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December 2011
Free Friday Tasting:

 

Spanish Wines With Virtuoso Selections  

December 16, 2011 4pm - 8pm

 

 

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Greetings!

 

This Friday we have more Spanish wines for your tasting pleasure!  Virtuoso Selections will present four great values from their Olé Imports portfolio.  On hand to taste will be a new Cava and a rosé, as we start thinking about holiday food pairings, and a couple of hearty reds for wintertime enjoyment.  More info available below.  See you there! 

 

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Holiday Party Wines

 

Matt and Sam

 

These are a few wines in stock perfect for holiday food pairing and partying! 

 

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Fruitiere Muscadet PET 08
- 7.97 - Used to be 11.97. We have been drinking a lot of this. Crisp & mineral, very tasty, classic. Oysters, go!

Gran Pasion Brut NV
- 11.97 - From local heroes Lerin Wines. Focus, tree fruit, orange sherbet. Citrus, spice, apple. Focus, bright, great deal.

Louis Perdrier Rose NV
- 9.97 - Pinot Noir, Syrah, & Cinsault. Red fruit & citrus on the nose. Balanced, aromatic, fruity palate & finish. Yum.

Three Winds Pinot Noir 09
- 9.97 - From our holiday gift guide -http://www.ginnysaustin.com/?p=2174- Bright cherry & earth.

Toro Loco Tempranillo Utiel Requena 09
- 8.97 - Value, just got a chunk in - spicy blackberry, we like the producer. Balanced. Ripe & nice.

Sumarroca Brut Rsv Cava 08
- 14.97 - Also in the gift guide - free run killer juice at a serious deal. A go-to awesome bottle of bubbles.

Nimbus Sauvignon Blanc 2010
- 9.97 - From the Chilean coast - juicy acid, some parallels to NZSB - lime, nettle nose, clean citric palate.

Cresta Rosa Premium
- 8.57 - Sold out at 14.97 - Out of the Penedes, frizzante, 85 Pinot + Syrah. Strawberry fruit, currants. Killer.

Rayun Chard Rapel 2010
- 9.97 - Organic, stainless steel. Great fruit, with a dollop of Sauv Blanc. We drank a ton this summer, pairs well.

Paladin Pralis IGT Delle Venezie W 2010
- 11.57 - Crisp, med bod, dry. Pinot Bianco / Tai / Manzoni Bianco. Tropical, mineral, almond. Zippy.

Kila Cava NV
- 7.97 - Brut - Xarello / Macabeo - from the Penedes. Green apple, lemon & lime, make a celebration bandolier, I suggest.

Black Ridge Pinot Noir NV
- 9.97 - Holiday wine guide. Long time hit, big ripe NV Lodi fruit, round, but still PN character. Juicy cherry cola.

Ganeta Txakolina 2010 Getariako
- 21.97 - Lerin again - Spritzy, intense. Citrus, tropical. Hondarrabi Zuri, Hondarrabi Beltza. Balanced.

Marrenon Sepia Rouge 07
- 15.57 - Syrah & Grenache. Dark, concentrated. Red fruit, black currant, vanilla, cinnamon. Violets, grilled bread.

 

 

Friday Night Tasting Lineup  

 

NV Cellar Vilafranca Cava "Casteller" Brut

 Clean & bright cava with nice tropical lime citrus acidity. Macabeo, Parellada & Xarello grapes. From Catalonia, south of Barcelona. Cellar Vilafranca rests the wine on the lees (spent yeast) for up to a year, which increases the weight on the palate a bit, and gives it some creaminess. That balances the bright acidity and fruit. Dry finish, pretty complex for the small amount of dollars.

 

Our Price: 12.57

 

 

2010 Londono Cortijo Rose 

From Rioja - Don Sancho Londono, owner, David Sampedro Winemaker. 900 acres around Hormilla. Concentrated fruit on the palate, freshness, and spicy ripe tannins. Bright aromatics of red berries, flowers, herbs, citrus, Well-balanced. 50 Garnacha, 50 Tempranillo. Drinking well, we really like this wine, and its red sibling, the Londono Rioja Calma, both brought in from Ole'.  

 

Our Price: 10.97

 

 

2009 Sin-Ley M5 Yecla

100% Monastrell, from a group that present cuvees by grape, value oriented. Fresh & fruit driven wines from the group, this one is a great example, with the 09 getting WA 90. Nose of blackberry, raspberry, kirsch. Expressive ripe fruit aged in stainless steel. Pair with lamb, steak, grilled veggies, aged cheeses.

 

Our Price: 14.97

 

 

2008 Mibal Tinta Ribera del Duero
Garage winery in Roa - 100% un-oaked. 30-50 year old vines. High elevation. 100% Tempranillo. Fresh fruit, simple & full of charm. Spicy sweetness from the Tempranillo, great with lamb, pork, & veal. 500 cases made, 150 for the US. Expressive nose brings smoke & grapey black currants, echoed on the palate with silky smooth tannins, sweet fruit, round.

Our Price: 15.57

10% off of 4 bottles of wine

15% off of 12 bottles or more of wine

 

Friday Tastings are 4pm - 8pm

 

Our hours are:

Monday - Wednesday 10am - 7pm

Thursday - Saturday 10am - 8pm

Sunday - closed

 

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Matt Miller

East End Wines