February curation
Welcome to SommSelection February curation. Below you will find short notes or stories about your wines that have been delivered to your home. Here at, Somm Selection, we do things a little different. Rather than surprise you with your monthly curation, you can see exactly which wines I chose. Needless to say, you have amazing value for money wines but also, wines that have been tried and tested by me and my fellow sommeliers.
Enjoy!
Matt
One for the Champagne Lovers
Complex, Profund and indulgent, the Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve has taken its time and does not care who knows it. The House bottles each give important information on ageing with the specific the year the wine was placed to age in the chalk cellars as well as the year it was disgorged.ith it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
Wine Lover's Mix of Six
19 Domane Wachau Gruner Veltliner Kaiserberg Federspiel
Otro Vino by Stella Bella Chardonnay
L.A.S. Vino - using luck, art, and science (L.A.S.) aim to make absolutely delicious, delectable, desirable drops and to discover new flavours in the world of wine. Based in Margaret River, Western Australia, our mantra is minimal intervention with maximum flavour and where possible we aim to work with growers using sustainable, organic and biodynamic vineyard methods. L.A.S. Vino Albino is made from pinot noir & chardonnay grapes grown in forest grove soils over granitic rock. The vineyard sits on the banks of the Willyabrup river, only kilometres from the Indian ocean where cool ocean breezes flow up the valley. It’s one of the oldest and last remaining vineyards in Margaret River that contains Pinot Noir.
Highbank cabernet- Highbank’s vines are grown without the use of chemical herbicides or insecticides or fertilisers, and have been farmed according to biodynamic principles for more than 25 years. This classic varietal blend of wine grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc)
Yangarra Estate Shiraz
2019 Monte Bernardi Tzingarella, Italy
Straight to red
Hurley Vineyard Estate
2015 Chateau Villa Bel-Air is located in Saint Morillon in the heart of the Graves appellation. In the 18th century, Louis Dufaure, marquis de Lajarte, a councillor in the Bordeaux Parliament, built a beautiful classic mansion on the site of the Bel-Air property. The company was bought in 1988 by Jean-Michel Cazes and his family. They restructured the vineyards and renewed winery equipment. The vineyard is 50 hectares and vines are 18 years old on average. Villa Bel-Air is 40% Cabernet, 50% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The wine spends 12 months in new oak barrels and is bottled in Spring, on the second year following harvest.
2019 Monte Bernardi Tzingarella, Italy
Highbank cabernet- Highbank’s vines are grown without the use of chemical herbicides or insecticides or fertilisers, and have been farmed according to biodynamic principles for more than 25 years. This classic varietal blend of wine grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc)
Yangarra Estate Shiraz
2005 Twofold Shiraz – Heathcote Museum
Wine Connoisseur
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve
Powell and Son Roussanne Marsanne 2018
Yarra Yering n2 2013
Apsley Gorge Pinot Noir 2014
Jasper HiIl Shiraz 2014
Crawford River Cab Sauvignon 2005
Rare & Vintage Finds
Due to the exclusive nature of this subscription, wines are limited and therefore each curation will vary.
