Quebec wine?

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Rahsaan

Rahsaan
I hate to be the wine list question guy, but going to a restaurant in Montreal tomorrow with a fine list of many familiar choices. But also more than a few Quebec wines. Given the quality of the rest of the list, I assume these are good. But I have no idea about anything! Anyone have insight?

Ferme le Raku Muscat/Siegerrebe/Chardo 2020 Kamouraska 56
Ferme le Raku Macération Pelliculaire 2020 Kamouraska 57
Clos des Cigales Titi Rosso 2021 Sabrevois 54
Clos des Cigales C'est dimanche, demain aussi 2021 Sabrevois 54
Domaine des Feux Follets L'Échouage 2021 Berthier-sur-Mer 54
Lieux Communs Bateau 2019 Précieux-Sang 65
Lieux Communs Paysage 2020 Dunham 67
Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2020 St-Louis 59
Domaine du Nival Petite Arvine 2018 St-Louis 77
Domaine du Nival Clairet de Gamaret 2020 St-Louis 71
Domaine du Nival Les Entêtés 2020 St-Louis 73
Domaine du Nival Un de ces Quatres 2019 St-Louis MAG 144
Pinard & Filles Momo Pinku 2019 Magog 86
Pinard & Filles Blanc de Noirs 2019 Magog 89
Pinard & Filles Calvaire 2019 Magog 96
Les Pervenches Kvevri 2019 Farnham 65
Les Pervenches Compañeros 2020 Farnham 67
Les Pervenches Les Rosiers 2019 Farnham 62
Les Pervenches Pinot Zweigelt 2019 Farnham 67
Oak Hill Marquette no.1 2019 Melbourne 55
Oak Hill Petite Perle & Marquette 2019 Melbourne 51
Très-Précieux-Sang Le soir des poubelles 2021 Précieux-Sang 70
Très-Précieux-Sang Arbres à genoux 2021 Précieux-Sang 70
Maison Agricole Joy Hill La Butte 2020 Frelighsburg 65
Domaine le Grand St-Charles PNPP 2020 St-Paul d'Abbotsford MAG 132
Vignoble de la Bauge Fût no.5 2019 Brigham 53
Vignoble de la Bauge Le Rosé 2020 Brigham 65
Vignoble de la Bauge Goûte en ta! 2019 Brigham 60
Vignoble Camy Chardonnay au naturel 2020 St-Bernard-de-Lacolle 77
Vignoble Camy x Club de Jus L'An Fort 2020 St-Bernard-de-Lacolle 82
Charlevoyou Désormais 2021 Baie-Saint-Paul 62
Clos Sur-Vivant Snorro 2019 St-Charles-de-Bellechasse 60
Clos Sur-Vivant Solo 2020 St-Charles-de-Bellechasse 65
Fragments À boire debout 2019 Ripon 65
Vignoble Pigeon Hill Rouge 2019 St-Armand 48
Domaine l'Espiègle L'Aube à l'Est 2021 Dunham 86
Domaine l'Espiègle Gamma-Ray 2020 Dunham 69
 
I had the Les Pervenches Pinot Zwiegelt not too long ago (in Montreal) and it was a nice wine, nothing spectacular but very drinkable and tasted like Zwiegelt. I've also had the Nival Pinot and thought it was a decent light Pinot.
 
I try to buy/drink as much Québecois wine as I can but this list is daunting.

Les Pervenches and Domaine du Nival are imported by Vom Boden; you can find good write-ups of the specific cuvées on their website. I find the wines compelling but often cerebral; they don't necessarily do well in a crowd, but the whites may stand out more than do the reds. Les Pervenches do very well with chardonnay (I see Les Rosiers on the list). A local source told me that the '20 Nival Matière à Discussion (vidal) is drinking very well right now; I have yet to open any of my stash.

Pinard et Filles are, to my palate, the stars. They do a lot with hybrids like marquette and frontenac gris, but their vinifera wines are special and not easy to find.
* Momo Pinku is a lighter gamay/pinot blend; I have not had it but their other gamay is delicious; high-toned, almost fragile. If you've had Louis Terral's still gamay from Bugey you might recognize the style.
* Blanc de Noirs is direct press pinot noir/meunier. A bottle earlier this year was a little mute but also probably served too cold.
* Calvaire is a new to me; apparently 100% riesling.

The upside to all this choice is that the exchange rate gives you lots of latitude for experimentation.

If you come across the Desrochers honey wines, they're also worth a try. There are a number of pet-nat style wines that are fun for apéro, but the drier cuvées (Evolée, Blizz) are killer pairings with a cheese plate.
 
originally posted by fillay:
I try to buy/drink as much Québecois wine as I can...Les Pervenches and Domaine du Nival ...I find the wines compelling but often cerebral...Pinard et Filles are, to my palate, the stars. They do a lot with hybrids like marquette and frontenac gris, but their vinifera wines are special and not easy to find
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Wow, thanks for that. I was wondering if Mike's estimation of "nothing spectacular but very drinkable" was going to be as good as it gets. Because frankly I didn't have much prior knowledge of these wines. But now you've got me excited!

Always new horizons...
 
originally posted by fillay:


If you come across the Desrochers honey wines, they're also worth a try. There are a number of pet-nat style wines that are fun for apéro, but the drier cuvées (Evolée, Blizz) are killer pairings with a cheese plate.
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These are not my regular drinking and therefore could be interesting. Depends on companions!

Desrochers Beezz Arielles Ferme-Neuve 750 ml 22
Desrochers Beezz de Fun 2020 Ferme-Neuve 750 ml 23
Desrochers Beezz Free 2020 Ferme-Neuve 750 ml 26
Desrochers Foehn 2020 Ferme-Neuve 750 ml 48
Desrochers Cuvée de la Diable Ferme-Neuve 750ml 72
 
Delicious dinner was last night. Pinard & Filles Momo Pinku 2019 was an interesting exposure to Quebec. High toned indeed, screechy, 9% alcohol. I guess global warming did not arrive that year! But Ca de Noci Notte di Luna 2019 was an excellent reminder of how delicious that wine can be. And the first time my friends had tasted skin-contact whites, so it was educational as well (in a more enjoyable way than our education into Quebec gamay).

Still, as global warming does arrive, perhaps the region will become more and more attractive to some of us.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
Still, as global warming does arrive, perhaps the region will become more and more attractive to some of us.
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it's a delicate balance between having enough snow on the slopes and the wines being ripe enough for apres-ski, no?
 
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