[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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UPCOMING TASTINGS

June 08 – NE Italy/Veneto
June 15 – Petite Sirah
June 22 – Austria with Ewald Moseler

FRIDAY, June 1, 4:30 - 7:00pm

CABERNETS AND BLENDS

CHEESE & PÂTÉ PLATES
This week we once more a Pâté Plate in addition to our usual cheese  
Plate.
Roomkass                              Cow’s  
Milk                                    Holland
Consider this to be an “upmarket” Gouda!
Gruyère                                 Cow’s  
Milk                                    Switzerland
Cave-aged, this is not your “supermarket” Gruyère!
CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE $3.00
We will have two Pâtés from Viande at City Market NW – we just have  
not yet selected which!
PÂTÉ SAMPLER PLATE $3.00
(prices subject to change)

We look to the USA west coast for nearly all our wines this week.   
However we have included one furrin wine to keep things more  
interesting.
1. We start in CALIFORNIA with well-known SONOMA producer CHÂTEAU ST.  
JEAN.  Several of their wines are on the pricey side, and their  
“California Series” not consistent enough for the prices asked.   
However their 2004 CALIFORNIA CABERNET SAUVIGNON hit the mark with  
me, and at its currently reduced price, is well worth the money.  It  
offers a lovely nose and palate of ripe cassis coupled with well  
integrated oak.  While not an enormous wine, there is good intensity,  
balance and length - $13.25

2. I usually associate CHILE’S SANTA RITA with their 120 Series of  
inexpensive wines, but a couple of weeks ago I tasted some of their  
more expensive wines.  While the 2004 RESERVA CABERNET was good for  
its price, I thought the 2003 MEDELLA REAL MAIPO VALLEY CABERNET  
SAUVIGNON was outstanding value.  While in some years the winery  
blends in some Cabernet Franc, the 2003 is 100% CABERNET SAUVIGNON  
from an estate vineyard in ALTO JAHUEL.  The nose is lovely combining  
black cherry, cassis, vanillans and toast (the wine spent 12 months  
in French oak).  The wine is full-bodied on the palate with the  
flavors reflecting the nose.  Ripe tannins provide grip on the long,  
complex finish  - $17.50
3. We return to CALIFORNIA and PASO ROBLES’ producer, ROBERT HALL.   
While the winery mainly concentrates on Rhône varietals, based on  
this wine they do an excellent job with CABERNET SAUVIGNON.  In the  
2005, the 81% CABERNET SAUVIGNON is blended with 9% MERLOT, 6%  
CABERNET FRANC and 4%SYRAH.  Black fruit aromas (plum and currant)  
together with vanillans leap out of the glass.  The palate shows  
plush black fruit, and the finish shows touches of spice and  
chocolate.  There are some noticeable, but velvety, tannins on the  
long finish - $20.00

4. We now go north to WASHINGTON, and PROSSER to be exact.  COYOTE  
CANYON VINEYARD’S winery located there, is a new winery for me.  I do  
not know whether there is any connection between them and  
California’s Coyote Canyon Winery.  The Washington 2004 BEST RED is  
an almost Bordeaux-like blend of 35% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 35% MERLOT  
and 30% CABERNET FRANC.  All the fruit comes from the HORSE HEAVEN  
HILLS.  The nose has touches of cedar in addition to ripe blackberry  
fruit.  While the wine has the intensity typical of a Washington  
wine, it also elegant and well balanced. Only 133 cases were made. -  
$18.50

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

For our PREMIUM POUR we return to CALIFORNIA:

The RISTOW 2003 QUINTA de PEDRAS VINEYARD is classic NAPA VALLEY  
CABERNET SAUVIGNON – ripe, intense fruit coupled with some Bordeaux  
overtones.  The fruit was picked in small lots over a period from  
September 26 through November 1.  This was to obtain the best from  
the differing terroir of each part of the vineyard.  Yields varied  
between 0.8 – 2.5 tons per acre.  The nose shows black cherries,  
cassis and pencil shavings.  The mouth feel is luscious with flavors  
of black plums and cherries together with some spiciness.  The long  
finish has a touch of bitter chocolate.  The balance and acidity make  
this a very food-friendly wine - $62.50

TRY THIS WINE FOR $6.50/Taste or $12.00/4 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, June 2nd

Noon – 5 PM

Free tasting

As usual we will have a couple of wines open.  The provisional  
selection is:

GIANNINA 2005 VERNACCIA di SAN GIMIGNANO – just the sort of  
refreshing WHITE you need on a warm day - $10.00

For a RED, we offer a bargain from FRANCE’S CORBIÈRES region.  You  
can smell and taste the south of France in this wine.  The CHATEAU  
LAMY 2005 is a blend of 35% incredibly old CARIGNAN, 35% GRENACHE,  
15% SYRAH and 15% MOUVÈDRE.  The nose and palate has that wonderful  
combination of earth, herbs, and black fruit that could come from  
nowhere else than the LANGUEDOC/ROUSSILLON.  AN ABSOLUTE STUNNING  
WINE FOR $8.00!

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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