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Block & Tackle Cabernet
How quickly the brilliance of the 2013's recede from memory, perhaps understandably overshadowed by the fantastic 2014's. Well, this 100% Cabernet from Rootstock Cellars ought to make you remember how balance and complexity can reign in certain years in California - and at an amazing price.
Type, Body & Flavor
Boulee Cordot
Syrah is planted throughout Mediterranean France, and has a strong reputation dating back to the mid-19th century when Bordeaux chateaux would blend a small amount into their wines to improve them. Alicante? It’s one of the rare Teinturier grapes, having red juice as well as red skins and in the right spots it can be powerful and juicy, not just inky. Together they make for a very modern, fascinating, if untraditional, wine.
Type, Body & Flavor
Bouzons Cotes du Rhone
80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, a very typical blend from the Rhone and, in its way, Domaine des Bouzons’ long history is typical too. The vines are more than a half-century old and are farmed sustainably, in a process the French call lutte raisonée, or the “reasoned struggle.” It’s a fancy term for a system that is deeply respected in European winemaking communities. It’s how things are with wine; nothing is certain or simple; that too is typical.
Type, Body & Flavor
Brooks Bank Cabernet
This 100% Cabernet is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money. It’s basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.
Type, Body & Flavor
Brunn Gruner Veltliner
The Austrians are both new and ancient with their wines: this is in a liter bottle, it’s all the rage; all the cool kids are going with liters these days. But winemaker Karl Steinschaden and his family are also focused on tradition, harvesting solely by hand from old estate vines with low yields, doing only native ferments. A few months in large Slovenian oak vats and you have bracing crisp, clean and absurdly drinkable Grüner.
Type, Body & Flavor
Calatroni Sangue Di Giuda
“Judas’ blood” (Sangue di Giuda) is a decidedly provocative name for a wine. The more distinct character is of a wine with a bit of bubbles, alongside a powerfully fruity if tart content, all wrapped up in a semi-sweet finish. The alcohol level is low, so feel free to offer this as a porch pounder at a party with charcuterie, dried fruits, brownies and even a few women of habits. Hey, we’re not judging your parties.
Type, Body & Flavor
Canali Pinot Grigio
There is just one big vat of Pinot Grigio, and everybody just dips their ladle into it to fill up their supposedly differentiated bottles, right? But it’s not true; there are plenty of remarkable Pinot Grigios. What separates them? Mostly intent. Well, that and skill. Wineries like Canali have made wines throughout Italy and they’ve demonstrated great ability to coax the best out of each grape that they’ve tackled.
Type, Body & Flavor
Cape Charles Cabernet
It’s tough for me to contain my excitement about this one. It is unanimous amongst our team - this is the single best under $25 wine (of any varietal) we have ever offered. It may be the best sub $50 Cabernet we have ever offered. Our long time partner, Baron Ziegler, brought it to us from one of the top Cabernet producers in the United States - but it's a name we cannot give you for all sorts of wine related legal reasons. The winery has been making wine since 1977. They’ve notched multiple 100 point scores. Some have opined that their 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the most important wines ever made in America. This particular lot, is the exact same wine the winery will be selling for $135.00. Your price is $24.99. That is correct. This is not a typo. $24.99.
Type, Body & Flavor
Care Garnacha Nativa
Within the region called Cariñena, not too far from Rioja, a long time ago, there was a lot of Cariñena grapevines grown here, but Garnacha has been a far more reliable producer. Garnacha can range from fat, rich and alcoholic to racy and succulent, as with wines from higher altitude vineyards. These are grown at 2000 to nearly 3000 feet. With rocky, thin soils and low rainfall, there is still a certain richness to it all.
Type, Body & Flavor
Care Nativa Blanca
Bodegas Care was founded twenty years ago and has more than 350 acres of vineyards in Cariñena. Most of what is planted in Cariñena is not the grape Cariñena (don’t ask) but Garnacha. Some of it is the white wine version of the grape Garnacha Blanca, which makes a fascinatingly textured and rich white wine, even without oak, as in this stainless-steel iteration.
Type, Body & Flavor
Block & Tackle Cabernet
How quickly the brilliance of the 2013's recede from memory, perhaps understandably overshadowed by the fantastic 2014's. Well, this 100% Cabernet from Rootstock Cellars ought to make you remember how balance and complexity can reign in certain years in California - and at an amazing price.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Boulee Cordot
Syrah is planted throughout Mediterranean France, and has a strong reputation dating back to the mid-19th century when Bordeaux chateaux would blend a small amount into their wines to improve them. Alicante? It’s one of the rare Teinturier grapes, having red juice as well as red skins and in the right spots it can be powerful and juicy, not just inky. Together they make for a very modern, fascinating, if untraditional, wine.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Bouzons Cotes du Rhone
80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, a very typical blend from the Rhone and, in its way, Domaine des Bouzons’ long history is typical too. The vines are more than a half-century old and are farmed sustainably, in a process the French call lutte raisonée, or the “reasoned struggle.” It’s a fancy term for a system that is deeply respected in European winemaking communities. It’s how things are with wine; nothing is certain or simple; that too is typical.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Brooks Bank Cabernet
This 100% Cabernet is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money. It’s basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Brunn Gruner Veltliner
The Austrians are both new and ancient with their wines: this is in a liter bottle, it’s all the rage; all the cool kids are going with liters these days. But winemaker Karl Steinschaden and his family are also focused on tradition, harvesting solely by hand from old estate vines with low yields, doing only native ferments. A few months in large Slovenian oak vats and you have bracing crisp, clean and absurdly drinkable Grüner.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Calatroni Sangue Di Giuda
“Judas’ blood” (Sangue di Giuda) is a decidedly provocative name for a wine. The more distinct character is of a wine with a bit of bubbles, alongside a powerfully fruity if tart content, all wrapped up in a semi-sweet finish. The alcohol level is low, so feel free to offer this as a porch pounder at a party with charcuterie, dried fruits, brownies and even a few women of habits. Hey, we’re not judging your parties.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Canali Pinot Grigio
There is just one big vat of Pinot Grigio, and everybody just dips their ladle into it to fill up their supposedly differentiated bottles, right? But it’s not true; there are plenty of remarkable Pinot Grigios. What separates them? Mostly intent. Well, that and skill. Wineries like Canali have made wines throughout Italy and they’ve demonstrated great ability to coax the best out of each grape that they’ve tackled.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Cape Charles Cabernet
It’s tough for me to contain my excitement about this one. It is unanimous amongst our team - this is the single best under $25 wine (of any varietal) we have ever offered. It may be the best sub $50 Cabernet we have ever offered. Our long time partner, Baron Ziegler, brought it to us from one of the top Cabernet producers in the United States - but it's a name we cannot give you for all sorts of wine related legal reasons. The winery has been making wine since 1977. They’ve notched multiple 100 point scores. Some have opined that their 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the most important wines ever made in America. This particular lot, is the exact same wine the winery will be selling for $135.00. Your price is $24.99. That is correct. This is not a typo. $24.99.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Care Garnacha Nativa
Within the region called Cariñena, not too far from Rioja, a long time ago, there was a lot of Cariñena grapevines grown here, but Garnacha has been a far more reliable producer. Garnacha can range from fat, rich and alcoholic to racy and succulent, as with wines from higher altitude vineyards. These are grown at 2000 to nearly 3000 feet. With rocky, thin soils and low rainfall, there is still a certain richness to it all.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Care Nativa Blanca
Bodegas Care was founded twenty years ago and has more than 350 acres of vineyards in Cariñena. Most of what is planted in Cariñena is not the grape Cariñena (don’t ask) but Garnacha. Some of it is the white wine version of the grape Garnacha Blanca, which makes a fascinatingly textured and rich white wine, even without oak, as in this stainless-steel iteration.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions