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Wine Review Wednesday

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Chateau Chantal Proprietor’s Reserve Pinot Gris

A pure delight for the palette. Big and balanced. Crisp and clean. Very fruit forward while remaining smooth and dry. Made in the French style with oak, which for this aficionado gives it a complexity that makes my tongue dance and leaves you asking for “more please”.  It’s a party for your senses from beginning to end, with a finish that isn’t quickly over, but lingers, presently reminding you this is made in Michigan and seems to carry all the beauty of the land it was grown on.

Wine Review Wednesday

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Black Star Farms 2011 Arcturos Sur Lie Chardonnay

This is simply a lovely taste of Michigan in a bottle. Unoaked and classically clean and crisp. Fruit forward with citrus, pear and apple on the nose. Ripe and very smooth going down. A perfect wine with foods like cheese, cream sauce, chicken, pork and fish and good enough to uncork and enjoy by itself. It’s a double gold winner in the International Eastern Wine Competition and highly recommended by this aficionado of Michigan wines. Cheers to Pure Michigan in a bottle!