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The 2005 La Piece Sous Le Bras rouge, a blend of 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot and Cinsault. It is also 60% tank-fermented and 40% aged in barriques. Excellent berry fruit with Zinfandel-like, briary pepperiness intermixed with some flowers, make for an attractive, inexpensive red wine. It is medium-bodied with lively fruit, pure and ideal for drinking in its first 2-3 years of life. I would think bistros, brasseries, and restaurants looking for delicious Provencal reds to pour by the glass would take these wines seriously. $12.00

The Champalou’s dry and off-dry Vouvrays have become among the most frequently seen on the quality American restaurant lists, and no wonder, given their phenomenal quality, price rapport and their style. Fresh, with crunchy acidity carrying green apple, green plum and lime notes. Bright, floral finish. This is once again an amazing value. $16.69

This juicy red offers lively black cherry and blueberry flavors. Crisp acidity and light but firm tannins give structure to the soft, round mouth feel. This bottle is drinking absolutely amazing right out of the bottle. Perfect to please even the savviest of drinkers. $15.00

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Pink wine? Not that stuff from the sugar fields of the Mid-west, but the smartest thing to drink when the heat is on! In from tennis or cutting the hedges, it’s a great, refreshing drink with plenty of fruit and not to mention the gorgeous color. Wines to be tasted: Gruet Brut Rose NV, Muga Rioja Rose 2007, Pax Sonoma County Rose 2006, Artazuri Navarra Rose 2006, Robert Sinskey Vin Gris of Pinot Noir Los Carneros 2007, Chateau Paradis Provence Rose 2006, Adelsheim Rose Willamette Valley 2006, Chateau D’Esclans "Whispering Angels" 2006, Paul Jaboulet "Parallel 45" Rose 2007.

Tuscany has become one of the top vacation destinations for Americans and with good reason. The only thing as beautiful as the sites and the people of Tuscany, are the stunning wines that this region produces. We will showcase some of the finest areas in Tuscany, including Rosso’s and Brunello’s from Montalcino, Super Tuscans from Bolgheri, and some timeless Chianti Classico’s. Wines will be announced in our weekly reminder.   

Are you ready to start to think about the holiday season? "NO", good neither are we but it gives us a reason to break out the bubbly, as it is 6 months from x-mas.  Bubbles are great any day any time and for any reason and if you need some reason to celebrate I’m sure that you can figure out something, are you breathing, let’s start there!  Wines will be announced in our weekly reminder.   

No one has done more to bring the great treasures of South Australia, particularly the old vine Grenache and Shiraz cuvees, to the American public than Dan Philips. Moreover, he has paved the road for other innovative Australian importers to do similar high quality work. His Southeast Regional Manager Margeaux McLain will be joining us to showcase some hot new releases from the Grateful Palate. Wines will be announced in our weekly reminder.  

Brunello di Montalcino is not only touted as one of the best growing regions in Italy, but simply as one of the best in the world. As was the case throughout continental Europe, Montalcino in 2003 experienced a brutally hot, dry year. Montalcino is a large area that is home to an extraordinary range of terrains and microclimates, so generalizations are always tricky. The simple fact is that the 2003 Brunellos show very little 2003 character. That may sound like a puzzling statement, but readers should remember that the vast majority of Brunellos are made by consulting oenologists whose professional training and expertise allows them to make excellent, even outstanding, wines in just about any vintage. In short, 2003 looks to be an excellent vintage for drinking over the near-term. The typical "10 Year Rule" is flip flopped this time; instead of waiting ten years to drink these beauties, you should rather drink them within ten years. Our experience tasting through the 2003’s has shown us beautiful wines that are amazingly balanced and accessible. While a few years of cellaring will surely give these wines some justice, you can pull a "Raul" and crack one early and not feel like you done a disservice to the wine.

As for Rossos, 2006 was an outstanding vintage. Rosso di Montalcino can be made in a variety of styles, from simple, fresh wines made to be enjoyed without much fanfare, to more important versions that are essentially declassified Brunello that producers have deemed not worthy of their top designation. 2006 was a hot vintage, but the last month of the growing season saw cooler nighttime temperatures, which allowed growers to harvest in optimal conditions. The 2006 Rossos have plenty of generosity and ripeness in their fruit, but are also wonderfully balanced.

Now through Sunday June 8^th receive the "Wolfepacker" price on all of these wines from bottle one. As with every vintage, these wines are extremely limited so don’t hesitate to buy as they will surely be gone.

Smoke, tar, earthiness and toasted oak emerge from Collosorbo’s brooding 2003 Brunello di Montalcino, which is unusually powerful in this vintage. Today the wine comes across as surprisingly fresh with a perfumed inner sweetness to the fruit that gives the mid-palate an attractive juiciness. Although the tannins could use a little more polish, this is a superb effort from oenologist Paolo Caciorgna and Collosorbo in 2003.

Regular Price: $60 Wolfepacker Price: $54

Characterized by its seductive aromatics and layered fruit, the 2006 Rosso di Montalcino. This is a soft, caressing style of Rosso that presents the feminine side of Sangiovese in its sweet, ripe red fruit, tobacco, spices and toasted oak. The tannins are firm, yet well-integrated and the wine offers compelling overall balance. Simply, put, this an outstanding Rosso that readers won’t want to miss.

Regular Price: $29 Wolfepacker Price: $26

Pertimali’s 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is once again among the small number of wines being made in Montalcino that offers real character. This intense, powerful Brunello exhibits the essence of flowers, tar, smoke, dark cherries and wild herbs as it opens to reveal superb depth and concentration. The tannins of the vintage are present, but the wine’s sheer richness provides more than enough balance. A surprisingly fresh, long finish rounds out the wine.

Regular Price: $79 Wolfepacker Price: $71

Pertimali's cask-aged 2006 Rosso di Montalcino captures the essence of Sangiovese from Montalcino in its generous black cherries, underbrush, smoke, tar and licorice. A powerful, serious Rosso, it offers great length as well as superb overall harmony. All of Pertimali's Montalcino vineyards are Brunello designated and this Rosso exhibits all of the hallmarks of the estate's top wines in miniature. It is a terrific effort from Pertimali.

Regular Price: $39 Wolfepacker Price: $35

The estate’s medium-bodied 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is made in an accessible, forward style. Dark cherries, tobacco, earthiness and tar nuances all flow from the glass in this poised, feminine expression of Sangiovese from the southern part of Montalcino. The wine shows outstanding persistence and a pretty note of freshness that rounds out the finish.

Regular Price: $70 Wolfepacker Price: $63

The 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is very representative of the house style in its intense expression of ripe dark fruit, menthol, leather, chocolate and spices. It offers superb richness and depth, with notable complexity for a wine of its size. Another year of bottle age should help smooth the tannins yet I wouldn’t wait too long to drink this wine, as it will likely offers its best drinking relatively early.

Regular Price: $67 Wolfepacker Price: $60

Cortonesi’s 2006 Rosso di Montalcino is a serious wine. This plush, deep Rosso exudes terrific energy in its plush, dark fruit, minerals, tar and smoke, with outstanding balance and an utterly irresistible personality. Cortonesi typically blends a fair amount of run-off juice from his Brunello into the Rosso, which gives this wine an extra level of depth and complexity compared to most Rossos on the market.

Regular Price: $30 Wolfepacker Price: $27

The 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is fresh, vibrant and perfumed in its expression of violets, black cherries, licorice and spices. Medium in body, it offers outstanding balance and well-integrated tannins in a poised style that shows notable clarity and precision. I would have never guessed this to be a 2003 had I not known the vintage beforehand. This classically built Brunello was aged in casks of various sizes.

Regular Price: $75 Wolfepacker Price: $67

Always a reliable bottling, Le Potazzine’s 2006 Rosso di Montalcino offers up enticing aromatics and super-ripe dark fruit supported by firm, yet well-integrated tannins. It is aged in a combination of casks and smaller, used French oak barrels. Drink this stylish Rosso over the next two to three years.

Regular Price: $37 Wolfepacker Price: $33

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