South American Terroir,

Saturday, February 9th, 2pm

This weekend we are show casing a collection of wines from the other end of the Americas. These old world varietals have adapted to their new world terrain and make great wines of power and complexity. Come taste the terroir of Argentina, Chile, and Urugauy.

2011 Don Martino Old Vine Semillon (Argentina)$15
This Old Vine Semillon comes from a heritage vineyard planted in 1938 in Perdriel, a warmer sub-district better known for its Malbec. It has a lively nose with notes of lemon, pear, and golden fig and is bright on the palate, with plenty of citrus and some mineral flavors.
 
2010 Viña Tabalí Reserva Syrah $14 (Chile)
Vina Tabalí is located six hours North of Santiago in the cool climate Limara Valley. The grapes are all estate grown. “Syrah does surprisingly well in Chile’s newly developed cooler regions with characteristics of France’s northern Rhone Valley. The 2010 Syrah Reserva offers up aromas of game, bacon, lavender, and blueberry. Dense, layered, ripe, and flavorful, this excellent value could easily be mistaken for a quality Crozes-Hermitage“- Wine Advocate
 
2009 Familia Durigutti Cabernet Sauvignon $17 (Argentina)
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot
Durigutti is a brother team with a broad history of working with the likes of Antinori, Tutini, and Catena among others. This boutique project is their pride and joy. Their vineyards, which date from 1943, have been organically farmed for many years and will soon be certified. Only native yeasts are used and filtration is kept to a minimum. The Cabernet is spicy and smoky, with aromas of red fruits such as blackberry and raspberry. In the mouth it is robust with sweet, balanced tannins and a velvety finish.
 
2011 Bodegas Bouza Unoaked Tannat $17 (Uruguay)
Bouza is a small family run estate winery in Canelones. This Tannat comes from a dry farmed parcel in Las Violetas. 2011 was an unusually warm growing season and due to this the winery decided to produce an unoaked bottling for the first time. The wine has a fruit forward nose of dried figs, plum, and blackberry. In the mouth it shows nice body, with more briary fruit notes and a hint of black tea. It finishes with nice acidity and rustic tannins.
 
2008 Familia Durigutti Malbec Reserva (Argentina) $25
Durigutti Malbec Reserva is made using native yeasts, then aged for 16 months in French oak (30% new) and is unfined and unfiltered. In the wine aromas and flavors of plum, fig, and ripe strawberry dominate. There is tremendous concentration on the palate, with ample tannin and acidity to match and finishes long, with loads of white pepper. This “big” wine matches sensationally with charcoal grilled beef.
 
2010 Viña Tabalí Late Harvest Muscat $9 -375ml (Chile)
Tabalí’s desert Muscat is amazingly rich, complex, deep and expressive. It shows, plenty of dried apricots, honey, papaya and great botrytis character. On the palate is unctuous, smooth and rich, with nice acidity giving the wine a great balance and refreshing edge and a very long, intense and velvety finish.

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