FREE Burgunday Wine Tasting at Le Du Wines, Saturday, May 15, 4-7.

Hey fellow wine lovers.  If you want to try some amazing wines that are rare and expensive for free, then you should check out this tasting.  Burgundian wines are the essence of terroir.  Here is the scoop from Le Du. 

FREE UPCOMING IN-STORE TASTING...
Big Burgundy Blow-out!
Saturday, May 15th from 4-7pm
Burgundy's Cote d'Or has mythical stature. Even to the wine novice, the region's name has instant recognition. The wines of the Cote d'Or are some of the most dazzlingly complex, rare, and expensive wines produced in the entire world. For many a wine lover, once you've experienced these magnificent wines, there's no turning back. You're hooked. You simply need to experience that next, ethereal bottle. For the Burgundy lover, a chance to taste multiple wines, side by side from some of the region's very top producers is nothing short of ecstasy. For the Burgundy beginner, it can be a singular, rare opportunity to experience and learn about these great wines. Here at Le Du's, we certainly love Burgundy, so that's why on Saturday the 15th of May, from 4-7pm we've arranged for what we feel will be an absolutely amazing tasting of sixteen Burgundies, from eleven of the region's best producers.

The Cote d'Or is the most hallowed, yet most misunderstood strip of land, devoted to viticulture in the world. The economy of nearly every town and village along its mere length of 30-some miles is based upon the production and sale of the world's greatest, most distinctive expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Yet, we don't recognize these wines merely from the grape varieties used; we recognize them by their specific place of origin. Their places of origin are not just France and Burgundy, but right down to the village, and far beyond that to the specific plots of land, and rows of vines. We call these wines by names such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Chassagne-Montrachet and Nuits-Saint-Georges, and specifically, get down to the Premiers and Grands Crus; for example Les Gruenchers in Chambolle-Musigny, or the great Clos de La Roche of Morey. You might see how this place as a whole can be misunderstood. Our tasting on Saturday will allow you to try these wines and understand what makes each one unique, to understand and taste what we mean when we talk about terroir. This tasting is not to be missed!

The wines to be poured:

Bourgogne Blanc 2008 - Bernard Moreau et Fils
Marsannay Blanc "Plantelle" 2008 - Domaine Michel Magnien
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2007 - Bernard Moreau et Fils
Mersault "Tillets" 2008 - Boyer-Martenot
Saint-Romain Rouge 2008 - Alain Gras
Bourgogne Rouge 2007 - Domaine Michel Magnien
Volnay 2007 - Domaine Michel Lafarge
Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Vergelesses" 2007 - Domaine Simon Bize
Vosne Romanee 2007 - Remoissenet
Chambolle Musigny 2007 - Dujac Pere et Fils
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combottes 2007 - Dujac
Clos de La Roche Grand Cru 2007 - Dujac
Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2006 - Domaine Denis Bachelet
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers 2007 - David Duband
Cote de Nuits Villages "Clos du Chapeau" 2007 - Domaine de l'Arlot
Nuits Saint George 1er Cru Clos de L'Arlot 2007 - Domaine de l'Arlot