[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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December 21 – Christmas Treats
December 28 – Zinfandel
January 4 – South/Southwest of France

THIS WEEK

FRIDAY, December 14th
4:30 - 7:00pm

CABERNET SAUVIGNON PÂTÉ PLATES
This week, to go with our big red wines, we offer pâté plates instead  
of cheese.
Pheasant with Persimmon
Rabbit with Mustard
Pork/Pork Liver/Black Pepper/Champagne
The first two pâtés are made by Viande Meats and Sausage (City Market  
NW).
PÂTÉ SAMPLER PLATE $5.00

This week we have decided to show Cabernet Sauvignons from around the  
world.

1. We had originally selected a low-end California wine as our first  
wine until we came across this gem from AUSTRALIA.  Most of you know  
I do not like “critter” labels or “cutesy” labels, so please ignore  
the label on this wine!  Koala bears are very cute – and Pauline and  
I have been lucky enough to see some “in the wild” in Australia – but  
we do not associate them with quality wine!  However the GUM BEAR  
2003 CABERNET SAUVIGNON is dynamite wine for its price.  The fruit  
comes from COONAWARRA that, for Australia, is a “cool climate”  
region, and the wine is not “over-the-top” as are many Aussie wines.   
With its pure cassis fruit, this is a wine to sip or go with many  
meat dishes - $8.00

2. We now go south to CHILE and the MAIPO VALLEY.  VIÑA PEÑALOLÉN is  
a new producer for me, but the 2005 CABERNET SAUVIGNON was awarded 90  
points in the Wine Spectator in the Smart Buys column.  The wine is  
dark and fleshy, showing blackberry, cassis and touches of coffee and  
cocoa.  The Wine Spectator said “A rock-solid expression of Maipo  
Cabernet that shows the quality of the vintage. Drink now through  
2009” - $16.50

3. Our next move is to CALIFORNIA and SONOMA VALLEY.  The CABERNETS  
from this region tend to be a little less intense than wines from the  
NAPA VALLEY which makes them much more food-friendly.  The MOON  
MOUNTAIN 2005 offers lots of cassis, modest oak, and some spice on a  
long finish.  This is lovely Cabernet for a modest price - $16.00

4. We go south again to ARGENTINA and CATENA wines.  We have done  
very well with their MALBECS, and the 2004 CABERNET SAUVIGNON from  
MENDOZA is just as good.  It is a wine with lots of juicy cassis and  
blackberry fruit that is made more complex by spice and cocoa notes.   
This wine also received 90 points from the Wine Spectator - $21.00

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

For this week’s PREMIUM POUR we offer another wine from CALIFORNIA,  
but this time from the NAPA VALLEY:

SELTZNER VINEYARDS are in the STAG’S LEAP DISTRICT and have some of  
the oldest Cabernet plantings in the region.  Their 2004 ESTATE  
CABERNET SAUVIGNON is a blend of 87% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 6.5%  
CABERNET FRANC and 6.5% MERLOT.  Aged for 20 months in French Oak,  
the wine has a core of rich, supple currant and black cherry fruit.   
The Wine Spectator gave it 90 points and said it was “…complex,  
balanced and well proportioned.  Nice range of flavors that are deep,  
persistent, pure and engaging” – $36.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $4.00/Taste or $7.00/4 ounces

NB: All prices are subject to change without notice.  The above  
information is based on verbal information from distributors, and  
actual wine prices will depend on the price invoiced at delivery to  
Cornell Wine Company.

SATURDAY, December 15th
2:00 – 5:00PM
Free

As usual, we will have a couple of interesting wines open including:

DOMAINE de BÉRANE 2005 LES AGAPES is from FRANCE’S CÔTES du VENTOUX  
which is in PROVENCE but is usually considered a SOUTHERN RHÔNE  
appellation – the red wines are very similar to CÔTES du RHÔNEs.   
This wine, a blend of 70% GRENACHE, 25% SYRAH and 5% MOURVÈDRE, is a  
dead-ringer for a deep-flavored CDR, but at a lower cost than most  
similar quality CDRs - $13.50

Cheers,

Pauline & Mick
Cornell Wine Company
14740 NW Cornell Road, #90
Portland, OR 97229-5400
(503) 531-3981
mick at cornellwine.com
www.cornellwine.com
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