WEEKLY FLIGHT 7/22 through 7/24/2021 - Chenin Blanc Blind Tasting Plus a BIG announcement...!

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WEEKLY FLIGHT 7/22 through 7/24/2021 - Chenin Blanc Blind Tasting Plus a BIG announcement...!

Greetings!
 
Today we have some BIG news!
 
For years now we've been on a mission to purchase our own free-standing commercial building to better showcase PETIT PHILIPPE fine wine and our 20 DEGREES Chocolates. And today I'm delighted to announce: mission accomplished! This marks a significant game-changer for the company, elevating the experiences we obsessively plan to bring you.
 
Please find today's press release links, from both the exclusive Charlotte Biz Journal and the Observer's Charlotte Five story. Stay tuned for periodic updates and more exciting posts. We are beyond enthusiastic and look forward to taking you on the journey to 4001 PARK ROAD - expected SUMMER 2022!
 
In the meantime, starting at 5pm tonight and Saturday only, we will be pouring our quarterly BLIND tasting. The focus for the flight is a brilliant featuring of Chenin Blanc. Test your palate and see if you can tease out which two wines are from France's Loire Valley and which two are from the Cape of South Africa. Guess right and get bragging rights and an extra flight pour. Tonight and Saturday only!
 
The tasting room will be closed tomorrow evening (starting at 5pm) for a private event, thank you for understanding.
 
Here are some of our upcoming tasting room events, please make note!
 
  • SUMMER BLIND FLIGHT CHALLENGE JULY 22+24 only
  • BORDEAUX-ON-A-BUDGET JULY 29-31
  • HOOPES VINTNER VISIT WITH OWNER LINDSAY HOOPES! FRI, AUG 6TH
  • SUMMER SIPPIN' - FRI AUG 13TH MARK THE DATE, TIX AVAIL NEXT WK
 
Come taste with us anytime Thursdays and Fridays from 5pm to 7:30pm and all day Saturday afternoons from 1 to 7:30pm. It's always changing every week as we focus on regions, grapes and producers to further your own personal wine journey.
 
With much gratitude,
Mark
 
 
This weekend's flight:
CHENIN BLANC BLIND TASTING
Flight of 4 wines: $20 tasting
Thursday ONLY 5-7:30pm (We are closed FRI eve for a private event)
AND Saturday 1-7:30pm
 
FRANCE vs. SOUTH AFRICA... CHENIN!
 
Can you decipher which is which? Here is the wine lineup and some tasting notes, so this is easy right? We are even going to tell you the producers.
 
Your wine challenge, should you choose to accept it, is simply to determine which wines are in your glass! Choose correctly and get an extra flight pour of your favorite in the flight.
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray "Sec Le Haut Lieu" 2019 - $42
 
Château Soucherie Savennières "Clos de Perrières" 2016 - $39
 
Quinta Essentia Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2017 - $47
 
Beaumont Family Wines Chenin Blanc 2020 - $25
 
Flight of 4 - $20
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HERE ARE YOUR HINTS:
 
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
 
  • pear, yellow apple, honeysuckle, beeswax, mineral-driven
  • can be sparkling, dry, semi-dry or sweet in style
  • flint & limestone soils; cool climate insures good acidity, which is balanced by the distinctly fruity character of the Chenin Blanc, and the mineral qualities imparted by the soil
  • probably the most famous producer in the appellation
 
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
 
  • herbs, grapefruit, dry white peach, apricot, gun flint, lemon, lime
  • shale, stone, sand, volcanic rock soils
  • 9 mo. in 500L casks and 4 months on the lees before bottling; more weighted on the palate and slightly bitter finish
  • one of the prettiest properties in the area
 
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
 
  • tropical fruit, lechee, wood, baking spices, roasted nuts, brioche, honey
  • sandstone and granite soils; bush vines (head-trained)
  • fruit comes from 4 different old vine vineyard sites
  • a collaberation of two well-established wineries
 
IS THIS WINE #1, #2, #3 or #4?
 
  • honeydew melon, stone fruit, much higher acidity compared to the others in the flight
  • gravel and shale soils; pears and almonds also grown on the property
  • home to the region's oldest wine cellar
 
 
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray
"Sec Le Haut Lieu" 2019
$42/bottle
 
 
Is this your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th pour?
 
 
 
 
 
Château Soucherie Savennières "Clos de Perrières" 2016
$39/bottle
 
Is this your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th pour?
 
 
 
 
 
Quinta Essentia Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2017
$47/bottle
 
 
Is this your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th pour?
 
 
 
Beaumont Family Wines
Chenin Blanc 2020
$25/bottle
 
 
Is this your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th pour?