Deliciousness at a Discount
Saturday, March 17th
2pm
Saturday we’ll be tasting a whole line up of new wines that come to us at really great prices. It makes for an odd assortment, but if you don’t mind jumping around the world a bit, you’ll find something that fits your palette. All these wines drink much better than their current prices. Come take advantage it. We’ll be pouring:
2009 West Cape Chardonnay, Styx Gully Was $18 now $10
A cooler climate, single-vineyard Chardonnay from Western Australia, the Styx Gully is a modest 12.5% alcohol, all French oak-aged with no malolactic fermentation. It has good citrus and mineral notes.
2008 Pascal Granger Julienas Was $17 now $13
This cru Beaujolais Gamay from old vine fruit is classic in style with dry cherry fruit, a medium body and a snappy acidity.
2008 Villa Tomino, Baglio Curatolo Was $16 now $13
The Baglio Curatolo is a single vineyard Nero d’Avola from an old Sicilian winery. The wine has a big bouquet of blackberry and dried plums along with chocolate and leather notes.
2001 Campo Nuble, Rioja Reserva Was $20 now $15
Tempranillo 90% and 10% Grenache
A well-aged Rioja that is still hanging around after most 2001s are gone. The wine has spicy and toasty aromas along with full cherry fruit on the palate and smooth finish.
2000 Tilenus, Bierzo, Pagos de Posada Was $30 now $18
The Tilenus wines are made from Mencia an indigenous grape from Bierzo in Spain.
The Pagos de Posada is made from old vines that undergo an extremely long maceration. It is built for the long haul and is drinking great. An elegant, vibrant wine made grown in a steep vineyard planted in decomposed slate (75-100 year old vines), this is a Burgundian-styled red offering notes of blackberries, raspberries, graphite, and minerals. Elegant, precise, and fragrant with medium body as well as beautifully pure fruit, it was aged completely in French oak casks, of which 70% were new. –WA