[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine Club November

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE CLUB
NOVEMBER WINE SELECTIONS

Below are details of the November selections for our Wine Club.   
Wines are available for pick-up by members from Friday, November 9th   
The wines will be available for all to taste on Saturday, November  
10th Noon – 5:00PM.  Remember, members get a 15% discount on monthly  
selections, so SIGN-UP AND SAVE!

EARL and COUNTESS LEVEL

CAPE MENTELLE 2005 CHARDONNAY, MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

One normally associates Australian Chardonnay with lush tropical  
fruit and a reasonable amount of oak.  Western Australia is a very  
old wine region that has only come back to the fore in the last 15-20  
years.  CAPE MENTELLE was founded in 1969 and was first known for its  
red wines.  Now its whites are getting great reviews.  This  
CHARDONNAY offers green apple and pear fruit wrapped-up in subtle  
oak.  It is medium-bodied on the palate and then has a long, balanced  
finish with good acidity.  A great “sipper”, it is also a wonderful  
accompaniment to many seafood and fowl dishes.

Regular Price: $24.00
Member Price: $20.40

DOMAINE de la RECTORIE 2003 COLLIOURE “LE SÉRIS”, ROUSSILLON, FRANCE

Dr. Parcé of this Domaine is better known for his fabulous BANYULS,  
but his red wines are also wonderful.  2003 was not a classic vintage  
in ROUSSILLON as excessive heat produced riper, more fruit-forward  
wines than traditional.  However some producers produced classic  
wines such as this COLLIOURE.  It is a blend of GRENACHE and CARIGNAN  
that was aged in large oak foudres.  The wine offers black raspberry  
from the Grenache and spice from the Carignan, but the underlying  
herbs and earth give this wine a sense of terroir you rarely find in  
USA wine.  Made to sell for $32.00, this is fabulous value.

Regular Price: $24.00
Member Price: $20.40

Total Member Monthly Cost: $40.00


BARON and BARONESS LEVEL

SABLES d’AZURE 2006 CÔTES de PROVENCE ROSÉ, FRANCE

OK, we are cheating this month and you are not getting a white wine!   
When Pauline and I came to the USA in 1976, my boss “adopted” us for  
Thanksgiving.  In those years past, he served a dry rosé with the  
turkey.  As a result, I associate rosé with Thanksgiving.  This rosé  
is a classic from Provence and even comes in the traditional shaped  
bottle, a rarity these days.  As this wine came into town a little  
late in the season, the importer has reduced the price.  The wine  
offers lots of bright raspberry and strawberry fruit which is coupled  
with that minerality only a Provencal rosé can offer.  It will be  
wonderful to drink before your Thanksgiving feast or to accompany the  
turkey.

Regular Price: $09.75
Member Price: $08.29

OKANOGAN ESTATE 2003 MERLOT, WASHINGTON, USA.

The producer is called GOLD DIGGER CELLARS and it is based in  
OROVILLE which is on Route 97 just south of the Canadian border.   
North of the border it is OKANAGAN, but on this side it is OKANOGAN.   
When Pauline and I drove up Route 97 this last July, we stopped at  
the winery.  The wines were of varied quality, but the two that stood  
out were a dry rosé from Pinot Noir and this MERLOT.  This is no  
simple fruit bomb.  It offers gobs of black plum and black cherry  
fruit coupled with subtle oak (18 months in French barrels).  What I  
like are the touches of tobacco and spice that give the wine a  
complexity far beyond its price.

Regular Price: $14.00
Member Price: $11.90

Total Member Monthly Cost: $20.19

Cheers,

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