[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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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 27, 4:30 - 7:00pm

THIS WEEK’S SAMPLER PLATES

With the large-style wines coming out of Australia, we decided to use  
a Cheese Sampler just based on Cheddar-style cheeses.  As a kid in  
England I was fed many types of “Cheddar” from “The Colonies”  
including Australia, but this week I could not find any Aussie  
Cheddar in Portland.  However we offer Cheddar from three countries:
DUBLINER from IRELAND – let’s face it, many Irish “convicts” were  
sent to Australia
EXTRA SHARP from NEW YORK STATE – home to many Irish and Englishmen
FARMHOUSE from ENGLAND – a Cheddar from a single farm’s cow herd

SAMPLER PLATE $2.00

With the English influence in Australia, we thought a SAUSAGE PLATE  
might go well with the wines.  Our plate includes slices of:
ENGLISH-style PORK BANGERS

NEW SEASONS’ HAZELNUT/BRANDY/PORK SAUSAGES

SAMPLER PLATE $2.00



RED WINES OF AUSTRALIA

This tasting we have stayed mainly at the lower end of the price  
scale and stayed with Shiraz except for one of the wines.  There is a  
glut of grapes in Australia which leads to some great value wines.
1. BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATES has made some value-priced wines for  
several years, but the current 2003 SPIRES SHIRAZ BAROSSA VALLEY  
takes some beating.  While obviously “Aussie”, the wine is not “over- 
the-top”.  It offers lots of black fruit, spice, and nice balancing  
acidity.  Wonderful value - $9.00

2. BLEASDALE is from the LANGHORNE CREEK area of SOUTH AUSTARLIA  
which is just southeast of the McLAREN VALE.  Their 2001 BREMERVIEW  
SHIRAZ is drinking superbly at the moment.  It has lots of fruit, a  
touch of eucalyptus, and a long, softish finish – it is difficult not  
to drink too much of this wine!- $17.50

3. We stay in the LANGHORNE CREEK area for the WINNER’S TANK 2005  
SHIRAZ.  This wine is made by KAESLER’S wine maker (their cheapest  
Shiraz is $26.00).  The wine is almost black in color, and probably  
needs a little cellar time to show its true worth.  However it  
already offers a rich, black fruit nose, a spicy palate, and a long  
finish - $14.25

4. BEN RIGGS is one of the great wine makers of the McLAREN VALE, and  
his wines can be expensive (see our Premium Pour).  The 2005 THE  
GAFFER is his “entry level” SHIRAZ.  Another wine that is almost  
black in color, and one that is more restrained than the Winner’s  
Tank.  The wine has a lovely nose of fruit, spice and oak, leading  
you to think it is going to be very fruit-forward.  However the  
palate is still somewhat tight, but the elements are all there that  
show this will be a lovely wine in about six to twelve months.  - $20.00

5. The Aussies are good at making blends, and so we should try at  
least one.  HOUGHTON, from WESTERN AUSTRALIA is one of the oldest  
wineries in Australia.  Their 2004 blend of SHIRAZ, CABERNET  
SAUVIGNON and MERLOT shows the predominance of the SHIRAZ in the  
blend (70%), but the wine also shows a touch of cassis from the  
Cabernet, and a slight chocolate influence on the finish, presumably  
from the Merlot.  The wine also has a lovely mouth feel, which makes  
it too easy to drink!  Another lovely value - $12.50
TRY THESE FIVE WINES FOR $10.00

This week our PREMIUM POUR is:

MR. RIGGS 2004 SHIRAZ, McLAREN VALE – this wine is a perennial Robert  
Parker “rave” (this vintage scored 95).  Parker said “The Shiraz is  
aged 18 months in French oak (40% new).  It is a wine of great  
intensity, with an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of  
camphor, graphite, blackberries, tar and charcoal.  Rich, super-pure  
fruit cascades over the palate of this opaque purple-colored, full- 
bodied, voluptuously-textured Shiraz”.  What more can I say? - $47.50

TRY THIS WINE FOR $5.00/Taste or $9.50/4 ounces



SATURDAY, October 28th

  Noon – 5 PM

Free tasting

  As usual we’ll have a couple of interesting wines open – I’ve yet  
to decide which!



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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