Wine & Spirits

This is a Paso Robles estate Rose. It’s an interesting Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut, Counoise and Carignan blend. The color is a beautiful salmon. The nose is citrusy and floral. This wine’s acidity is lively on your palate with a predominance of grapefruit. The finish is clean and I think this would go well with something spicy such as Thai food. Perhaps a little overpriced.

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This delicious white medium plus bodied wine has notes of mild lemons and tangerine, tropical fruits like kiwi and honeydew and fragrant white florals. Really nice white to drink on its own or to pair with cheese and crackers or chicken or pork roast.

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Crafted from Cabernet Franc vines planted on a volcanic outcropping in 1986, and adjacent Merlot planted in the same year in clay-loam, the “H Block” has always been regarded as Arietta’s signature wine, paying great respect to the wines we love from the Right Bank of Bordeaux.  The 2018 vintage is 56% Cabernet Franc and 44% Merlot, and would certainly stand with the best of the twenty-one previous vintages.  Effusively aromatic, the wine is packed with notes of red raspberry, nutmeg, cumin, licorice, and slow-toasted oak.  It is both energetic and rich, with the ripe fruit flavors flowing across the palate and pulling the complex spice notes with it.  Aged for twenty months in 100% new French oak barrels and bottled without fining or filtration, the wine is deep and delicious, with the structure and weight that will allow it to age for decades.

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Produced entirely from fruit from the long-lived “I Block” on the Hudson ranch, the 2018 Arietta Merlot mirrors the character of the old vines that hold the fruit:  muscular, deep, and at the same time balanced. This variety thrives in these soils, and in the cooler climes of Carneros, where Hudson is located. Fermented with native yeasts, macerated on the skins for nearly 30 days at relatively low temperature, the wine is alive with notes of black cherry, boysenberry, flint, and clove.  Bottled unfiltered after aging in 50% new French oak, its tannins have a cocoa powder texture, and the intensity of the fruit lingers on the finish for nearly a minute.

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Medium garnet, unfiltered. Medium + intensity aromas of dried raspberry, dark chocolate, liquorice, leather, tobacco, cedar, earthy notes, blood. Developed. Dry, medium + acidity, medium + nice well intergated velvet tannins, high alc, full body, pronounced flavours of raspberry, red cherry, plum, nice chalky minerality, bitter chocolate, coffee, saltiness, blood. Long finish. Very elegant, vivid and strong wine. Outstanding! Pure pleasure -Sergey Stepanov

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Blindfaith Pilot Wine#1 Lovely colour – not much age here was my initial impression Nose: Dark flowers, vibrant blackcurrant, blackberry. Floral, fruity, slightly dusty black fruit note. Not sure what I'm talking about there, but it shouted Tuscany at me. Tangy, bold – intense black fruit – lively acidity and firm but smooth tannin. Raw spice and herbs again suggesting youth. But punchy and delicious. Guess: Tuscan, BDX Blend, 2015 vintage? Reveal: Wasn’t too far off! My favourite of the pair. -John Mobbs

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW:The Fontodi Estate is one of the crown jewels of the region, with a portfolio of stunning wines made from the native sangiovese grape (This is the estate behind the iconic "Flaccianello" IGT). Fontodi wines, year after year, receive numerous accolades from the wine press and are sought after by the most ardent collectors of Italian wines. The reason is simple: the estate's non-interventionist approach to winemaking showcases the unique and viticulturally rich terroir of the land.Known as the "Conca d'Oro (the golden shell), Fontodi is an amphitheater-shaped property located in the valley south of the town of Panzano that benefits from a high elevation, clay/shist oil, generous light, and warm, dry weather with wide diurnal variations in temperature.* 94 points & Editors' Choice, Wine Enthusiast Magazine:"Delicate aromas recalling scorched earth and truffle mingle with mocha and botanical herbs on this 100% sangiovese. Elegant and enveloping, the supple palate features fleshy plum, orange zest, and baking spice before an espresso finish. Soft tannins offer supple support." (5/1/22)

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Part of the Chanel empire and made on an island off the coast of Hyères that was once privately owned by the Belgian entrepreneur Fournier, this 2020 rosé of Domaine l’Ile de Porquerolles offers mashed strawberries, peach, crushed stones and lime on the nose with a touch of anise. Med-bodied, concentrated and laced with lots of ripe cherries and mashed strawberries on the palate. It provides good freshness with crunchy acids and a dry, mineral and bitter-tinged finish.

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Deep really dark ruby colour with a stunning nose of rich ripe blackberry, plum, dark cherry and a bit of tobacco. Flavours much the same but the oak aging is superb, plus a little toasted smoky taste. Ultra smooth with a touch of softness and really bold full body texture that’s close to perfect. Overall, beautifully balanced, not overly dry and a great mouth feel. I’ve had the previous year vintage recently, this one is better. 

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Pianoalto Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza 2014 by Bava 🇮🇹 I love Barbera 🍇 Color's deep crimson Aromas of tar, mocha & exuberant cherry Palate of spiced cherry, black pepper, raspberry, charred oak, soft leather, high acidity w/ clove & tobacco leaf. Firm tannins cross paths w/ black cherry, sensuous complexity; this is a wine that will reel you in and keep you wanting more. Needs a serious decant, numerous hours. More pepper, rustic rich cherry, blackberry & balsamic unfold as time goes on 4.2🌟 --Demalbray

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Experience a sun-kissed summer day by uncorking the 2021 Rosé, Miljenko’s Selection—a light, refreshing wine with crisp acidity that will wake up your senses and make you feel like you’re in the heart of Napa Valley. A wonderful nose of sun-drenched fresh fruit offers hints of forest strawberry and young white peach, complemented by a hint of mint and green tea. Complex aromas and flavors of succulent peach, strawberry, and honeydew linger on the palate. Grapefruit acidity and beautiful minerality accentuate the wine’s complexity and mouthfeel, adding zest and vigor that carries through a long finish.

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95 points Jeb Dunnuck  All Grenache brought up in demi–muids and aged on lees for 8 months, the medium ruby/purple hued color of the 2019 Cuvée Nicolas is followed by a killer bouquet of kirsch liqueur, savory spices, cured meats, and peppery garrigue. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and gorgeously textured, it has wonderful richness with no sensation of weight or heaviness. It’s another insane value from this team.  (3/2021) K&L Notes Jean-Marc Lafage has knocked it out of the park once again with this high-quality, low-cost stunner of a wine. Domaine Lafage is housed in his facility just outside the city of Perpignan. One of the most advanced wineries in the region, Jean-Marc and his wife Elaine use a range of sites gathering some of the best fruit in the Roussillon. For over a decade they have crafted many of the "must buy" wines from the region. The Cuvée Nicolas is named for Jean-Marc and Eliane's son. It is sourced from 65-plus-year-old Grenache vines from two main soils, the red schist in the foothills of the Pyrenees and the black schist from the village of Maury. All grapes are hand harvested and then fermented in large tank. Aging is in a mix of concrete and large oak barrels. This Grenache has incredible purity reflecting the rich red and black fruit flavors that this warm wine growing region produces. Another tremendous buy from the Lafages. *Practicing Organic*

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