[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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UPCOMING TASTINGS
May 05 – Free tasting of wines from India!
2 – 4 PM
Rupendhar Kanuri of Premium Vintage Wine Company will be pouring  
wines from India.
May 11 – Pinot Noir other than Oregon and Burgundy
May 18 – South America plus
Robin Malinosky-Rummell will be at Cornell Wine Company to sell and  
sign her just published book Bring Your Own Children - South America  
(see Special Events on our web site).
May 25 – Aussie Reds
June 01 – Cabernet & Blends
June 08 – NE Italy/Veneto

FRIDAY, May 04, 4:30 - 7:00pm

LESSER KNOWN FRENCH WINE REGIONS

CHEESE & PÂTÉ PLATES
As a change this week we are once again offering a pâté plate in  
addition to our usual cheese plate.
Our CHEESE PLATE offers a couple of FRENCH cheeses:
Tomme du Savoie                                   Cow’s  
Milk                                    Savoie, France
Made from milk from cows grazing on mountain grasses.
Chaubier                                                Goat/Cow’s  
Milk                           Nantes, France
A slightly stinky, but mild cheese
CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE $3.00
For our PÂTÉ PLATE we offer two Oregon produced products:
Country Pâté                                       Pork/Rabbit/ 
Pistachios
Pork Pâté                                            Pork/Fig
PÂTÉ SAMPLER PLATE $3.00

FRANCE is much more than BORDEAUX, BURGUNDY and the RHÔNE – this week  
we will explore some lesser-known regions.
1. We start in the FRONTON Appellation Contrôlée located in the area  
between Toulouse and Montauban in the southwest.  The CHATEAU  
BOUISSEL 2003 CLASSIC ROUGE is a blend of 50% NEGRETTE, 20% SYRAH,  
20% CABERNET FRANC and 10% CÔT (MALBEC).  This medium to full-bodied  
red wine was fermented in concrete tanks, hence the name “CLASSIC”,  
and sees no wood. It is a wine with the flavors of blackcurrant, red  
small fruits, and spices.  It has a silky mouth feel followed by  
smooth tannins - $12.00

2. We do not go too far away to taste a wine from CARBARDÈS, an  
Appellation Contrôlée on the hills near the ancient city of  
CAUCASSONNE (there is a picture on the back label).  The CHÂTEAU de  
PENNAUTIER 2004 ROUGE is a blend of Bordeaux elegance from CABERNET  
SAUVIGNON, MERLOT, MALBEC and Languedoc sunshine from SYRAH and  
GRENACHE. From the cigar-box nose to the ripe slightly peppery  
palate, this is a silky yet full wine that will drink beautifully  
over the next two years - $10.00
3. The Appellation Contrôlée FITOU has the distinction of being the  
first area in the LANGUEDOC to get its own AC in 1948. The LURTON  
family of BORDEAUX now owns CHÂTEAU des ERLES, and they have improved  
the wines.  The 2003 CUVÉE des ARDOISES is a blend of CARIGNAN,  
GRENACHE and SYRAH in almost equal parts, aged for 14 months in oak.   
The vines are planted on Schist (Ardoises in French) that is  
sedimentary rocks and slate.  The wine offers lots of black fruit  
with wild herbal overtones, and the palate is followed by a gravely,  
minerally, finish - $15.50

4. We now move to CORBIÈRES that is an Appellation Contrôlée to the  
northeast of FITOU.  We used this wine as a Club Selection a few  
months ago, but when I found the distributor still had a few cases, I  
thought it was a good opportunity to introduce it to a wider  
audience.  CLOS de l’ANHEL 2003 CORBIÈRES LES DIMANCHES is produced  
by Sophie Guiraudon and Philippe Mathias who have a “day job”  
managing Château Pech-Latt but tend to their own small vineyard at  
the weekends.  This is why they call their own wine “Les  
Dimanches” (the Sundays).  This is fascinating Corbières made from  
organically grown grapes, 75% of which is old-vine CARIGNAN, the rest  
being younger SYRAH.  Surprisingly reticent for a wine from the hot  
2003 vintage, this is a deep, brooding wine with exceptionally pure  
fruit.  At the moment it will show at its best with hearty food, but  
the inherent balance of the wine indicates its aging potential.  This  
is a stupendous value Corbières that will benefit from a little  
cellar aging - $18.75

5. For our final wine we move to PIC-SAINT-LOUP that does not have  
its own Appellation Contrôlée but is looked upon as one of the Crus  
of the COTEAUX de LANGUEDOC.  CLOS MARIE is one of my favorite  
producers from the area, and the 2004 L’OLIVETTE is their “entry  
level” wine.  A blend of almost equal parts of GRENACHE and SYRAH  
with lesser amounts of MOURVÈDRE and CINSAULT, the wine was aged in  
oak barrels, approximately 1/3 were new.  The nose and palate offer  
lots of black fruit with touches of blueberry; the oak is well  
integrated, and the tannins smooth - $24.00

TRY THESE FIVE WINES FOR $10.00
For our PREMIUM POUR we offer a dessert wine – possibly a Mothers’  
Day Gift?

 From the RIVESALTES Appellation Contrôlée comes DOMAINE JOLIETTE  
1990 AMBRÉ.  This is the current release of this wine, and is a blend  
of GRENACHE BLANC, GRENACHE GRIS and MACABEU.  This wine is best  
summed-up as “liquid toffee”.  Aromas of coffee, cocoa, caramel and  
prunes are followed by a smooth palate and long finish.  What is  
wonderful is that you can keep an open bottle in your refrigerator  
and it will not deteriorate for weeks - $24.75/500ml

TRY THIS WINE FOR $2.50/Taste or $4.00/2 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, May 5th
Noon – 5:00PM
Free Tasting

As usual we will have a couple of interesting bottles open for free  
tasting.  In addition:


WINES FROM INDIA!
2 – 4:00PM
FREE!
Rupendhar Kanuri of Premium Vintage Wine Company will be pouring  
wines from India.  These will include a SAUVIGNON BLANC and CABERNET/ 
SYRAH blend from GROVER VINEYARDS, and wines from SULA VINEYARDS.  He  
says he will bring some Indian appetizers.  Special Discount prices  
will apply to Indian wines purchased or ordered on Saturday.

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Cheers,

Mick & Pauline
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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