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Posted in Wine News on Jul 5th, 2008
Great new post over at Steve Heimoff’s blog. In it Steve addresses what appears to be a lack of consumer interest in California Syrah. Money quote is below: There are signs the industry is concerned about a Syrah slump and is gearing up to do something about it. In May, Gallo sponsored a Syrah Symposium [...]
Posted in Wine News on Jun 17th, 2008
If you are visiting us for the first time, Welcome! The Wine Spies feature one exceptional wine each day – and we only bring you wines that we ourselves seek out and love. Always, the wines are great. Sometimes greater than great, as is the case with today’s wine from Adobe Road Winery.
SUPER SONOMA WINERY ALERT!: Some of the best wines in the world are made right here in Sonoma County. We frequently feature great Sonoma wines so be sure to check back every Tuesday, when we always feature one great Sonoma County winery.
SAVINGS ALERT!: Today’s wine is 25% off of regualr retail price, but clever Operatives will also enjoy Free Ground Shipping on 6 or more bottles, when they enter Coupon Code: SONOMASPY at checkout
SUPERIOR WINE ALERT!: Today’s multi medal winning wine is a superb and delicious Syrah, in the Classic California Style
LIBRARY WINE ALERT!: We were lucky to get our hands on this wine, before the winery runs out completely. Today’s allocation is extremely limited, so please act early.
Operative: Agent Red
Objective: Spend another day at the track with wine producer and Porsche racing legend Kevin Buckler to find why his wines, like the cars he races, are legendary
Mission Status: Accomplished!
Current Winery: Adobe Road
Wine Subject: 2003 Syrah, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma
Winemaker: Franc Dusak
Backgrounder: Our regular Operatives will recall the success of our most recent mission to Adobe Road Winery. We loved their wines so much that we sent Agent Red back to secure another allotment of wine. This time he returns with their 2003 Syrah, giving the wine the winning checkered flag!
Below his tasting profile for this wine, read Agent Red’s original mission report, where he has his first fun encounter with Adobe Road wines.
Look – Deep burgundy in color black plum heart, a tight surface and thin, fat tight-packed legs that slowly make their way down the glass
Smell – Like other Adobe Road wines we have enjoyed, this one has a rich, dark and dusky quality, with aromatic dark fruits of blackberry jam, deep plum, smoky cherry, plus mild white pepper, licorice, leather, mild oak and a hint cigar box
Feel – Really round and weightless at first, the its wetness is replaced as the wines structured tannins take hold toward the rear of the mouth as the wine coats your cheeks and lips
Taste – Deep and robust, with flavors that mimic the aromas of the wine. Here you will find jammy mixed dark berries, dark cherry, and currant with spice and a great earthiness
Finish – Rich and extracted, leaving behind flavors that run from sweet to slightly tart and then back to sweet as flavors taper slowly
Conclusion – This is another great wine from Adobe Road. Its no wonder that Kevin has generated such a loyal wine following. As with his racing career, Kevin strives for perfection in his wines, and this 5 year old Syrah seems near at peak, making it a superb ready-to-drink wine that might also cellar well for a couple more years.
(republished from Agent Red’s first encounter with Adobe Road Wines)
I love my missions to France. The wine, the climate and the food all seem to agree with me.
On a recent mission to the French village of Anjou in the Loire Valley (the region in France best known for Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc wines), I was tipped off by a local asset that winery owner and racing legend Kevin Buckler was staying in a hotel neighboring my own.
He was in France for his annual appearance at the world famous auto race, 24 Hours of Le Mans. Kevin and his team drive the incredible Porsche GT3. Kevin is a world-class driver, and he and his team have racked up wins at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona (2002) and the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans (2002), an overall win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona (2003), and the title of Porsche World Cup Champion in 2002.
Kevin’s winery, Adobe Road, had been under light surveillance for a few months already and Central Command was preparing to send an Agent to investigate – but I got my own once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Kevin in his racing element, and Central Command approved my impromptu mission and I extended my stay in France.
I am enough of a Porsche fan to have my own sights set on a 2008 Cayman S. Since I had the brochure with me on my travels I used it as a prop, taking it with me to the hotel restaurant where Kevin and his team were having dinner. Having made friends with the Maître ‘D earlier (I buttered him up with a bottle of Patrick Bodouin Anjou Villages Cabernet Franc ), I was seated next to their table.
I sat down and positioned the Cayman brochure so that it would be seen by Kevin or his crew. Then I ordered a bottle of great wine and waited. They took the bait and one of the guys at the table leaned over and said to me, “Hey, Buddy. That’s a nice car, but why not spring for a real Porsche and get a GT3?”
Now, I knew that the monster GT3 was their car, but I replied, “I leave that car to the professionals. It’s better suited to the racetrack, if you ask me.”
That opened up a great conversation about Porsches and about wine that went late into the night. Kevin waxed poetic about both and I enjoyed his passion on these two great subjects. As the evening was ending, Kevin’s crew chief invited me to visit pit row for a brief tour of their on-track operations. I jumped at the chance and enjoyed every second of it. At the end of the tour, I asked if I could ride along during a check-ride… and was nearly laughed off the track.
Once the crew chief wiped the tears from his eyes, he became very serious. He quickly escorted me away from the pit row, handed me a few bottles of Adobe Road wine, and pushed me toward the security exit. Oh, well. At least I tried. And, at least I walked away with an arm full of Kevin’s excellent wine.
A spy photo, taken from the edge of today’s vineyard can be seenhere.
The location the Rolex 24 at Daytona at the Daytona Speedway can be seen in this satellite photo.
Posted in Wine News on Jun 15th, 2008
If you are visiting us for the first time, Welcome! The Wine Spies feature one exceptional wine each day – and we only bring you wines that we ourselves seek out and love. Always, the wines are great. Sometimes even better than that, as is the case with today’s wine from Verge Wine Cellars.
SUPERIOR WINE ALERT!: Today’s VERGE Syrah is a really special wine. If you love superb Syrah, pick up this stunner.
SAVINGS ALERT!: Enjoy FREE Ground Shipping with your purchase of 6 or more bottles when you use coupon code: SPYSYRAH at checkout
Operative: Agent Red
Objective: Respond to reports that Verge Wine Cellars has crafted a remarkable Syrah. If reports are accurate, secure a quantity for our Operatives
Mission Status: Accomplished
Current Winery: VERGE Wine Cellars
Wine Subject: 2006 Syrah Dry Creek Valley
Winemaker: Mike Brunson
Backgrounder: Syrah is the sole grape used to make the world famous Rhône wines of and Hermitage. It is also the primary component of most Rhône blends, including Chateauneuf du Pape and the wines of Côte Rotie. In Australia, the grape is called Shiraz. In California, Syrah runs the gamut between classic French style and the over-the-top styles of Australian Shiraz. We Spies prefer California Syrah as they tend to find a great balance between these, but also offer the unique characteristics that only California fruit can deliver… and today’s wine DELIVERS!
Look – Deep burgundy to purple with a deep and inky heart of purple, a bouncy surface and thick legs that move slowly down the glass
Smell – Beautifully and richly aromatic with a unique blend of spicy earth, black currant, pomegranate, forest floor, dusky earthen chocolate, and a hint of pencil lead and smoky meats
Feel – Supple, wet and big, mouth-coating with great medium structured tannins and a cheek drying pucker!
Taste – Delicious layers of flavors, including dark mixed berry, black cherry, darkest plum, dusted dark chocolate, blueberry and subtle but lush lavender
Finish – Juicy, rich, mouth-coating, and delicious with structured tannins and flavors that linger and linger and linger…
Conclusion – This is a great and BIG and delicious Syrah. Decant for best results. On opening this wine, the nose was superb but on first sip I was worried about its heat and intensity. After a few hours, the wine transformed and became fantastic. This is big Syrah, to be sure, but its also a very unique and balanced wine with incredible aromas and flavors. Way to go Mike and Jay! Keep making great wines…
Once upon a time there was a Dragon and a princess. The dragon was very grumpy because ninjas had kidnapped his winemaker.
When the Princess learned of this she sent her army of mutant pygmy unicorns to rescue the winemaker, in order to restore the dragon’s happiness – which in turn would ensure the safety and happiness of her people.
For 80 days and 80 nights, the mutant pygmy unicorns scoured the lands, but were ultimately unsuccessful in locating the winemaker. The Princess, driven to take drastic measures, consulted with the wise wizard.
The wise wizard declared that they were on the verge of finding the winemaker and that they should not give up on their quest.
Verge… Verge…
I awoke with a start, the word Verge echoing in my head. Aw, crud! I was late for the tour and tasting I had scheduled with with Verge Cellars partners Mike and Jay.
Both exceptionally great guys, I crossed my fingers in hope that they would not be miffed at my tardiness. 30 minutes later I arrived for the vineyard tour and tasting. They ribbed me for a while, but that was all in fun. Besides, these guys have known me long enough to earn the right to rib.
We spent much of the day walking the vineyard, discussing their winemaking ways, enjoying their very unique and very delicious Syrah, and, finally, enjoying a big fat BBQ lunch – which was a perfect compliment to their stupendous wine.
Of note about this wine is that it loves to breath. Open it, decant it for a few hours and you’ll have a better wine on you hands than you tasted on first opening. The aromas mellow, the fruit emerges and the flavors become more balanced and delicious. We recommend at least two hours of decant for maximum enjoyment. As an experiment, I also tried this wine after 8 hours – and it was superb. While not necessary, and certainly not always convenient, decant is recommended.
The Wine Spies love this wine. Get some, before we run out… or the dragon’s winemaker goes missing again.
A tip of the spy hat goes to Agent Ruby for providing the inspiration for the wacky dream sequence above. Have a mission idea? Please feel free to submit it!
Posted in Wine News on Jun 14th, 2008
If you are visiting us for the first time, Welcome! The Wine Spies feature one exceptional wine each day – and we only bring you wines that we ourselves seek out and love. Always, the wines are great. Sometimes even better than that, as is the case with today’s wine from Verge Wine Cellars.
SUPERIOR WINE ALERT!: Today’s VERGE Syrah is a really special wine. If you love superb Syrah, pick up this stunner.
SAVINGS ALERT!: Enjoy FREE Ground Shipping with your purchase of 6 or more bottles when you use coupon code: SPYSYRAH at checkout
Operative: Agent Red
Objective: Respond to reports that Verge Wine Cellars has crafted a remarkable Syrah. If reports are accurate, secure a quantity for our Operatives
Mission Status: Accomplished
Current Winery: VERGE Wine Cellars
Wine Subject: 2006 Syrah Dry Creek Valley
Winemaker: Mike Brunson
Backgrounder: Syrah is the sole grape used to make the world famous Rhône wines of Côte Rotie and Hermitage. I is also the primary component of most Rhône blends, including Chateauneuf du Pape. In Australia, the wine is called Shiraz. In California, Syrah runs the gamut between classic French style and the over-the-top styles of Australian Shiraz. We Spies prefer California Syrah as they tend to find a great balance between these, but also offer the unique characteristics that only California fruit can deliver… and today’s wine DELIVERS!
Look – Deep burgundy to purple with a deep and inky heart of purple, a bouncy surface and thick legs that move slowly down the glass
Smell – Beautifully and richly aromatic with a unique blend of spicy earth, black currant, pomegranate, forest floor, dusky earthen chocolate, and a hint of pencil lead and smoky meats
Feel – Supple, wet and big, mouth-coating with great medium structured tannins and a cheek drying pucker!
Taste – Delicious layers of flavors, including dark mixed berry, black cherry, darkest plum, dusted dark chocolate, blueberry and subtle but lush lavender
Finish – Juicy, rich, mouth-coating, and delicious with structured tannins and flavors that linger and linger and linger…
Conclusion – This is a great and BIG and delicious Syrah. Decant for best results. On opening this wine, the nose was superb but on first sip I was worried about its heat and intensity. After a few hours, the wine transformed and became fantastic. This is big Syrah, to be sure, but its also a very unique and balanced wine with incredible aromas and flavors. Way to go Mike and Jay! Keep making great wines…
Once upon a time there was a Dragon and a princess. The dragon was very grumpy because ninjas had kidnapped his winemaker.
When the Princess learned of this she sent her army of mutant pygmy unicorns to rescue the winemaker, in order to restore the dragon’s happiness – which in turn would ensure the safety and happiness of her people.
For 80 days and 80 nights, the mutant pygmy unicorns scoured the lands, but were ultimately unsuccessful in locating the winemaker. The Princess, driven to take drastic measures, consulted with the wise wizard.
The wise wizard declared that they were on the verge of finding the winemaker and that they should not give up on their quest.
Verge… Verge…
I awoke with a start, the word Verge echoing in my head. Aw, crud! I was late for the tour and tasting I had scheduled with with Verge Cellars partners Mike and Jay.
Both exceptionally great guys, I crossed my fingers in hope that they would not be missed at my tardiness. 30 minutes later I arrived for the vineyard tour and tasting. They ribbed me for a while, but that was all in fun. Besides, these guys have known me long enough to earn the right to rib.
We spent much of the day walking the vineyard, discussing their winemaking ways, enjoying their very unique and very delicious Syrah, and, finally, enjoying a big fat BBQ lunch – which was a perfect compliment to their stupendous wine.
Of note about this wine is that it loves to breath. Open it, decant it for a few hours and you’ll have a better wine on you hands than you tasted on first opening. The aromas mellow, the fruit emerges and the flavors become more balanced and delicious. We recommend at least two hours of decant for maximum enjoyment. As an experiment, I also tried this wine after 8 hours – and it was superb. While not necessary, and certainly not always convenient, decant is recommended.
The Wine Spies love this wine. Get some, before we run out!
Posted in Wine News on Jun 12th, 2008
Here’s that second Saxon Brown deal. This is becoming a habit.
(the offices of La Bella Generica Winery & Amusement Park, today)
Larry Schlockenschmaltz, Owner: No, you listen – you give our wines another bad review and your children are no longer welcome at our petting zoo! (slams phone down) These uppity wine snobs, think they’re so smart just because they’ve been to Europe…
Stump Dixon, Winemaker & Security Guard: Run! Hide! Run and hide! They’re coming!
Larry: What? Who?
Stump: The Saxons!
Larry: What? The Saxons? Have you been playing that Dragons & Dragons game again?
Stump:
No! Saxon Brown! Their carefully crafted, lovingly made wines pose a
threat to everything we’ve built here! I tried this Saxon Brown 2007
Semillon – Cricket Creek and it’s…it’s…I’ve never tasted anything like
it. It’s got these peachy, citrusy flavors, and it’s real creamy on my
tongue. It makes our whites taste like off-brand instant lemonade.
Larry: You mean you actually drink our wine? Wow. Well, I guess it’s part of your job.
Stump:
But that’s not all. This 2006 Syrah Rosé (Dry), Flora Ranch Vineyard.
The sugars, flavors, and acids are so balanced, I could hardly believe
it’s grown in the Chalk Hill region. Larry, may He strike me down if it
wasn’t just like biting into a fresh strawberry off the vine! I bet
they make this from Syrah grapes grown specifically for Rosé, instead
of the way we make ours.
Larry: Hey, what else are we supposed to do with the spilled wine we vacuum off of the warehouse floor?
Stump:
The Saxon Brown thing off the Internet said the grapes were
“dry-farmed” and “low-yield.” I looked those words up in my pocket wine
dictionary, and it said that means the wine’s probably real good! And
get this: they don’t even have robots to pick their grapes!
Larry: Jeez, people, crawl out of your cellar and join the 21st century. They probably still use glass bottles, too.
Stump: I’m scared. These Saxon Brown wines, they’re – they’re as exciting as Wrestlemania VI - maybe even Wrestlemania III! What are we going to do?
Larry:
What are we going to do? What are we going to do? The same thing we
always do. Grow the grapes, fleece the rubes, and count the profits.
Saxon Brown? They only make a few hundred cases of some of those
vintages! How can they compete with a billion-barrel operation like us?
Does Saxon Brown sponsor their own stage on the Skewed Tour? Does Saxon
Brown have a brand-new, $31 million waterslide on their premises? Now
quit wasting my time. We’re supposed to be sending a shipment out over
on Dock Q, but they can’t get the hose attached to the tanker truck.
OK? Are we done here?
Stump: Yeah, I guess you’re
right. We’re awesome! Not even Jeff Gaffner can hurt us. Hey, you hear
about that monkey that got arrested for drunk driving in Colorado? They
said he could only say the alphabet up to W.
Larry: What? What did you say?
Stump: The cops thought this chimp was drunk because he didn’t know all of the alphabet.
Larry: No, no, before that. Did you – did you say – Jeff Gaffner?
Stump: Yeah, he’s the winemaker at Saxon Brown. But we’re not afraid of him, right, La-
Larry: The Jeff Gaffner? Why didn’t you say so? This is serious! We’re going to have to make some big changes around here!
Stump: You mean growing our grapes carefully in small plantings, and painstakingly crafting our wines by hand?
Larry: Don’t be ridiculous. I was thinking more along the lines of an IMAX projector.
Rules and restrictions:
Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:
If your state’s not on the list, you’re out of luck… for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.
Posted in Wine News on Jun 5th, 2008
I do not need to tell you that I’m a geek of the first degree when it comes to wine, but you may not know that my interests in the minutiae of life extend beyond the wine world into lots of other areas. When it comes right down to it, I just love knowing how things work. And why.
Which is why I absolutely fell for Harold McGee when I first encountered his book, On Food and Cooking, which might as well have been titled: The Geeks Guide to the Kitchen. McGee took a scientist’s approach to deconstructing most of the chemical and physical processes of the kitchen.
Occasionally McGee turns his attention to the world of wine. Today he published an article summarizing some research on a compound with the lovely name of Rotundone, which is the chemical responsible for, among other things, the peppery taste found in wine. This is not particularly breaking news. I wrote a bit about the discovery and research into Rotundone in wine last year.
What caught my attention about McGee’s article, however, were the adjunct (or perhaps separately researched) findings that everyone perceives Rotundone with different levels of sensitivity, and about 20% of people may not be able to perceive it at all.
That’s right. One out of five people may not be able to perceive one of the signature flavors in tens of thousands of wines from around the world from Australian Shiraz, to Central Coast Syrah, to Cotes du Rhone. And some people who are hyper-sensitive to the compound may think some wines with elevated levels of Rotundone taste downright nasty, while the rest of us may just enjoy the spicy qualities of the same wine.
Research like this makes me giggle. I privately believe that the more research we do, the more we’ll find out that there is quite a lot of variation in the way that people perceive the complex and particular flavors in wine.
I delight in the fact that such random (and/or genetic) physiological variation in what we taste completely undermine the notion that wine tasting is objective, or that some people can be thought of as authorities on how wines taste. Sure there are a few objective measures that can be used to distinguish sound wine from flawed, but if a large portion of the wine drinking public (including some critics) can’t taste something in wine, does it really matter?
Perhaps more realistically, just because I say that a wine smells like bacon-fat and tastes like raspberry-jam does that mean it really does? The answer, it seems to me, increasingly becomes: only if you happen to taste and smell the same things.
So remember that the next time you read a tasting note or a score from a critic. There’s only one way to figure out what you will like, and that is to put it in your mouth. Whether you can trust someone else to help you narrow your choices should be purely a matter of trial and error.
Posted in Wine News on May 22nd, 2008
Here’s that second Ty Caton deal we promised this week.
It’s
come to our attention that there remain a few holdouts among the
faithful, a few die-hards resisting the Ty Caton magic. Perhaps they’re
just being contrarian. Perhaps they’re simply the type to reflexively
revolt against the conventional wisdom, to turn up their stubborn noses
at all the critics, prize juries, and fellow wooters praising the Caton
name. Oh, well – if they want to deprive themselves, there’s not much
we can do. We can lead a wooter to Ty Caton, but we can’t make him or
her drink.
Or maybe it’s all about money. To paraphrase fugitive bon vivant Gale Snoats, we wouldn’t be surprised if the source of their sales resistance weren’t financial.
Hey,
we get it. Even the fantastic Ty Caton bargain we offered earlier this
week presents a significant fiduciary hurdle for the Ty-curious. So we
invite the meek to bolt on the training wheels, strap on the training
bra, and take a tentative step into the Catonsphere with this Ty Caton
2005 Field Blend three-pack.
Field Blend is sorta like
TyTanium’s little brother, so we’re not surprised to see it tagging
along onto Wine.Woot. Springing from the same vineyard and bearing a
similar blend as the renowned TyTanium, the Field Blend packs a TyTanic
punch at a TyghTwad price. Like America, it draws strength from its
melting-pot composition. Deep, rich color…a warm, oaky nose…flavors of
black currant, blackberry, and plum…and a soft, extended finish with a
hint of chocolate. Take away any one ingredient – the Cabernet
Sauvignon, the Syrah, the Petite Sirah, the Merlot, even the tiny
splash of Malbec – it just wouldn’t be the same.
But at this
price, you don’t have to take our word for it. There’s room for you in
Ty Caton’s world, too. All you need is an open mind, a curious palate,
a little room in your wine rack, and forty bucks plus shipping.
Ty Caton 2005 Field Blend:
Varietal: 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Syrah, 15% Petite Sirah, 8% Merlot, 1% Malbec
Appellations: Sonoma Valley – Caton Vineyard
Oak: 12 months French oak, mixed new & used barrels
Alcohol: 15.2%
Released: July 2007
Rules and restrictions:
Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:
If your state’s not on the list, you’re out of luck… for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.
Posted in Wine News on May 8th, 2008
Too evil to live…too big to die…too delicious to be contained by our
cellar…run! Polyphemus once again walks the land! The third offering
from Woot Cellars returns for a revival of his original creature feature – and this time, he brought merch.
Along
with a magnum of this Sonoma County blend of Barbera, Syrah,
Sangiovese, and Merlot, each unlucky victim of this deal will also
receive the shocking t-shirt pictured above. There’s no better way to
say “I enjoy gimmicky wines with moderately amusing labels.” But don’t
let Polyphemus hear you say it. No mortal has ever dared to call this
beastly vino “gimmicky” and lived to tell about it.
SMELL the monstrous raspberry and spice bouquet! TASTE the sheer brutal power of its blackberry, black pepper, and anise flavors! FEEL a quivering in your bowels as you realize there is no escape from the horror! And WEAR
the stylish t-shirt that will be the envy of every monster-loving wine
connoisseur on your block! Wine.Woot: we’ll bring you a t-shirt to wear
and the wine to spill on it!
Arizona (expect tediously long delivery times)
California
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana (expect tediously long delivery times)
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey (expect tediously long delivery times)
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Posted in Wine News on Apr 10th, 2008
It’s hard to believe that I have never said anything about this wine, which usually sells at our local independent grocers for about $10. A paradigm of ten buck wines, it’s a rich, bold, clean, well -made wine that stands up to a variety of dishes and tastes as good the second or [...]
Posted in Wine News on Mar 31st, 2008
Get a move on, wine fiend - this’ll only be up until Wednesday night. Look for an all-new, all-awesome deal come Thursday morning.
Now wait just a consarned minute here. Something’s gotta be afoot. Sure, Dusted Valley Winery’s Boomtown lineup was recently named one of the “Value Brands of the Year” by Wine and Spirits, but this value seems a little too, uh, valuable. Three bottles of this high-quality
Washington stuff for this piddling pittance of a price? What’s the
story, Lori?
Litigation, that’s what. It seems the sharp, snappy label on the 2004 Stomp Cabernet Sauvignon (Boomtown’s predecessor) was just a little too similar to another, well-established, deep-pocketed winery’s label.
We’re talking about the kind of outfit that keeps a trademark attorney
on staff just waiting to pounce on the likes of Dusted Valley. They
made their displeasure known. But rather than get into a scuffle they
probably can’t win, Dusted Valley decided that steep discounts were the
better part of valor. They turned to Wine.Woot to help them unload all
this Stomp Cab before it becomes a bigger issue.
So not only
will you receive a graceful, enticing Cab laden with bright fruit,
earth, and olive aromas; flavors of cherry, currant, and mineral; and a
lingering, toasty, sweet finish – you’ll also get a bonafide contraband
collectible. Pair it with grilled dry-rubbed ribeye or a blue
cheeseburger for a barely-legal outlaw’s repast. Intellectual property
disputes never tasted so good.
The other two bottles aren’t
in legal trouble, except maybe as accessories. They’re just along for
kicks. Bringing together some of the Evergreen State’s top vineyards
for a wild co-ferment of Syrah and Viognier, the 2006 Dusted Valley
Stained Tooth Syrah fills the air and the glass with cherry,
blackberry, and currant flavors. Don’t be surprised if you catch a hint
of herbs, smoke, or cracked black pepper, too. It’ll be worth every
stain on your teeth.
They take their Merlot seriously up
Washington way, and they don’t take kindly to watered-down weaklings.
Just set your tongue to the 2004 Boomtown Merlot Columbia Valley, a
dark, rich, downright burly Merlot that delivers dark berry fruit,
plum, earth, and creamy oak. If you’ve got any seared duck breast with
plum demiglaze laying around, you’ve just found the perfect companion
for it.
It’s too bad Dusted Valley has to jettison the
Stomp! label over some legal shenanigans, but pardon us for not
shedding too many tears. A swell deal on three solid Washington wines
does wonders in the consolation department. Still, it’s probably a good
thing Dusted Valley didn’t go with their original concept for naming
that wine: Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cabernet.
2006 Dusted Valley Stained Tooth Syrah
2004 Boomtown Merlot Columbia Valley
2004 Stomp! Cabernet Sauvignon
Rules and restrictions:
Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:
If your state’s not on the list, you’re out of luck… for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.
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CHATEAU DYQUEM 1999 LUR SALUCES EUR 76,00 |
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CHATEAU MARGAUX 1996 MILLESIME RARE 99 100 PARKER EUR 151,00 |
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CHATEAU LATOUR 1987 EUR 51,00 |
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2 x CHATEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1983 EUR 76,00 |
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Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne 1999 Jeroboam EUR 1.510,00 |
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CHATEAU SOCIANDO MALLET 2005 LOT DE 3 EUR 61,00 |
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Château dYquem 1998 EUR 96,00 |
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Introuvable Sauternes Chateau CLIMENS 1961 Barsac EUR 60,00 |
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Chateau Latour 1997 Premier Grand Cru EUR 77,00 |