Friday Sips
FRIDAY SIPS
A Mish-Mash Of Italy
Today March 4 from 1:30 - 6:30
A Mish-Mash Of Italy
Today March 4 from 1:30 - 6:30
Drop by today to sample four wines from da boot! Tuscany, Piedmont, Sicily & Il Veneto will be on display for your tasting pleasure.
2013 VALDIBELLA NERO D'AVOLA
$14.99 MAGNUM/$89.94 SIX PACK
$14.99 MAGNUM/$89.94 SIX PACK
From Sicily and only available in the 1.5 liter format, this unabashed value red goes a long way for parties or when one is on a date.
Aromatic red plum, violet, clove and thyme. Ripe and full flavors show lovely purity and spice without having any of the overripe prune-laden rusticity that can often be associated with the wines of Sicily. Mouthwateringly delicious, stuff with eggplant parmesan, sausage pizza or a hearty fish stew jacked with olives.
Aromatic red plum, violet, clove and thyme. Ripe and full flavors show lovely purity and spice without having any of the overripe prune-laden rusticity that can often be associated with the wines of Sicily. Mouthwateringly delicious, stuff with eggplant parmesan, sausage pizza or a hearty fish stew jacked with olives.
2012 CA'VIOLA
DOLCETTO D'ALBA 'VILOT'
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
DOLCETTO D'ALBA 'VILOT'
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
Renowned Piedmont enologist Beppe Caviola has consulted on many great wines in the area. Along with this successful business, Beppe also has his own vineyards, produces remarkable wines, and is one of the finest practitioners of Dolcetto.
The Vilot vineyards are located near Alba on the way to Serralunga and the wine that is grown here is pure and wonderfully polished with great richness. Warm, round, mouthfilling red that has an abundance of floral and spice aromas with red, black, blueberry and deep violet on the finish. There are very few wines made from the Dolcetto grape that have this much class and dimension. Enjoy this engaging, starry red with steak tartar, younger cheeses and pasta courses.
The Vilot vineyards are located near Alba on the way to Serralunga and the wine that is grown here is pure and wonderfully polished with great richness. Warm, round, mouthfilling red that has an abundance of floral and spice aromas with red, black, blueberry and deep violet on the finish. There are very few wines made from the Dolcetto grape that have this much class and dimension. Enjoy this engaging, starry red with steak tartar, younger cheeses and pasta courses.
2012 LE CINCIOLE
CHIANTI CLASSICO
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
CHIANTI CLASSICO
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
The Cellar Door offering this Chianti is like catching up with a long-lost friend. Because of their smallish production, it has been a long time since we have been able to offer this gem. Located in Panzano in Chianti, up near Fontodi, the wines of Le Cinciole are some of the best-kept secrets in all of Tuscany. In 1991, Milan residents Luca and Valeria Orsini took a radical leap; tired of the fast-paced city life, they seized the opportunity to buy the Le Cinciole estate in the storied Chianti village of Panzano, relocating to Tuscany and leaving their former careers as a math professor and an architect behind to become grape growers and winemakers.
Silky and sultry wines are the norm at this organically farmed estate located at 450 meters. Simply irresistible for twenty bucks and truly delivers the goods! Aromatic, perfumy tones that are typical of Panzano reveal wild cherry, caramel, and Tuscan herbs, particularly sage, all lead into a juicy, ripe black fruit flavor framed nicely by structured tannins and acidity. Lavishly put-together and drinkable now through 2022.
Silky and sultry wines are the norm at this organically farmed estate located at 450 meters. Simply irresistible for twenty bucks and truly delivers the goods! Aromatic, perfumy tones that are typical of Panzano reveal wild cherry, caramel, and Tuscan herbs, particularly sage, all lead into a juicy, ripe black fruit flavor framed nicely by structured tannins and acidity. Lavishly put-together and drinkable now through 2022.
2009 VIGNALTA 'GEMOLA'
COLLI EUGANEI ROSSO
$34.99 BTL./$209.94 - SIX PACK
COLLI EUGANEI ROSSO
$34.99 BTL./$209.94 - SIX PACK
Founded in 1980, Lucio Gomero created Vignalta based on his passion for the red wines from the Right Bank of Bordeaux (Pomerol & St-Emilion). Il Veneto's Colli Euganei region is in close proximity to Venice. The hills and soil structures allow for exquisite wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc to excel all while maintaining their Italian roots.
Gemola is one of Italy's most profound red wines that we are sure that you have never heard of. Over the years, Lucio has won an abundance of accolades with this cuvee and deservedly so, this wine is special stuff and a steal for 30 bucks. Behaving like a top-level St-Emilion yet with the recurring theme of being VERY Italian it is an intense ruby red best described as elegantly persuasive. Fine spice, raspberry and Italian plum shine against a backdrop of licorice, peat and cocoa powder. The palate is exquisitely balanced, concentrated, spreading out, having hearty, yet sophisticated dry connotations of berries and briar giving way to smoky, earthy balsamic aspects that linger beautifully on the long and structured finish. At age 6, this is starting to sing and will easily drink and develop well for another decade.
Gemola is one of Italy's most profound red wines that we are sure that you have never heard of. Over the years, Lucio has won an abundance of accolades with this cuvee and deservedly so, this wine is special stuff and a steal for 30 bucks. Behaving like a top-level St-Emilion yet with the recurring theme of being VERY Italian it is an intense ruby red best described as elegantly persuasive. Fine spice, raspberry and Italian plum shine against a backdrop of licorice, peat and cocoa powder. The palate is exquisitely balanced, concentrated, spreading out, having hearty, yet sophisticated dry connotations of berries and briar giving way to smoky, earthy balsamic aspects that linger beautifully on the long and structured finish. At age 6, this is starting to sing and will easily drink and develop well for another decade.
