Thursday Tastings by Sommsation ft. C.L. Butaud
$89.00 SOLD OUT
/ 750 ml x 2
Join us on July 10th to taste and learn about some delicious wines from C.L. Butaud. Featured wines will be the 2021 Pinot Gris Ramato and the 2021 Cease and Desist Red Blend. Registration closes July 1st.
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C. L. Butaud Wines
Thursday Tastings by Sommsation ft. C.L. Butaud
Pinot Gris Ramato 2021
Tasting Notes
This Pinot Gris is "alive" and will continue to evolve, but for now we can say that it's like a charcuterie board in a bottle. It is bone dry and approachable with ample savory influences and soft florals. Minerality also plays a large role in the sensations of this wine, from the warm sand aromas to the briny finish. We find apple, chalk, white flowers, and fresh sweet peas on the nose; texture and acidity in the mouth with flavors of persimmons and ginger; prosciutto and dill, and the pleasant bitterness of dried orange rind and salinity on the finish.
Serving Instructions
- Open & Decant 1hr prior to serving. Serve Chilled.
Glassware
- Light-bodied White Wine Glass—This glass is designed to showcase freshness, minerality and spiciness in the wine
Food Pairings
- gruyere, ceviche and other raw seafood dishes, mussels, leaner fish, broccoli, spinach, fennel, saffron
Cheese Pairings
- Soft/Semi-Soft / Soft Ripened / Washed Rind
Cease and Desist Red Blend 2021
Tasting Notes
Graceful and sophisticated, this 2021 Cease & Desist is easy to like and hard to put down. It drinks like a finessed Napa Cab blend at this stage, with graphite, blueberry, cherry skin, and a subtle clove spice, with a velvet, chocolate finish that is the result of aging on the lees
Serving Instructions
- Open 1hr prior to serving. Serve at Cellar Temperature.
Glassware
- Full-bodied Red Wine Glass—The ample size of this glass allows the bouquet to fully develop. It emphasizes the fruit by down playing the bitter qualities of the tannin and allows wines to achieve balance.
Food Pairings
- aged gouda, roasted poultry or lighter protein like pork, butternut squash, leeks, fennel
Cheese Pairings
- Soft/Semi-Soft / Soft Ripened / Washed Rind