08/11/2025
New Pour and Flight Alert ‼️
Tomorrow starts six new wine pours and two new flights on our Wine Emotion! First up:
Introducing the Sauvignon Blanc Flight (which will feature a 1.5oz pour of these three sensational Sauvignon Blancs)
Alphonse Mellot, Le Paradis, Sancerre 2021
Sancerre may be the hottest of all white wines in the world right now, but that does not mean that all Sancerre is created equal. Then there is Alphonse Mellot – King of Sancerre. In 2013, this historic estate celebrated its 500th anniversary – 19 successive generations of winegrowers in the Mellot family. Their Sauvignons have acquired a rare precision, and each parcel is well-defined. Mellot is the only three-star grower in Sancerre per the R***e du Vin de France and the only five-star grower in Sancerre per Bettane + Dessauve. Le Paradis is old vine fruit (55+ years). Concentration, tension, and balance are the hallmarks of this rare bottling.
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Jules Taylor, Sauvignon Blanc 'OTQ', Marlborough, New Zealand 2022
This single vineyard - limited release bottling of "On The Quiet" from one of New Zealands top producers - is always remarkable. Wild fermentation happens in old barrels after being hand harvested. The wine sees full malolactic fermentation, which provides a creamy texture. An age-worthy Sauvignon that is an absolute must try.
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Spottswoode, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma and Napa County, California 2023
It is often said that if you produce Sauvignon in Napa/Sonoma, you do so out of love and not profit. Considered one of the “Super Sauvignons,” a term coined by wine writer Karen MacNeil to describe a rare class of wines considered to be among the world’s utmost expressions of this noble grape. For me, this is always one of the benchmark California Sauvignons. A stunning collection of sites including the Spottswoode Estate, Hyde, Heitz, Stagecoach and others. Fermented in small stainless steel and French oak barrels, an amphora, and one ceramic and two concrete cuves.
Wine Emotion pours are offered in 1.5oz, 3oz and 5oz. Do not miss this flight!