Some days you just can’t afford to wait for the sun to come back. It’s Tuesday, it’s raining but twisting the screw top on a great little everyday rosé that is off the boat and on your shelves. Get out your unbrella and come have a taste and stock up. The sun comes back tomorrow for the Solistice.
2022 Domaine de Pellehaut, ‘Harmonie de Gascogne’ Rosé $11
Tannat, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet, Sauvignon, and Malbec
A dry nose of red fruits, violets and roses. In the mouth, the freshness and roundness of the fruits intermingle. A wine with natural balance, which reveals the complexity of Gascony.
Vegan
11.5% alcohol by volume
Closed Sunday June 25th.
Madrona Wine will be closed this coming Sunday. We’re sorry for any inconvenience.
So what else do you have to do? Come by the shop and try some wine, see some art and Pick up some tickets. We’ll be pouring:
Friday 2021 Domaine de l’Idylle / Famille Tiollier, “Le Tithonien” Mondeuse $20
Savoie
Grown on chalk soil, this 100% Mondeuse has fine acidity and layers of spice. Minerality adds further texture.
Saturday 2016 Còlpetrone, Montefalco Rosso $18
70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot
This Umbrian dry red imparts an ample fruit nose of raspberries with hints of spices and vanilla. On the palate it is full-bodied and structured with tannins that complement the wine’s roundness and a long flavorful finish
Sunday 2021 Cascina Ca’ Gialla, Langhe Nebbiolo $15
Piemonte
An everyday Nebbiolo with lovely floral notes. Scent of dried rose petals, green tea leaves and well-handled tannins with no astringency despite being so young.
Free tickets for All New Cells a play by the Shattered Glass Project.
written by Aliza Goldstein
directed by Alison Kozar
produced in association with Theater Off Jackson
June 2-18, 2023
Thursday-Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday @ 2:00 p.m.
Theater Off Jackson
409 7th Ave S., Seattle WA 98109
As we try to follow the bouncing ball of our local weather, let’s have a sip of wine from the south of France where they mix the Mediterranean varietal Grenache with Atlantic varietals Merlot and Cab Franc. Here’s to balance in the different climes. It’s delicious.
2021 La Tannerie, Cité de Carcassonne Rouge $14
56% Merlot, 24% Grenache, 20% Cabernet Franc
This Languedoc Red blend offers a sturdy foundation of velvety tannins, a deep well of dried black fruit accented with a touch of tamarind, and a drop of orange oil. Resonant earthy notes weave in and out of a bowl of dried fruits on the finish. Bio Dynamic
We have some new deals hit the floor this week and we are dealing them out to you. Stop by the next few days and see what cards we have been dealt.
Friday 2019 Domaine Allégret, Laudun Cotes du Rhone Villages $12
52% Grenache, 48% Syrah
The Allegret overdelivers for the money. Elegant, complex and with a fine minerality, lovely concentration. Tannins are melted and the finish is round. 14% alcohol by volume Was $15 Now $12
Saturday 2018 Château Eugénie, Traditional $12
80% Malbec, 20% Merlot
Cahors
A very traditional Malbec from the Southwest of France with minerals and tannins to balance out the fruit. 12.5% alcohol by volume Was $14 Now $12
Sunday 2021 Domaine des Diables, Les Petit Diables Rosé $13
60% Syrah, 20% Cinsault, 20% Grenache
The little brother of the Big Devil, this Provence rosé is elegant, bright and engaging from the off, this vivacious fruit filled wine is a joy to taste. Citrus, sour cherry, tangy yellow plum and peach, fill the senses but never overwhelm. 12.5% alcohol by volume Was $18 Now $13
The temperature is going up this week. Time to cool off with some cold wine. Stop by on Tuesday as we sip on a crisp Riesling from the Mosel.
2021 Clean Slate, Mosel Riesling $11
A great change your mind wine for people who think they don’t like Riesling. Grapes from the Lower Mosel provide mineral notes, grapes from the Middle Mosel create a hint of spiciness and grapes from the Upper Mosel supply fresh, peach flavors. The result is a clean, fresh flavor and a perfectly balanced taste profile.
10.5% alcohol by volume
Memorial Day has come and gone. You’ve had a grueling 4-day work week. You deserve a glass of wine. It’s Summer.
This weekend we’ll be tasting some fine summery wines. We’re not sure order we’ll be opening them in but stop in and see what is pouring.
2021 Count Karolyi, Grüner Veltliner $13
Hungary
This GV is bursting with aromas of ripe apples and apricots. Well-balanced, dry and refreshing.
12% alcohol by volume
2021 Domaine e Mougin, Pays de L’Aude $13
30% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 15% Marsalan, 15% Carrignan, 10% Grenache, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
A great summer red from the south of France that uses all with wineries red varietals. Dark berry fruits (black currants, blueberry) with hints of violet & spice Palate: A full bodied round wine with lively acidity, dark berry fruit notes & balanced tannins
on the finish.
2021 San Marzano, Edda Bianco $20
60% Chardonnay, 20% Fiano, 20% Wild Muscatel
Salento
An aromatic blend of Chardonnay, Moscatello, and Fiano that is flat out amazing for the price. The Moscatello matches the Chardonnay in richness, and adds notes of citrus fruits and white flowers, while the Fiano gives minerality from the layers of calcareous soils, the hallmark of whites from Puglia.
2020 Henri Bourgeois, ‘Petit Bourgeois’ Rosé $10
100% Pinot Noir
This Loire Valley Rosé is fresh, with a notable savory streak amid the white cherry and peach flavors. A light stony echo adds zing on the finish.
Sicily’s Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. The soils have volcanic origin and are derived from the disintegration of the masses of lava, ashes and lapilli giving the vines a unique character. The Tornatores, one the oldest wine growing families on Mt. Etna, have lived in Sicily since 1680 and trace their Etna grape growing back to 1865. Join us Saturday as we taste a pair of wines from Tornatore.
2021 Tornatore, Etna Bianco $22
Carricante
From vineyards 1000 feet up Mt. Etna, this wine offers pleasant hints of grapefruit, white peach and herbs on the nose. The palate has a lovely texture and freshness complemented by an extraordinary minerality. 12.5% alcohol by volume
2019 Tornatore, Etna Rosso $22
95% Nerello Mascalese, 5% Nerello Cappuccio
A uniquely rich and focused wine made of the indigenous Nerello Mascalese grape. It expresses itself with aromas of cherry juice and preserves, wild strawberry and a very characteristic volcanic and mineral intensity that is unique only to the wines of Mt. Etna’s volcanic soil.
2020 Cline Family Cellars, Seven Ranchlands North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon $18
The Cline founders were busy raising seven children and farming their seven vineyard ranches. Out of them they make a series of single varietals. This Sonoma Cab explodes with blueberry, blackberry pie, elderberry, plum jam, slight cigar box, and mocha oak notes. With a long finish and fine-grained tannins and invigorating freshness. It is a big bodied California Cab at a great price.
We’ll sort of . . . This Weekend we are tasting some new Portuguese wines. Maybe it isn’t the same as a free trip, but there is no jet lag.
Saturday (It’s Mayfair in Madrona so check out the festivities then come try the wines.)
2020 Quinta de Chocapalha, Arinto Branco $14
100% Arinto
Portugal
This Lisbon-region White has a very fresh and aromatic nose with citric fruit, green apple and mineral notes. On the palate it is fresh, with fine intensity, balanced and natural acidity very typical from Arinto grapes, with long aftertaste.
2020 Wine & Soul, Manoella Tinto $26
60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, 5% Tinta Francisca
This Douro Red blend imparts fresh notes of raspberry, blackberry and spices. On the palate, this wine shows round and velvety tannins, good concentration, and a long finish.
Sunday we’ll join the M.O.B. in Dao.
2019 M.O.B. (Moreira, Olazabal & Borges) Lote 3 Branco $16
45% Encruzado 45% Bical 10% Malvasia Fina
Dao
This Dao White is given a beautiful golden color by the maturation and richness of Encruzado and Bical grapes. Its’ subtle aromatics are dominated by a complex bouquet of white fruit, herbs, and minerality. Luxurious in the mouth but then very well balanced and long due to its great acidity.
2017 M.O.B. (Moreira, Olazabal & Borges) Lote 3 Tinto $18
40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Alfrocheiro, 30% Jaen
This Dao Red blend delivers aromas of black and blue fruits with hints of woodsmoke. Medium bodied with flavors of blackberry, elderberry, gingerbread, and hints of vanilla.
It is going to hit the mid-seventies this weekend and you are going to need a chilled bottle of wine to sip while you sit on the porch and complain about the heat. We got you covered. Come grap some wine for that ice chest. Here’s what we are tasting this weekend.
Friday
2021 La Bastide des Oliviers, Vendange Manuelle Rosé $15
50% Cinsault, 20% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 10% Syrah
The Mourlan family has organically farmed their 10 acres of vines for two generations. Their rosé has true Provence style, dry and crisp with tangerine and citrus flavors that are powerful and elegant at the same time. Organic
Was $18 now $15
Saturday
2021 Vetriccie, Corse Rose $16
50% Niellucciu, 35% Sciaccarellu, 15% Grenache
The wine jumps out of the glass with aromas of red berries, melon and pomegranate kissed with a touch of wet stone. This rosé is deliciously delicate and washes over the palate with wave after wave of energetic fresh fruit flavors. Perfectly balanced, this wine exhibits a beautiful marriage of fine minerality and elegant acidity. Sunday
2018 I Pentri Flora, Falanghina ‘Beneventano’ $18
Campania
This southern Italian Falanghina emerges from the glass as an exotic, totally beguiling White. Apricots, white truffles, flowers, honey and mint are all woven together beautifully in this exceptional, polished wine.
To ensure that we can provide you with the specific wine that you are looking for, please call or email us with your request. It’s important to note that the vintage and availability of wines can vary from year to year.
