Wine for the Dog Days

Heat wave seems to be everywhere, the dog days of summer are upon us.  There is always a good glass of wine to help you get through the season.  Our first choice is Henri de Villamont's Auxey-Duresses La Canée 2015 - a crisp, un-oaky chardonnay from Côte de Beaune, Burgundy.

We also present Château La Lagune 2017, a softer and more expressive wine from Haut-Médoc, produced by the talented winemaker Caroline Frey, whose family also owns the legendary Jaboulet wines in the Rhône Valley.  Its soft and feminine profile can sometimes lead consumers to mistaken La Lagune for wines from Margaux, not Haut Médoc – some even consider them “Burgundian.”

Our feature selection for the month of August 2022 is Château Siran 2018 - The Wine Enthusiast's #1 pick of its "Best Wine of 2021", as announced in November, 2021. Without a doubt, Château Siran is in a class of its own.

To top it off, our special selection for August is Siepi Toscana 2019 from Castello di Fonterutoli.  It is a storied estate

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