April 2024 Newsletter

April Tasting EVENTS

                            Join us on
                      TUESDAY, APRIL 9th
                        5:30 to 7:00 pm 
                        as we welcome:
                      Valentí Llagostera
                      co-founder mas doix
                Wines from Spain’s Priorat region.

                          Join us on
                    TUESDAY, APRIL 30th
                        5:30 to 7:00 pm
                        as we welcome:
                        Iduna Weinert
                      Bodgas Weinert    
        Argentine wines from Luján de Cuyo and Maipú.

    WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY   2:00pm-5:00pm
                    ‘Whatever we feel like opening’
                                and
              LAST SATURDAY WINE SCHOOL 4/27

APRIL SPECIAL OFFER – from the CELLAR!

A pair of Aged Chateau Peyrabon Haut Medoc’s!

Here is an opportunity to try a pair of left bank Bordeaux’s from two of the very best vintages in recent years!
The Haut-Médoc Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) is the larger left bank Bordeaux region that encompasses the famous sub AOC’s of Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Listrac-Médoc , Moulis-en-Médoc and Margaux. The gravelly soil of the Gironde estuary is perfect for these Cabernet Sauvignon based wines. Peyrabon, which has been around since the 1700’s, has property in Pauillac and in the Haut Medoc.
2005 Château Peyrabon Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux France – (48.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, and 3.5% Petit Verdot) “A seductive style of wine in 2005, this Peyrabon has a deep ruby/purple color and round, juicy blackcurrant and black cherry fruit along with some licorice and floral notes. It is medium-bodied, surprisingly silky and concentrated. Drink this sleeper of the vintage over the next 5-7 years. Published: Jun 28, 2015” (WA 6/15) Regular price: $44.99, On sale in APRIL: $39.99
2016 Château Peyrabon Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux France – (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.) The 2016 Peyrabon has a finely detailed bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, pressed flower and mineral aromas. This exudes class. The palate is well balanced with fine grain tannin, one of the more saline Cru Bourgeois with touches of oyster shell and spice towards the poised edgy finish. Tasted at Cru Bourgeois in London 2018” (Vinous) Reg. price: $27.99, On sale in APRIL: $25.99
BUY A PAIR OF PEYRABON’S (one each of the ’05 and ’16) for $59.99! (no further discounts)

APRIL SPECIAL OFFER – from the CELLAR! – Bill Easton Cabernet Sauvignon!

We have just a few cases left and this is the last Cabernet Easton will ever make from this vineyard!
2014 Easton Cabernet Sauvignon, Shenandoah Valley, California, USA - Bill Easton is one of the original Rhône Rangers from the 1980’s and we love his Rhone blends and his Zins. The Easton Estate Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Baldinelli Vineyard, Shenandoah Valley in the Sierra Foothills which was planted in 1972. The 2014 leans a bit to Bordeaux with aromas of cedar, tobacco, Asian spice box and notes blackberry/cassis/olive with a pleasant St. Julien-like texture, mineral-infused flavors. The tannins are quite refined.                            Regular price: $54.99, On sale in APRIL: $45.99 (no further discounts)

APRIL SPECIAL OFFER

A pair of 2018 Biodynamic Burgundies!

Here are a couple of premier cru 2018 Burgundies from biodynamic producer Louis Chenu (now farmed by his daughters Juliette and Caroline). The reviews are from Allen Meadows at Burghound and, while the reviews are classic Burghound, he gives both wines his “outstanding sweet spot” rating. These were both tasted in 2020.  We love when we can dive into place and these two wines, vinted the same way, from the same vintage, from vineyards on opposite sides of the AOC are a great way to explore terroir.
2018 Louis Chenu Pere & Filles “Haut-Jarrons” Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, France – “This is aromatically similar to the Lavières with the exception of a touch of red currant. The medium weight flavors possess an equally beguiling texture along with good minerality on the firm and slightly grippy finish that also stops just short of being chewy. This will need a few years to soften and round out.
Regular price: $64.99, On sale in APRIL: $57.99
2018 Louis Chenu Pere & Filles “Les Lavières,” Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, France -“A pretty and somewhat more elegant nose offers up notes of both red and dark pinot fruit along with spice and forest floor scents. There is fine volume to the finely mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors that possess a beguiling texture while delivering good length on the firm, dusty, youthfully austere and better-balanced finale.” Regular price: $59.99, On sale in APRIL: $53.99
BUY A PAIR OF BIO’BURGS (one each of the Jarrons and Lavieres) for $94.99! (no further discounts)

APRIL SPECIAL OFFERS

A good price on Cru Barolo from our friends at Vajra.
2019 G.D. Vajra ‘Coste di Rose’ Barolo DOCG, Italy – “The G.D. Vajra 2019 Barolo Coste di Rose shows a darker core of fruit with dusty earthy tones and campfire ash. The grape skins were quite thick in 2019, meaning that less work was done with submerged cap and other extractive methods. The beauty of this wine is the mouthfeel, which feels rich, tight and silky. Coste di Rose was first made in 2015.” (WA 4/23)
                                                              Regular price: $84.99, On sale in APRIL:$64.99

One of the first southern Burgundy Mâconnais AOC’s (1936)and selected Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards were granted premier Cru status in 2020. Always a good value, this drinks more Meursault than Pouilly-Fuissé.
2020 Domaine Trouillet Pouilly-Fuisse “Aux Chailloux”Premier Cru, Burgundy, France- “There is a whiff of passion fruit on the vaguely phenolic (think olive oil nuances) and white flower scents. The solidly dense and nicely voluminous detailed middle weight flavors possess very good intensity before concluding in a clean, dry, chiseled and lemony finish. This could use a bit more depth, but I suspect that more will develop with 2 to 3 years of bottle age. Worth checking out.” (Burghound 10/20)
                                                              Regular price: $40.99, On sale in APRIL: $29.99

NEW ARRIVALS

2020 Domaine de Pignan Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rhone, France
‘Blended from several different lieux-dits, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape—a blend of 64% Grenache, 13% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 2% each Counoise and Terret Noir and 1% each Muscardin and Vaccarèse—exhibits a rather pale hue in the glass. Boasting scents of stewed strawberries and red-fruit compote, it’s full-bodied, supple and even a bit warm and chocolaty, an uncommon trait in this vintage. A fascinating, intriguing wine.” (WA 9/23) $49.99

MONTHLY SPECIALS