Odd Box #60
THIS ROTATING MIXED CASE IS MADE UP OF OUR FAVORITE GLOBAL VALUES.
Das Juice 2022 White Adelaide Hills A winemaking project from James Audas and Tom Sheer in the Adelaide Hills, Australia. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc from Brackenwood, Riesling from Brackenwood and Semillon from Magpie Springs all hand picked over the course of a week. The fruit was de-stemmed then pressed to tank for a slow natural ferment and left on solids for 6 months to flesh it out. Finished with a small sulphur addition prior to bottling. Citrus highs and herbaceous lows. A wicked punch of acid with lime cordial notes that takes the typical ‘SSB’ blend to new heights. Picnic wine.
Weingut Felsner 2024 Grüner Veltliner Niederösterreich ‘Lossterrassen’ Manfred Felsner cultivates 15 hectares of vineyards from some of the Kremstal wine region’s most expressive sites, all surrounding the picturesque villages of Rohrendorf and Gedersdorf. Unusually old vineyard stock is what sets Felsner apart from their creative/indie Austrian peers. More than half of Felsner’s Gruner Veltliner parcels are classified as “old vine,” and most of these root 30+ feet deep, adding an extract and substance to finished wine that has to be experienced to be believed. Young, charming and fruity nose, with hints of citrus and fresh stone fruit. Lovely white peach, melon and floral flavors. A pleasant, refreshing and easy going wine, and a prime example of Grüner Veltliner at an attractive price. This food-loving wine works with dishes from sushi to roast pork.
Mussio 2024 Pinot Grigio Giuseppe Mussio was born in the commune of Zoppola in Italy in 1894 in a very humble household. After 40 years in America, Giuseppe Mussio decided to move back to his Friuli homeland and pursue his passion for Italian wines. Today, Mussio wines still express the tenacious spirit of Giuseppe and the people of Friuli. The Mussio Pinot Grigio was born out of the desire to pay homage to the history of Friulian immigrant Giuseppe Mussio. The wines are the expression of the simplicity, audacity and tenacity of Friuli immigrants like Giuseppe that contributed to spread the knowledge of their roots in the world. This classic Pinot Grigio is fruity, balanced, with hints of nuts and toasted bread.
Bodegas LAN 2024 Verdejo Two women; four hands working towards the same goal. Olga Tormo represents Castilian rigor and the identity of Verdejo. María Barúa is the heart and soul of LAN, the custodian of a style. That’s how the LAN Verdejo was born. Here, the grapes were taken from a selection of plots, all ranging between 17 and 30 years of age, from Estate vineyards (Los Llanos and Avutarda Estate) and from long standing suppliers (El Gato Estate). This verdejo has a pronounced aromatic complexity marked by white fruit and mineral notes, as well as hints of aniseed. Broad and full bodied on the palate, with a creamy texture and a spark of noticeable acidity that extends the palate and lengthens the finish.
Hindsight Wines 2023 Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc Hindsight Vineyards is a Napa Valley winery focused on creating high-quality, yet reasonably priced wines. They aim to make world-class Napa Valley wines accessible to a wider audience. Hindsight Vineyards emphasizes sustainable practices and hand-crafted production methods. The winery was founded by a team with extensive experience in the wine industry, including Seth Gersch, Alisa Gean, William S. Boykin and Michael Weis. This Sauvignon Blanc is primarily from Sonoma Valley, blended with fruit from Dry Creek Valley and Russian River. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and then aged in neutral French oak barrels for 10 months. The wine presents itself with an outstanding creamy texture and well-balanced acidity.
Bodegas Valdemar 2024 Rioja Rose ‘Conde Valdemar’ “Always pioneering” is Bodegas Valdemar’s motto. Five generations of the Valdemar family in Rioja, Spain, have remained committed to producing wines reflecting the diversity of their vineyards. Conde Valdemar Rosé wine from Rioja, Spain is made from Garnacha, Tempranillo grapes. The grapes used originate from the winery’s own vineyards, located in Oyon, Logroño and Ausejo, Spain. This Rosé has a delicate aroma, with notes of fresh flowers and red berries… Elegant and vibrant.
Garage Wine Co. NV Maule Valley ‘Old Vine Field Blend’ Derek Mossman, his wife Pilar Miranda, and Dr. Alvaro Peña are producing 1,500 cases total per year of old-vine Carignan, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, with fruit sourced from small growers in Maule and Maipo. The Old-Vine Field Blend is made Solera style. Sometimes in the cellar a particular barrel simply does not fit with the others. It’s delicious but it is too hard– unready. These barrels are collected and are put back in the cellar to give them more time…just a few years more time to calm down. Eventually they are included in this solera. Bright and vibrant on the palate, with rose petal aromas resonating through red and blue fruits, a variety of baking spices and a hint of turned earth and leather.
Chateau Tour Chaigneau 2022 Lalande-de-Pomerol Château Tour Chaigneau spreads over 21 hectares on a clay-limestone soils with iron dross. It is located at the highest point of the Néac plateau and in the continuity of the most prestigious part of the Pomerol plateau, at 800m as the crow flies from Château Petrus. The Château Tour Chaigneau is a wine made from specific parcels of the vineyard, further north on the Pomerol plateau. The terroir is clay and limestone with iron dross, allowing the cultivation of magnificent merlot, both ripe and deep. 92% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Pressac.
Reserve de Marande 2024 Pinot Noir The Réserve de Marande range offers seductive and generous wines, produced in Southern France, in the Languedoc region. Part of this wine is harvested quite early in the harvest season and ferments at low temperatures to exalt fruity aromas. The other part, fully ripe, undergoes a traditional, long maceration. 60% is aged with French oak staves for several months. Lovely aromas of raspberry and cherry, subtle smokey and peppery hints with some thyme. On the palate it is fruity, elegant, well-balanced with a silky long finish: a dream-like Pinot Noir.
Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières 2023 Côtes Du Rhône Rouge “Les Rieus” Who doesn’t love an intense, mineral-rich Rhone sourced from vines growing on the fluviatile alluvium of the quaternary?!? Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières is a very old family estate, whose name comes from a place of pilgrimage visited by the Provençal people in the middle ages who believed that the fountain on the property would protect them from the plague. Claude Roux and his cousin Jean-Pierre have so many generations of Gigondas wine-making experience in their family that they don’t know exactly how many of their relatives have been involved up to now – Antique writings suggest that this Domain existed in the 900’s. Fortunately, this tradition is continuing with Claude’s children, Isabelle and Julien, gradually taking over the day-to-day responsibilities of farming, production, and administration. Vineyard holdings total 74 acres in Gigondas, Sablet, and Cotes du Rhone.
Tenuta di Sesta 2023 Rosso di Montalcino Since 1995 the winery has been managed by Giovanni Ciacci, who has since been joined by his children Andrea and Francesca in the areas of business and agronomic management. For the Ciacci family, traditional aging in big oak barrels and renewed vineyard management based on climatic changes and in favor of the territory constitutes the best strategy to obtain wines that best express the territory of Montalcino. You know the buzz surrounding 2023’s from Tuscany, and this “baby Brunello” from the traditional Tenuta di Sesta estate is a knockout. It comes from Sangiovese Grosso grown at 280 – 350 m above sea level with southern exposure and sits between Sant’Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell’Abate. Very aromatic with mineral, deep red fruits and floral aromas. Harmonious taste, medium body with silky tannins and clean finish.
Bodegas Raíces Ibéricas 2023 Las Pizarras The biggest misfit from the ‘Top 100 Wine Spectator’ 2025 list! This is a Calatayud favorite… “A fruit-forward red, loaded with ripe mulberry, boysenberry and plum fruit, with accompanying aromatics of rosemary, anise, graphite and peppercorn. Thick and creamy on the palate, with bright, blood orange–infused acidity and lightly chalky tannins firming the finish. Garnacha and Syrah. Drink now through 2030. 17,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. 90 points, #65 Top 100 Wines of 2025” – Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator
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