[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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November 09 – Piemonte
November 16 – Wines for Thanksgiving
November 23 – Bordeaux
November 30 – Spain
December 07 – Annual Bubbly Tasting
December 14 – Cabernet Sauvignon

Special Events
Tuesday, November 13 – An Italian Evening with Don Oman
of Casa Bruno (reservations required, $25)

FRIDAY, November 2nd
4:30 - 7:00pm

Wines of Australia

CHEESE PLATES
To go with these Aussie wines we offer a selection of Cheddar  
cheese.  Unfortunately New Seasons no longer carries the Aussie  
cheese we wanted, but they recommended these others.
English Farmhouse Cheddar
Cahill’s Whiskey Cheddar - Ireland
Canadian Extra Sharp Cheddar
CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE $4.00

This week we will show the Aussies have more to offer than Shiraz –  
but we will include two Shiraz in our tasting.

1. We will start with a white wine from WESTERN AUSTRALIA.  While  
grapes were first grown in this area in the 19th Century, the wine  
industry, except for a few growers, disappeared until the 1980s.  The  
MARGARET RIVER region has become well known, especially for its white  
wines, and CAPE MENTELLE is one of the area’s stars.  In 2006 they  
made a good knock-off of a WHITE BORDEAUX.  Made from 60% SAUVIGNON  
BLANC and 40% SEMILLON, the wine certainly smells of the Sauvignon,  
but the Semillon gives a lovely, round, smooth texture to the mid- 
palate and finish.  For those of you that find Kiwi Sauvignon Blancs  
too aggressive, this is the wine for you - $16.00

2. We stay in WESTERN AUSTRALIA for our first red.  SALITAGE is a new  
producer for me, and they are based in the PEMBERTON region.  Their  
2001 “Bordeaux blend” could be taken as French – blind I would not  
have guessed it was from “down-under”.  A blend of 53% CABERNET  
SAUVIGNON, 28% MERLOT, 14% CABERNET FRANC and 5% PETIT VERDOT, this  
is a subtle and complex wine.  Up front the cassis of Cabernet  
Sauvignon is dominant, and then plum fruit from Merlot comes through,  
and then the other grapes kick-in to give an earthy, spicy, quality  
to the finish.  To a Brit, this is fantastic value - $19.50

3. It seems that I should have called this tasting a WESTERN  
AUSTRALIA TASTING as the next wine is from that region!  One  
associates MALBEC with ARGENTINA, so why shouldn’t another Southern  
Hemisphere country do well with the grape?  This winery’s was the  
first 100% MALBEC I’ve tasted from AUSTRALIA, and while the 2004 was  
good, this 2005 is spectacular.  The FERNGROVE 2005 KING MALBEC is  
from the FRANKLAND RIVER region.  Typically very dark in color, the  
nose offers blackberry and what a Brit would call “Christmas Cake”  
aromas.  The palate is full-bodied with lots of black plum and cherry  
all wrapped-up in French oak - $25.00

4. Finally we get to a SHIRAZ and the BAROSSA VALLEY.  THORN-CLARKE,  
a family estate, makes a large range of wines and the 2006 SHOTFIRE  
SHIRAZ is in the middle of their range.  For a wine from this region,  
the nose is somewhat subdued, but then the wine roars with lots of  
black plum fruit and vanillans from the copious oak.  The balance and  
length are impeccable - $22.50

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

For our PREMIUM POUR we stay in the BAROSSA VALLEY:

BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE is a cooperative that produces many value- 
oriented wines.  The EBENEZER SHIRAZ is their top wine. Many Shiraz  
from the BAROSSA VALLEY can be a little “over the top” showing too  
much eucalyptus (menthol?) and too much alcohol.  This 2001 wine,  
while obviously Australian, is more subtle than many such wines.  It  
does show eucalyptus and ripe black plum fruit on the nose, but the  
palate has some elegance, and the long finish has the acidity making  
the wine a great partner to food - $30.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $3.50/Taste or $6.00/4 ounces

We will also be offering another wine by the taste or glass, but the  
wine is not available for sale.  The distributor is sold-out, but  
wants people to taste an excellent SHIRAZ with a few years of age on  
the wine.  The BEST 2000 BIN 0 SHIRAZ was wonderful three years ago,  
and I’m looking forward to tasting it again.  I will not know the  
price until it arrives on Friday – likely about $45.

TRY THIS WINE FOR $5.00/Taste or $9.00/4 ounces
(prices subject to change)

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, November 3rd
Noon – 5:00PM
Free

As usual, we will have a couple of interesting wines open.  I’ve yet  
to decide which!


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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