Bellflower Restaurant
MICHIGAN WINE TASTING WITH DAVE BOS OF BOS WINE
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BUBBLES AND ROSE
- Chic Barcelona Brut Cava/ Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada/ Catalonia/
Spain’s Catalonia region’s cosmopolitan city, Barcelona, is known for its distinctive art, architecture, creative cuisine, and energetic street life. CHIC Barcelona, a light and crisp cava from Barcelona, where the traditional and the contemporary coexist, is ideal for turning every event into a CHIC celebration. Spanish sparkling wine created using the traditional, or Champagne Method, is called cava, which means cave. Cava is produced in Spain’s Penedes Region with a 95% DO percentage. The region has a Mediterranean climate with influences from the continent, which means it typically has chilly winters and moderate summers. Because the grapes mature more slowly, rich and fresh wines are produced.
$24.00 - Kir-Yianni Sparkling Rose 2021, Xinomavro, Macedonia, Greece (retail)
Kir Yianni is located in Macedonia’s highly regarded Naoussa region, Greece’s first official wine appellation founded in 1972 that is committed almost entirely to the indigenous Xinomavro varietal. Their Akakies Sparkling Xinomavro is made in the Charmat Method which is a process where wine undergoes its secondary fermentation (which creates carbonation) in large stainless steel pressure tanks. This approach typically creates fresh, fruit-forward aromas and flavors, which are evident in the Akakies Rosé with its bouquet of ripe fruit including cherry, raspberry, strawberry, and blood orange. The palate is off dry with a light spritz and rich, bold flavors of pomegranate, raspberry, and rose that lead into a tart and mineral finish.
$33.00 - Col di Luna Flora Prosecco NV Veneto, Italy (retail)
This slightly fizzy Prosecco is bright and zesty with a creamy body and light acidity. The floral nose has notes of freshly cut gardenias as well as lemon and green apple while the palate has a slightly sweet taste of honeysuckle that is balanced with flavors of tart apple, pear, and bright citrus.
$25.00 - Pelee Island Winery 22 'Lola' Sparkling Rosé Ontario (retail)
This blush sparkling wine has hints of strawberry and blood orange flavours, serve chilled. Pair with: Beet risotto, puff pastry tomato tort, cranberry brie bites or strawberry tarts.
$18.00 - Villa Des Anges Rosé/2022/ Cinsault/ Languedoc-Roussillon, France (retail)
Fruity, with hints of melon, peaches, strawberries and spring flowers. A simple wine and easy to drink, with fresh sharp notes of cherries and strawberries for a light, soft and simple touch on the palate. A juicy, lively but pure aftertaste with an agreeable and well-balanced acidity.
$14.00 - Spagnol Prosecco Col Del Sas Brut 2021/ Valdobbiadene
Bright straw yellow color. Aromas are predominantly fruity, with apple and pear followed by soft touches of bread crust. Soft and harmonious, fresh but with a balanced closure.
$29.00 - Abito Rosé 2022/ Malbec, Syrah, Cabernet Franc/ Mendoza, Argentina (retail)
Rosé made from 90% Malbec and 10% Syrah. Very good typicity. Intense pink color. Aromas of fresh strawberry and subtle leather. On the palate, it is pleasant with abundant volume, fresh fruit, and medium acidity. Towards the end, white pepper notes appear, likely contributed by the Syrah. The acidity is long-lasting.
$15.00 - Ultraviolet Sparkling Rosé/NV/Pinot Noir/Mendocino, California (retail)
Owned by California winemaker, Samantha Sheehan, Ultraviolet was founded to create high quality, affordable wines in Mendocino County. Their sparkling rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes from Manchester Ridge Vineyard, in the AVA region known as “Islands in the Sky.” located 2,000 feet above Anderson Valley, CA. The wine is delicate and mineral-driven with restrained fruit aromas of strawberry, raspberry, white florals, and citrus. Small and fine bubbles and crisp acidity define the palate, and flavors of strawberry, cherry, grapefruit zest carry through the dry, mineral finish.
$26.00
WHITE
- OUT OF STOCKLas Lilas/2022/Loureiro, Treixadura/Vinho Verde, Portugal (retail)
Vinho Verde refers not only to the region where this wine is from but also to the notion that such a wine should be drunk young or while it is ‘green.’ Las Lilas produces a light, classic expression of Vinho Verde from 100% estate grown grapes that demonstrates a fresh, aromatic nose with aromas of lime, green apple, white florals, and sea salt. Gentle effervescence combines with flavors of citrus, green apple, pear, and bright acidity to create a balanced and refreshing palate with a soft tart finish.
OUT OF STOCK$17.00 - OUT OF STOCKChâteau Salmonière Muscadet/2022/Melon de Bourgogne/Loire, France (retail)
Known by its region of origin rather than its varietal name, Château Salmonière Muscadet is from the Sèvre et Maine area of the Loire which extends across some twenty communes to the south east of Nantes. It takes its name from the two rivers flowing through the vineyards: the Sèvre Nantaise and the Maine. This expression of the wine is characterized by a musky, mineral nose with aromas of grapefruit, lemon, lime, and white florals. Salty minerality and bright acidity are forefront on the palate which is perfectly balanced and filled with flavors of crisp citrus, green apple, and unripe melon.
OUT OF STOCK$22.00 - OUT OF STOCKCantina Di Caldaro 2022/ Pinot Grigio/ Alto Adige, Italy (retail)
Cantina di Caldaro Pinot Grigio is produced using whole cluster pressing followed by three months of sur lie contact in stainless steel resulting in a rich and textured wine with a long bold finish. The nose is quite aromatic with notes of lime, white peach, white flowers and lots of minerality which give way to a crisp palate loaded with flavors of pear, apple, peach, and citrus, and plenty of mouth-watering acidity.
OUT OF STOCK$30.75 - Andis 2022/ Sauvignon Blanc/ Sierra Foothills, California (retail)
Lemon blossom aromas, tangy but ripe citrus flavors, and a hint of fresh-cut green apples backed by a refreshing acidity to make this medium-bodied wine extremely appealing. Serve chilled alongside seafood, light pasta dishes, and chicken.
$32.00
RED
- OUT OF STOCKChateau Castenet/2019/ Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux, France (retail)
Kellerei Kaltern is a cooperative winery that was established in 1900 and represents an entire village of vintners producing wine along the shores of Lake Kaltern. The Schiava varietal is the most prominent in the region and Kaltern’s classic expression is light, easy drinking, and delicious. Within the bouquet are aromas of ripe red berries, red cherry and raspberry, black pepper, and underlying notes of forest and earth. The body is light with softly textured tannins, mild acidity, a refreshing finish, and displays flavors of tart cherry, pepper, and baking spices with hints of toasted almond and smoke. (Our Pinot Grigio is from a subset of this same cooperative).
OUT OF STOCK$18.00 - Corte San Valpolicella Classico DOC 2021
Ripe fruitiness, then it also has proper acidity and moderate tannins. Notes of cherry, plum, fig, vanilla and tobacco. dark fruit, tobacco and little vanilla.
$32.00 - Fossil Point 2020 Pinot Noir Edna Valley, California
Fossil Point is named for the Edna Valley headland that provides sweeping views of the Central California coastline and plays tribute to the coastal climate that defines the region's vineyards and soils. Their 2018 Pinot Noir is robust and fruit forward with aromas of raspberry, strawberry, plum, hibiscus, sumac, orange peel, and leather on the nose. The palate is mineral-driven with soft acidity and flavors of pomegranate, tart cherry, blackberry, and black pepper, with an underlying herbaceousness and earthy finish.
$31.00
Chateau Castenet/2019/ Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux, France (retail)
Kellerei Kaltern is a cooperative winery that was established in 1900 and represents an entire village of vintners producing wine along the shores of Lake Kaltern. The Schiava varietal is the most prominent in the region and Kaltern’s classic expression is light, easy drinking, and delicious. Within the bouquet are aromas of ripe red berries, red cherry and raspberry, black pepper, and underlying notes of forest and earth. The body is light with softly textured tannins, mild acidity, a refreshing finish, and displays flavors of tart cherry, pepper, and baking spices with hints of toasted almond and smoke. (Our Pinot Grigio is from a subset of this same cooperative).
WINES $20 AND UNDER
- Kenneth Volk 2013, Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Cuvee, Santa Maria Valley, California (retail)
From Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County, California. This intense Pinot Noir has a nose with lush red fruit and on the finish. This wine shows some age in the color and finish, but does so in a good way. Kennith Volk produces small quantities of high quality wine with many unusual varietals to choose from.
$18.00 - Pelee Island Winery 22 'Lola' Sparkling Rosé Ontario (retail)
This blush sparkling wine has hints of strawberry and blood orange flavours, serve chilled. Pair with: Beet risotto, puff pastry tomato tort, cranberry brie bites or strawberry tarts.
$18.00 - Abito Rosé 2022/ Malbec, Syrah, Cabernet Franc/ Mendoza, Argentina (retail)
Rosé made from 90% Malbec and 10% Syrah. Very good typicity. Intense pink color. Aromas of fresh strawberry and subtle leather. On the palate, it is pleasant with abundant volume, fresh fruit, and medium acidity. Towards the end, white pepper notes appear, likely contributed by the Syrah. The acidity is long-lasting.
$15.00