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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
Winemakers Notes: Brought to America from the Piedmont region of Italy by immigrant farmers, Barbera has flourished in the Shenandoah Valley of California's Gold Country. Head trained in the Italian tradition, our Barbera was harvested by hand and aged in French and American oak barrels for sixteen months. Farmed for lower yields to increase the intensity of flavors, our Barbera produces full, flavorful wine.
2005 Rusden Driftsand (Grenache-Shiraz) Barossa
$ 27.99"The 2005 Grenache (60%) Shiraz (40%) Driftsand was aged for 18 months in neutral French oak. Medium ruby-colored, it delivers a fragrant perfume of lavender, sage, strawberry, and rhubarb. Supple and sweet, with no hard edges, this easy-going blend, lacking only complexity, can be savored over the next 6-8 years." 90 points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 173 "Rusden is owned by Dennis and Christian Canute with the talented Christian serving as winemaker. The vines were planted in the early 1970s in the tenderloin of the Barossa. Christian Canute has a unique ability to produce wines of great finesse combined with the intensity and power obtained from Barossa Valley fruit." Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 173
Try the B Cellars 25 it's in stock. A great wine at sale price!!!! Wow! This Blend is firing on all cylinders! This Super Tuscan inspired wine with a touch of Petite Sirah shows a wonderful, deep black/blue color. The Sangiovese from Juliana vineyard in Pope Valley thrives in Tuscan like conditions and enjoys most of its days bathed in the sun. This blend is made the traditional Bordeaux way with Cabernet from the Biale To Kalon vineyards.This wine possesses wonderful red rock candy, cassis and red stone fruit aromas with a touch of French Oak vanillin for thickening the nose. On the palate are more bright cherry fruit and impressive acid and tannin structure. This is not a heady or syrupy wine but one with an array of old world influenced flavors and fine balance. Cellared properly this wine should cellar well for 10 years or more. B Cellars blends talent and experience into their cultivation of fine Napa wines. Jim Borsack, founder of B Cellars, first encountered his partner Duffy Keys in 2002. In the Spring of 2003, they structured a first-rate wine company dedicated to producing exceptional artisan wines with distinct, blended flavors from complementary varietals. The letter âBâ and the degree symbol refer to BRIX, the term for optimal sugar/alcohol content in grape juice and ultimately indicates the potential for greatness.
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