Cellar Notes

Clos La Chance from California

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published April 23, 2023 at 4:48 PM EDT

Clos La Chance is a medium sized Central Coast California winery that is turning out budget friendly varietal wines.

Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60

Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite

VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

Clos La Chance Merlot, Santa Clara '20 **1/2 $$

(A very juicy merlot that hits all the right marks, textbook)

Clos La Chance Sauvignon Blanc '21 **1/2 $ WINE OF THE WEEK

(Very well made SB, tame tartness, great acidity, fresh vibrant flavors)

Clos La Chance Chardonnay, Monterey County '21 **1/2 $$

(Good example of buttery, tropical chard but with restrained oak)

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

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Al Spoler

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.

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Hugh Sisson

As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.

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