Sitting around the table with friends and family is one of the joys of the holiday season, and since these are some of your favorite people in the world, why not splash out on some special bottles? We always like to greet our guests with bubbles, and since it’s the holidays, make sure it’s an incredible bottle of Champagne. Most appetizers are generally a little lighter than the main course, so once seated at the table, we like to open a couple of bottles of white wine that pair nicely with shrimp, seafood, or salads. We’ve chosen a Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuissé and a Soave Classico in magnum to start.
Domaine Ferret 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé is delicious 100 percent Chardonnay is made from grapes sourced from 40-year-old vines planted in some of the best plots in the famed Fuissé amphitheater. Fermentation is done parcel by parcel, and the resulting wines are aged for 10 months before blending. The finished wine is then aged for an additional seven months in stainless steel tanks before bottling. Soils consisting of granite, limestone, and schist contribute to this wine’s mineral-laden characteristics. Straw colored in the glass, it has aromas of honeysuckle blossom, verbena, and lemon zest that translate to the palate with bracing minerality and balanced acidity.
Excerpt Taken From: Robb Report
Author: Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
