White Wines
2015 Chat
Peuch Haut Rose’
From France, this
sensational Rose is very pale in color and made of Grenache and Cinsault in the Languedoc region. It’s rich and lush but also shows the minerality of the clay and limestone soils. Elegant. RP $20
2014 Pomelo
Sauvignon Blanc
This is a neat little
wine produced by Mason Cellars, and it scored in as #40 on the Spectator Top 100
of 2015. Long stainless fermentation, this wine has the typical grapefruit nose,
but it explodes with exotic flavors of guava and lime peel. Mouthwatering. RP $12
2015 Little James Basket Press
This wine from St.
Cosme is 75% Viognier and
25% Sauvignon, a bit of an unconventional blend, and shows deep tropical fruit
flavors and has a long finish. It’s a
solid value that is truly a wine for everyone. RP
$12
2013 Roblar
Chardonnay
An easy drinking
California Chard that was raised up in stainless steel but you’d think it was
oaked, it is so juicy. It’s medium bodied with a nice
core of apples and pears; Lodi. RP
$12
Red Wines
2013 Hope Estate Shiraz Basalt
Block
From Hunter Valley in
New South Wales, these guys use a combination of fermentations to yield a medium
bodied, spicy and earthy Shiraz that is complex and satisfying. RP $18
2013 Primus “The
Blend”
This wine is produced
by Agustin Huneeus, whose wines include Quintessa & Faust from Napa, 3-digit price tags. This 20 buck bottle from his Chilean property
(he’s Chilean) is full bodied, the texture is layered with flavors and it
finishes with a lasting swirl.
2013 Root 1 Cabernet
Sauvignon
Staying with the
theme of “the blend”, and offering you a chance to side by side taste, here’s a
value Cabernet that’s full bodied and has good fruit flavors, with some mocha,
smooth tannins and a long finish. RP $12
2012 Marietta Christo
Full bodied red from
California, this wine is opaque. It’s
almost black, smells like fresh berries and lavender, is ripe and full flavored
with a long finish. This deep, chewy
wine is killer, friends! RP $22
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