[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Michael Beard]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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November 23 – Bordeaux
November 30 – Spain
December 07 – Annual Bubbly Tasting
December 14 – Cabernet Sauvignon
December 21 – Christmas Treats

FRIDAY, November 16th
4:30 - 7:00pm

Wines for Your Thanksgiving Feast

THIS WEEK’S SAMPLER PLATE
To go with our wines for Thanksgiving we will be offering a free  
turkey brest (while supplies last).

After Pauline and I came to the USA in 1976 we were “adopted” by my  
boss’ family for the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Jack, my boss, always  
served a dry Rosé (in 1977???) and a Beaujolais and so I associate  
these wines with Thanksgiving.

1. Over recent years, the most successful “Thanksgiving Wines” in the  
shop have been ones made from PINOT BLANC.  This year we go to ALSACE  
to sample such a wine.  TRIMBACH is a very traditional producer and  
does not agree with the richer, off-dry style of many of today’s  
Alsace wines.  Their 2004 PINOT BLANC is a classic, offering good  
fruit together with that minerally component that makes many Alsace  
wines special.  This is a wonderful value wine - $13.50

2. For our rosé we move to PROVENCE, the home of some stunning rosés.  
This rosé is a Club Wine this month, but it is such a bargain we  
wanted you all to try it.  The SABLES d’AZURE 2006 CÔTES de PROVENCE  
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 herbal and mineral elements only a Provencal rosé  
can offer.  It will be wonderful to drink before your Thanksgiving  
feast or to accompany the turkey - $9.75

3. For our BEAUJOLAIS this year we offer the GEORGES DUBOEUF 2006  
“FLOWER LABEL BOTTLING” from the SAINT AMOUR CRU.  Most people when  
(if ever?) they think of BEAUJOLAIS, just think of NOUVEAU.  While  
NOUVEAU is fun, there are many serious wines in the BEAUJOLAIS  
region.  SAINT AMOUR is one of ten CRUS (we have several other Crus  
in stock) and it offers lots of ripe GAMAY fruit together with more  
complexity than offered by simple BEAUJOLAIS - $13.25
(Note: we are offering special discounts on Cru Beaujolais this  
Friday and Saturday – see under Saturday).

4. We normally serve a ZINFANDEL because an American wine should go  
with an American holiday.  This week we will go along with one of  
MATT KRAMER’S “Thanksgiving picks”, the SANDHILL WINERY "RED  
MOUNTAIN" CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003.  I have not tasted this wine and  
so just quote Matt: “Just a few weeks ago I recommended the 2002  
vintage of this impressively original and characterful cabernet  
sauvignon from Sandhill Winery in Washington's tiny (710 acres) Red  
Mountain district.  The response was quick: The distributor reported  
that the wine sold out in eight hours, with more than 200 cases  
flying out the door to 85 retail and restaurant accounts.  Happily,  
the 2003 vintage has just been released. It, too, is a stunner:  
dense, rich, intense and suffused with the one-of-a-kind savor of Red  
Mountain-grown cabernet. That means a kind of ironlike taste and  
scent allied to a medicinal note, which tastes a whole lot better  
than that descriptor suggests.  This is flat-out-superb cabernet  
sauvignon with a character rarely found in cabernets from just about  
anywhere -- including the Napa Valley.  How does it compare to the  
2002? The 2003 vintage is even better, with a greater depth and  
resonance of flavor. More than drinkable now, it surely will improve  
with additional cellaring.”
This vintage sold-out even faster in two and one-half hours.  However  
this wine merchant was on the telephone on Sunday, so we have a few  
cases.  If we have any left, we will pour it on Friday - $20.00

5. We need a sparkling red at Thanksgiving and this year we go back  
to FRANCE.  DOMAINE RENARDAT-FÂCHE is a producer in BUGEY CERDON  
which is mid way between Lyon and Geneva.  The wine is a blend of  
GAMAY NOIR and POULSARD and is made by the méthode ancestral.  This  
results in a low-alcohol, berry scented, slightly sweet, sparkling  
and gorgeously refreshing wine - $19.75

TRY THESE FIVE WINES FOR $10.00

For this week’s PREMIUM POUR we offer a great Oregon Pinot Noir:

Until now, we have never carried a wine from J. K. CARRIERE.  To be  
honest, I thought the wines were over-priced and depended on a “cult  
following”.  Last week I went to a trade tasting of many Oregon “cult  
wines”.  While I agree the J. K. CARRIERE 2005 WILLAMETTE VALLEY  
PINOT NOIR seems expensive for a “basic” wine, it stood out against  
many more expensive wines.  Jim Prosser, the owner-winemaker, maybe  
goes overboard on the back label, but when he said “Pinot Noir is a  
tuning fork for the soul”, I can’t help but agree after tasting this  
wine.  This is not for the “Syrah wannabe” crowd, this is what Oregon  
Pinot Noir should be about, and maybe I’ll become a cult member - $39.50

TRY THIS WINE FOR $4.50/Taste or $8.00/4 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, November 17th

Noon – 5:00PM
Free

We will have a BEAUJOLAIS day!  I had ignored NOUVEAU this year  
because of the price (air freight adds about $3.00/bottle), but I had  
a couple of inquiries.  If the wine arrives, we will have it open  
together with one CRU BEAUJOLAIS.  We will also offer special  
discounts for people willing to buy at least three bottles of the  
many Crus we have in stock (Chenas, Saint Amour [2 producers],  
Julienas, Chiroubles, Morgon [3 producers]. Fleurie).  BUY ANY THREE  
OR MORE BOTTLES OF BEAUJOLAIS AND RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT (no other  
discounts apply).

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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