Rogers & Company Newsletter
Midsummer Refreshers
August 2009
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Greetings!
I hope summer has been good to you so far, one month to go, so let's make the most of it. Here is a quick little offering from us in case you need to top-up your collection of daily drinkables.
Please visit our website at www.rogcowines.com to download a catalogue anytime, and to read about our newest additions to the Rogers & Company portfolio; Weingut Johann Peter Mertes from the Saar Valley in Germany; Quinta do Vesuvio's newest Duoro table wine, Pombal do Vesuvio 2007; and Tim Mondavi's latest project, the ultra-premium Napa Valley wine, Continuum.
As always prices are per bottle, pre GST and bottle deposit.
Have a great weekend and I hope to speak with you soon.
My best regards,
Chris.
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Mer Soleil "Silver" Chardonnay 2007
[750ml/12case] $32.95
[375ml/12case] $17.95
 The "sibling" wine to our famous Mer Soleil Chardonnay, this wine is matured in stainless steel and concrete vats to retain acidity and display minerality. It's like Grand Cru Chablis with California fruit intensity. A perfect match to Chilean sea bass, grilled lobster or soft cheeses.
"..This is a stunning wine, showing the laserlike purity and bright acids that this northwestern part of the Santa Lucia Highlands coaxes from the grapes. The brilliantly illuminated flavours range from limes to kiwis to green apples, peaches and guavas. The finish is dry, but with a honeyed unctuousness.."
92 points, Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2007
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Pieropan Soave Classico 2008 [750ml/12case] $20.45
 "Leonildo Pieropan is one of Italy's five or six best white wine producers, and his Soaves are benchmarks for the category."
International Wine Cellar, March/April 2008
Here's a great opportunity to step outside-the-box and try a wine made from a grape you're maybe not familiar with - Garganega.
When Garganega is grown with care in the oldest or "Classico" zone of Soave near Verona it produces a very elegant, smoky, peachy, minerally, almond tinged white that pairs well with all sorts of cuisines and can develop even more complexity over 3-5 years.
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| Ralph Fowler Viognier 2007 Mt. Benson [750ml/12case] $20.95
 Viognier is native to Northern Rhône, notably the great wines of Condrieu, but it has found another home on the sun-baked and wind whipped shores of the Great Southern Ocean in Australia.
This wine can simply be described as "exotic". Full bodied for a white, giving off unusual aromas of custard, honeysuckle, white peaches, mandarin and lychee. It is silky and rich on the palate with a long finish and lovely balanced flavours of apricot, dried fruits and roasted nuts.
This wine can
accompany a wide range of foods but is possibly best matched to cheese plates, baked fish, roasted chicken or summer salads. Enjoy the wine now for its unusual flavours and aroma or cellar 4-5 years and allow its musk and honeysuckle aromas to really develop.
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Hunter's Pinot Noir 2007 Marlborough [750ml/12case] $23.95
 Jane Hunter was among the first to see the immense potential of
Marlborough as a wine-producing region. Together with her late husband
Ernie, Jane established Hunter's Wines in the picturesque Wairau Valley
in 1983. Since then she has won national and international acclaim for
her contribution to the New Zealand wine industry.
This wine is a terrific example of New Zealand Pinot Noir at a very reasonable price. This wine is a smooth medium bodied Pinot Noir with rich, ripe berry and subtle
forest floor aromas. These aromas, combined with wild berries, dark red
fruits and mild spicy oak flavours make an enjoyable and easy drinking
wine.
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St. Francis "Red" Sonoma County 2005 [750ml/12case] $20.95
 Make a "splash" at your next cookout with this eye-catching and palate coating red blend from St. Francis. Old vine Merlot and Syrah from St. Francis' substantial vineyard holdings contribute the majority of this wine in 2005. Year to year the winemakers play with the grapes in the blend to produce the juiciest and most complex wine they can.
Flavours of crushed berries, berry liqueur, and fresh tobacco rise from the glass. On the palate this wine is extremely smooth and harmonious. Drink this now with anything that comes off a grill.
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Neagle's Rock "Mr. Duncan" Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2007 [750ml/12case] $21.95
 This "true blue" Aussie blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz features power and complexity with drinkability.The
rich ripe berry fruit characters of Cabernet Sauvignon combine with the
fine white pepper spice of Shiraz to give a wine of character, depth
and length of palate. This complex wine was aged for 18 months in
French and American oak before final blending and bottling. Although this 2007 hasn't been reviewed, the 2006 won numerous and accolades all over Australia. Visit our website to see what they are! www.rogcowines.comJames Halliday has named Neagle's Rock a four star winery for five straight years. This is the highest award given to any winery in Australia.
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Chris McLean
chris@rogcowines.com
Phone: 416 961 2294 x 29
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