We are pouring great things all week! Stop in as have a sip.
Tuesday, December 20th
2010 Dowsett Devotion $20
37% Syrah, 32% Grenache and 31% Mourvedre.
The wine has intense primary black fruit and spice aromas. Wonderful balance and complexity fill the palate with berries, black pepper and vanilla. Was $30 now $20
Wednesday, December 21st
2010 Colpetrone Montefalco $20
Sagrantino
A dense, thickly layered wine with great body and strong flavors of blackberry liqueur, roasted hazelnuts, plum sauce, and a smoky touch of incense. The dark finish is accented with a rustic earth note and features sharply contoured tannins that are going to give this wine a good long life in the cellar.
Thursday, December 22nd
2013 Fidelitas 4040 Red Blend $30
68% Cab Sauv., 29% Merlot, 3% Cab Franc
A plush Red Mountain Red — aromas of bright raspberry, red cherry, and cola, vanilla, sweet tobacco, and brown sugar. The palate has silky firm tannins, and red berries.
Friday, December 23rd
2010 Cune Gran Reserva $33
85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5%, Mazuelo
#22 on the top 100 list “This generous red shows a traditional character, with leafy, dried herb, tea and spicy notes framing dried cherry, licorice and leather flavors. Firm tannins and balsamic acidity impart structure. There’s plenty of depth here, culminating in a juicy, spicy finish. Drink now through 2025.”–94pts Wine Spectator.
Saturday, December 24th
2009 Terre del Barolo Barbaresco Riserva $25
Nebbiolo
A Riserva Barbaresco which seew 4 years of aging before release. Notes of ripe black cherry, underbrush, white and black pepper alongside drying tannins.
2014 Ridge Paso Robles Zinfandel $30
Classic Passo Zin — Black cherry, stewed plum, exotic barrel spice. Ripe bramble on entry, firm acid, gravelly mineral, medium-full body, round tannins, integrated oak finish.
Happy Holidays from Jim and Mark
Madrona Wine Merchants offers free wine tastings featuring 4-5 selections on a theme every Saturday from 2 until the bottles run out and on Sunday we offer a mini-tasting of two wines all day from 11-5.