Wines Experience

Feb 08

Wine Release: Caduceus, Duckhorn, Orin Swift…

Amavi 2007 Cabrenet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley WE 91pts – Winemaker Notes – Aromas of black cherries, blackberries and dusty rose petals are complemented by a hint of cedar. Layers of dark fruits, mixed wild berries and dark ch… Price: $22.95		Caduceus 2007 Nagual De La Naga California Red Wine (Maynard James Keenan) Winemaker Notes – Maynard James Keenan is, for all intents and purposes, a Rock Star. The co-founder of rock music acts TOOL, a perfect circle, and Puscifer now enters into a new… Price: $42.95
Castello Di Monastero 2006 Chianti Classico WS 91pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Shows Indian spices and ripe berries on the nose. Opens up beautifully. Full-bodied, yet refined and very polished. A long, lovely r… Price: $16.95		Orin Swift 2008 Zinfandel Saldo California Winemaker Notes – 88% Zinfandel, 8% Syrah, 4% Petite Syrah. The 2008 Saldo is rich, ripe, and full-bodied, with aromas of black cherry and bramble fruit. The tannins are soft bu… Price: $27.95
Ladera 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain – Pre-Arrival WS 94pts. (Highly Recommended) – According to the Wine Spectator: A tour de force Cabernet. Dense, plush, rich and concentrated, wall-to-wall flavors, with layers of black cherr… Price: $64.95		Boulder Bank 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (Nick Goldschmidt) WS 91pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Ripe and tangy, brimming with pear and juniper aromas and flavors that keep singing through the long, refined finish. Drink now…. Price: $12.95
Plumpjack 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – Pre-Arrival WA 95pts. – According to the Wine Advocate: The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee from Plumpjack’s Oakville ranch, where Nils Venge once made the… Price: $77.95		Desert Wind 2007 Ruah Columbia Valley Red Wine Wahlucke Slope WS 90pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Firm in structure, with refined tannins around a sweet, generous core of currant and blackberry fruit, lingering on the long, expres… Price: $15.95
Duckhorn 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Decoy When the folks at Duckhorn approached us with their new, extended Decoy line to retail around $22, we were stoked. Value-oriented Cabernet Sauvignon from the outstanding 2007 vint… Price: $21.95		Chateau Chateau 2007 Grenache/Mataro Skulls South Australia (R Wines) WA 90pts. – According to the Wine Advocate: The 2007 Skulls Red Wine is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mataro raised in stainless steel. Dark ruby colored, it offers up an expr… Price: $18.95
Olivier Hillaire 2007 Chateauneuf-Du-Pape WS 93pts. – WA 93pts. – IWC 93pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Fresh and driven, with a delicious core of intense blackberry and raspberry fruit laid over licorice-tin… Price: $49.95		Mas De Boislauzon 2007 Chateauneuf-Du-Pape WA 94pts. – WS 91pts. – According to the Wine Advocate: The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape, a big time sleeper of the vintage, is well-worth buying. The finest traditional Chateau… Price: $34.95
M. Chapoutier 2007 Banyuls Red Dessert Wine 500ML WA 93pts. – According to the Wine Advocate: Utilizing contract fruit from very old Grenache vines vinified at the facility in Latour de France that is utilized for the wines of … Price: $19.95		Ripoll Sans 2004 Priorat Gratallops WA 93pts. – According to the Wine Advocate: The 2004 Closa Batllet is 67% Carinena, 16% Garnacha, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, and 2% Syrah aged for 15 months in French and… Price: $29.95
Elyse 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Tietjen Vineyard Napa Valley CG 91pts. – According to the Connoisseurs’ Guide: Black cherries and cassis abound in this incisively varietal, very carefully crafted offering, and the impressions of complexit… Price: $39.95		Mas Alta 2005 Priorat Artigas WA 91tps. – According to the Wine Advocate: Mas Alta is a project of renowned French winemaker/negociant Michel Tardieu. The 2005 Artigas is 60% Garnacha, 35% Carinena, and 5% C… Price: $27.95
Fattoria Dei Barbi 2004 Brunello Di Montalcino WS 93pts. – WA 90pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Dark cherry and raspberry aromas follow through to a full body, with loads of chewy tannins and rich fruit. The frui… Price: $39.95		Sonnet 2007 Pinot Noir Amber Ridge Vineyard Russian River Valley WS 92pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Fresh, ripe plum, black cherry and raspberry scents are pure, complex and full-bodied, with a hint of fresh earth that folds over ni… Price: $24.95
Perrin & Fils 2007 Cotes-Du-Rhone Villages Cairanne Peyre Blanche WS 91pts. According to the Wine Spectator: This is still dark and tight, but with a great core of racy fig, graphite and blackberry confiture notes pushed by a long, mineral- and… Price: $16.95		John Anthony 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley WS 92pts. – According to the Wine Spectator: Bold, rich and extracted, with dense, concentrated cherry, currant, fresh earth, mineral and sage. Full-blown and well-structured, en… Price: $48.95
Antinori 2006 Bolgheri Superiore Guado Al Tasso WE 97pts. – WS 95pts. – According to the Wine Enthusiast: Guado al Tasso is finally back. After a string of past vintages that exhibited some rubber-like aromas, the 2006 expr… Price: $84.95