[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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October 21 – Wines of Lago di Merlo

2-5:00PM Free

October 25 – Wine Dinner at Basta’s

(reservations through Cornell Wine Company)

October 27 – Aussie reds

November 03 – Cabernet Sauvignon

November 07 – Annual Port Tasting

November 10 – Pinot Noir

November 11 – November Wine Club Selections

Novemner 17 – Wines for Thanksgiving

November 25 - Bordeaux



FRIDAY, October 20, 4:30 - 7:00pm

THIS WEEK’S CHEESE

TOMA PIEMONTESE is made from COW’S milk
BRILLO de TREVISO is a COW’S milk cheese which has been soaked in red  
wine must
GUFANTI TARTUFO MOLITERNO is from Sardinia and is SHEEP’S milk,  
blended with black truffles.  The sales’ pitch says “Drink with your  
best Nebbiolo or Barbera”.  This cheese is not exactly inexpensive  
and is the reason for the small price increase of our sampler plate.
SAMPLER PLATES $4.00

WINES OF PIEMONTE

Piemonte is one of my favorite wine regions, and the local food is  
supposed to be wonderful.  Pauline and I hope to visit the area next  
year, celebrating ?? years of marriage.  Unfortunately, many of the  
wines need time to show their worth, but we have tried to find wines  
that are forward for their age.
1. While many of you believe the first commandment of wine is that it  
should be red, we have a white wine.  To me, no overview of Piemonte  
can ignore ARNEIS, one of the two great whites of Piemonte.  The  
grapes are grown in ROERO which is across the Tanaro river from  
Barolo and Barbaresco.  The grape was being ignored in the area until  
the late 1960s when VIETTI brought it back to life.  Their 2005 ROERO  
ARNEIS is the finest Arneis I’ve tasted for a few years.  It is not  
inexpensive, but is good value - $20.00

2. Now to red wines and the “everyday red” of the region, BARBERA.   
These days Barberas are all over the shop in style, many using new  
barriques.  The LA LUNA di ROSPO 2004 BARBERA d’ASTI just uses old  
oak botti so accentuates the fruit rather than the wood.  While many  
Barberas from Asti are somewhat more rustic than those from Alba,  
this tastes more like a wine from Alba with lush, ripe, berry fruit.   
This wine has a gorgeous mouth feel, a great finish, and is the best  
value Barbera I’ve tasted since I bought the shop.  Thank you, Greg  
Zancanella, for discovering this wine at the annual Italian Wine  
Trade Show - $13.50

3. Now we move to the great grape of Piemonte, NEBBIOLO.  We return  
to VIETTI and their basic LANGHE NEBBIOLO, the 2003 PERBACO.  While  
VIETTI’S wines tend to need time to show their worth, this wine is  
typical of the hot 2003 vintage in Europe.  It has lots of ripe  
fruit, but this is coupled with great structure and some tannins.  It  
is good to drink now, but will last for several years – it is like  
drinking Barbaresco on the cheap! - $21.00

4. We stay with NEBBIOLO for our final wine of the flight to taste a  
real BARBARESCO.  MONTARIBALDI is another Greg Zancanella import and  
the wines offer great value.  The 2003 BARBARESCO PALAZZINA is much  
more forward than normal for this bottling.  It offers forward fruit  
to drink now, but has the structure to last for years.  The wine is a  
regular “two glass” winner in Gambero Rosso.  - $26.50  (note we also  
have the single vineyard MONTARIBALDI 2001 BARBARESCO SORI MONTARALBI  
in stock at $34.50)

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

This week we offer TWO PREMIUM POURS:

GATTINARA is a DOCG in the north of PIEMONTE, and its reds have to be  
at least 90% NEBBIOLO.  The ANTONIOLO 2001 SAN FRANCESCO vineyard is  
100% NEBBIOLO, and is a good example of why many people compare  
NEBBIOLO with PINOT NOIR.  The wine has fabulous aromatics, is more  
delicate on the palate than a typical Barolo, and is almost  
Burgundian in structure.  Fabulous value - $38.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $4.50/Taste or $8.00/4 ounces

Our second “Premium Pour” is the “King of Piemonte”, BAROLO.  MAURO  
MOLINO is a producer in LA MORRA whose single vineyard Barolos  
regularly get “Three Glasses” in Gambero Rosso.  However most of  
their wines need some cellar time to show their worth.  A few  
vintages ago the winery decided to produce a Barolo that was more  
approachable in its youth.  This 2001 BAROLO is the third vintage of  
this style.  It was awarded “Two Glasses” in Gambero Rosso who said “… 
fruity aromas, flowery notes of violet and spicy hints of tobacco.   
The full palate shows great balance and a long, elegant finish.”  I  
could not agree more as I think this is the best value Barolo on the  
market today - $32.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $3.50/Taste or $6.50/4 ounces

TASTE BOTH FOR $7.25

FRIDAY ONLY – PIEMONTE SALE!

Buy three bottles of any Piemontese wines and receive a 10% discount,  
buy 12 or more and receive a 15% discount.  This applies to all in- 
stock Piemontese wines – Arneis, Gavi. Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbilo,  
Roero Superiore, Barbaresco and Barolo.

SATURDAY, October 21st

(2 – 5 PM)

LAGO di MERLO

Free tasting

We will have LAGO di MERLO in store pouring a selection of their  
wines.  There will be special discounts on their wines during the day  
for stock and pre-paid orders.  The discounts will be:

15% off 1-11 bottles
20% off 12 or more bottles

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Cheers,

Mick Beard
Cornell Wine Company
(503) 531-3981
mick at cornellwine.com
www.cornellwine.com
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