Event

Friday Tasting - Elite Presents The Wines of Gonet-Medeville

Friday, October 23, 2015

Time: 05:00pm - 08:00pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

Every weekend we have free tastings that give you a chance to explore the wide word of wines! 

Each Friday we try to start your weekend off with a sampling of fine wines and beers that will allow you to relax into your "days off" with a positive note. Always a gathering of friends and neighbors and good conversation.

Come in this weekend and visit with us!


 

The Wines!!

 

Julie and Xavier Gonet-Médeville are, in many ways, the first couple of French wines. Both hail from storied winemaking families: Julie’s family is famous for its incomparable Chateau Gilette, and Xavier comes from a long line of Champagne growers in Le Mesnil. Leading a new generation of winemakers, they bring their family knowledge, methods and passion to the many wines they now make together.

In 2000, when his family’s plots were being divided, Xavier opted for a modest collection of the highest quality 1er and Grand Cru vineyards with a goal of producing only the most exquisite, small-production Champagnes. Champagne Gonet-Médeville’s Pinot Noir (Bisseuil and Ambonnay) and Chardonnay (Mesnil-Sur-Oger) are farmed organically, and each parcel is vinified separately to emphasize its individual terroir. There is no malolactic fermentation, and dosage is minute. Julie and Xavier’s resulting Champagnes are very elegant, delicate, festive and easy to drink.www.gonet-medeville.com

 

Blanc de Noir 1er Cru Brut NV $52.99

Description: "Full, rich and expressive, with a vibrant structure. Light strawberry, berry and mineral notes ride a chalky texture as this firms up on the finish. An ideal Champagne for the table." -Wine Spectator

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar    92 points     "Pale gold with a strong mousse. Intensely mineral nose displays Meyer lemon, lime, green apple, pungent herbs and chalky minerals. Clean and finely etched, with energetic citrus, anise and wet stone flavors underscored by honeysuckle and quinine. An uncompromising Champagne that delivers impressive finishing lift, cut and persistence. There's no way that I'd have guessed this wine was made entirely from red grapes."

 

Chateau Respide-Medville Graves Blanc $26.99

: Aromatic and fruity. This has yellow fruits, lychees, some grapefruit and a spicy element from new wood. It has weight, without being heavy, the fresh fruit lifting all the flavors.

 

 

Monplaisir Bordeaux Superieur $19.99

75% merlot, 20% cabernet-sauvignon, 5% cabernet-franc.

Round, supple and concentrated, offering a mouthful of flavors; dark fruits, soft tannins and great chocolate notes! Excellent with roasted meats or poultry in red sauce and Pasta or Risotto with seafood. 
 
Review for 2011 Vintage: "Nice juicy-edged plum and raspberry fruit and a good twinge of spice on the lively finish."

90PTS Wine Spectator 


Chateau Eyrins, Margaux 2010 $67.99

Description: Area of the vineyard: 2.9 hectares - Specific soil: deep gravel - Harvest: handmade - vinification; stainless steel tanks fermentation, maceration around 21 days - Ageing: 50% of the wine in new barrels during 18 months, 50% of the wine in tanks during 18 months.

Wine Spectator    89     WEB ONLY ISSUE "Nicely focused, with a supple feel to the sanguine-tinged plum and red currant fruit. The finish lingers with an iron hint while staying gentle overall. Drink now through 2019. 1,200 cases made."


Chateau Les Justices, Sauterne, Gonet-Medeville $52.99

Description: Juicy, with fresh, open-knit kiwifruit, quince and green plum notes and a lively, floral-tinged finish.

Wine Spectator    89     FOR 2010 VINTAGE: "Quite ripe, with a plump apricot, pineapple and tangerine core and a spice tinge on the unctuous finish. A little shy on length, but shows some power. Drink now through 2018. 1,000 cases made." –JM