Friday, June 7th
Le Petit Bijou
Pacific Northwest Wine Tasting
Burgundy and Loire Valley inspired wines from incredible Oregon producers, Division & Flaneur!
Call 256-964-7980
Pacific Northwest Wine Tasting
Le Petit Bijou
Friday, June 7th
4pm - 6pm, $20
With Special Guest, Allaina Nielson of International Wines
256-964-7980 to Reserve
2023 Division Villages Chenin Blanc `l`isle Verte` Columbia Valley, Washington $29.99
This wine has all the classic Chenin fixings - taut electricity, plenty of orchard fruit pits, and lanolin in the right amount and length that goes on for days.
A truly delicious and satisfying crisp white for all occasions.
Tart tangerine, salt, lemon. Soft with lemonade, white grapefruit, juicy orange vibes. Smooth, stony with hints of vanilla cream on the palate. Division Wine Company, founded by Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe in 2010, is based in Portland, Oregon, with grapes coming from what they describe as terroir expressive vineyards across Oregon and Washington. The energy of Division is young, with a refreshing outlook on winemaking in the New World, striving toward completely hands-off to let the vintage express itself while keeping care to not let the wine run wild in this natural approach.
2022 Division Chardonnay "Un", Willamette Valley, Oregon $29.99
The aromatics quickly draw you in and are bathed in a deeply intoxicating melange of floral chamomile, quince, and flint. The textural balance is spot on this vintage, a trait we believe defines our wines.
Our Chardonnay “Un” is a cuvée of exceptional organic and biodynamic Chardonnay sites in the Willamette Valley. A mix of younger vines and long-term “estate-like” vines gives a truly cross-AVA look into Willamette Valley Chardonnay. -the winery
2022 Flaneur Wines Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $35.99
An excellent value in estate-grown Pinot, Grant puts the emphasis on freshness and early enjoyment, exactly what we all want in an Everyday Pinot. A great combo of bright and dark elements–brighter aromatics with a darker spectrum of flavor. Savory and spice accents join keeping the focus where it’s intended: a fresh, juicy, rounded wine for drinking whenever you want (you know what we say: everyday!).
Flaneur has the right philosophy: “Love what you do, while you do it, and whom you do it with. We love nature. We love wine. We plan our meals around what wine we want to drink. We put our hearts and souls into everything we do. We do this by farming organically, making wine from the soul instead of from a book, being welcoming to our guests ,and being generous and helpful to everyone along the way. The results are delicious wines. We do it in a place we love, Oregon.
2022 Division Pinot Noir "Un", Willamette Valley, Oregon $32.99
In a region so well known for Pinot Noir, the challenge is creating a distinct voice that speaks to our vision of this legendary grape. Matching the right approach to the site and vintage is key to our approach. As in years past, we approach the Pinot Noir “Un” cuvée as our opportunity to make a vintage character wine in our lighter, finesse-driven style. It is a Willamette Valley cuvée wine designed to perform well above its price point.
Our Pinot Noir vineyards are farmed with a focus on sustainability. Our mission to work with only organically and/or Biodynamically farmed and 100% herbicide-free sites is almost complete, with all but one vineyard hitting our criteria.
A deep spicy earthy undertone in the nose of the wine features rhubarb crumble and cardamom. The palate is lithe and unique with a balance of baking spice, wild berry concentration, and mid-palate minerality.
Drink up now or hold for days, months, or years!
2021 Flanuer Wines Pinot Meunier, La Belle Promenade Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains, Oregon $48.99
If Flanerie Vineyard is a bass, La Belle Promenade Vineyard is a harmonious treble, singing bright, high tones that ripple through the Chehalem Mountains AVA. An exposed hilltop at a rocky 820 ft. elevation, the vineyard has a cooler microclimate that suits our pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot meunier, aligote, and gruner veltliner grapes. Across our diverse 36 acres of volcanic Jory and Nekia soils, the sun shines down from many varying directions, uniquely ripening each block of vines.
Before we planted our first vines, the expansive plot grew lush cherries, prunes, and blackberries. At the time of our purchase in 2012, the orchard was long abandoned, holding only a ghost of a barn.
Now, the crops we harvest produce characteristic floral notes that cling to acidity and tell the story of the black and blue fruits that once grew here. On the land, we restored the old barn—and made an open atria for tastings, worthy of the beautiful promenade.
2019 Flaneur Wines `Cuvee Constantin` Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $54.99
Cuvée Constantin is a nod to one of the great Flâneurs. In his essay "The Painter of Modern Life", Charles Boudelaire writes of a journalist turned street painter, a fixture on the sprawling promenades of Paris: Constantin Guys. As Constantin would wander the streets, searching for inspiration, our winemaker, Grant, walks the cellar to put together this cuvée every year.
Tasting Notes
Intense aromas of fresh red pomegranate and raspberry complement earthy forest floor, leather, white pepper and savory meat. Flavors of cherry, pomegranate and raspberry are accompanied by cinnamon, black tea, and cedar wood. Silky and soft, balanced with buoyancy and impressive length, the 2019 Cuvée Constantin Pinot Noir leaves your palate awake and wanting more.
Vineyard Notes
68% La Belle Promenade Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA & 32% Flânerie Vineyard in the Ribbon Ridge AVA