Notes from Doug

This week I thought I would recap some great 90 Point rated wines priced from $8 to $20 bottle including 3 brand new offerings. Many of these will pair with the foods you may be enjoying this upcoming Sunday for Easter. Some of the wines listed below we are offering for the first time ever including a delicious Cali Chard & Cab along with the best Oregon Pinot Noir Deal from the incredible 2012 vintage we have found in a long time.  Grab some of these amazing wines while you can as these top rated wines will be gone soon!  Scroll down for the tasting notes and reply to this email to reserve yours today!

Cheers

Doug

The Wines

Dry Rose

(Bandol) Mas Redonne Bandol Rose 2013

Reg. $25.99 now $14.99 save 43%

Tanzer 90 Points"(55% mourvedre, 35% cinsault and 10% grenache): Bright orange. Energetic red berry, blood orange and floral aromas, with dusty mineral and herb notes adding complexity. Fleshy and broad on the palate, offering concentrated raspberry and spicecake flavors and a bracing citrus pith quality that gains strength with air. Clings with very good tenacity and focus on the finish, the red fruit and mineral notes repeating." 

Whites

(Austria) Wimmer Gruner Veltliner 2013 1.0 liter

Bottle $11.99 10% off mix 6 $10.7915% off mix 12 $10.19

Wine Enthusiast 90 Points #9 Top 100 Wine Values 2014

"Fine aromatic nose with elegant fruit, fresh squeezed lime and crunchy apple, subtle minerality, delicately juicy with a firm acid structure, fresh and radiant, long well balanced finish appealing and lively. Full bodied with a snappy finish of sea salt and pepper." Drink now to 2016.

(California) Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2013 (NEW Item)

Bottle $14.99     10% off mix 6 $13.49     15% off mix 12 $12.74

Wine Enthusiast 90 Points Best Buy"Robust in mouth feel, this offers subtlety in flavor and an appetizingly tangy texture. It seems to develop more with each sip. Look for light aromas of apple and fig, flavors that gain a touch of butter and almond, and medium body. Best Buy." RHWB..Drink now to 2016.

(Alsace/France) Willm Alsace Riesling Reserve 2012

Bottle $14.99     10% off mix 6 $13.49   15% off mix 12 $12.74

Wine Spectator 90 Points - "Crackling with bright acidity, this sleek white offers a fine array of yellow and green apple, crunchy white peach, mango, blood orange and anise, with a lip-smacking, mineral-tinged finish. Drink now through 2020. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 20,000 cases made."

(Washington) Bergevin Lane  "Love Struck" Viognier Columbia Valley 2012  

Reg $23.99 Now was $17.99 closeout Save 25%

 Wine Enthusiast 90 points and Editors Choice "The 8% splash of Roussanne in this blend, contributes to the lovely complexity of the opening aromas. Sweet citrus, honey and tea flavors combine, while keeping the palate light and focused. Complex hints of lemon meringue, vanilla cream and toasted coconut keep it lively and interesting through to the finish." RHWG..drink now to 2016.

Reds

(Portugal) DFJ Vinhos Portada Winemaker's Selection Tinto Red 2011

Bottle $8.99     10% off mix 6 $8.09   15% off mix 12 $7.64  

Wine Enthusiast 90 Points #8 Wine Value in the World 2014 A dark colored, dense wine that is rich and firmly structured. Aged in wood, it holds flavors of plum and berry fruits balanced with a fresh acidity. Drink now to 2020.  RHWG - this wine will age and also drinks nicely now.

(Spain) Montebuena Rioja 2012

Bottle $8.99 10% off mix 6 $8.09   15% off mix 12 $7.64

90 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar- "Dark ruby. Ripe cherry, red berries and smoky minerals on the nose. Spicy, firm and tightly wound, with very good lift to the flavors of redcurrant, bitter cherry and licorice. A gripping, lithe midweight, with appealing sweetness and bracing minerality on the long, incisive finish. In an elegant style, with zero excess fat."  Drink now to 2017.

(France/Rhone) Chateau Pesquie le Paradou (Cotes du Ventoux) 2012

Bottle $11.9910% off mix 6 $10.79   17% off mix 12 $9.99

Robert parker's Wine Advocate 90 Points "The 2012 Cotes du Ventoux Le Paradou is an awesome value! Made from 100% Grenache (75-year-old vines) and aged 7 months in concrete tank, it offers up a naked expression of Grenache with meaty black cherry, pepper, dried Provencal herbs and earth all soaring from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, brilliantly pure and fresh, it has enough tannin to allow it to evolve gracefully for 3-4 years. It's a knockout value and this crowd-pleaser should not be missed!
Easily one of my favorite estates from the up-and-coming Ventoux region, Chateau Pesquie is run by the talented brothers, Alexandre & Frederic Chaudiere. The wines sell for a song, yet always deliver high-quality, loads of character and impeccably made profiles."

(Oregon) Primarius Pinot Noir 2012 (NEW Item)

Bottle $17.99   10% off mix 6 $16.19     15% off mix 12 $15.29

Wine & Spirits 90 Points"This bright pinot has a gamay-like scent, pronounced raspberry flavors and smokiness, like lapsang souchong tea. There's an interesting tension between the fruit and savory elements, and more complexity than you'd expect to find at the price." RHWB - Drink now to 2017.

Tierra Divina Zinfandel "ZaZin" 2010

Bottle $19.99 10% off mix 6 $17.99   15% off mix 12 $16.99

Wine Enthusiast 92 Points " One of the "12 Zins of Lodi 2014," it was chosen in a judging by the Lodi Winegrape Commission to represent the region's finest. The deep red-black color is saturated to the rim. Deep, evocative aromas lead to ripe cherry, boysenberry, chocolate and nutmeg flavors that echo on the finish. The texture is full and smooth. " ~ JG

(California) Michael David Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (NEW Item)

Bottle $21.99     10% off mix 6 $19.79     15% off mix 12 $18.69

Robert Parkers Wine Advocate 90 Points "a major sleeper in the Cabernet Sauvignon category. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the backwaters of Lodi, and sporting an incredible label that reminds me of the Beatles' Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. In this case it's a true freak show. This delicious, dense purple-colored wine possesses plenty of crème de cassis, licorice, spice box and cedar notes in a medium- to full-bodied, supple, explosively fruity, fruit-bomb style. Drink this delicious Cabernet over the next 5-6 years, although I would not be surprised to see it last even longer in a cold cellar."

Presale Terms

Delivery - 4-3-15    

Pricing - quoted per bottle 750ml.  12/750ml per case  Reserve right to correct errors. This offer valid through 3-26-15 and while supplies last

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