[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine Club October

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE CLUB
OCTOBER WINE SELECTIONS

Below are details of the October selections for our Wine Club.  These  
wines are available for pick-up by members from Tuesday, October  
3rd.  The wines will be available for all to taste on Saturday,  
October 14, Noon – 5:00PM.  Remember, members get a 15% discount on  
monthly selections, so SIGN-UP AND SAVE!

REMINDER!  We are still holding the September Selections for a few  
members.

EARL and COUNTESS LEVEL

BRÜDER DR. BECKER 2004 DIENHEIMER KABINETT RIESLING TROCKEN,  
RHEINHESSEN, GERMANY

This estate has been biodynamically farmed since 1969, and the owners  
were co-founders of the European certifying body for organic wine,  
EcoVin.  The wine offers beautiful pure fruit on the nose and palate,  
and this is coupled with lovely balancing acidity.  It follows the  
current German trend towards “trocken” (dry) Rieslings.  This wine is  
very refreshing to sip on its own, but also is a great food wine.
Regular Price: $17.50
Member Price: $14.88

MAISON ROCHETTE & CHAPOUTIER 1999 CHÂTEAUNEUF-du-PAPE, RHÔNE VALLEY,  
FRANCE

This wine is produced by the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape (CDP)  
producer CHAPOUTIER.  While not exactly a “second label”, it is made  
at Chapoutier’s winery from grapes from biodynamically-farmed  
vineyards under their control.  The wine is 100% GRENACHE and is a  
bargain in mature CDP.  Not a wine for someone looking for a “fruit  
bomb”, the nose offers the leathery, earthy aromas of an older wine.   
The palate offers copious ripe black raspberry fruit coupled with  
earthy nuances, and the finish and balance are exceptional.  If you  
do not purchase all we have, the wine will disappear into Pauline &  
Mick’s cellar!

Regular Price: $29.50
Member Price: $25.08

Total Member Monthly Cost: $39.95

BARON and BARONESS LEVEL

DOMAINE de PAJOT 2005 BLANC, GASCONY, FRANCE

Gascony is a French source of many great value white wines, and this  
CÔTES de GASGOGNE bottling is as great a value as it gets.  A blend  
of GROS MANSENG, UGNI BLANC, SAUVIGNON BLANC and COLOMBARD, the wine  
offers lovely fruit combined with refreshing acidity.  Wonderful as  
an aperitif or to accompany seafood or white meats, this wine has  
become Pauline & Mick’s “house white”.

Regular Price: $7.50
Member Price: $6.38

FATTORIA di FALTOGNANO 2003 CHIANTI MONTALBANO RISERVA, TUSCANY, ITALY

The ancestors of ROBERTO COMPARINI, the current owner, have owned  
this estate since about 1000 AD.  Although olives and grapes have  
been on the property for centuries, wine was not bottled commercially  
until Roberto arrived on the scene.  The estate is on the slopes of  
Monte Albano, between Florence and Pisa.  The vines and olive trees  
have been grafted and replanted, generation after generation, using  
the estate’s own stock.  Hence they really represent the terroir of  
Faltognano.  This 2003 is a blend of 80% SANGIOVESE, 15% CANAIOLO and  
5% MALVASIA NERA.  These days it is a rarity for Chianti producers to  
use the last grape.  When this wine first arrived in Oregon, I was  
not a fan, but it is amazing what 9 months in the bottle will do.   
This is now a superb value Riserva Chianti.

Regular Price: $20.00
Member Price: $17.00

Total Member Monthly Cost: $23.38

Cheers,

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