This Week’s Tasting
Wednesday, July 29 5:00 - 7:00
On Sale
From the Sublimely Inexpensive to the Ridiculously Fine

Being a Sampling of Wines on Sale this Week

Some wines we’ve tasted before, some we have written about, some that we haven’t, all well worth your attention for this week’s sale. All are in limited quantity, all subject to presale.

We will taste the wines below all of which are in limited quantity,. If any sell out before the tasting we will substitute others of the same style or type.
They represent the the kinds of wines in which we are strong, better Italians, 2005 Bordeaux and Burgundies. Email or call for our complete lists, too long to include here.

A Peter pick for a sweet wine.
The eccentric Claudio Icardi ‘s most classically expressed Piemontese wine is his fine Brachetto. His rendition of this soft, delicious, lightly sweet and lightly sparkling red is fine as aperitif or with desserts. The 2006 Icardi Brachetto Suri Viginis a single vineyard wine from a great vintage ready to drink now.

White

2007 Domaine des Huards Cheverny Blanc; Aroma: clean fresh round., mineral; Mouth: sancerre style fruit clean, very pretty very dry, firm; Very Good 14.99; Mixed Case, 13.49; Case, 12.74

2006 Sonoma Coast Vineyards Chardonnay; Aroma: very heady and rich the suggestion of Meursault honeysuckle, fine acidity; Mouth: big bodied and soft, a lush and textured mouthfeel, then firm acid, clean, notes of guava and a touch of mint, a lot of minerality, fine long sweet acid finish; Very Good Plus27.99; Mixed Case, 25.19; Case, 23.79

Red

2005 Drouhin Pommard Aroma: firm, very mineral chewy, earthy; Mouth: tight clean racy lighter purely lined, good substance, elegant;Very Good Plus53.99; Mixed Case, 48.59; Case, 45.89

2002 Ch Plaisance Cuvee Tradition (1eres Cotes de Bordeaux); Color: very dark brown, orange edge; Aroma: crisp flat some sweet fruit, very dense, firm rounded, opens in the glass to soft mocha notes and spice ; Mouth: smooth very easy clean ripe well integrated oak,a n herbal note, a touch of olive, smooth, clean, with good ripe length; Very Good Plus16.99; Mixed Case, 15.29; Case, 14.44

2005 Ch Les Grands Chenes (Medoc) Robert Parker- a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon that is much better than its pedigree would suggest. A major sleeper of the vintage, the 2005 reveals aromas of chocolate, cassis, smoke, herbs, and meat, followed by a full-bodied, well-endowed, impressively constituted wine with sweet tannin as well as loads of character and personality. Enjoy it over the next 10-12 years. 33.99; Mixed Case, 30.59; Case, 28.89

2007 Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz Wine Advocate - “from vines ranging in age from 50 to 110 years with yields of only 0.5 tons per acre....glass-coating, opaque purple in color, it reveals a brooding nose of wood smoke, mineral, scorched earth, Asian spices, blueberry, and chocolate. Super- rich, dense, yet surprisingly light on its feet, this extraordinary effort will evolve for a decade and offer a drinking window stretching from 2015 to 2035.” $79 Net

2006 Icardi Brachetto Suri Vigin: Bright red. Aromas of roses and raspberries. Very easy sweet fruit and floral flavors with light effervescence. Seamless finish. VeryGood Plus 19.99/bottle 17.99/mixed case 16.99/case