Hebrart Cuvee de Reserve Brut
In any cadre of aficionados the question when conversation dries up "what one book, one recording, one companion would you chose to take if you knew you'd be stranded on a desert island?" When folks know you're a wine geek that question is what one wine would you take to a desert isle. For me the situation needn't be so desperate to illicit an answer of Champagne; for me a deserted aisle would do. Champagne is from the eponymous region of France an hour or so east of Paris. Here the finest sparkling wines in the world are made. They vary in the proportional blend of grapes, Chardonnay and the two red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, and what the soil is like. That said for the purposes of this blurp what you will expect is a delicacy and precision that lifts you to poetics; I feel so James, James Bond ala Sean Connory when I'm enjoying a glass of Champagne. Total disclosure here... there is no such thing as a glass of Champagne.
Food Pairings
Roasted birds are a preternatural match but Pinot Noir goes with any number of dishes ranging from those incorporating wild game and foraged mushrooms to veal stews or grilled fleshy fish. For a classic cheese pairing hunt down some Epoisse...
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Apple Valley #2 - Essex Ave
Apple Valley
952-953-2525
Beehive Liquors
Bemidji
218-333-3767
Firehouse Liquor - Dundas
Dundas
507-645-5717
Edina # 1 - 50th
Edina
612-903-5720
Tournament Liquor - Ham Lake
Ham Lake
763-434-9224
France 44
Minneapolis
612-925-3252
South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811
Hennepin-lake Liquors
Minneapolis
612-825-4411
Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-789-0678
The Wine Shop
Minnetonka
952-988-9463
Tessa's Office
Rochester
507-226-7763
The Wine Shop - Nicholas Barth
Saint Cloud
320-251-7733
Scott's Liquor
Saint Paul
651-690-4434