This week in the cellar
06-30 to 07–5
ITALIA’S CLASSIC BIANCOS $13.50 FLIGHT
Gotto d’Oro Frascati 2007 Lazio, Italia
Friendly blend of Malvasia, Trebbiano and Greco – zippy and bright and VERY food friendly.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00
Villa Erbice Soave Superiore 2006 Veneto, Italia
Garganega with Trebbiano for freshness, spends a year on the lees (yeast cells & grape solids left from fermentation.)
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Saulino Gavi 2007 Piemonte, Italia
100% Cortese, hand harvested mid-September & fermented in steel to keep acidity.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00
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WARMER DAYS AND ROSÉS $12.00 FLIGHT
Von Strasser “Eye of the Diamond” Cabernet Rosé 2007 Napa Valley, Ca.
Mountain Cabernet taken off the skins early – resulting in a summertime quafer. (Not to mention their big big reds.)
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $9.00
P.B. Hein Vineyrds Syrah Rosé 2007 Suisun Valley, Ca
100% Syrah aged in American & Hungarian oak. Suisun is nestled between coastal mountain ranges, midway between San Francisco and Sacramento.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.50
Tuntunjian Pacifico Sur Cabernet Rosé 2007 Curico Valley, Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon quickly separated from its skins and kept at cool temps produces a zesty Rosé.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.50
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AKA: THE COMPARISON $14.50 FLIGHT
Caleo Primitivo Salento 2007 Puglia, Italia
Primitivio is Zinfandel, but coming from “the heel of the boot” gives it a vastly different character.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $5.50
Megawatt Zinfandel 2003 California
95% Zinfandel with a wee splash of Syrah from 3 regions, Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, & Mendocino County.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $5.50
Mourras de Arraiolos Grenache Tinto Reserva 2006 Alentejo, Portugal
This Grenache is left to cold soak after fermentation for flavor, texture and the structure of supple tannins.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $9.00
Gabbas “Dule” Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva 2004 Sardegna, Italia
100% Cannoau (Grenache) – this time from older vines with a longer maturation in wood.
Taste: $7.00 Glass: $18.00
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BY WAY OF FRANCE $ 20.50 FLIGHT
Quattro Valli “Ca’Delvento” Pinot Nero 2007 Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Pre-Fermentation soak on the skins for 10 days captures the brightness of Pinot’s fruit.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Fatascià “Rosso del Presidente” 2005 Sicilia, Italia
Nero d’Avola pumps up the structure and aromatics plus a committed dose of spicy Cabernet Franc.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $15.00
Colle Picchioni “Perlaia” 2006 Lazio, Italia
Equal parts Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese from a renowned chef & winemaker.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.50
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