90 Point Value Shiraz From Australia

2008 Cooralook Shiraz Heathcote
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The Heathcote region in Australian in gaining recognition for having some of the best soil for growing Shiraz in all of Australia. The vineyards in the area are planted on soils formed from the weathering of Cambrian period rock that is over five hundred million years old. The Shiraz produced in this region are generally very deep in color with ripe black fruits. Even the world renowned Michel Chapoutier has invested in vineyards in the Heathcote area with a wine he calls Cambrien which sells for $60.

We discovered a great little value, the 2008 Cooralook Shiraz from the Heathcote region. It scored 90 points in both the Wine Spectator and the Wine Advocate. It was also the Wine Spectator’s daily pick for the $15-30 range on May 17th, 2011.

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Lisa Perrotti Brown Wine Advocate 90 Points-- The 2008 Shiraz gives a deep garnet-purple color and aromas of warm blackberries, black raspberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cumin seeds, plus a whiff of star anise. Crisp acid and a medium level of rounded tannins structure the generously fruited, full bodied palate, giving a long harmonious finish. It is ideal for drinking now if you enjoy primary freshness, or cellar to 2016 for a less fruity, spicier expression.

Wine Spectator 90 Points-- Supple in texture and generous in flavor, with cherry and spice notes playing against mineral character as the medium-weight finish folds them all together. Drink now through 2016. 10,000 cases made. -HS

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2005 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri
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The 2005 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri is seen elsewhere as high as $117.99 per bottle. Our price is just $49.99 with Free Shipping on 3 bottles or more. We’re the lowest in the country at 49.99, but its gets even better. We’re also offering a special deal on a six pack or a case buy. Buy six bottles and get $30 additional off using the coupon code30OFFTUARITA and on a case of twelve you will receive a whopping $84 off using the coupon code 84OFFTUARITA.

The vineyards at Tua Rita used to be a source for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot used in the blend at Sassicaia until Tua Rita began producing their own estate bottled wine in 1992.

The 2005 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri is an explosive Super Tuscan red that is just starting to hit its ideal drinking window. It is garnet in color and the nose is bursting with ripe fruit flavors. Super-concentrated with loads of crème de cassis, blackberry, a little spice, structure, sweet tannins, and just enough acidity to make it beautifully balanced. It’s ready to drink as soon as you open it though it could be cellared for another 3-5 years as well.

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Wine Enthusiast 95 Points-- Impossibly intense and rich, Giusto di Notri is a compelling blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that takes brutal hold of your senses thanks to its amazing density and texture. The long list of aromas generated here includes black cherry, spice, tobacco and cola and the wine glides in excruciating slow motion over the palate.

Wine Spectator 93 Points-- Complex aromas of black currant, mineral and dried herbs follow through to a full body, with silky, racy tannins and a long finish. Coffee and toasty oak character. Turns to raspberry jam. Needs time to mellow. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best after 2010. 2,000 cases made.–JS

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Robert Parker— “Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande”

2003 Chateau Pichon Lalande
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There’s been a lot of chatter on the web about how well the 2003 Pichon Lalande is drinking right now. It’s probably no surprise to Robert Parker since he called it “reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande” and mentioned in his tasting note from 2006 that it could be drunk then or cellared for 20 years or more. Five years later and it’s right in the sweet spot for drinking.

We just received a new shipment of properly stored 2003 Chateau Pichon Lalande in their original wood cases. They are in pristine condition. Our price is $139.99 per bottle!

The pricing for the 2010 vintage of Pichon Lalande was just released by the Chateau this morning. The price is 227.99 per bottle and it scored 92-95+ from Robert Parker. The 2009 vintage is currently selling for 199.99 per bottle.

The 2003 Chateau Pichon Lalande is still a $139.99 bottle, but it is at a 30-40% discount compared to 2009 and 2010. We think this is a great deal on a 2nd growth from a great vintage, with great reviews, that can be drunk now.

Robert Parker 95 Points-- The brilliant, opulent, fleshy 2003 Pichon Lalande (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot) possesses a high pH of 3.8 as well as 13% alcohol. Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande (which never shut down and continues to go from strength to strength), the dense plum/purple-colored 2003 offers gorgeous aromas of blackberries, plum liqueur, sweet cherries, smoke, and melted licorice. Fleshy, full-bodied, and intense, displaying a seamless integration of wood, acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 20 years or more.

Wine Spectator 93 Points-- Very pretty aromas of plum, blackberry, chocolate, espresso and cherry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with ultrasilky tannins, refined fruit and a long, caressing finish. This is fine and refined with a wonderful texture. Not quite the 2000, but excellent. Best after 2011. 18,330 cases made. -JS

International Wine Cellar 93 Points-- Good deep red. Flamboyantly expressive aromas of raspberry, currant, earth, smoked meat, chocolate and pepper. Fat, full and voluptuous yet somehow light on its feet. This has a texture of liquid velvet. Wonderfully opulent wine with considerable inner-palate flavor complexity: raspberry, game, leather, mocha and chocolate. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins that coat the entire palate. A wonderful success for the year, and a wine that can be enjoyed already, even if its sheer material promises 15 to 20 years of life in bottle.

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The Wine Spectator's Top Rated 2009 Gruner Veltliner Under $20

2009 Birgit Eichinger Gruner Veltliner Wechselberg
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Gruner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria. Famed as one of the most versatile white wines in the world, it can match a wide range of foods from vegetables all the way up to grilled meats. The typical flavor profile of Gruner is plenty of citrus fruit, spice, and white pepper, backed with refreshing acidity. Gruner Veltliner is also known to be one of the only wines that can handle the sworn enemy of wine, Asparagus. Yes, that’s right, a wine to complement Asparagus.

The best region in Austria for growing Gruner Veltliner is a series of three adjoining small valleys, the Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal. We just brought in a new Gruner Veltliner from the Kamptal, produced by one from one of Austria's star producers, Birgit Eichinger, with fruit from thirty year old vines in the Wechselberg vineyard.

With its 91 point score the Birgit Eichinger Gruner Veltliner Wechselberg is the Wine Spectator’s highest rated 2009 Gruner Veltliner under $20.

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Wine Spectator 91 Points-- Rich and concentrated, with baked peach, pineapple and tropical fruit flavors. The lush, spicy finish is long and creamy. Try this with roast chicken or salmon. Drink now through 2014. 75 cases imported.–KM

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One Of The Greatest Producers In All Of Gigondas

2009 St Damien Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes
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Domaine Saint Damien in Gigondas is fast becoming recognized as one of the best in the southern Rhone Valley. Saint Damien's 2007 wines were spectacular with their three Gigondas cuvees each receiving scores of 95 or better.

Robert Parker’s comments on the producer say it all.

“Proprietor Joel Saurel, backed up by the inimitable Philippe Cambie as his consultant, has transformed this estate into one of the greatest in Gigondas, rivaling the two top producers, Yves Gras’ Santa Duc and Louis Barruol’s Saint Cosme. This estate made mind-boggling 2007s, and has followed that up with top-flight 2009s. The two value wines are nearly as good as their more expensive cuvees of Gigondas, which tells you just how impressive this estate is.”

They also produce a great Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes made from 50 year old vines, which received 90 points in 2007, and again in the very challenging 2008 vintage. Robert Parker referred to their Cotes du Rhone as "...stunning, value priced Cotes du Rhone which readers should be buying by the trunkful."

The 2009 Domaine St Damien Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes just arrived in our stores. Robert Parker rated this cuvee at 91-92 points. Get your trunkful today!

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Robert Parker 91-92 Points-- The 2009 Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes is 90% Grenache and the rest Mourvedre and Carignan, aged in cement tank and tipping the scales at 14.8% alcohol. The average age of the vines, from the stony soils of the Plan de Dieu, is 50 years. This is another full-bodied, superbly concentrated wine with the classic black cherry marmalade/kirsch notes intermixed with licorice, spring flowers, pepper, and a hint of garrigue. This ripe, full-bodied wine is opulent, voluptuously textured, long and rich. Both of these wines over-deliver significantly for an appellation as humble as the Cotes du Rhone, but that is the great beauty of this vast area of southern France.

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Great Bargain Red For The Summer

2008 Santa Ema Carmenere Barrel Select
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We’re always on the lookout for great value wines that fit under the $10 price tag that over-deliver on quality. One of the best areas in the world to look for value is South America. We discovered a great little Carmenere from Chile that has plenty of fruit to go with some spice and complexity. All for just $8.99 per bottle!

It’s the 2008 Santa Ema Carmenere Barrel Select. It comes from the Peumo vineyard in the Cachapoal Valley of Chile. This vineyard produces some of the best Carmenere in all of Chile. In fact, the Wine Advocate rated two Carmeneres produced from this vineyard higher than 95 points.

This Santa Ema Carmenere received 89 Points from the Wine Advocate which is pretty darn good for an $8.99 wine! We’re throwing in free shipping on a case and $1 per bottle shipping on six to help pay for delivery to your door.

Jay Miller Wine Advocate 89 Points-- Glass-coating opaque purple; smoke, lavender, blueberry, and black berry; tasty flavors, long.

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Wine Advocate’s Highest Rated Penfolds St Henri Ever

2006 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz
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Penfolds, the iconic Australian winery, considers their St Henri Shiraz to be the ‘alter-ego” of the Penfolds Grange label. Both wines are a blend of Shiraz with a little bit of Cabernet Sauvignon blended in. The difference, besides the vineyard sources, is that the St Henri is aged in old 1460-liter vats instead of the new oak aging for the Grange, preserving more pure Shiraz flavors in the wine.

In our eyes the Penfolds St Henri Shiraz represents the finest value of their premium tier bottlings. The 2006 may be their finest St Henri to date. The Wine Advocate’s 95+ point score for the 2006 vintage is the highest rating they have ever awarded to the Penfolds St Henri Shiraz.

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Wine Advocate 95+ Points-- Blended of 89% Shiraz and 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2006 St Henri Shiraz is a blend of 5 different South Australia sub-regions spanning from Robe to Clare Valley. Never seeing new oak, this vintage was aged 15 months in seasoned 1460 liter vats. Very deep garnet-purple colored, it has a purely fruited nose giving notes of intense cassis, crushed blackberries, some kirsch, black pepper, baking spices and cloves. Full, rich and concentrated, it’s still a bit taut with very crisp acid and firm finely textured tannins, giving a long berry laced finish. Consider drinking it from 2013 to 2025+

Wine Spectator 93 Points-- Supple and generous, delivering a plush mouthful of vibrant blueberry, plum and wet earth flavors that play against a distinct minerality. The vivid finish hints at tea leaf. Drink now through 2018.

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