Featured Wine
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the Chronique Grenache 2006
Betts & Scholl
Grenache
Firm in texture, with tremendous focus to the blackberry, cherry, anise seed and cardamom aromas and flavors. Not heavy at all, but sleek and expressive and extra-long on the vibrant finish.
- 93 points spectator
- "the cronique gernache"
Reg. $60 / bottle in-house
Now $44 / bottle in-house
or take it home for $32.99 |
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John Anthony Cabernet 2005
John Anthony Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spicy floral aromatics are trimmer on the palate, with tight herb, cedar, dried currant and savory, spicy notes that end with firm, dry tannins.
Reg. $85 / bottle in-house
Now $65 / bottle in-house
or take it home for $48.99 |
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Selby Chardonnay 2007
Selby Winery
Chardonnay
Aged in 35% French oak for eight months. 100% Malolactic fermentation. This wine is from California's most prestigious region for Chardonnay, the Russian River Valley. The grapes from Orsi Vineyard offer notes of stone fruits. The Syar Vineyard delivers floral aromas and flavors. The Cornerstone Vineyard's Dijon Clone imparts tropical and citrus characteristics. The result is an intense, full-bodied wine with excellent structure.
Reg. $42 / bottle in-house
Now $35 / bottle in-house
or take it home for $21.99 |
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Gaba do Xil Godello 2007
Telmo Rodriguez
Godello
Made with 100% Godello, the Xil is the Celtic name for the river Sil that runs through the region of Valdeorras. This gorgeous dry white offers up hints of peaches, apricots, and honeysuckle, no obvious oak, a terrific texture, medium to full body, and wonderful purity as well as length.
Reg. $28 / bottle in-house
Now $20.99 / bottle in-house
or take it home for $15.99 |
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Our Crushes
Prisoner
Orin Swift Cellars
2008 Red Blend
Great color, deep, dark garnet with a clean and bright red band in the rim. This wine is aged in both new and seasoned French and American oak. The front of the wine is soft and almost immediately begins evolving into the broad mid-palate. The mid has weight, length, and structure. The finish is long and filled with ripe, soft tannins.
Saldo
Orin Swift Cellars
2007 Zinfandel
Saldo has a deep dark ruby color. It has aromas of red raspberry, ribena, campfire, toast and sweet vanilla. On the palate there is wild strawberry, rhubarb, and sassafras. The wine is expansive with a 30 plus second finish. There is an impression of cherry pie on the end. Drink now and enjoy over the next five years.
Summit
Audelssa Winery
2006 Red Blend
A beautiful blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Malbec and Cabernet Franc. This St.-Emilion-like red exhibits soft, cedary, spicy, red cherry and black currant aromas followed by a medium to full-bodied, seductive, generously flavored, complex wine with no hard edges. A perfectly balanced beauty, it should continue to drink well for 10-12 years.
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