Erick's Cheese & Wine Shop
 
CELEBRATING THIRTY ONE YEARS 
$60.00/CASE SPECIAL
2006 Artadi "Orobio Blanco" (Rioja, Spain)
 
The deals just keep coming!!!!

 
SUPER SPANISH SIZZLER
CASE SPECIAL -- $60.00
(You heard right -- $60.00!)
($5.00 per bottle)
 
 
Here's a very nice Spanish white wine from Rioja, made from the Viura grape.  This wine normally sells at retail for $15.99, but the distributor is way overstocked and needed to clear it out and is essentially dumping it for one-third of the normal price.  We grabbed all we could and are now offering it at the ridiculous price of $60.00/case.  Our shelf price for a single bottle is $6.99.


2006 Artadi "Orobio Blanco" (Rioja, Spain).   One hundred percent Viura sourced from old Artadi vineyards and vinified in stainless steel, this wine has a brilliant color with floral aromatics and notes of honeysuckle, golden delicious apple and peach.  On the palate, the wine is rich with tropical fruit, dried apricot, fresh peach and notes of honey.  Balanced acidity keeps the wine fresh and alive.  We poured it at our tasting bar Saturday and again today and 80% of the tasters bought, so don't just take our word for how good this wine really is. 
 
            The Artadi estate was created in 1985 by the dynamic visionary winemaker, Juan Carlos Lopez de la Calle. His objective was to seek and nurture the concept that Tempranillo, when cultivated at high altitude, low-cropped, and from old vines, produces extraordinarily rich and profound wines, and Artadi reds, carrying scores in the high 90s, are among the region's best, and most expensive.  Artadi has a small white wine project, focusing on the local Viura grape, and, while not as well-known as its red counterparts, these wines are produced in the same elegant style.  The key to this level of elegance comes from the cold winds of the Pyrenees, which blow from the north. This, coupled with moderate temperatures and fastidious winemaking, tends to make these wines a study in elegance and precision. 
 
            If you would like to purchase a case or two of this wine, please reply to this email or give us a call.  Quantity is limited. Or stop in next time you're in the area.
 
            Happy New Year to all!
 
Erick's Cheese and Wine Shop, Grandfather Center, Banner Elk, NC 28604, (828) 898-9424 www.erickscheeseandwine.com