Wine. MacArthur Beverages

2019 Herson Family - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Persuasion

750ml | SKU 99734 | 108 Available

$130.00

2021 Highway 12 - Red Blend Sonoma County

750ml | SKU 97612 | 21 Available

$21.99

NV Hild Elbling Brut (750ml)

750ml | SKU 100908 | 17 Available

The Obermosel: no story is told, untile someone tells it

The Upper Mosel has nothing to do with Riesling and nothing to do with slate. Instead, we find limestone. The Upper Mosel in fact represents the beginning (or the end?) of the Paris Basin, the geological reality that informs places like Chablis and Sancerre. Instead of Riesling, in the Upper Mosel we find a winemaking culture based on one of Europe’s oldest grapes: Elbling. It’s important to understand that Elbling here feels like something of a religion. It’s a culture, a regional dialect that is spoken through this wine of rigorous purity, of joyous simplicity, of toothsome acidity. The joy of Elbling is the uncompromising vigor and energy, the raucous and super-chalky acidity. Matthias Hild, who farms about six hectares in the sleepy town of Wincheringen, told me that back in the 1980s, when he’d have an Elbling clock in at less than 8.5 grams acid, he’d taste it and question if it was Elbling at all. Which is sort of like saying you’re not sure the music is loud enough because your ears aren’t bleeding.

Vines for the Sekt are from within 4km of Wincheringen. After harvest the Sekt goes through a 21-day cold fermentation in stainless steel. After malolactic fermentation the wine is stored on it’s lees for 9-18 months until disgorgment. Dosage is 10-12g/L.

-Importer notes (Vom Boden)

$19.99

2021 Hillick & Hobbs Dry Riesling Finger Lakes (750ml)

750ml | SKU 100518 | 2 Available

Situated on the southeastern banks of Seneca Lake, our estate vineyards’ steep slopes and row orientation encourage excellent air flow and early ripening. The 2021 vintage is a textural Riesling with fragrant aromas of gardenia followed by layers of pear, citrus, and crushed rock that are mirrored on the palate. A long finish is extended by crisp acidity and lingering minerality.

-Winery notes

$33.99

2022 Hillinger - Zweigelt

750ml | SKU 98156 | 1 Available

Textbook Zweigelt , ruby-red color with a violet rim and a dark core. Aromas of cherries and sour cherries, underpinned
with delicate chocolate, creamy and smooth on the palate. Very fruity, sumptuous flavor and persistent, soft finish. 100%
destemmed, 20% saignée, temperature controlled spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts for 4 – 5 weeks in
mixture of 3.000-liter oak vat, second fill barrique and stainless steel for 15 months.

-importer notes

$17.99