By the Glass

Cotat's Les Culs de Beaujeu is a study in restraint—50+ year-old vines on steep, limestone-rich slopes yield a Sauvignon that tastes like minerality itself, with the structure and depth that only old wood and time can build. Indigenous fermentation and unapologetic lack of fining leave the wine textured and alive, a Sancerre that doesn't perform, it simply speaks.

Domaine Leflaive's Village Chardonnay draws from seven plots across Puligny-Montrachet, capturing the minerality and textural finesse that define the appellation at its best. This is a gateway to understanding why the family's Premier and Grand Cru holdings command such respect—elegant, crystalline, and built for the table rather than the trophy case.

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe's 2015 La Crau carries 125 years of stubborn belief—Hippolyte Brunier planted vines on land others called dead, and now this organically farmed Châteauneuf sits among France's great estates. The wines from La Crau's plateau speak in dark fruit and mineral structure, the kind of Grenache-based blend that rewards patience and proves terroir isn't just marketing.

Ruby-red Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Falletto vineyard, built on a framework of fine tannins and bracing acidity that frames small red fruits and flowers with impressive persistence. This is nebbiolo's architecture laid bare—structure and elegance without apology.

Jean-Louis Chave's Selection Farconnet draws from three storied Hermitage parcels—Diognières, Péléat, and Greffieux—each contributing spice, finesse, and structure to a wine that tastes like the Northern Rhône's classical argument made flesh. The 2019 vintage carries the mineral precision and dark-fruit weight you want from hillside Syrah, unadorned and entirely itself.

Grenache and Mourvèdre fermented together on Red Mountain, a third of it whole-cluster, bring you blackberries and plums upfront with leather, tobacco, and dark chocolate in the mid-palate, finishing with spice and minerality—the kind of seamless, brooding wine that proves Gilles Nicault's French training and three decades in Washington know exactly what this terroir demands.

Garnet-red and impressively concentrated, this 2016 blends 57.5% Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon into a wine of generous body and sophisticated tannins—ripe fruit and complexity building through a charming mid-palate. The château calls it the most complete vintage they've made in years, and Pessac-Léognan's gravelly terroir shows why: power without pretense.

Peter brings more than two decades of experience as a head winemaker in Washington state, while Kelsey's background spans sales, marketing, importing, and business operations. Together, Devison Vintners serves as a creative outlet that brings their shared vision to life—crafting small-lot, native-fermented wines with complexity, depth, and character that showcase the typicity of Washington's best vineyard sites. From one of the most iconic vineyards in Washington, this complex Yakima Valley blend offers notes of dark plum, blackberry, and cedar. Sophisticated with centered energy, it rewards patient decanting today and will evolve beautifully for 10–20 years in the cellar.

Malat's Grüner Veltliner from Kremstal's Fürth vineyard opens with mineral-driven aromatics—a signature of the Danube's right-bank terroir. Fermented in stainless steel and aged three months in large wooden casks, it has the structure and restraint to pair with nearly anything savory, from shellfish to roasted vegetables, without overshadowing the plate.

Falanghina from Molise's Di Majo Norante—a southern Italian white with the kind of minerality and tension that makes you sit up straighter. Bright citrus and stone fruit, with a structure that suggests real thought went into the glass. This is what happens when a 56-year-old estate decides consistency matters more than shortcuts.

Organic Cabernet Franc from the Loire's Chinon region, Les Petites Roches carries the mineral spine and red-fruit precision the appellation is known for—Joguet's benchmark for the appellation runs deep here. Brisk tannins and a savory mid-palate make this 2021 a natural fit for the table, not the cellar.

Avignonesi's 2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is Sangiovese grown in one of Tuscany's most serious appellations, shaped by an owner who came to winemaking through two years in Bordeaux—precision and structure built into the approach. Dark cherry and dried herb notes play against firm tannin and the mineral grip of Montepulciano's terrain. This is serious Sangiovese that doesn't need an apology or an occasion.

Cab Franc leads the charge in this Columbia Valley blend, backed by Cabernet Sauvignon, with aromas of dried herb, green pepper, and cherry giving way to a direct, fruit-forward palate—plump with cherry and herb flavors that don't apologize for themselves.

Chardonnay-driven with crisp citrus, white flowers, and a fine persistent mousse. The Laurent-Perrier house in Tours-sur-Marne pioneered the Chardonnay-led Brut style and made it their signature. Proof that you don't need a prestige cuvée to drink serious Champagne.

Traditional-method Cava from the indigenous trio — green apple, lemon pith, and a touch of bread crust. Aged on the lees in Penedès, the appellation that effectively invented Cava in the 1870s. The honest argument against spending $40 on Prosecco.

Grenache off Knox Road Vineyard just west of Red Mountain, from a small Walla Walla project chasing balance over bombast. Soft and bright — red berries, kumquat zest, and a salty, savory mineral streak. Proof Washington can do Grenache with a light touch.