[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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September 29 – Zinfandel

September 30 – Wines of Tuscany’s SAN FELICE (2 – 4 PM Free)

October 06 – Portuguese Table Wines

October 13 – Red Blends

October 14 - October Club Selections

October 20 – Wines of Piemonte



FRIDAY, September 22, 4:30 - 7:00pm

RED BURGUNDY
FOR THIS WEEK’S CHEESE WE WILL HAVE CHEESE SUITABLE FOR RED BURGUNDY:  
DELICES de BOURGOGNE AND CHAOURCE FROM BURGUNDY, AND DOUBLE  
GLOUCESTER FROM ENGLAND (ALL THREE ARE COW’S MILK).  SAMPLE PLATES $5.00

Burgundy, the home of Pinot Noir, is one of the most frustrating wine  
regions of the world.  One can spend a lot of money and can be in  
Pinot Noir heaven…or hell!  This week we have tried to find wines  
with a good price : quality ratio, as well as having an affordable  
price.  To keep the price of the tasting reasonable we have mainly  
stayed with the wines from the Côte de Beaune.  Wines from the Côte  
de Nuits are often better, but can be get expensive.
1. We start with one of my favorite producers from the CÔTE DE  
BEAUNE, CATHERINE et CLAUDE MARÉCHAL.  They are based in BLIGNY-les  
BEAUNE, but their most famous wine is the SAVIGNY-les BEAUNE, which  
in a recent NY Times article on “Village” Burgundies was voted “best  
value”. (we have the 2004 in stock at $33.50).  We will taste their  
2004 BOURGOGBE ROUGE “CUVÉE GRAVEL”.  This wine is too good to be  
just a “Bourgogne Rouge”.  The fruit comes from 40+ year-old vines in  
a vineyard with gravelly soil, hence the cuvée name.  Wonderful berry  
aromas are followed by a medium-bodied palate of pure, almost  
opulent, red fruit.  This is classic Burgundian Pinot Noir - $22.00

2. Our one wine from the CÔTE DE NUITS is JOSEPH ROTY 2000 BOURGOGNE  
ROUGE “CUVÉE de PRESSONNIER”.  ROTY is a great producer, and this  
wine is from a single vineyard in GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN.  I have not  
tasted this vintage as it is in short supply. and am relying on a  
distributor’s palate that I respect (I’ve tasted later vintages of  
this wine).  The wine is from 50 year-old vines, and the barrels used  
for aging are 25% new.  This is very serious Bourgogne Rouge - $28.50

3. We now move to the village of VOLNAY, and DOMAINE HUBER-VERDEREAU  
2004 VOLNAY “LES ROBARDELLES”.  The vines for this wine are from the  
“village end” of the vineyard rather than the Premier Cru section.   
At this year’s IPNC I loved this wine, and when I knew the price, it  
was “Wow!”  On the nose it offers dark berry fruit together with  
violets and subtle oak.  The palate is medium weight with fine  
tannins and great depth.  Allen Meadows of Burghound.com (a great  
Burgundy reviewer) says “A terrific effort at this level and highly  
recommended.  Drink 2010+”.  I think it is drinkable much earlier -  
$30.00

4. We stay in VOLNAY for DOMAINE PASCAL BOULEY 2002 VOLNAY PREMIER  
CRU “CHAMPANS”.  PASCAL et RÉYANE BOULEY are the sixth generation of  
the family running this estate.  Most of the vines are old, and while  
this wine is big and muscular for a VOLNAY, it is another pure  
expression of PINOT NOIR, but still has a chewy finish.  It should  
begin to reach its peak in 4 years.  The Burghound said “A really  
lovely effort that is extremely promising” - $39.00

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $15.00

This week’s PREMIUM POUR:

Just north of VOLNAY is the village of POMMARD.  DOMAINE THIERRY  
VIOLOT- GUILLEMARD looks for finesse when many domains just look for  
power.  This Domaine’s wines are exclusive to Oregon.  The 2004  
POMARD PREMIER CRU “ LA PLATIÈRE” is from a 0.7 hectare plot (1.7  
acres) of vines planted in 1936.  The wine has a gorgeous nose of red  
fruit with nuances of earth and spice.  It has dense fruit on the  
palate, but at the moment has dusty, mouth-coating tannins; give this  
wine until at least 2010 (the Burghound said “Terrific complexity –  
lovely stuff”) - $40.00

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



SATURDAY, September 23rd

  Free tasting

Noon – 5:00PM

As usual we will have a couple of interesting wines open for free  
tasting; at the moment we are planning:

For a white we go to ITALY.  These days it is hard to ignore Italian  
whites.  Ten years ago there was so much garbage white wine coming  
out of Italy, the good wines were ignored.  Now there are a multitude  
of good white wines.  The COLLE STEFANO 2005 VERDICCHIO di MATELICA  
is a wonderful white for seafood; it is more muscular and firmly  
structured than the more common VEDICCHIO dei CASTELLI di JESI.  The  
vineyards are at a higher altitude and are cooled by mountain air  
from the west rather than warmer sea breezes from the east - $13.75

For a red we will pour PROTOCOLO 2005.  This is a 100% TEMPRANILLO  
wine from SPAIN’S TIERRA de CASTILLA.  This is a stunning value wine  
given 87 points and “Best Value” from The Wine Spectator - $7.50

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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