White Wine: Columbia Crest Chardonnay, 2004, Washington, U.S.A.

88 Points – $15

Clear in color with the aroma of peach and a buttery ripe fruit taste with a tangy grapefruit finish. A very popular Chardonnay. Best served chilled.

 

White Wine

Year: 2004

Name: Columbia Crest Chardonnay

Grape: Chardonnay

Region:  Washington, U.S.A.

Maker: Columbia Crest

Price: $15

Alcohol: 13.5%

Red Wine: Negroamaro Salento, 2010, Italy.

70 Points – $19

Dark red in color with a nose of caramel and earth, almost dusty. A mouthful of burnt carmel and dust with a finish that coats your mouth with fur. A weird taste indeed.Negroamaro means black bitter and it is just that. Probably an acquired taste.

Red Wine

Year: 2010

Name: Negroamaro Salento

Grape: Negroamaro

Region:  Apulia, Italy

Maker: Cignomoro

Price: $19

Alcohol: 13.5% 

Red Wine: Cornas Arenes Sauvages, 2003, Rhone, France.

88 Points – $15

Cornas is 100% syrah made from old vines on property in the northern Rhone Valley. It undergoes a long maceration and is fermented 18 months in oak. It is black in color with aromas of raspberries, fruit and oak. Smooth and well rounded mouth of fruit and cassis with a supple long peppery finish. Truely a good Cornas.  Would be great with meat or stronger cheeses.

 

Red Wine

Year: 2003

Name: Cornas Arenes Sauvages

Grape: Syrah

Region:  Rhone, France

Maker: Cave de Tain L’Hermitage

Price: $65

Alcohol: 14%

 

Red Wine: Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009, California, U.S.A.

92 Points – $26

This wine is one of Jayson Woodbridge’s finest. Dark red with a pipe tobacco and mocha nose. Rich taste of chocolate, fruit and spice with a full long spicey finish. Excellent stuff, drinking very nicely now with potential for some aging.

Red Wine

Year: 2009

Name: Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:  California, U.S.A.

Maker: Layer Cake

Price: $26

Alcohol: 14.1%