The holidays are over and the dust settled on the first week of 2019.  Looking around the shop we have gathered a few odds and ends that didn’t make it out the door in December.  Stop by the shop this weekend and see if you want to take a few of these delicious gems home.  All limited to stock on hand
 

Saturday, January 5th, 2pm
January House Cleaning

2015 Villa Gemma,Bianco Masciarelli  $13
80% Bombino Bianco, 5% Chardonnay, 15% Cococciola
A great deal on a delicious winter white from Abruzzo.   Fairly intense bouquet with hints of yellow fruit, apple, banana, white flowers like jasmine.  Was $25, Now $13

2015 Esporao Monte Velho  $10
40% Argonez, 35% Trincadeira, 20% Torriga Nacional, 5% Syrah
Faithful to its roots, Monte Velho is the Alentejo in a glass.  The wine has aromas of spicy red and dark berry fruits, earthy notes. The palate is fresh and elegant with good fruit depth, nicely structured.

2015 Dieu Donné Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz  $11
This South African Red is an aromatic expression of cabernet sauvignon and shiraz that delivers the grapes in a ripe, smooth style.  The wine has a nose of black and red plum, forest floor, raspberry and red cherry. On the palate the dry, medium-plus bodied red blend is smooth with grippy, high tannins. Was $13 now $11

2012 Larose de Gruaud Saint Julian  $35
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
The second wine from a 2nd Growth, Bordeaux Château –“Really pure, with a delightful mix of plum, cassis and black cherry. Long on the finish, with sanguine and tar notes mixed together, staying fresh. A very solid second wine.” – 90-93 Points – Wine Spectator.  Was $40 now $35

Quady Deviation  $15
Deviation is Orange Muscat wine infused with Rose Geranium and Damiana. The Rose Geranium leaves gathered from the Quady garden impart an herbal quality and an unusual finish in a sweet wine. Damiana, wild harvested from South America, was first used by the Mayans for its aphrodisiac properties and continues to be popular today for luck in love.  375ml.  Was $26 now $15
 

Sunday, January 6th, 11 to 5
Two Wines from the South of France

2017 Delas Viognier  $12
From Languedoc fruit this Viognier offers aromas of apricots, peaches, exotic fruits and preserved citrus fruit. The palate is both smooth and fresh, finishing with a hint of dried fruits. 13% alcohol by volume
 
2016 Perrin Cotes du Rhone Nature  $13
Grenache, Syrah
Like a bowl of very dense and ripe black and red fruit. Notes of crushed strawberries, raspberry jam, balanced by a beautiful freshness of spices from Provence and its Garrigues. On the palate, this wine is beautifully balanced in richness and freshness, a good structure with fine and elegant tannins. The finish is long and aromatic. Organic

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.