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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Brick red. Classic aromas of crushed rock, fresh red berries and exotic spice. The palate exhibits rich fruit flavors of ripe red and black plums, bramble fruit and berry compote, with notes of cigar box and dusty earth. The palate is artfully balanced, with fresh acidity and a long and expressive finish. A prime example of when Riserva Chianti really starts drinking well, and starting to show the benefits of extended bottle ageing.
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2017 Lornano Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy (750ml)
2017-C Hill Family Estate, The Barrel Blend, Napa Valley, California (750ml)
A Monthly Wine Club Selection
The 2017 Barrel Blend offers seductive aromas of dark fruit and spice. The rich palate shows blackberry, cassis, black cherry, cedar and a touch of tamari. It has chewy tannins and plenty of structure and spice on the finish.
2017-C Lar de Sotomayor Vendimia Seleccionada Rioja, Spain (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
This classic Rioja has a beautiful garnet robe and a deceptively subtle nose showing soft blackberry fruit, dusty earth and a hint of spice. The complex palate shows boysenberry, black cherry and red currant with a hint of cacao, firm tannins and a beautiful herbal note. A delightful wine, very well balanced, the acid supports a rather long, fruited finish.
2018-C Acumen Mountainside Red Blend, Napa Valley, California (750ml)
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A Red Cellar Trio Quarterly Wine Club Selection
The Acumen Mountainside Red is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, and 3% Zinfandel.
2018-C Herdade de Coelheiros Tinto, Alentejo, Portugal (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
An elegant, aromatic and thoroughly modern blend of 50/50 Alicante Bouschet and Touriga Nacional. Native yeast fermentation, 12 months aging in used French barriques, less than 2,500 cases made in 2018.
2018-C Il Botolo Barbera d’Asti DOCG, Piedmont, Italy (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
Ruby red with concentrated aromas of tart red fruit, dried herbs and a hint of licorice. The palate shows brandied cherries, sour blackberry fruit and garrigue. The finish is long and elegant with a touch of spice and nicely balanced tannins. If you are not familiar with Barbera this charming red is a fine introduction.
2019 Blacksmith C.L.R.T. Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California (750ml)
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Blacksmith has, over multiple vintages now, been one of our most dependable suppliers of Napa Cabernet under $30, an increasingly rare commodity. It is usually more than 75% Cabernet, with the balance a mix of other Bordeaux varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Franc in percentages that vary slightly from vintage to vintage. C.L.R.T. stands for claret, the old term that was historically used for red wines from Bordeaux.
2019 Bodegas Mustiguillo Finca Terrerazo Vino de Pago, Spain (750ml)
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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Deep, dark red with scarlet flashes. The nose shows crushed red fruits, scents of wild strawberry and pomegranate. The palate is grapey and intense, with flavors of ripe, black cherry, black plum and blueberry fruit, laced with notes of tobacco and cedar, with chewy, firm tannins. Bold but with superb balance, and a long, fruited finish.
2019-C Chateau La Borie Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Valley, France (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
Château La Borie is a single-block 115-hectare estate with 75 hectares of vines and 35 hectares of forests, located in Suze-La-Rousse in the southern part of the Rhône Valley. Since 2018, the estate has belonged to the Knapp family and is managed by owner and winemaker, Raphael Knapp, who began converting to organic farming in 2019. The property is primarily planted to Syrah and Grenache, with some Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Marselan.
2019-C Domaine des Forges Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France (750ml)
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This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc produced from 25-year-old vines. The grapes were hand-harvested, carefully sorted and gently pressed. The must was cold-fermented in a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank and aged on its fine lees. The resulting wine was gently filtered prior to bottling. Fresh and focused, it shows refreshing aromas and flavors of tart citrus fruit, candied grapefruit, with hints of celery leaf and nettle.
2020 Chateau de Lascaux 'Garrigue' Rouge, Languedoc AOC, France (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
Deep garnet color. Red fruited nose with hints of pepper and dried herbs. The palate shows black cherry, and boysenberry fruit with a touch of savory herbs, black olive and dried thyme. Nicely balanced, dusty tannins round out the juicy, yet elegant finish.