Hello there! First and foremost we wish you
a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season. This gift guide
represents only a small portion of the wines we have
available.
But, we thought it would be kind of fun to break
it down into specific categories that may fit your
needs.
DEAL Closer!
Celebration! Anniversary! Birth year! Paid off your
equity-line!
1967 Chateau d' Yquem,
Sauternes, France - $2,599.99
WS 100 - Greatest Sauternes in the last 40 years!
1990 Chateau Latour -
Paulliac, France - $1199.99
Wine Spectator's 1993 "Wine of the
Year" - 100 points.
1997 Tenuta
dell'Ornellaia Masetto, Bolgheri, Tuscano -
$699.99
WS 97
For that special person who
was EXTRA good to you this year! Or indulge
yourself!
2004 Lewis Cellars
Cuvee L - Napa Valley - $224.99
- Made only in the very best vintage!
RESERVE of the Reserve! 125 cases.
Beautiful lacquered black wooden box
with set of three bottles ($674.97).
2003 Shafer Hillside
Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag's Leap, Napa Valley -
$249.95
- Legendary!
2005 Caymus Special
Selection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley -
$174.99
- Only wine to have been twice named
"Wine of the Year" by the Wine Spectator (1989, 1994)
2004 Antinori Solaia -
Tuscano, Italy - $204.99
- WS 96, RP 96 - 1997 vintage was 2000
"Wine of the Year" by the Wine Spectator.
2004 Torbreck RunRig
Shiraz - Barossa Valley, Southern Australia -
$209.95
- RP 99 (4th consecutive vintage to achieve
this score!) 900 cases
2003 Quinta do Crasto
Vinh Maria Teresa, Douro, Portugal - $149.95
- RP 96 - Reference point dry
table wine for Portugal.
1999 Leflaive
Puligny-Montrachet, Premier Grand Cru - Les Pucelle, Cote de Beaune,
France - $269.95
- WS 95
When great is just not BIG ENOUGH!!
1985 Heitz Martha's
Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley - Autographed MAGNUM -
$999.99
WS 98 - Only 1200 magnum bottles of
this last great wine made by the legendary Joe Heitz.
1989 Chateau Beaucastel
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone Valley, France - DOUBLE MAGNUM -
$1199.99
WS 97, RP 97 - 1991 "Wine of the
Year" by the Wine Spectator
1994 Dominus Estate,
Napa Valley - DOUBLE MAGNUM - $1,999.99
RP 99 - A Napa Valley classic by
Christian Moueix of Petrus
1999 Altesino Brunello
di Montalcino, Montosoli - Tuscano, Italy - DOUBLE MAGNUM -
$799.99
WS 95 - Personal
Favorite!
2001 Paolo Scavino Bric
del Fiasc Barolo, Piemonte, Italy - DOUBLE MAGNUM -
$599.99
WS 95 - Ok, another personal
favorite!!
Naughty or
Nice?
2005 Achaval Ferrer
Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina -
$99.95
- Altamira - WS
94
- Mirador - WS 93
2003 Zuccardi Zeta
(Malbec & Tempranillo), Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina -
$45.95
2006 Auteur Pinot Noir,
"Back Block", Shea Vineyard, Oregon - $67.95
Close to
perfection....AGAIN!
2005 Rosenblum
Zinfandel, St. Peter's Church Vineyard, Cloverdale, Sonoma Coast -
$55.95
Famous micro old vine vineyard managed and
cloned by U. Valdez.
2005 Alban Syrah Reva
Estate, Paso Robles - $89.95
WS 94, RP 96
2004 Trio Infernal 1/3
Priorat, Spain - $49.95
2004 Piaggi Riserva
Carmignano DOCG, Tuscano, Italy - $46.95
For those of you who
know!
2005 Tenuta Sette
Ponti Oreno - Tuscano, Italy - $99.95
WS 95 (Super Tuscan's fourth consecutive
vintage to receive this rating!)
NEED
SOMETHING REALLY GOOD, BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH!!
- in-laws, high school coach, neighbor, car pool
mates, corporate, appraiser, parole
officer.
2004 Ursa Vineyards,
Vineyard Blend (El Dorado & Central Coast) - California - $15.95 ($14.04 case)
Former husband & wife winemaking team at David Bruce. Highly
awarded in tasting competitions.
2005 Twenty Rows
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley - $19.95 ($17.56
case)
aka "Brown Bag
Cab"
2004 Mount Eden Chardonnay -
Saratoga Cuvee, Santa Cruz Mountains - $24.95 ($21.96
case)
RP 92 - TALBOTT FANS ALERT! Lush, silky texture. Hints
of butterscotch, toasted marshmallow, and tropical
fruits.
2005 Obsidian Ridge
Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Hills, Lake County - Should be
$27.95 - NOW $24.95
Clone of the 2004!
2003 Montaribaldi
Palazzina Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy - $29.95 ($26.36
case)
Incredible value!
2006 Orin Swift "The
Prisoner" - California - $31.95
(6/$29.95)
A born recidivist!
SERVICE
INDUSTRY - Tip and a bottle! - for your masseuse, mailman, senior day care, gardener, street vendor,
dry cleaner, desk clerk, housekeeper, hairstylist, chauffeur, mechanic and
ex-mortgage broker.
2005 Vina La Playa Chardonnay
- Block Selection Reserve, Casablanca Valley, Chile - $9.95
($8.76 case)
Wonder Chard! Last call. End of
vintage.
2006 Max. Ferd Richter
Riesling, "Zeppelin", Mulheimer Sonnenlay, Qba, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer,
Germany - $13.95 ($12.28 case)
Fruity and delicious. Just off
dry! Art deco label commemorates service on trans Atlantic flights in
the 1920s & 1930s.
2004 Domaine Rosier Jean
Philippe Brut Methode Traditionnelle, Blanquette de Limoux, France - $10.95 ($9.64 case)
Sparkling wine value discovered on our
summer trip to southern France.
2005 Tempus Alba Tempranillo
- "Preludio", Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina - $12.95
($11.40 case)
2004 Chateau des
Auzines,"Fleur de Garrigues", Corbieres, Languedoc, France - $12.95 ($11.40 case)
Herbs de Provence aromas and pretty
cherry-plum fruit.
INTERNATIONAL SWEET
TOOTH!
1997 Dal Forno Amarone
Recioto - Veneto, Italy (375 ml.) - $249.99
2004 Kracher TBA #7 -
Zwischen den Seen Welschriesling - Burgenland, Austria (375 ml) - $89.95
WS 97 - Tragically, Alois Kracher passed
away last week after a short bout with cancer. He was only 48 years
old.
2004 Pierre-Bise Quarts de
Chaume (Dessert Chenin Blanc) - Loire Valley, France (500 ml.) - $42.95 ($38.20 case)
2001 Arvay "Sweet Life" Tokaj
- Hungary (500 ml.) - $49.95
2002 Sine Qua Non - Mr.
K "The Nobleman" Botrytis Chardonnay, California (375
ml.) - $109.95
RP 94 - Made by Manfred Krankl in tribute
to Alois Kracher
2004 Olivares
Monastrell Dulce (Late Harvest Mourvedre), Jumilla, Spain (500 ml.)
- $29.95 ($26.36
case)
2004 Valdez
Family Late Harvest Zinfandel, Simoncini Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma
(375 ml.) - $17.95 (6/$16.69)
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RECEIVE CASE DISCOUNT PRICE WHERE NOTED!
Beginning Monday, December
17th - The Wine Consultant's store at 8039 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights will
be
OPEN
DAILY thru Christmas Eve for all of your holiday wine
needs.
Just click on any wine entry for tasting
notes and background.