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Whitehall Lane 2005 Pinot Noir Carneros
$ 12.98This is a solid Pinot Noir from a top-notch Napa Valley winery. Known mostly for their Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this is a varietal that Whitehall Lane had great success with in the 2005. About the vintage: The 2005 growing season in Carneros started with cool, wet weather, followed by mild summer months. With ample moisture in the soil and warm days, the Pinot Noir ripened slowly and evenly. The grapes were harvested from the Las Brisas Vineyard and the Sangiacomo Vineyard in the middle of September when the fruit displayed ideal balance and juicy, ripe flavors. Tasting note: The 2005 Whitehall Lane Carneros Pinot Noir is beautifully balanced, displaying aromas and flavors of ripe cherry, strawberry, clove and toasty oak. It is supple, clean and smooth on the mid-palate with a savory crème brulee finish. Enjoyable now and for several years to come. This is a solid bottle of Pinot Noir!
2005 Charles Cimicky Trumps Grenache/Shiraz Barossa Valley
$ 13.99"Bright red. Intensely spicy red berry aromas remind me of high-end New World pinot; this boasts impressive purity and thrust. Exotic baking spices accent fresh strawberry and raspberry fruit, with silky tannins adding gentle support. Sweetness builds on the long, juicy, very precise finish. It's hard to believe that this wine is carrying 15.5% alcohol. The grenache vines used for this bottling are reportedly 80 years old." 90 points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug 07 "An outstanding bargain, the 2005 Grenache/Shiraz Trumps (72% Grenache and 28% Shiraz aged 15 months in old French oak) possesses a deep ruby/purple color, copious fruit, superb purity, and a touch of background wood. It is a full-bodied, powerful, amazingly flavorful wine for the price. Enjoy it over the next 2-3 years." 89 points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 167 (Oct 2006) "Firm and spicy, with a distinct licorice note running through the dark fruit flavors, lingering nicely against fine tannins. Best from 2008 through 2015. 1,000 cases made." 89 points - Wine Spectator, October 15, 2007 "A blend of 65% Grenache and 35% Shiraz, this is a lush, easy-to-drink wine meant for early consumption. The blend brings stone fruit and cherries, underscored by spice cake and chocolate, with hints of espresso and cola on the finish." 89 points - Wine Enthusiast, November 1, 2007
2005 Wood Winery "Tipsy Dog" Pinot Noir
$ 16.99The 2005 Pinot Tipsy Dog is not only a hoot to serve but it delivers as well on price and quality. a deep ruby color along with a nice, earthy, sweet nose of blue fruits, raspberries, and cherries. Medium-bodied with good acidity, light tannin, and a pure finish. This wine has length, it should drink well for 4-5 years." Remember you can always say, "The dog made me do it!" The Wood Winery is owned and operated by the Wood Family. The 80-acre Estate is located at the base of the Cuesta Grade in San Luis Obispo and enjoys the cool evening climate of the Edna Valley yet has a warmer daytime temperature similar to Paso Robles. The distinctive microclimate is ideal for growing wine grapes unique to the Central Coast of California. The first blocks of vines were planted in 1999 with the inspiration of two Cal Poly Viticulture Graduates.
Logan 2005 Pinot Noir Sleepy Hollow Vineyard
$ 22.98Young, soft and a bit jammy-syrupy, this Pinot may benefit from a year or two in the cellar. It has a rich, ripe core of black cherry fruit, with an edge of sweetened coffee, although it's a totally dry wine
2005 Sanctuary Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyards (Santa Maria)
$ 34.99"Dense and closed, this wine needs some cellaring to let it develop. It seems to have everything a young Pinot needs: balanced acids and tannins, a silky texture, dryness, and a hearty core of blackberry and cherry fruit. Let it be through 2007, then open for another five or six years." 90 points - Wine Enthusiast, July 1, 2007
Every once in a while a very special deal comes along, and this is one of them. The Yarra Yering 2005 Pinot Noir is a wine of exceptional quality and complexity. Like many other wineries, the economic climate has slowed sales to a point where top-flight wines are now becoming more readily available at a reduced price. This makes for outstanding deals for the consumer. This is one such wine. In 1969, after nearly fifty years of dormant wine making, Dr. Bailey Carrodus finished a long search in Victoria’s Yarra Valley for the perfect vineyard site, planting 12 hectacres of vines at the foot of the Warramate Hills. With a degree in botany, another in winemaking and a doctorate earned at Oxford for research into plant physiology, combined with a passion for great wine and a fiercely independent mind, Dr. Carrodus began producing some of the most highly acclaimed wines in the area. Produced from what are amongst the oldest Pinot Noir vines in the Yarra Valley, this wine has developed an underground following over its existence that is beginning to be recognized as standing alongside the, historically, more awarded wines from the estate. Deviating from current oenological trend and fashion, the fruit is largely handled in its usual manner, favoring partial crushing and a short cuvaison as integral tools in the preservation and expression of vineyard elements in concert with its startling varietal character. Aristocratic, fragrant, intensely perfumed, voluptuous, sweet strawberry/plum richness, anise, beetroot, silky in texture, richness, round, soft and mouth-filling to the end. James Halladay - 94 Points Deeply coloured; rich, plush and mouth-coating, with deep, sweet, plum fruit which takes you to the edge of dry red, but doesn't go over; very good fruit, oak and tannin balance; heroic pinot. Cork. Stephen Tanzer - 92 Points Deep red. Impressively complex nose combines fresh and dried red berry aromas with fresh meat and forest floor nuances; this could pass for a Gevrey-Chambertin. Concentrated raspberry and blackberry flavors are complicated by bitter amaro and cherry skin notes and sweetened by floral pastille. Firms up on the chewy finish, which features an intriguing mineral quality and excellent persistence. Robert Parker - 91 Points Dark ruby-colored, it exhibits aromas of pain grille, scorched earth, meat, black cherry, and black raspberry. Full-bodied, mouth-filling and ripe, this uniquely-styled Pinot Noir has layers of sweet fruit, 6-8 years of aging potential, and a long finish. It could easily masquerade as a Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru (from a top producer). Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir Bottle Size: 750ml Country: Australia Region: Yarra Valley In Store for Pickup/Delivery: Today
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