Weekly Wine Update
These are a few high-end wines currently on the shelf we wanted to let everyone know about.
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Vizcarra - Ines Vizcarra 08 - 156.57 - In a class w/ Vega Sicilia & Pingus - elegant, pure. 90 Tempranillo, 10 Merlot. Light structure... Cakebread Cabernet 07 - 79.57 - Fruity black currant, choc - structured black fruit & well knit tannins - long finish. 92RP/WA. Merryvale Cab Napa 07 - 58.57 - Dark red, cherry, violet, cedar. Drinking youthfully but can age a decade. 93 WE, 92 WS. Rich. Blue. Moffet Oak Knoll District Syrah 05 - 43.97 - Superb inky concentration, peppery raspberry & dark cherry. Long finsh w/ oak spice. Dom Tempier Bandol 07 - 43.97 - A great example, Mourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan. Starting up, rewards 15 yr aging. Dark. Sant'Antonio Amarone S C 06 - 43.57 - Ripe red fruit, licorice, pepper, chocolate. Earthy. Balance, ripe tannins. Tasty vs. $. 91WA. Merry Edwards Sauv Blanc 09 - 43.57 - 42% 30yr+ vines. Barrel ferment in French oak. Lush, apple, lemony, then floral, tropical. Grgich Hills Chard 07● -43.57 - Organic, Biodynamic, no malo. Peachy, mango, bright acid. Indigenous yeast. Elegant, pure. Alvaro Palacios Les T 07 - 42.97 - Steepest / Oldest vineyards - Raspberry, aromatic, mineral backbone. Juicy ripeness. Dark berry. 92WA Tempier Bandol Rose 10 - 42.57 - Intense strawberry, dried cherry, watermelon, plum skin. Herby undergrowth, spice. Complex. Bichot Gevrey-Chambertin 08 - 42.57 - Light & young, behind oak. Dry, bright acidity, red/black cherry fruit, good example - hard yr. Vision PN Las Alturas Santa Lucia 07 - 41.57 - Black cherry, sweet blackberry, earthy richness. Lingering cherry & berry finish. 170 cases produced. Vision PN Coster RRV 09 - 41.57 - Cherry & blackberry fruit. Light tannins. Balanced, with a plum note from the ripe fruit. Velvety. Tiny production as well.
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