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Domaine Serge Laloue Sancerre Rouge 2016 is 100% Pinot Noir which is organic and hand harvested. This wine hails from the Loire Valley. This is a beautiful Pinot that is light and liberally with beautiful fruit and extremely well balanced. The grapes are de-stemmed and spend 10 days being cold maceration. Fermentation continues for 14 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with twice-daily punchdowns. It is then Aged for 8 months in 50% stainless steel and 50% demi-muid French oak. The alcohol is 13%. This Domaine is located in the Loire Valley IG France and was established in the early 1930's by Francois and Simone Laloue. The family farm that grew grapes, grain, tobacco and raised livestock. In 1960, their son Serge took charge of vines to concentrate on viticulture and winemaking. The Domaine is now run by Serge's children, Franck, who’s been making the wine since 1990, and daughter Christine. The estate’s 21 hectares of vines of the Domaine are approximately 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Pinot Noir. The terroir is stony and limestone based which provides the wines with mineral notes and hints of gunflint. The wines of are very aromatic and develop floral and fruity notes. The siblings practice sustainable agriculture and grow grass between the vine rows encouraging the roots to grow deeper. This technique also reduces erosion and tempers the natural vigor of the vines. Franck further reduces yields by de-budding in the spring and pruning heavily. The winery was renovated and enlarged in 2006 and is located in Thauvenay, outside of Sancerre. . . . . . . . #domainesergelaloue #sancerrerouge #loirevalley #pinotnoir #frenchwine #redwine #france #bordeauxwine #winelover #pinot #loire #loirevalleywines #amelieupperwestside #delicious #deliciouswine #wineislove #nyc #nyclife #nycmanofmanytalents #outrageouslydelicious #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #newyorkcity #newyorkcitylife #upperwestside (at Amelie Upper west) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CE12lnLws/?igshid=x2l9jxg2azv4

@crusewine Monkey Jacket Red Blend is frickin delicious. 🐒🧥🍷👅 #drinkwine #californiawine #naturalwine #deliciouswine #whileyoucan (at Dandelion Wine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjEHnHHTUp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w2mxtvsn19hd

Little chip shaped sediment at the bottom of delicious 2006 Lopez de Heredia Viña Gravonia from Rioja, Spain. Love this unique full bodied wine with a waxy, oily texture. Golden yellow color with notes of sherry, citrus, chamomile, and almonds. #deliciouswine#vinagravonia#gravonia#lopezdeheredia#viura#sediment#littlesedimentneverhurtanybody#riojawine#whitewine#somm#corkdork#winegeek#winestagram#instawine#vintagewine#spanishwine

Love this wine! Bermejo Brut Nature Rosado from Lanzarote, Canary Islands 🌋Made in traditional method like Champagne - from the grape Listan Negro. Dry, refreshing, bubbly, with floral, peach, and mandarin notes. This is the perfect wine for unbearable hot Miami weather 😍🍾🌴#bermejo#losbermejos#bodegalosbermejos#rosado#brutnature#lanzarotewine#lanzarote#canaryislands#bubbles#spanishwine#traditionalmethod#bubbly#deliciouswine#sparklingwine#winewednesday#wow#winegeek#somm#corkdork#winelover#bubblytime#listannegro#favoritewine#cheers#gabrielglas#mmmm

And now part 2 of my ARNYCA POST - I met my good friend Steve Distler from ARNYCA a number of years ago in NYC at Otto Enoteca and Pizzeria in Greenwich Village. He was a regular there, as was I and we would hang out with our mutual friend and wine director at the time, Peter Jamros exploring Italian wines. We would attend wine tastings and would learn about great Italian wines while eating pizza, pasta and antipasti. Later, we worked together at Italian Wine Merchants where Steve was a portfolio manger and I was a part-time weekend sales clerk. Over time we have become and stayed friends. I got to visit his wine bar in Napa and we have stayed in touch although we are on opposite coasts. As you may know, I am a big fan of Cabernet Franc and ARNYCA’s Cab Franc is delicious and so is their Rose. Steve recently sent me two bottles of their new project, their 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. They only made 75 cases of the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cabernet is a big, rich and juicy wine at 15.2% alcohol. It has tons of dark fruit with the tell tale notes of mint and Eucalyptus and some Napa “dust” which is always present in excellent Napa Cabernets. The wine is well balanced but needs time in the bottle to really shine. ARNYCA focuses on three limited production wines – a rosé made from Pinot Noir from the Russian River, a Cabernet Franc a d the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. Their total production each year is only about 300 cases; their first Cabernet Franc was from the 2013 vintage, the first rosé from the 2015 vintage and the first Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2016 vintage. If you are looking for something extremely small production check out ARNYCA, you won’t be disappointed! . . . . . @stevedis26 @arnycacellars @arnycalife @pjamros #delicious #deliciouswine #wineislove #nyc #nyclife #nycmanofmanytalents #outrageouslydelicious #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #newyorkcity #newyorkcitylife #washingtonheights #winelover #winelovers #nycphoto #212 #wineporn #californiawine #napavalley #napavalleywine #arnyca #arnycacellars #cabernetfranc #wine #cabernetsauvignon #rosè (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qzrjaJ-bt/?igshid=30wwk83vh90z

ARNYCA is the story of 2 friends from different worlds with a shared passion for wine. Luis Pettinato from Argentina & Steve Distler from NYC that share a love for Cabernet Franc, an underrated & under appreciated grape. ARNYCA Cellars produces 150 cases of Cab Franc as well as Rose and Cabernet Sauvignon. ARNYCA is derived from Luis and Steve’s homes in Argentina and NY and home of their wine in CA. The logo, a tribute to Steve’s parents both of whom are deaf, represents the American Sign Language fingerspelling for ARNYCA. Steve Distler, Co-Owner/Partner, born in Queens, NY, grew up with sign language as his first language. After graduating college, he dreamed of being a stockbroker. Soon his passion led him back to school for a Master’s in Education and a teaching job at The American Sign Language and English Secondary School. Restless and searching he left teaching and joined Italian Wine Merchants in NYC. In 2007, he moved to Napa, CA and opened a wine bar in 2010. Soon after he became the GM at O’Brien Estate and in 2015, he started ARNYCA and founded Wine Language, LLC. Luis Pettinato is Co-Owner/Partner, and a native of Argentina. Luis began his career at Le Cordon Blue, Buenos Aires. For 15 years, Luis worked in kitchen management with prestigious stints in LA and Napa. 10 years ago he decided to pursue his passion for wine and partnered with Steve to create ARNYCA.   Steve and Luis joined forces with Mark Davis, Winemaker. Mark worked many vintages across Northern CA, Australia, & South Africa. He started his own label Cobden Wini Wine in 2012. Mark is also the winemaker at O’Brien Estate Winery in Napa with consulting winemaker, David Yorgensen. @stevedis26 @arnycacellars @arnycalife #delicious #deliciouswine #wineislove #nyc #nyclife #nycmanofmanytalents #outrageouslydelicious #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #newyorkcity #newyorkcitylife #washingtonheights #winelover #winelovers #nycphoto #212 #wineporn #californiawine #napavalley #napavalleywine #arnyca #arnycacellars #cabernetfranc #wine #cabernetsauvignon (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-oJbBHpx2B/?igshid=1gj2egs681lly

What a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning. Does this bode well for rest of the day ? #stophamvineyard #deliciouswine #stopham #south downs. Thank you @sixwalkers #thankyouforbirthdaytreat (at Stopham Vineyard) https://www.instagram.com/p/B11Csopn8a-/?igshid=9esudd5l1apr

Last steps in the process...it is amazing that every little detail counts in making a final presentation. Reviewing the last steps in Distinction Cabernet....a little bottle time and we’re ready to roll!🍷 . . . .🍷 #allaboutwine🍷 #californialife #country_features #deliciouswine #destinationwine #distinctionmagazine #experiencecalifornia #fpog #getoutandexplore #heart_imprint #ig_wine #integritydriven #imaginecalifornia #keepexploring #lodiwines #lodiwines #neverlookback #ownit #plumgoodness #robertparkerwineadvocate #sip #sipandswirl #terroirlife #unlimitedcalifornia #visitlodi #visitcalifornia #winemaker #wine🍷 #wineblending #wineeducation #winetasting🍷 (at Lodi, California)