This Sunday’s Wine Tasting (1-5 pm): October Staff Picks, Part II
2012 Midsummer Cellars GMRV white blend, Napa, California (Robert)
2012 Alvarez de Toledo Godello, Bierzo, Spain (Jen & Jerry)
Reg. Price: $10.99
Mills Club Price: $9.89
Case Price: $8.79
This is an elegant dry white wine made 100% from the Godello grape. Lots of fruit but also very pleasant mineral notes. Great to be paired with salads, chicken dishes and pasta. If you typically like Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc you should really try this Godello-and at this price point you can’t go wrong!
2012 Crow Vineyard Barbera Rose, Kent County, Maryland (Amy)
Reg. Price: $21.99
Mills Club Price: $19.79
Case Price: $17.59
2013 Gold Medal Winner Governer’s Cup Best in the Class Rose Wines
It was love at first site with this Barbera Rose. Compare any Cotes De Provence Rose with this marvelous wine from Maryland and you’ll be amazed. The 2011 Rose has a bright briar and bluerry attack with soft mouth feeling tannins. Their rose has well balanced oak that is well intergrated and accentuates the strawberry fruit components of this Barbera.
Spaghetti Red Table Wine, California (Mike)
Reg. Price: $10.00
Mills Club Price: $9.00
Case Price: $8.00
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, this is a delicious dry red table wine that goes great with spaghetti! Nuff said!
2012 Charles Smith Boom Boom Syrah, Washington State (Jen and Jerry)
Reg. Price: $21.99
Mills Club Price: $19.79
Case Price: $17.59
We have shared this explosive dry red with many friends who’ve loved it. Great rich cherry flavors with some earthiness, very smooth. Try with roast lamb!
2009 Las Rocas Spanish Red Blend, Calatayud, Spain (Pat)
Reg. Price: $14.99
Mills Club Price: $13.49
Case Price: $11.99
Great new blend of Garnacha, Tempranillo and Syrah from one of my favorite producers, Las Rocas. Enjoy this full-flavored dry red with all kinds of fare from fish paella to poultry and meat dishes.
Friday, October 11 (3-5 pm): Penfolds Wine Tasting with Jimmy Spithill, Captain of America’s Cup Winning Oracle Team
Meet Jimmy Spithill from approximately 3:15-4:30 pm at the tasting. He will be signing purchased Penfolds wine bottles. The first 40 people to purchase two bottles or more of Penfolds wines will receive an Oracle Team USA floating keychain—the perfect America’s Cup Oracle souvenir, especially for boaters!
The Wines:
1.2011 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Chardonnay
Reg. Price: $11.99/Mills Club: $10.79/ Case Price: $9.59
2. 2011 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon
Reg. Price: $11.99/Mills Club: $10.79/ Case Price: $9.59
3. 2010 Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz
Reg. Price: $34.99/Mills Club: $31.49/Case Price: $27.99
92 points, The Wine Advocate
“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2010 Kalimna Bin 28 Shiraz presents lovely, expressive blueberry, black raspberry and black cherries notes highlighted by violets, toast, cinnamon stick and touch of mulberries. Full-bodied and rich, the concentrated fruit is framed by medium levels of rounded tannins, crisp acid and a long, classically-styled finish. Approachable now, it will drink to 2020+.”
4. 2010 Penfolds Bin 389
Reg. Price: $71.99/Mills Club: $64.79/Case Price: $57.59
From the winery: “Penfolds Bin 389 is often referred to as ‘Baby Grange’, in part because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange.”
92 points, The Wine Advocate
“Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz displays pure cassis and black cherry cordial aromas underlying notes of aniseed, violets, pepper and chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is voluptuous and wonderfully balanced between vibrant acid and a medium level of fine tannins. It finishes long and spicy and shows ageing potential. Drink it from 2014 to 2022+.”
91 points, Wine Spectator
Decanter World Wine Award Gold Medal, Red Blend (Sept.2013)
5. 2011 Penfolds Bin 8, a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Shiraz Reg. Price: $24.99/Mills Club: $22.49/Case Price: $19.99
It’s the perfect time of year for a Woodchuck tasting, and we’ll be sampling the Amber, 802, Pear and Raspberry Ciders, all available in 6 packs for a super sale price of $6.99!
We will travel “south of Rome” to Campania, Puglia, and Sicily to taste some new additions to our Italian section that are exceptional values. Come discover the wonderful world of wines from indigenous Italian grape varietals from Catarratto on the white side to Aglianico on the red side!
White Wines:
2012 Picco del Sole Falanghina, Beneventano, Campania
Reg. Price: $11.99/Mills Club: $10.79/ Case Price: $9.59
2012 Castellucci Miano Catarratto “Miano”, Sicily
From a fairly new winery, this wine made from 100% organically grown Catarratto, a white wine grape indigenous to Sicily, is our new favorite Italian white wine. This wine has delicious stone fruit flavors and good acidity to accompany a variety of food or to serve as an aperitif.
Reg. Price: $19.99/Mills Club $17.99/Case Price: $15.99
Red Wines:
2011 Picco del Sole Aglianico, Beneventano, Campania
Reg. Price: $11.99/Mills Club: $10.79/Case Price: $9.59
2010 Masseria Li Veli Primonero, Salento, Puglia
A deep, dark red blend of 85% Negroamaro and 15% Primitivo that has nice dark fruit flavors and some black pepper notes.
Reg. Price: $13.99/Mills Club: $12.59/Case Price: $11.19
2010 Duca Carlo Guarini Primitivo “Vigne Vecchie,” Puglia
Reg. Price: $22.99/Mills Club: $20.69/Case Price: $18.39
LIST OF SATURDAY TASTING WINES
White Wines
Red Wines
Dante Robino migrated to Mendoza, Argentina, in 1920 after selling his vineyards on Italy. Ninety-three years later his Mendoza vineyards continue to produce excellent wines like this medium-bodied Bonarda red with rich red fruit flavors and also a soft finesse–if you never tasted an Argentine Bonarda wine, this Dante Robino is the one to try! While the Bonarda grape is native to the Piedmont region of Italy (very little is still grown there), the grape migrated to Argentina where it is now the second most widely planted red wine grape after Malbec.
