The Barrel Room Wine and Ciders

2020 CRÉMANT

–28 BTL 10 GL –

CLUB 63 – 22.4 BTL

Crémant is a designation used for sparkling wines not made in Champagne. They can be made anywhere and often reflect blends of local significance. This style produces a fruit-forward sparkling wine similar to Prosecco.

2018 PINOT GRIS

TALE FEATHERS VINEYARD

– 28 BTL  9 GL –

CLUB 63- 22.4 BTL

This small bottling came from a selection of the 2.5 acre Tale Feathers Vineyard on Old Mission Peninsula. We chose to ferment and age the wine in two very old French oak puncheons.

2019 SKIN FERMENTED PINOT GRIS ◊

– 28 BTL  10 GL –

CLUB 63 – 22.4 BTL 

We fermented the lot with the skins as we would a red wine fermentation. Then, instead of pressing after a week or two, we let the wine age with the skins for 8 months in stainless steel, then neutral oak puncheons for 10 weeks. The oxygen that inevitably creeps in further tints this and we end up with a beautiful orange colored wine.

2018 LUTHIER◊

45% Chardonnay, 28% Pinot Gris, 25% Auxerrois, 2% Pinot Blanc

– 25 BTL 9 GL –

Club 63 – 20 BTL 

We like to play with fermentation in oak. In this case, we fermented and aged Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc individually in used French oak barrels. The idea was to bring balance through the blend and the overtones presented by each barrel.

2018 PINOT BLANC ◊

ISLAND VIEW VINEYARD

JEFFERSON CUP INVITATIONAL SILVER MEDAL 

–28 BTL 10 GL –

CLUB 63 – 22.4 BTL 

The Island View Vineyard is Michigan’s oldest Pinot Blanc planting dating back to 1995. There are 1100 plants farmed under the watchful eye and expert hands of Werner Kuehnis.  

2020 KERNER

– 25 BTL  8 GL –

CLUB 63 – 20 BTL 

This is an extremely rare grape variety. The finished wine is dry and balanced with an intriguing floral aroma. 

2020 DRY ROSÉ

– 20 BTL  8 GL –

CLUB 63 – 16 BTL

Dry but fruity, this rosé has been made with 100% Blaufränkisch grapes grown in northern Michigan.

2018 BLAUFRÄNKISCH RESERVE ◊

– 45 BTL 15 GL –

CLUB 63 – 36 BTL 

This is a blend from our oldest and newest Blaufränkisch vineyards. The combination of black pepper, earth, and brambleberry flavor will evolve over the next several years.

 

IV SPARKLING PINOT BLANC

ISLAND VIEW VINEYARD

– 28 BTL  10 GL –

CLUB 63 – 22.4 BTL

Left Foot Charley’s take on Prosecco, this wine is a lightly carbonated, delicately balanced sparkling wine for all occasions from Island View Vineyard on Old Mission Peninsula.

2017 SEVENTH HILL FARM RIESLING ◊

JEFFERSON CUP WINNER

– 25 BTL  9 GL –

CLUB 63 – 20 BTL 

This vineyard has an esteemed reputation and back-to-back Jefferson Cups. This prestigious award is earned by the top wines at the invitation-only competition.

2019 LE CABAN RIESLING

– 20 BTL  8 GL –

CLUB 63 – 16 BTL

We find this Riesling to be a melodic poem of delicate sweetness wrapped around an electric core of acid.

2020 LATE HARVEST RIESLING

– 28 BTL  10 GL –

CLUB 63 – 22.4 BTL

A late harvest Riesling made from one of our most renowned vineyards.

ENGLE’S RANSOM

– 8 BTL  – 

Our first venture in cider made from Michigan grown European heritage apples, Engle’s Ransom has powerful aromatics and a longer mid-palate and finish.

OTTERSON APPLE

–12 BTL –

Otterson is the name of a red-fleshed apple variety. We pressed these apples to create a small batch of dry rosé cider.

FORTIS MAELUM

–18 BTL 7 5OZ GL –

CLUB – 14.4 BTL 

The apples pressed for this dry British style cider are grown as part of an experimental block on the Engle Ridge Farm that was planted as part of our quest for true cider apples that will thrive in northern Michigan.