November 2017 Newsletter
November Tasting Events
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19th – 1:00 to 4:00pm
Mark your calendars
for our 11th ANNUAL, often imitated never equaled,
WINES of THANKSGIVING TASTING
Please join us for Turkey, Stuffing, Seasonal vegetables and a selection of wines for the Thanksgiving table.
Please join us on Saturday, November 4rd, 5:30-7:30pm as we welcome:
Chris McNamara
Foggy Ridge and more… Cider Tasting
Thursday, November 16th 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Beaujolais Nouveau and more tasting.
Taste the new vintage when you stop to pick up this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau!
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY “Whatever we feel like opening†2:00pm-7:00pm except…
The Last Saturday Wine School
THEME: – Riesling QbA, Spätlese and Auslese
The last Saturday of the 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. Each session will be about 10 minutes! Come anytime between 2 and 5 pm on Saturday, 11/25.
Please note that all of our Tasting events are FREE!
Please note that there will be NO “SHORT SIPS†CLASS in NOVEMBER or DECEMBER.
TIME TO PRE-ORDER 2017 BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU and SAVE!!
As the harbinger of the vintage, it's a worthy tradition!
Slightly lower alcohol, ripe fruit flavors, food friendly acidity and mild tannins make this the PERFECT THANKSGIVING WINE.
Call us at (804) 285-8011 or e-mail us at{encode="wineinfo@jemersonfinewine.com" title="
"} to place your order! This year we have, once again, selected a villages level of Nouveau, Domaine Manoir du Carra Beaujolais Villages, (a better quality level than basic Beaujolais) Regular price is $11.99. BUT order before 11/10 and the price is: $10.99 per bottle or save even more and order a case at $110.99 ($9.25/btl.) per case (no additional discounts). The wine is delivered the third Thursday in November (11/16).
THANKSGING WINES – ON SALE (no further discounts)
Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, clean Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay make wines ideal for the Thanksgiving table. Here are a couple of suggestions that are on sale in November:
2015 Manoir du Carra Moulin-à -Vent “Les Burdelines†Beaujolais, France- “Deep ruby. Aromas of cherry and dark berries are complicated by hints of licorice, succulent herbs and violet. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering sappy, smoke-tinged blackberry and bitter cherry flavors that display very good depth and energy. A hint of gaminess emerges on the long, appealingly sweet and youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind a juicy dark fruit note.†(Vinous 1/17) Regular Price $19.99 / On sale: $17.99
2013 Maison Vincent Girardin Santenay “Gravières” Premier Cru, Burgundy, France- (100% Pinot Noir)“An earthy, fresh and ripe nose of cool dark raspberry, cherry and plenty of earth elements. There is fine intensity and energy to the moderately concentrated middle weight flavors that possess a mild touch of rusticity on the nicely persistent finish.†(BH Issue: 58 Outstanding) Regular Price $48.99 / On sale: $32.99
2014 Valenti Etna White “Enrico IVâ€, Sicily, Italy – (100% Carricante from the volcanic soil of Mt. Etna) A rich white in a sleek package, with a waxy base note accenting flavors of poached pear, crushed almond, mineral and preserved lemon. The lingering finish is clean-cut and lightly spiced. Drink now through 2021. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 160 cases imported.†(WS ‘16) Regular price: $21.99 / On Sale: $16.99
THIS ONE IS FOR BURGUNDY LOVERS ONLY!
2007 Domaine Chauvenet-Chopin Cote de Nuits-Villages, Burgundy, France
Domaine Chauvenet-Chopin is known for a classic, delicate style of red Burgundy from the villages of Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny. Hubert Chauvenet began farming his family’s domaine in 1975, and when he married Evelyne Chopin of Comblanchien’s Domaine Chopin-Groffier in 1985 they began working their families’ vineyards together. The 20017 vintage is turning heads as the wines are developing better than anticipated:“In the last year I’ve come to believe that the 2007s from good producers will not only provide a good deal of early pleasure, they will age well and offer great opportunities for exploring the often subtle differences among Burgundy’s varying terroirs.†- Eric Asimov NYT Our Notes: This is 100% Pinot Noir BUT, This is Burgundy, it’s not made, it’s grown. It’s not the result of a marketing focus group and wine additives. Like it or leave it, it reflects a certain time and a distinct place. This one has been conditioned for 10 years so it will need a chance to stretch. Open an hour before drinking and chill for 15 minutes. The color is a perfect shade of garnet and the early aromas are all earth and mild mushrooms & later, touches, just glimpses, of almost dried cherries. The mid-palate is smooth, medium bodied and elegant. The finish is dusty with food friendly acidity. In the beginning it needs food, roast Turkey or Braised beef, but by the end of the bottle, it’s, almost, your friend. Regular price: $43.99 / On Sale: $32.99
NEW ARRIVALS – DOMAINE ANNE GROS- One of our favorite growers and we get so little.
From the perfect 2015 Vintage, this would be a fine choice for Thanksgiving, but we only have a case:
2015 Domaine Anne Gros Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France- The 2015 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, which comes from vines between Nuits Saint-Georges and Flagey-Echézeaux, saw up to 40% new oak due to the tannins. It has an attractive bouquet with lightly spiced black fruit, touches of limestone and freshly tilled soil emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, the new oak neatly integrated with good substance towards the quite elegant finish. This is one of the best Bourgogne’s that I encountered from the 2015 vintage. (WA 228) $49.99
Here is a beautiful wine from the south of France, a collaboration of some consequence:
2015 Domaine Anne Gros “La 50 / 50†IGP Pays D’Hérault, France - “Like all of Anne’s 2015s, the 2015 IGP Pays D’Hérault La 50 / 50 is downright inky colored and completely opaque. A blend of close to equal parts Syrah, Grenache and Carignan raised all in stainless steel, it offers notes of liquid blackberries, plums, peppery herbs and a hint of minerality. Clean, concentrated and yet elegant, with beautifully integrated acidity, drink it anytime over the coming 4-5 years.†(WA 230) $23.99
FOR A VIRGINIA THANSKGIVING
2016 Early Mountain Chardonnay, Virginia - A richer style with pear, citrus and cream notes from barrel fermentation and lees aging. Very smooth and balanced with a clean and fresh finish. $25.99
MONTHLY SPECIALS
Nov 2017 | Usual | Case (cs.btl cost) |
|
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*2016 Von der Leyen Riesling, Nahe, Germany | $ 8.99 | $11.99 | $ 96 ($ 8.00) |
*2015 Herencia Altes Garnatxa Negra, Terra Alta, Spain | $ 8.99 | $10.99 | $ 96 ($ 8.00) |
*2016 Barnard Griffin Fume Blanc, Columbia Valley, Wash.State, | $ 9.99 | $12.99 | $108 ($ 9.00) |
*2016 Domaine Martinolles Pinot Noir, Pays d' Oc, France | $ 9.99 | $11.99 | $108 ($ 9.00) |
2016 Pazo di Valei Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain | $12.99 | $16.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
2016 Chateau de Passavant Anjou Blanc, Loire, France | $12.99 | $14.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
2013 Lechthaler Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino, Italy | $12.99 | $16.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
2015 Poliziano Rosso di Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy | $12.99 | $15.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
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