Getting the Balance Right

Firstly, I hope this note and the wines this month find you all in good health and with a manageable level of stress. It is not easy being locked away with such little interaction to the outside world apart from what we see on our screens. Lets hope this episode end soon, and we can all get back to what will be a new normal. It has to be better than this.

Until then, lucky thing that you belong to a wine club that delivers !

This month we tried to balance our selection between some tried and tested favorites, and a couple more unusual wines that you can taste and debate over dinner. To pick out one of those favorites, it is without question Les Tuileries. This simple chardonnay was exactly what we needed this month. A fruity, well balanced, inexpensive pleasure with a playful design. Loved it and so nice to see a winemaker that has put fun first! And for something more adventurous, we have not only included a Pinot Noir (scary enough) but a pinot from Slovenia! Before you get all suspicious as to what I am up to, let me just say that the Goriska region of Slovenia gets this grape right about 20% of the time (we didn’t put the 80% in the box). What you will find is a wine full of chocolate, but fine and clear. Definitely not what you are used to but great all the same.

And if you need something familiar, grab the Bordeaux or Sauvignon from the Loire – you can’t go wrong.

So be safe, take care and be sure to remove your mask before drinking ;-)

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