There is a lot of poultry this time a year so we are popping the corks the next two days to help wash down four calling birds and three French hens. Even if you are a vegetarian, you should swing by the shop and have a sip.
Open late ’til 8.
The Madrona Neighborhood association is promoting a holiday shopping event this evening in the hood with cookies and raffle tickets and a lot of the local businesses staying open until 8pm. Take a halftime break from the Seahawks game and come get a cookie and a bottle of wine.
Thursday
2016 Il Nespoli, Romagua Sangiovese Superiore Reserva $28
100% Sangiovese
A wine of great complexity combining typical marasca cherry, blackberry and plum notes of the Sangiovese variety together with notes of licorice and roasted coffee beans which come from the aging in French barrique, following by stainless steel tanks. A touch of vanilla is coming from the wise but modest use of American oak. Soft and warm, with well-balanced tannins, it has an excellent potential for ageing.
Friday
2016 Château Moncets, Lalande de Pomerol $21
86% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc
A good Bordeaux from a good vintage. This wine, hugely rich and packed with tannins, has equally powerful black fruits . . . rich texture and blackberry and licorice flavors