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Midweek Addition 11-13-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Seghesio’s Defiant at Half Off the Winery’s Price

First Offer: 2017 Clos Erasmus

Grapelive Reviews a Cameron Cult Classic

Collector’s Corner – Kapcsandy’s First Growth Napa Reds

The Most Important Voice in Spanish Wine?

Staff Pick – Champagne Fit for a Party

Trending Wines

K Vintners’ Benchmark Syrah

A High Scoring Set of ’17 Chateauneuf

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Seghesio Defiant

At Half Off the Winery’s Price

Seghesio’s “Defiant” is a powerful red blend that’s a big, rich wine perfect for drinking in the winter and fall. It tastes better when it’s half off what the winery charges for the wine (and fully $16/btl off the lowest wine-searcher price.  A blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet and a bunch of other minor grapes, this is a wine with beautiful texture, a full body and silky tannins. 
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Midweek VinopolPick 11-12-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Another Excellent Value from Casa Castillo

Clos de La Chapelle: Burgundy Star

The First Round of 2018 Beaujolais:
Bouland and Roilette

Goyo Garcia Viadero’s Alternative Ribera del Duero

Staff Pick: Plays Like the Real Thing

Trending Case Picks for Holiday Entertaining

Collector’s Corner: 2008 Champagne Edition

Doyard’s Singular Cotes de Blancs Vision

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Arriving Friday

Another Excellent Value from Casa Castillo

Jumilla, in southern Spain, is one of the top sources for rich and dense value reds.  The dominant grape there, Monastrell (AKA Mourvèdre) handles the heat well, ripening slowly without becoming overly alcoholic.  The resulting wines are dark, powerful and, thanks to the limestone soils, surprisingly fresh as well.  We’ve always leaned on the region for top value wines and with the arrival of Casa Castillo’s new “Vino de Finca,” we have another winner.
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Vinopolis Cameron Special – 11-7-19

Cameron Single Vineyard Subscriber Sale

Sale Ended 11/9/2019

What’s the most anticipated Willamette Valley release in our shop? Cameron Winery’s single vineyard bottlings. This is one of our favorite offers of the year, and for good reason—Cameron makes some of the most profound wines in the Willamette Valley and their single vineyard Pinot and Chardonnay are the pinnacle of their yearly releases.  These 2017s are among the best we’ve tasted ever from Cameron and winemaker/owner John Paul is (somehow) more excited than we’ve seen him in years.  The best part? We’re putting these on pre-arrival sale through the close of business on Saturday.

If you’re a longtime fan of Cameron, this is a vintage to stock up on.  It’s classical in all the best ways—more elegant and detailed than the trio of hot vintages that preceded it, but with more depth and complexity than a year like ’13. 

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Midweek Vinopolis Addition 11-6-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Vinopolis Champagne Extravaganza
Part Two: Gimonnet and Geoffroy

Classic Ports from Ramos Pinto

John Gilman Reviews a Value Champagne Favorite

Trending Wines

Striking, Yet Overlooked, Brunello

The Most Undervalued Great Mosel Producer?

Bevan Cellars’ High Scoring Napa Cabernet

 
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Vinopolis Champagne Extravaganza

(Part Two)

We’re continuing our Champagne extravaganza by highlighting two more of our favorite producers, Gimonnet and Geoffroy.  Alphabetical proximity aside, these are two fantastic producers with very different styles.  Gimonnet is known for mineral, crystalline Blanc de Blancs and Geoffroy a richer, more bombastic approach.  Both are fantastic and making the best bubbles in the history of their houses.
Gimonnet
The Gimonnet wines are pure, classical Blanc de Blancs Champagne.  98% of their vines are Chardonnay and Didier Gimonnet’s devotion to cool, minerally Champange made from the grape borders on monastic.  
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Midweek VinopolPick 11-5-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Vinopolis Champagne Extravaganza
Part One: Vilmart, Bereche and Aubry

The Coveted Spanish Reds of Goyo Garcia Viadero

Trending Wines

The Wines of Charles Smith

Veuve Clicquot’s Top Wine in a Top Vintage

Pommery’s Cuvee Louise: An Insider Secret

Jaboulet’s Defining Northern Rhones

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Vinopolis Champagne Extravaganza

(Part One)

We’re just starting to get in our fall trove of Champagne.  We’ve got tons of great bubbly flowing into the store between now and the new year.  We’re starting to highlight these fantastic wines as they’re rolling in soon.  To kick off, we’re featuring three of our favorite growers, Vilmart, Bereche and Aubry—all of whom bring something very different to the landscape of Champagne.  We’ll be highlighting more over the coming weeks, but that just means you’ll have to load up a few times.
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