‘10 Alain Jaume & Fils Côtes du Rhône Grand Veneur Res.
91 Pts (R.Parker’s W.A.) Style: Red Wine Varietal: Red Blend Region: France “As for their other values, the 2010 Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Reserve (70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Cinsault) displays loads of ripe flavors. It is very concentrated for a Cotes du Rhone, and is actually an amazing wine. Classic garrigue, black [...]
‘11 Maipe Chardonnay
87 Pts (R.Parker’s W.A.) Style: White Wine Varietal: Chardonnay Region: Argentina “The 2010 Chardonnay (85% Chardonnay and 15% Viognier) reveals a perfumed nose of spring flowers, white peaches, and honeysuckle as well as intense fruit, medium body, and a subtle hint of oak. This fresh, lively white is meant to be enjoyed over the next [...]
’10 Cortenova Pinot Grigio
Style: White Wine Varietal: Pinot Grigio Region: Italy Brilliant straw color with emerald reflections. Fresh and floral bouquet with a hint of pears, apricots and bananas. Fresh and inviting with bright fruit and an easy drinking style with a pleasing hint of almonds in the aftertaste. Pairs well with seafood dishes, risottos with scampi, spaghetti [...]
’11 Essay Chenin Blanc Viognier
Winery: Essay Style: White Wine Varietal: Chenin Blanc Region: South Africa, Western Cape This is a medium bodied white made from South Africa’s classic white variety, chenin blanc. The Chenin Blanc gives the wine its bold guava and melon flavors and a refreshing acidity. Some lees contact fleshes out the wine and fills the mouth [...]
‘09 Essay Shiraz Cinsault Viognier Western Cape
Winery: Essay Style: Red Blend Varietal: Shiraz Cinsault Region: South Africa This is a medium-bodied red wine with an expressive nose and a soft, lush mouth-feel. The shiraz and cinsault combine to give ripe plum cherry fruit on the palate with a touch of pepper spice. Mourvedre adds complexity with savoury and dark fruit aromas. [...]
‘06 Burgo Viejo Rioja, Reserva
Style: Red Varietal: Rioja Region: Spain “Bright ruby. This cherry-vanilla and cassis on the nose, with oak spice and anise notes adding complexity. Juicy, broad and supple, with very good depth to its cherry compote and dark berry flavors. The vanilla note returns on the finish, which is sweet, smooth and long. This is a [...]
‘09 Tres Ojos Old Vines Garnacha
Style: Red Wine Varietal: Garnacha Region: Spain “Vivid purple. Fresh dark berry aromas offer good straightforward, jammy appeal. Light-bodied raspberry and blackberry flavors become more bitter with air and pick up a zesty peppery quality. Brisk and refreshing wine with good finishing cut and decent persistence. This is a solid value.” Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine [...]
‘09 Montebuena Rioja
Style: Red Wine Varietal: Rioja Region: Spain The 2009 Montebuena is 100% Tempranillo. Dark ruby-colored, it offers an appealing perfume of spice box, leather, tobacco, and blackberry. On the palate it is packed with ripe fruit, has outstanding concentration, and impeccable balance. It is a great bargain that offers a sneak preview of the great [...]
‘10 Weinkeller Erbach Riesling, 1 Ltr
Style: White Wine Varietal: Riesling Region: Germany This fruity, mouthwatering wine has a nice acidity-sugar balance and comes from the so called ‘Rheinhessen-Switzerland’, the heartland of Rheinhessen. It has a floral bouquet and smells like yellow fruit, lemon-grass and green tea. Palate shows a lively feel plus a pleasant creaminess (not from oak influence) and [...]
‘10 Hugl Weine Gruner Veltliner, 1 Ltr
Style: White Wine Varietal: Gruner Veltliner Region: Austria This concentrated, aromatic white offers ample citrus and grapefruit aromas, along with a hint of pineapple and white pepper. A refreshing minerality makes this an easy accompaniment to a wide range of foods. $12.99 Bottle Price, $11.69 Case Price
’08 Chateau Croix-Mouton
Country: France – Bordeaux Superieur Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon-based Bordeaux Blend “The 2008 reveals supple tannins along with delicious, up-front smoky barbecue notes intermixed with black cherry and black currant fruit. This medium-bodied, silky 2008 is ideal for consuming over the next 2-3 years.”
’08 Chateau La Bernadotte
Country: France – Bordeaux – Medoc Composition: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot “Soft, round, and fruity, with a dark plum/ruby color, this wine possesses hints of herbs, sandalwood, black currants, and licorice. Medium-bodied and round, it is ideal for drinking over the next 6-8 years.”
’08 Chateau Pavie
Country: France – Bordeaux – Saint-Emilion Composition: 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon “…the opaque purple-colored 2008 exhibits sweet, smoky barbecue notes intermixed with creme de cassis, black cherry, toast and crushed chalk. Deep, intense and full-bodied with surprisingly civilized tannins for such a young Pavie, it reveals wonderful breadth of flavor, a [...]
’08 Chateau Gloria
Country: France – Bordeaux – St.-Julien Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon-based Bordeaux Blend “A stunning sleeper of the vintage, this beautiful, already irresistible, plum/garnet-colored 2008 is a wine to purchase by the case. It possesses a dense plum/purple color, a glorious perfume of Christmas fruitcake, cedarwood, black currants, jammy cherries and licorice, medium to full body and [...]
NV Claudio Sangria
Country: France Composition: Red wine and fruit juices. Claudio Sangria is pre-mixed with a red wine base. It is light, juicy and refreshing with a touch of fruity sweetness. Refreshing “as is”, it can be “kicked up” by adding 3 or 4 ounces of additional red wine, 3 ounces of an orange liqueur such as [...]
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatieres
Country: France – Burgundy – Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Bright yellow. Pure, nuanced nose combines rocks, flowers, pineapple and lemon. Juicy, minerally and very precise, with an impression of sucrosite leavened by a sappy, saline character. At once chewy and weightless, finishing very long and perfumed.” 91-93PTS IWC
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Corton Charlemagne
Country: France – Burgundy – Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Full, bright medium yellow. Very smoky aromas of minerals and silex perked up by lemon zest. Almost painfully intense on the palate, and yet there’s also an exhilarating sucrosite that’s totally supported by the wine’s tactile flinty minerality. Wonderfully classy wine with no [...]
’09 Domaine Henry Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Genévrières
Country: France – Burgundy – Meursault Premier Cru Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Citrus peel, flowers and clove on the nuanced nose. Then chewy and thick but with terrific energy and definition to the chewy, lightly saline flavors. Boasts lovely inner-mouth floral and citrus character. Finishes very long and vibrant.” 92-94PTS IWC
’09 Domaine Henry Boillot Puligny Montrachet
Country: France – Burgundy – Puligny Montrachet Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Ripe nose hints at yellow peach and an almost metallic minerality. Tactile, dense and very ripe, with noteworthy volume and structure for village wine. A saline and serious village wine, not a sweet, fruity version.” 88-91PTS IWC
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Chassagne Montrachet
Country: France – Burgundy – Chassagne Montrachet Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Bright, pale color. Pure aromas of citrus fruits and flowers. Offers more cut and concentration than the Saint-Aubin, with lemon and menthol flavors displaying good richness. Finishes with firm citric grip and bright acidity.” 87-89PTS IWC
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Meursault
Country: France – Burgundy – Meursault Composition: 100% Chardonnay “Bright, pale yellow. Expressive aromas of stone and soft citrus fruits, butter and vanilla. The palate offers a lovely blend of softer Meursault fruit notes and firmer lime and minerality. Turns quite firm on the back end. Boillot clearly enjoys blending a range of disparate components. [...]
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Bourgogne Blanc
Country: France – Burgundy Composition: 100% Chardonnay A stunning value from one of Burgundy’s most famous producers. Classic white Burgundy showing complex aromas and flavors of fresh peach, apples and spices along with interesting citrus notes. Refreshing acidity and a touch of minerality for interest.
’09 Maison Henry Boillot Saint Romain
Country: France – Burgundy – Saint Romain Composition: 100% Chardonnay Attractive lemon peel and white flowers on the nose. Silky, smooth and dry; yet lush for a village wine. The fresh acidity, apple and citrus-like qualities produce an energetic and interesting wine perfectly suited for our coastal climate and cuisine.
’09 Maison Henri Boillot Pommard
Country: France – Burgundy – Pommard Composition: 100% Pinot Noir Deep ruby-red…. Wild, gamey aromas of dark berries and smoked meat. Rich, supple and soft; more open-knit than the Volnays, offering lovely sweetness but less definition and tension. The building finish is broad, spicy and impressively long, with a late note of iron.” 89-92PTS IWC
