October 2015 Monthly Newsletter
OCTOBER TASTING EVENTS
October is VIRGINA WINE MONTH! Join us:
Wednesday, OCTOBER 14th, 5:30 - 7:30pm for
A Virginia Wine TASTING – “OUR Favorite VA Wines”
Wednesday, October 21st, 5:30 to 7:30pm
A VIETTI special tasting event with
Elena Currado,
Owner and wife of winemaker Luca Currado
Barolo, Arneis Barbera and more from Italy’s Piedmont
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY “Whatever we feel like opening” 2:00pm-7:00pm
TAITTINGER WINE DINNER AT POMEGRANATE WEDNESDAY OCT. 15th
Hosted by Clovis Taittinger the international export manager. The cost is $100 per person (Tax and Gratituity not included) and space is limited to 20 people. There will be 5 champagnes and 4 courses. The wines are: La Frances, Prelude Grand Cru, Nocturne Demi, Prestige Rose, Comte Champagne Blanc De Blanc.
6:30 reception - 7:00 dinner. Call: (804) 447-4365 to reserve your space.
Pomegranate restaurant is located at: 3321 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221.
(Emerson’s is the retail outlet for this wine dinner.)
2015 BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES NOUVEAU
NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER
WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THE SAME PRICE AS LAST YEAR!
A perfect wine for the Thanksgiving table- Delivered the third Thursday in November (11/19).
We are, again, offering a village level of Nouveau from Domaine Manoir Du Carra. Beaujolais Nouveau Village is a slightly better quality level then basic Beaujolais.
NOTES ON THE VINTAGE: “The grape harvest has finished in excellent conditions. The weather was ideal: bright, dry, windy and sunny weather, with cool nights. The initial tastings are revealing wines with great color, and intense garnet robes. The aromas tend towards dark red fruits with touches of violet and liquorice. The structure is fairly supple and plump, with acidity levels that are lower than last year. The 2015 vintage could well resemble 2009, or even 2003.” (warm, ripe vintages!) – Maison Joseph Drouhin
E-mail us at
or call us at 285-8011 and order before 11/12 and the price is: $8.95 per bottle and $99.95 per case (no additional discounts.) Regular price is $9.95/btl.
A HALLOWEEN OCTOBER “SHORT SIPS” CLASS
“World’s Scariest wines, Part 5” – Unusual wines from unusual regions
Over the last four years “scary” wines has been one of our most popular classes. A one hour educational program, limited to eight people and held in our fine wine room. Because the demand has been so great we are doing the class twice in October – FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23th and 24th 5:30 to 6:30pm ––There is a $5 per person fee for this class & availability is on a first come first serve basis but you can call and reserve spaces at any time.
OCTOBER IS VIRGINIA WINE MONTH!
And to celebrate we have a special offer on one of THE most iconic Virginia wines:
2013 BARBOURSVILLE CABERNET FRANC RESERVE - This especially food-friendly wine is so varietally characterful and intriguing that it has been selected in every vintage since 1999 as the House Red Wine by the region’s most esteemed culinary destination, The Inn at Little Washington. Dark garnet core, brilliant clarity in the glass. Intense, effusively luscious flavors of ripe red berries with caramelized notes of fig, cherry, and plum, elegantly woven together in barrel. Long-finishing and tannically vivid, yet with a remarkably soft palate. REGULAR PRICE: $24.95, OCTOBER PRICE: $20.95/btl. (no further discounts)
A RIOJA SPECIAL
2006 Bodegas Miguel Merino Reserva, Rioja, Spain - “The 2006 Reserva is a great modern traditional Rioja that reminds me of the style of wines like Valenciso, with balsamic aromas of incense, cigar box, leather and tar intermixed with subtle notes of blackberries and blueberries. The palate displays polished tannins, lively fruit and good balance. Drink 2014-2017.” (WA 210)
REGULAR PRICE IS $35.95 ON SALE IN OCTOBER $26.95 (no further discounts)
NEW ARRIVALS
2012 Oakville Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa, CA – ‘The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is dark as a moonless night, with classic blackcurrant, blackberry fruit, moving to blueberries, licorice, creosote and incense. Complex, full-bodied and concentrated, the wine is youthful and has good tangy acidity and sweet tannin. This is a beauty that should age effortlessly for 15-20 years.” (WA #215) $92.95
2012 Lundeen Pinot Noir Willamette Valley –“This is fresh and inviting, layering its creamy, toasty red cherry flavors expressively, letting it all play out gracefully. Drink 2015-20. 175 cases made.”
(WS WO 2015) $22.95
2012 Domaine Henri Prudhon et Fils St. Aubin “En Remilly” 1er Cru White - From a parcel about a quarter hectare in size, planted on a plateau spitting distance the Grand Cru of Chevalier Montrachet in Puligny. “In contrast to most of the prior wines this is almost totally inexpressive and only aggressive swirling coaxes ripe citrus and floral elements to reveal themselves. There is exceptionally good richness but also very fine precision to the intense and overtly mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that display the same citrus character on the finish as suggested by the nose. This is really very good and worth your attention. Outstanding Top value Drink: 2018+ “(BH 55) $45.95
2014 Domaine Chavy-Chouet “Les Femelottes” Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy, France - The product of a single vineyard just outside Puligny-Montrachet and it makes a nearly identical wine, without the hefty price tag. Ripe apple and citrus flavors; medium-bodied with a smooth texture; lovely, clean, fresh finish. $17.95
MONTHLY SPECIALS
Oct 2015 | Usual | Case (cs.btl cost) |
|
---|---|---|---|
*2012 Domaine des Moulines Merlot. VDP de l’Herault, Fr. | $ 7.95 | $ 9.95 | $90 ($7.50) |
*2013 Les Petits Roucas Sauvignon Blanc, Pays d'Oc, France | $ 7.95 | $ 9.95 | $90 ($7.50) |
*2013 Hoepler "Pannonica Red", Burgenland, Austria | $ 9.95 | $12.95 | $108 ($9.00) |
*2014 Bodegas Carrau Chardonnay de Reserva, Uruguay | $10.95 | $13.95 | $120 ($10.00) |
2014 Rockgarden by Ankida Ridge “Vert” Vidal Blanc, VA. | $11.95 | $17.95 | $138 ($11.50) |
2012 La Valentina Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy | $12.95 | $14.95 | $144 ($12.00) |
2014 Camplazens Syrah Pays d'Oc, France | $12.95 | $15.95 | $144 ($12.00) |
2014 Durer Weg Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige, Italy | $13.95 | $16.95 | $144 ($12.00) |
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