The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Discounts on Very Good Wines
January 15, 2025
White
2022 Les Perelles Macon-Chaintre
Lighter-bodied, clean, and crisp, this is a better-than-classic
Aroma: Mineral, intense, firm, heady and intense firm; Mouth: Clean, rounded mineral, firm and broad, long; Very Good Plus Was 23.99, Now $19.99; Case, $16.99
2021 Michel Redde Pouilly-Fume P-F
Pure sauvignon Blanc, from just across the river from Sancerre, is a lightly intense expression.
; Aroma: Firm, intense bright cider; Mouth: Clean mineral, firm, intense firm, long mineral finish; Very Good Plus Was 26.99, Now$21.99; Case, $18.99
Red
2019 Chateau de Haute-Serre (Vigouroux) Cahors Georges
This “Black Wine” of Cahors in France’s Southwest is all malbec vinified, so pure and clean that it is almost pinotish.
Aroma: Heady and spicy, intense, relatively firm, rich forward; Mouth: Bright, intensely spicy, relatively clean, fine acid drive; Very Good - Excellent Was $35, Now $28.99; Case, $24.99
2018 Ambra Montalbiolo Carmignano Classico Superiore
This Tuscan red wine from just to the west of Florence blends 70% Sangiovese, 20% Canaiolo Nero and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. A warm, spicy, medium-bodied red that pairs perfectly with wintertime cuisine. This is definitely a wine that makes Italian red wine so popular and so easy to enjoy.
Aroma: Cherry, cranberry, cedar spice box, tobacco and peppercorn. Mouth: Bold, dry, moderate plus tannins but not overwhelming, with great acidity and a long, persistent finish. Very Good Plus Was 24.99, Now $19.99; Case, $16.99
2018 Grifalco Damaschito Aglianico del Vulture
A beautiful mineral-driven Aglianico sourced from high elevation, rich volcanic soil single vineyard yielding a polished version of this robust southern Italian red grape. Whether pairing with a Garlic Rosemary Crusted Beef Rib Roast or a Dijon Panko Crusted Rack of Lamb, this is the red wine for you.
Aroma: Blackberry, dried fruits, licorice, forest undergrowth, tobacco. Mouth: Plum, pomegranate, black tea, toasted spice, round mouth coating textures, balanced acidity, good structure, and a long, pleasing finish. Excellent Was $38, Now $32, Case 26.99
2021 Eric & Joël Durand Cornas Empreintes
The Guide Hachette has loved the Durand brothers’ Syrah from Cornas, the southernmost commune of the northern Rhone. Of this vintage, they wrote:
“With the muted color of the vintage, its red is elegant but not very pronounced. Its complex bouquet is charming with delicate scents of hyacinth and peony, embellished with singular notes of smoked tea and bracken. The palate shows round, suave, the imprint of the commune’s singular sweetness with its cherry pit flavors, well supported by pleasant tannins, which, however, tighten a little on the finish. An atypical but already very seductive Cornas.” Was $50, Now $42, Case $36
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