April 2016 Monthly Newsletter
APRIL TASTING EVENTS
TAX DAY TASTING
FRIDAY, APRIL 15th, 5:30-7:30pm
Giuseppe Brancatelli - owner/winemaker at Brancatelli Adam Richard - president/owner of Uva Imports
Wines of Italy from Chianti, Amorone, Valpolicella and more!
Enjoy Tax day savings on all Uva imports wines!
GAME OF THRONES
SEASON 6
TASTING EVENT
Thursday, April 21st, 5:30-7:30 pm
A selection of wines specific to the series.
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY 2:00pm-7:00pm
‘Whatever we feel like openingâ€
APRIL “SHORT SIPS†CLASS – THE RED WINES OF THE LOIRE VALLEY
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 April – FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 8th and 9th from 5:30 to 6:30pm –– There is a $5 per person class fee and availability is on a first come first serve basis but you can call & reserve spaces at any time. (A great idea for your group as a prelude to dinner.)
AN OFFER ON: GAUNOUX MEURSAULT & MATHIEU CHÂTEAUNEUF-du-PAPE
Goutte d’Or”(drops of gold), is the smallest 1er Cru sites cultivated by Gaunoux. Conditioned in 15-30% new oak & bottled after 15-16 months; they are neither filtered nor fined, and their aging potential is outstanding.
2011 Domaine Jean-Michel Gaunoux Meursault La Goutte D’Or - “Bright, light yellow. Expressive nose offers peach, soft citrus fruits, honey, yellow flowers and marzipan, plus a touch of vanillin oak. Sweet, round and fine-grained, with a distinctly smooth texture to the exotic soft citrus and stone flavors. Lush and approachable already—and very Meursault.†(Stephen Tanzer Vinous 9/13)
Regular price: $109.99 Sale: $85.99
Made from sixty-five year old vines, this delicious cuvee is a blend of Grenache and Mourvèdre with a smaller percentage from eleven other permitted grapes in the A.O.C.
2012 Domaine Mathieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape –“A pure, sleek style, with a delicious raspberry pâte de fruit core augmented with light blueberry and cherry fruit as well as subtle licorice, rooibos tea and shiso leaf notes. Long and silky through the finish. Best from 2016 through 2024. 2,250 cases made. †(WS9/15)
Regular price: $42.99 Sale: $36.99
ROSÉ – Embrace your inner pink.
2015 rosé wines are beginning to arrive and you should know that the 2015 vintage in the Southern Rhone – (home to Provençal, Tavel and CDR among others) and in the Loire Valley (think Sancerre) was hot and dry producing excellent wines.
Mark your calendars NOW for ROSÉ-A-PALOOZA on SUNDAY, May 15th!
NEW ARRIVALS
NEW ARRIVALS – The ART OF CHOICE
Les Champs Libres is a small négociant run by René-Jean Dard and Hervé Souhaut. (Two of our favorite growers of Northern Rhone Syrah.) The grapes are sourced from organically tended vineyards, and vinified without manipulation or intervention. “L’art des choix” means the art of choice. “Lard” means lard, so the implication is that these wines go good with pork. Also, when said quickly, “Lard, des Choix” sounds like L’Ardèchois, where both these fine gentlemen are from.
2014 Les Champs Libres “Lard des Choix†VdP de lArdeche Rouge – A blend of Syrah and Gamay with a very aromatic carbonic macerated nose of cherry, leather and countryside aromas. Spicy and medium bodied, it finishes clean as a whistle. It’s absolutely delightful. $24.99
2010 Cap de Faugeres Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France- “The 2010 Cap de Faugeres, a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon from one of the better sections of the Cotes de Castillon known as Sainte-Colombe, was bottled unfined and unfiltered by consultant Michel Rolland. It tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol and displays kirsch, black currant, licorice and smoky charcoal/barbecue notes. Medium to full-bodied, lush and very sexy already, this sleeper of the vintage is soft enough to be drunk now or can be cellared for up to a decade. Bravo!†(WA #205) $28.99
2014 Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Etna Bianco, Sicily, Italy- “(a blend of mainly Carricante with small percentages of Minnella, Catarratto and Grecanico): Bright straw. Herbs and honey complement orchard fruits and flint on the enticing, deep nose. Complex flavors of minerals, honey and botanical herbs linger nicely on the rich, tactile palate, with the gunflint quality repeating. Decant this at least 30 minutes ahead if you plan to open it anytime soon. Drink 2015 – 2018†(Vinous 12/15) $21.99
2013 Newton Chardonnay Unfiltered, Napa, CA – “John Kongsgaard told me that when the unfiltered Chardonnay from Newton was first launched in the early 1980s, the fruit came entirely from what is now the Judge Vineyard of Kongsgaard. No wonder that wine was so spectacular in those days. It also had an incredible aging curve as well. This wine continues to be a strong effort. The 2013 Chardonnay Unfiltered exhibits notes of white peach, honeysuckle and some brioche in a medium to full-bodied, lusciously fruity, rich, complex and full style. It doesn’t have the minerality of the old days of the early 1980s, but this is a brilliant Chardonnay, representing one of Napa’s finest efforts.†(WA Dec 2015) $67.99
MOOROODUC
When the esteemed British wine journal Decanter ran an article on Pinot Noir from places other than Burgundy, Moorooduc Estate was in the top 5. No Oregon or California wine even made the top 10.
“If there is one winery for Australia to model its future on, Moorooduc is it.†Cornelius Geary
2011 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir, Mornington Pennisula, Australia - Natural malolactic fermentation in barrel. 100% French oak maturation, 30 % new. 15 months in wood with 1 racking. No fining and no filtration. Elegant and lithe with bright cherry fruit underscored by a gentle current of mint and herbs and earth. $37.99
MONTHLY SPECIALS
Apr 2016 | Usual | Case (cs.btl cost) |
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*2014 Castelvero Piemonte Cortese, Piedmont, Italy | $7.99 | $9.99 | $84.00 ($7.00) |
*2014 Langlois Sauvignon Blanc, Loire, France | $10.99 | $12.99 | $120.00 ($10.00) |
*2014 Langlois Pinot Noir, Loire, France | $10.99 | $12.99 | $120.00 ($10.00) |
*2014 Gres St. Vincent CDR Villages Signargues, Rhone, France | $10.99 | $12.99 | $120.00 ($10.00) |
2013 Ridge Crest Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington State | $10.99 | $14.99 | $120.00 ($10.00) |
2014 Gamba Valpolicella Classico "Le Quare," Veneto, Italy | $10.99 | $15.99 | $120.00 ($10.00) |
2014 Riebeek Cellars Kasteelberg Chardonnay, Western Cape, S. A. | $12.99 | $15.99 | $144.00 ($12.00) |
2015 Chateau de Roquefort CD Prov. Rose "Corail", Provence, Fr | $13.99 | $17.99 | $156.00 ($13.00) |
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