Spring Cleaning Tasting

Saturday, May 26th, 2pm

It is the season when distributors sweep out the warehouse, take stock of their inventory, and clean out the odds and ends by offering them at discounted prices. Spring is in the air, but instead of sniffing the flowers we have our nose deep into the wine glass checking out the deals that come our way. This Saturday we’ll be pouring a few of these bargains for you to sniff too.

2008 Moulin de Chauvigné, Savennières
Was $20 Now $15
Chenin Blanc
This wine, made by a husband and wife team on a small estate in Rochefort sur Loire, sees no oak and doesn’t undergo malolactic fermentation. It has lots of mineral notes coming from the schist soil, a crisp acidity and a rich and concentrated body with notes of clove and citrus. It is drinking great now and will develop with more age.
 
2009 Nuraghe Supramonte, Cannonau di Sardegna
Was $10 Now $7
Cannonau is the local Sardinian version of Grenache, a grape that changes its character drastically with location. The Nuraghe is a dark fruited wine that is alive with the soft tones of violets and smooth flavor of lush berry. Why so cheap? We don’t know. But we’ve been drinking a lot of it.
 
2005 Domaine Galuval, Cairanne Petit Coeur
Was $18 Now $11.
60 % Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 20% Carignan.
Cairanne is situated in the Rhone valley close to Gigondas. Looking out from the top of the old village, there is a fine view of the Dentelles de Montmirail and the Mont Ventoux in the east and the hills above Orange in the west. The vineyards are cultivated first and foremost by working the soil as naturally as possible. The grapes are harvested by hand, with sorting both in the vineyard and at the winery. This is one of those wonderful instances where a wine drops in price after it has been cellared to its peak. The little heart is full bodied and rustic with smoky spice notes.
 
Burmester 10 Year Old Tawny
Was $40 Now $20
Brunmester is a smaller port house started in 1730. This Tawny is made from old vines, being submitted to a careful ageing process in small oak casks. Over its 250-year history, Burmester has perfected the process of blending wines and this is a classic example of their expertise.

We are doing a bit of spring cleaning ourselves and for the weekend we’re offering 10% off on odds and ends of a few items on our shelves. These are just little tidbits and hanger-on’s that are taking up a slot for something else. If they don’t go, Mark and I will just have to take them home and drink them.
 
Sunday we are having a closing reception for our current art show Primavera. Jessica Dodge will be here from 3-5. Come take a last look. And keep your eyes peeled next week for new show of oil paintings by Nadia Hakki called Southwest by Northwest.

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