
Wine Alerts!
December 09, 2011
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Pinotfile ALERT!
Is there a more revered vineyard in Oregon for
Pinot Noir than Shea Vineyard?
NOW $36.95 a bottle! 48 bottles available! DO NOT DELAY!
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE PINOT LOVER WITH EVERYTHING!
Dick Shea has more than 20 clients for the fruit he grows at his large Yamhill-Carlton estate, most of whom vineyard designate the resulting wine. More often than not, it is the best wine in their respective portfolios and the one that sells out the most quickly. Currently Shea retains 25% of the fruit to go under the winery label.
Supple, rich and complex, layering its dark berry, black cherry, pink grapefruit and exotic spice flavors on a velvety frame, the finish lingering effortlessly. Drink now through 2019. From Oregon.-H.S. 94 point, Wine Spectator
ORDER NOW AT $36.95 A BOTTLE!
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2010 CERCIUS RESTOCK ALERT!!
$15.75 a bottle (WA 93)
Previously sold out in an hour! We have honored our waiting list customers and there is a bonanza of 7 more cases available!
2010 Michel Gassier Cotes du Rhone Villages Visan Cercius. The proprietary name Cercius is Latin, and pays homage to the legendary north-northwest mistral winds that sweep over the Provence countryside. Visan is an under appreciated, tiny commune (about 750 acres of vines) situated about 1200 feet on the right bank of the Rhone River in the northern Vaucluse (papal enclave). Traditionally unoaked, the grapes have been fermented and aged for six months in cement vat.
"Wow, is this an exciting wine! A custom cuvee put together by importer Eric Solomon along with the brilliant oenologist Philippe Cambie and Costieres de Nimes' up-and-coming superstar, Michel Gassier, this blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah.... comes from the 70- to 80-year-old Grenache vines on the plateau of Domazan to the south of Chateauneuf du Pape. This sensational wine tastes more like Chateauneuf du Pape than just about any Cotes du Rhone one is likely to find. It is also another example of what looks to be another great vintage emerging from the southern Rhone - 2010. This is one of the greatest Cotes du Rhones I have ever tasted - wonderfully intense, deep ruby with some purple tinges, with a stunning nose of black raspberry liqueur intermixed with sweet cherries, licorice, pepper and Provencal lavender. Round, generous, opulent and heady, this fabulously intense, hedonistic wine should be drunk over the next 3-4 years. Bravo!" - R. Parker, Wine Advocate, 93 pts.
ORDER NOW AT $15.75 A BOTTLE!
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NOON TO 4PM - NO RESERVATIONS!
$10 Tasting Fee waived with $20 purchase!
Italian vs. French Sparkling
10 CERCIUS vs. 09 San Liege "The Offering" vs. 08 Autonom Red Cuvée
09 Vine Hill Pinot Noir
09 Bedrock Old Vine Zinfandel
Introducing 07 Cadarette Cab and 10 SBS from Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Donnafugata Ben Rye!
Wouldn't you rather try before you buy?
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