wine: Rosé

Origin: Friuli, Italy

Grape(s): Refosco

Notes: raspberry and watermelon fruits, refreshing acidity

Technicals: all stainless steel with 4 mos on the lees

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La Providence

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Wine: Chemin Faisaint

Grape(s): 70% cinsault, 30% syrah

Region: Provence, France

Notes: tart red fruit, crunchy minerality, playful acidity

Technicals: all stainless, syrah goes thru carbonic maceration, cinsault fermented in egg shaped vats

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Chapter 24

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Wine: The Union

Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Grape: Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes: Textbook Oregon Pinot, dark fruit, spice, cola, a bit of restraint for old world pinot drinkers

Technical: Volcanic soils

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Le Corti

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Wine: Chianti Classico

Origin: Tuscany, Italy

Grape: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo/Colorino

Tasting Notes: tart cherry, juicy texture with medium body, sneaky alcohol at 14%

Technical: fermentation in stainless steel, 12 mos concrete, 3 mos bottle

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Guidobono

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Wine: Barolo

Origin: Piedmont, Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo

Tasting Notes: medium body with darker fruit, a touch of spice and leather

Technical: fermented in stainless steel, aged in large oak cask for 24 mos

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Francois Villard

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Wine: ‘Certitude’

Origin: Crozes Hermitages, Rhone, France

Grape: Syrah

Notes: medium body, lush and elegant dark fruits, integrated & smooth tannins

Technicals: whole cluster fermentation, 18 mos in older oak

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Gundlach Bundschu

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Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon

Origin: Sonoma Valley, California

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Notes: blackberry, plum & cassis, mild spices, full body, high alcohol

Technicals: 18 mos in French oak, 50% is new

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