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Daily FlashArmed with three hundred hectares of estate-owned vineyards, their own cooperage, and a century-old winery holding 51,000 casks and 6.4 million bottles stored at any one time–the equivalent of roughly 8 years of sales–of course La Rioja Alta is considered one of the grand jewels of Spain. Unsurprisingly, the wines are made in the traditional Rioja manner. Everything is harvested by hand. Fermentation comes naturally. Malolactic is never sped up, concluding when it naturally finishes. The wines are never filtered before...Get more details -
Burgundy listWe don’t have much left, but I bought big in 2015 and that effort is just now starting to bear fruit. Take today’s wine - 2015 Henri Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Sweet, lush fruit, a core of earth tones and a ravish-me-now quality that makes this almost irresistible. As good as it was on release, it’s even better now, the structure finally yielding entirely to the fruit and providing a sumptuous quaff for a modest price - for Burgundy anyhow! 2015 is truly a special year, recalling the fruit and power of 2005, but with a structure that is less inimitable, or at least more friendly in its youth than 2005...Get more details -
Daily FlashEvery month we’re reminded that we are in the golden age of Spanish wine. In recent years the country has catapulted into the hearts of critics and every-day wine drinkers for their sensational value, ambition, and, of course, unique terroir. “Petalos” from Alvaro Palacios has been a standard for years now – offering personality and character that is unrivaled in the sub-$20 price range. We’re back with the 2017, and once again it’s a home run. Recently awarded 92 points by the Wine Advocate, we guarantee you won’t be disappointed by Mr. Palacios’s latest masterpiece.Get more details -
Reserve ListI recently received a text from an old-school California collector who passionately pleaded for me to taste the new 2017 vintage from Joel Peterson’s acclaimed estate, Once & Future. For many of California’s biggest enthusiasts, Once & Future has hit a strong emotional cord. The wines represent a homecoming of sorts, a successful farmer turned multi-millionaire returning back to his roots–and the results are spectacular. Mr. Peterson has spent the last four decades with his Ravenswood label, a journey that began in 1976 with a small, quirky gothic label that allowed him to focus on his love of Zinfandel...Get more details -
Daily FlashHuet wines are some of France's – perhaps the world's – longest-lasting whites, with bottles from the 1940’s still drinking beautifully now. Even the oldest Loire growers can’t remember a vintage like 2018. Summer was hot (temperatures reached record highs) but, more importantly, the growing season had no major setbacks. This means no frost, no hail and very little disease/pest pressure during harvest. This is particularly important for growers like Huet and their off-dry/sweet wines. By leaving their crop out...Get more details -
Burgundy listMy passion for Bitouzet-Prieur is long known and well published. Despite being a longstanding mainstay of the Rosenthal portfolio and well regarded classicist producing finely etched and sumptuous Muersaults and Volnays, the Domaine continues to improve, grow and garner attention, especially as Francois takes the reins from his father, Vincent. Everything seems to have gotten just a touch more elegant, a touch more focused, a touch more elevated. This can be seen in the 2016 Bourgogne Blanc, which...Get more details -
Burgundy listLook, I’m not going to talk this wine up in my usual manner. I shouldn’t need to. Drouhin’s Chambolle 1er Cru is widely recognized as one of the greatest values in all of Burgundy. A blend of Chambolle 1ers Crus Noirots, Hauts Doix, Borniques, Plantes, and Combottes, this cuvée delivers on everything we look for in Chambolle 1er Cru - supple, sultry and silken fruit, lacy textures and a strong sense of florality. By now, everyone knows that 2005 is a modern legend in Burgundy. And what’s more, they’re finally...Get more details -
Daily FlashPétillant naturel, or “pét-nat”, is an easy-going, unpretentious sparkling wine category that has caught a massive amount of attention as of late. And why not? Easy, approachable, funky and refreshing, they offer the fun and whimsy of bubbles without the seriousness (or price tag) that you see from Champagne. More delicious than Prosecco, less pretentious than Champagne and inexpensive to boot, pét-nat’s are funky, bohemian and heck of a lot of fun. Sebastien Brunet’s stupidly charming 100% sparkling Grolleau...Get more details -
Daily FlashOne of the great surprises of the summer was uncorking a bottle of the 2015 Scheu Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), a fantastic German red that completely knocked us off our feet. Round and juicy with a refreshing core of sweet cherries, this is our number #1 value Pinot of the year. Don’t miss this incredible surprise! The Pfalz is one of the warmest growing regions in Germany and at home their reds are just as celebrated as their whites. With a complex mixture of soils (sandstone, limestone, marl, loess-loam and granite to isolated stretches of slate), mild winters and dry...Get more details -
Reserve ListFresh juicy peach, golden apple, wild flowers on a refreshing body of savory citrus and mineral, the legendary Paolo Bea returns with their masterful 2016 Santa Chiara Bianco, a wild, bohemian white wine that is as delicious as it is utterly fascinating. Pulverizing conventional winemaking, the highly allocated wines of Bea always stir up excitement and debate. For those tired of the ordinary, we strongly recommend trying this beautifully unique bottle of wine. Note from Importer Neal Rosenthal: “A white wine produced from Grachetto, Malvasia , Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Garganega, in approximately equal proportions...Get more details
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When in Rhone
Gordon's DTX - 39 Temple Place Boston, MA, 02111
Sep
6
2019
Get more detailsFreeBoston's beloved wine educator, Roz Angoff takes us on a tour of France's Rhone Valley through a FREE tasting of Cotes du Rhone blanc, rosé and rouge!
Featured Wines:
2017 Domaine de Piaugier Côtes du Rhône La Grange de Piaugier Blanc
2018 Domaine le Clos des Lumières L'Eclat Côtes du Rhône Rosé
2017 Eric Texier "Chat Fou" Côtes du Rhône Rouge
2017 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave "Mon Coeur" Côtes du Rhône Rouge -
Champagne Leclerc Briant Seminar
Culinary Center - 894 Main St, Waltham, 02453
Sep
12
2019
Get more detailsLeclerc Briant is a trailblazing Champagne house producing wines of singular energy and nerve. Lucien Leclerc founded the winery with four hectares of vineyards in Cumières in 1872. The business moved to Épernay in 1955 when Bertrand Leclerc married Jacqueline Briant and formed the négociant firm which still carries their name. Leclerc Briant was an early adopter of organic practices beginning in the 1960’s and was one of the first to bottle single-vineyard Champagnes starting in the 1970’s. In the late 1980’s, Bertrand and Jacqueline’s son, Pascal, began integrating biodynamic principles and part of the production has been Demeter certified since 2003. Today, enologist Hervé Jestin continues the legacy of this visionary house which only produces only around 120,000 bottles!
Our educator, Pierre Bettinger grew up in Reims, went to college in the Loire Valley, and has always worked in the wine industry. Formally the Export Director of Duval-Leroy, Pierre joined Leclerc Briant as the Sales Director where he has increased exports to more than 30 countries!
Featured Champagne:
Brut Reserve NV
Brut Rose NV
Brut Millesime 2010
La Croisette Blanc de Blanc NV
Blanc de Meuniers 1er Cru Brut Zero NV
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Jill Klein Matthiasson of Matthiasson Wines
Gordon's DTX - 39 Temple Place Boston, MA, 02111
Sep
13
2019
Get more detailsFreeSteve & Jill Matthiasson started Matthiasson wines in 2003 to to combine their passion for sustainable agriculture with winemaking. Matthiasson creates classical expressions of traditional grape varieties such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon,along with some rare varietals such as Ribolla gialla. These wines are refreshing, complement food, and are moderate in alcohol.
Jill has a background steeped in in sustainable agriculture including a botany degree at Penn, researching ancient farming techniques in Israel, and studying traditional methods for soil health in grad school at UC Davis. She pioneered “farmer to farmer” networking for sustainability in the early 90s, and ran programs training farmers on direct sales, such as CSAs and farmers markets, before local food had the momentum that it has now. Meet Jill and taste what makes Matthiasson one of California’s most compelling limited intervention wineries!
Matthiasson Tendu Vermentino California
Matthiasson White Wine Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Ribolla Gialla, and Tocai Friulano
Matthiasson Linda Vista Vineyard Chardonnay Napa Valley
Matthiasson Tendu Red California Montepulciano, Barbera, and Aglianico
Matthiasson Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
For over 75 years and four generations, Gordon's has been the leading purveyor of fine wines, spirits and now, craft beer, in New England. We pride ourselves on offering outstanding products whose quality vastly out shadows their price. We taste thousands of wines and spirits each year not only to choose the finest products available, but also to offer you, our customers, the very best service possible.