New Grapes, Great Summer Sips at 1351 Chain Bridge Rd – McLean, VA

Our two featured wines of the week are open Friday, and the sizzling white Dom Benoit Chauveau Coteaux Du Giennois Silex 2024 and bold, savory red Dom Pierredon Cotes du Rhone Villages Signargues 2024 are reward enough for coming to taste.

But why stop there? A crisp white Bordeaux makes a great intro and then you’ll experience two seldom seen reds: light and perfumed Lacrima di Morro d’Alba from Italy’s Marche and dark, rich, Rufete from the Portugal/Spanish border.

Here’s the deliciously fascinating line-up:

Ch Bel-Air Gallier Graves Blanc 2025 – A delicious, no oak, white Bordeaux built on 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. There’s an herbal/orange note here that’s really delicious.

Dom Benoit Chauveau Coteaux Du Giennois Silex 2024 – If I told you this was $45 Sancerre, after tasting it you’d say, “Yup – and a good one!” Steely, flinty, crisp and really delicious from $17.98.

Lucchetti Lacrima di Morro d’Alba Fiore 2024 – A fantastic summer red from the almost extinct Lacrima grape grown in Morro d’Alba in Marche (not Piemonte). Fresh and floral.

Dom Pierredon Cotes du Rhone Villages Signargues 2024 – One of the best Cotes du Rhone’s we’ve tasted in a long while, the Mourvedre savory/earthy character will have you looking for something meaty to chew on.

Casa dos Amados Rufete Reserva Terras de Beira Pipa Rosa 2024 – Super-rare Rufete from the Portugal/Spain border south of the Douro river, this pumps out the plump black/purple fruit and finishes with chewy snap.

All the wines are on sale from bottle one and you can mix/match your way to best six-pack savings as well during the tasting. You’ll definitely try something new to you at CBC this Friday from 3 to 7 pm – and be coming back for more and more in the future!

More information:
https://www.cbcwine.com