This is the kind of free weekend tasting that’s enough to pull you out of your chair and down to CBC – even if you’re planning to come again for Sunday’s Winter Restock Festival! Two takes on Burgundy from the region’s far north and far south. A pair of very Gran Reserva Riojas with more than a decade of bottle age and sub-$20 pricing. And the super-rich and plush Jayson Cabernet The Bench that’s all Pahlmeyer in every way other than price.
Here's what you’ll be tasting and exploring from noon-4pm this Saturday:
Dom d'Elise Petit Chablis 2024 - Nothing "petit" about the quality here in an all-steel Chardonnay that crackles with energy and minerality.
Mary Taylor (Michael Paquet) MT3 Macon Villages 2024 - From Mary Taylor's "premium" line, this is a an elegant Macon Chardonnay with fine minerality and grip.
Bodegas Muriel Rioja Vinas Viejas Gran Reserva 2012 - A classic, old-school, Rioja from all Tempranillo and with 24 months in cask and 11 years in bottle. Remarkably fresh.
Bodegas Muriel Rioja Vinas Viejas Gran Reserva 2011 - Same wine but from a different vintage, one showing more savory, mushroomy, character.
Jayson (Pahlmeyer) Cabernet Sauvignon The Bench 2023 - All Atlas Peak fruit, all Pahlmeyer luxuriously lushness, all at a remarkably good discount. What's not to like!
Big flavors in your glass like to meet up with big flavors on your plate. And Jose’s featured cheese this week delivers: Rogue Creamery Smokey Blue. You’ll love the creamy feel and marriage of wood smoke and bleu cheese’s natural savory complexity. And just wait until you see how it plays with the two Rioja one way and then the Jayson Cab another.
Flavor explosions going on during this Saturday’s tasting. Come have a blast with us! | 
