White Wines!
La Cana Albarino - Rias Baixas
With a rich aroma of white peach & ripe pear, this
comes bounding out of the bottle with pineapple and citrus. After this, a
smidge of oak landing with a crisp minerality - a "perfect 10" mouthwatering
finish. I would totally drink this on its own before dinner or you could
save some to have with your
'Simply Curry' dish.
$15/$14.25/$13.50/$12.75
Txomin Etxaniz Txocoli
The land is chalky clay, there's a lot of sun on the
steep hills and the rain is often and of the misty sort. With a huge nose
of tropical flowers and some lurking herbs, this carries through in the mouth
with medium weight and vibrant acidity.
A tinge bubbly, this wine will dance on your tongue
and will pair well with your white anchovies & wine-cured Spanish cheese
tonight!
$24.75/$23.51/$22.28/$21.04
Red Wines!
Evohe Garnacha "Vinas Viejas" 2007
100% Grenache, this is one killer big wine! Aged
in old concrete vats, this type of aging lends to a ripe, rich but dirty berry
complexity. Deep purple in color, stronger mineral & pepper shine
through with notes of earth & elegance. Great in your dining room
with with herb-rubbed, oven roasted pork tenderloin.
$14.50/$13.78/$13.05/12.33
Opalia Cabernet Sauvignon
This easygoing wine from the Languedoc comes from Stephane Vedeau's
personally owned vineyards. He named these wines Opalia refers to the stone as there are many different types of Opal stones,
he believes that these stones reflect the many different aspects of
soil and climate in the region.
These are medium old vines (15-40 years) and they are aged in oak for 4-6 months before release. You'll be excited to find flavors like black
pepper, paprika and clove along with some ripe blueberry & raspberry developing into soft tannins. Great with weeknight fare, I think you could elevate that boring chicken into something and drink this aside.
There's also an unoaked, very clean & pleasant Chardonnay available at the same price!
$8.50/$8.08/$7.65/$7.23
