August Monthly Newsletter

August Tasting Events

                  Please Join us
        Monday August 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
                  as we welcome
                  Ken Forrester
              Ken Forrester Vineyards
                  “Mr. Chenin”
              Wines of South Africa

WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY   2:00pm-6:00pm
        ‘Whatever we feel like opening”

The Last Saturday Wine School – Sparkling Red Wines
The last Saturday of each month changes from a “whatever we feel like drinking” tasting event to a mini wine school tasting. We’ll pick a topic, theme, etc. and taste with a purpose! The wines we taste will be offered as a package with a discount. This is very informal with no scheduled start or finish time. Come anytime you want between 2 and 6 pm on Saturday, August 25th. Each session will be about 10 minutes!

AUGUST SPECIAL OFFERS

ON SALE: 2015 Capiaux Cellars “Chimera” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, California
Capiaux Cellars, founded by Sean Capiaux (winemaker at O’Shaughnessy) in 1994 is dedicated to producing place-driven single vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir. Chimera is a blend of 3 Russian River vineyards with a small percentage of central coast fruit. Presently Sean produces his Capiaux Cellars Pinot Noir and O’Shaughnessy Cabernet at the newly completed O’Shaughnessy winery. Here is a review from Antonio Galloni: “The Capiaux 2015 Pinot Noir Chimera is plump, juicy and expressive, with all of the richness and lushness of the vintage. Bright red cherry and pomegranate flavors are propped up by bright veins of salinity and aromatic lift that give the wine its brilliance. The blend of sites, all from Russian River, works beautifully here.” (Vinous 3/17) Reg. price: $34.99, On Sale in AUGUST: $28.99 (while supplies last/ no further discounts)
ON SALE: 2017 Lagar de Cervera Albariño, DO Rias Baixas, Spain
Lagar de Cervera has belonged to Rioja’s La Rioja Alta since 1988 when unfortunately they decided to stop producing white Rioja and moved to Galicia to make Albariño. The grapes come from vineyards in O Rosal and Cambados (D.O. Rias Baixas).Here is our review: This is a richly framed, aromatic Albarino with stone fruits, quince, kiwi zest and light herbal notes.  The crisp saline finish makes it an ideal wine with seafood, especially oysters. If you have not tried an Albarino from Rias Baixas, this is a good introduction!
Reg. price: $21.99, On Sale in AUGUST: $17.99 (while supplies last/ no further discounts)

ROSÉ NEW ARRIVALS

2017 Domaine Faillenc Sainte-Marie 2017 ‘Rosé des Glacieres’ Corbières AOC – 100% Syrah from a single two-hectare block of Syrah vines (certified organic) in the Corbières district. A longer maceration makes it one of the more deeply colored rosés. Licorice and black cherry, bold and spice driven like a pale red but it remains juicy and fresh on the finish $16.99
2017 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Rosé “Sibylle”, Loire Vally, France- 100% pinot noir from old vines (35 to 40 years) harvested specifically to make rosé.  Elegant & finely fruited it finishes with a saline minerality. $29.99
2017 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato Toscana IGT, Italy –“Bright pink. Fresh herbs, earth tones and raspberry on the nose, complicated by a touch of blood orange and licorice. In a serious, dry style, displaying very good intensity to its delicate, restrained red fruit flavors that are made even more austere by laser-like acidity. Finishes long and savory with a refreshingly bitter note of cherry pit on the finish. This fresh 100% Sangiovese wine will stand up well even to richer foods.” (Vinous 6/18) $22.99

NEW ARRIVALS: Bottle conditioned and ready to drink!

For most wines, a few years conditioning in the bottle allows a wine to reach its full potential!
2007 Fratelli Grasso Barbaresco DOCG “Bricco Spessa”, Piedmont, Italy – Here is Cru Barbaresco from a great vintage that is ready to drink now. Bricco Spessa is a cru vineyard in the municipality of Neive. The wine has a wonderful Nebbiolo perfume of ripe dark fruits, tar and roses. It’s full bodied with tannins that have resolved nicely with time. $49.99
2007 Angelarosa Taurasi DOCG, Campania, Italy – From a very good vintage and produced from vines over twenty years of age with low yields per hectare in the municipality of Castelfranci. Ruby red to garnet in color with ripe red fruits and savory tobacco and tea. Still fresh and balanced with refined tannins. This Barolo of the south is ready to drink! $54.99
And while it’s not a new arrival we also love this bottle conditioned old school Malbec:
2006 Bodega Weinert Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina –“(reportedly from vines between 70 and 110 years of age): Good dark red. Dried redcurrant, red plum and cherry on the nose, with notes of leather, geranium, licorice and old barrel. Juicy and intense, with strong acidity giving a penetrating character to the flavors of red cherry, plum, currant and leather. Finishes with smooth tannins, good cut and length, and a building dusty oak quality. Very old-style malbec.” (Vinous 3/13)  $31.99

NEW ARRIVALS

2015 Marc Deschamps Les Vignes de Berge Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley, France - From a a small, 3.5-hectare site with noticeably more stones and less clay than other Deschamps parcels; it produces the most pure, mineral, classically styled wines of his lineup. There are classic muted, smoky notes but mostly there are aromas of under ripe apples and honeysuckle with a crushed oyster shell minerally finish. $27.99.
2015 Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Burgundy, France - “Bright, dark red. Captivating scents of raspberry, blackberry, dried flowers, violet and musky stone. Fat, plush and sweet but laid-back, conveying terrific saline depth and harmonious framing acidity to its dark berry and licorice flavors. Not nearly as open in the mouth as it is on the nose; in fact, this is a baby today. Finishes with serious, broad, fine-grained tannins and lovely lift for the vintage.” (Vinous 1/18) $219.99

MONTHLY SPECIALS