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May 2013

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Total combined regular cost $79.44
For May they are only $68.99
You save $10.95!
All Red Select Six - $65.99
All White Select Six - $71.99


2012 ESTANDON VIGNERONS TERRES DE ST-LOUIS BLANC COTEAUX VAROIX
Few places in the world embody the warmth of Spring and Summer like Provence. From the luxurious beaches, the scenery (natural and man-made), the festivals, and the overall ‘joie de vivre’, the reasons the world flocks here from May until September are obvious. And the wines aren’t too shabby either, built perfectly to match with the great seafood and light enough to not get in the way of the party at hand. This is a perfect example, showcasing fresh warm melon and tropical fruit aromas almost as quenching as a bite of the fruits themselves. In the mouth the weight is equally juicy and round, picked up by hints of lime citrus that keeps the palate lively through the finish. Those of you that find most French whites overly crisp or acidic will enjoy this out by the pool or with light seafood and summer salads.
Regular price $12.99, $11.04/case
NV ROGER SABON ‘PLAISIR 75cl.’
Most people will rarely cellar their less expensive Rhone wines. Certainly they’ll let their Chateauneufs or Gigondas sleep, but the everyday Cotes du Rhones tend to get sucked down in the first 2-3 years after vintage. It’s fun when we are able to provide a little taste of what a little extra age can do for a wine, perhaps encouraging you to hide a few more things on your own. The Sabon family is one of the oldest estate bottlers in Chateauneuf, and their iconic bottlings are routinely among the most sought after in the region. Though labeled as a NV wine (thanks to some of the more arcane and frustrating rules of the French appellation system), this is 2007 fruit and essentially the equal of a Cotes du Rhone. Made up primarily of Grenache and Syrah, the extra bottle age has allowed the customary ripe red fruits of the Rhone to take a step back and allow the spice and garrigue herbs to show through, providing a savory punch to the restrained red fruits. The palate is almost Burgundian at first in its silkiness, with the weight building as it opens up to give a more robust body to the finely spiced and meaty fruit. Not one to pop and drink over two days, as the flavors do rise and fall fairly quickly, but a fun fully mature wine you can enjoy pretty much any evening you want it.
Regular price $13.99, $11.89/case

2010 I FABRINI MERLOT MARCHE
This is another one of those wines where we may have prices this TOO low. Some people seem to be afraid of this thinking it’s a ‘cheap plonky Merlot’, but you should know better than to think we would ever foist a wine like that upon you. This wine from the broad Marche region on the Adriatic coast is built to be a simple value, but is far more tasty that the price lets on and miles ahead of what passes for value Merlot from domestic sources. Mid-weight and a dusty red color in the glass, the nose is a light cherry with touches of earth, and the palate is more of the same with a nice silky texture, absent of any green or harsh edges that plague most inexpensive wines. A great bottle to have on hand to pop open at a moment’s notice.
Regular price $7.99, $6.79/case
2012 LA BASTIDE ST DOMINIQUE ROUSSANNE VDP MEDITERRANEE
We feature many wines from Bastide St Dominique because of their consistent quality and great pricing here in Central Virginia. They also are constantly exploring the Rhone region for new sources to broaden their already extensive selection, so there are always new treats to pop up. Roussanne is a grape of great power and intensity that gets featured prominently in both the Northern and Southern Rhone, but doesn’t usually get featured in value wines due to its fragile nature. Even domestic wineries that experiment with the Rhone varieties rarely show them for less than $30. All of which makes this wine so much more amazing for the money, as most producers in the world would be thrilled and applauded to make this available at $20. For less than $15 you get a look at a varietally correct wine you rarely get to see flying solo at all. Full, intense nose of musky white fruits and signature subtle notes of citrus pith and what some will call notes of herbal tea that get more exotic and fine as the glass remains open. In the mouth the flavors are full and fresh, intermingling the melon and citrus tones with fairly forward skin tannins that give the finish a long, drying intensity. This is a white that can hold up to fairly rich seafood preparations far better than any other $15 white you will find out there.
Regular price $13.99, $11.89/case


2012 A.A. BADENHORST CHENIN BLANC ‘SECATEURS’ SWARTLAND
(Wine Advocate 92points)
We have raved vintage after vintage about the wines from this South African estate, having placed it and/or the Secateurs Red in a Select Six almost every vintage we have had them. If you have not tried their wines yet, shame on you! The Secateurs line represents their best values yet still come from older bush vines and are treated with the same bio-friendly care as their top wines. The aroma is both rich and refreshing, full of honeyed fruit and zesty citrus, as well as a hint of the savory mushroomy notes (some reviewers also get ‘wet wool’) that are rarely found outside the Vouvray region in the Loire. The vine age here helps add to that intensity and diversity of aroma, and comes through even more so on the palate, showing long round flavors that never approach sweetness thanks to lively acidity and natural skin tannins through the finish. This is a wine that drinks with far more complexity and joy than the price point usually allows. Stock up for the warm months ahead.
Regular price $14.99, $12.74/case

2010 MILCAMPOS RIBERA DEL DUERO VINAS VIEJAS
(Wine Advocate 94points)

We are posting this very favorable press from the Wine Advocate, but not because we agree with it. At least not completely. This is a ‘number’, a ‘score’ that should be reserved for wines that are considered elite, and this just isn’t there. But it is really, REALLY tasty and delivers a great tasting experience for the price point, and if we were to attach a score would probably knock it down a few points to the merely outstanding level. And for $16, who will really argue with an outstanding bottle? Deep, dark, and intensely packed with black fruit on the nose and the palate, as well as subtle vanilla tones from the French and American oak barrels. This is the poster child for the ‘Modern’ style of wine from the Duero, showing all its style up front and providing silky yet sturdy tannins on the palate that give the wine lots of bold, bruising intensity. This is a wine that will appeal to most drinkers of New World wines from Argentina and Australia, and maybe even the California Cab drinkers among you.
Regular price $15.99, $13.59/case



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