The JULY case price is $104.95 and is reduced 28% from the regular prices. Here is the line-up and as always, there are 2 each of the first four wines (*) and 1 each of the last four wines.
*2008 Emperador de Barros Tempranillo (Ribera del Guadiana, Spain) “The 2008 Emperador de Barros Tempranillo displays a pleasant nose of brier, spice box, and black cherry. On the palate it has good grip, savory flavors, and moderate length. It will drink nicely over the next 2-3 years. It is a good value.” (WA #188)
*2009 Emperador de Barros Macabeo (Ribera del Guadiana, Spain)- green apple and pear aromas with a good balance between round fruit flavors and acidity. A great summer white!
*2007 Domaine le Couroulu VdP de Vaucluse (Rhone Valley, France) –“Ripe and soft, with notes of lavender, tar and baked plum laid over loose-knit tannins. Syrah and Merlot. Drink now. 500 cases imported.” (Wine Spectator 5/10/10) An entry level offering from one of Vacqueyras top estates.
*2009 Serge Batard “Les Hautes Noelles” Muscadet (Loire, France) - bone-dry, thirst-quenching wine with salty minerality; made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape grown in Cotes de Grandlieu, an area southwest of the Sevre and Maine rivers in France’s Loire Valley. It is the perfect wine for seafood but is especially wonderful with oysters. We’ve carried this wine for years and the ’09 is one of the very best vintages.
2009 Hugl Zweigelt (Austria) - This variety was created in 1922, when Dr. Fritz Zweigelt crossed two grapes -St Laurent and Blaufränkisch. Originally, it was intended for the new variety to be called Rotburger, referring to the place where it was born, Klosterneuburg. But this name never took hold, and instead, Zweigelt was named after the man who was the key in its development. The wine boasts a concentrated color, fruity and spicy aromas, cherry flavors. Full-bodied, smooth and round, the wine is an ideal food companion.
2008 Goulart “Classico” Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina) - “Rather plush, with a toasty edge to the fig,currant preserve and melted licorice snap notes. Nice streak of roasted mesquite weaves in as well, lengtheningthe full-bodied finish.” (Wine Spectator – Web Only)
2008 Amity “Route 99” Pinot Blanc (Willamette Valley, Oregon) – Alsatian in temperament with ripe tropical fruit notes , smooth with a nice crisp finish.
2008 Maurice Ecard “Les Perrieres” Bourgogne Blanc (Burgundy, FR) - A bouquet of flower and fruit aromas (refreshing citrus fruit, soft pear, crisp apple). An elegantly rich, fruity wine with a hint of nuttiness.Lightly chilled, it will accompany all fish and shellfish dishes which are not too highly spiced (Distributor’s notes)