[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This Week

[Beard Michael]

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FUTURE TASTINGS
18 April – Merlot
25 April – Portugal
02 May – Petite Sirah
09 May – South America
16 May – Cabernet Sauvignon
23 May – Rhône Valley

THIS WEEK
FRIDAY, April 11th
4:30 - 7:00pm

AUSTRALIA

CHEESE PLATE
This week we offer a selection of Cheddar Cheeses.
New Zealand Organic – Aged 6 Months
Australia – Aged 18 Months
Canada – Aged 3 Years
CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE $3.00

AUSTRALIA has been one of the great wine “blenders”, mixing grapes  
that nobody else would have considered.  How about Cabernet Sauvignon  
and Mourvèdre?  OK, we will not go that wild, but all of this week’s  
wines are blends except one – a typical Aussie Shiraz.  It is very  
difficult to choose a tasting order, so I’ve decided to go with price!

1. We carried some WATER WHEEL wines some time ago, and recently a  
customer said the 2006 MEMSIE was wonderful – I agree!  A blend of  
87% SHIRAZ, 7% CABERNET SAUVIGNOIN and 6% MALBEC, this wine from  
BENDIGO in VICTORIA offers a complex nose of black currant, blueberry  
and cinnamon.  The palate has a plush texture with lots of ripe  
fruit, and the balanced finish gives some elegance to the wine.  It  
was rated “outstanding” by The Wine Advocate - $13.50

2. WOLF BLASS, founded in the early 1970s, produces a wide range of  
wines from “supermarket specials” to some elegant, high-end wines.   
This month, the local distributor is doing a promotion of the  
winery’s middle range GOLD LABEL series.  We offer the 2004 BAROSSA  
VALLEY SHIRAZ.  This is a classic from the area with lots of ripe  
berry fruit, a touch of spice, and noticeable wood.  Made to sell for  
about $25, this is now fabulous value - $15.00

3. After customers Kim and Robert came back from a vacation Down- 
Under, they raved about this next wine (in an earlier vintage) and it  
was successful in the shop.  LANGMEIL is another BAROSSA VALLEY  
producer, and they call their SHIRAZ (44%), GRENACHE (35%) and  
MOURVÈDRE (21%) blend THREE GARDENS.  The 2006 is another wine with  
an “outstanding” rating in The Wine Advocate.  The wine was aged in a  
mix of American and French oak, its nose is complex offering black  
cherry, tobacco and cedar, and the palate is medium bodied showing  
blueberry fruit and some spice - $18.00

4. BEN GLAETZER used to be a WOLF BLASS winemaker before setting up  
his own winery and consulting with several others.  All the fruit he  
uses for his own wines come from the EBENEZER district in the  
northern BAROSSA VALLEY.  His 2005 WALLACE is a blend of 80% SHIRAZ  
from 65-year-old vines and 20% GRENACHE from 90-year-old vines.  Aged  
in a mix of American and French oak, this wine is stunning value.   
The nose is very complex, offering black cherry fruit, cedar, tobacco  
and a lovely touch of damp earth.  The concentrated palate moves more  
to blueberry fruit, and the wine exhibits a good structure, a long  
finish, and well-integrated tannins.  Another wine rated  
“outstanding” in The Wine Advocate and also designated excellent  
value at $25.00 - $22.50

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

This week’s PREMIUM POUR:

For our PREMIUM POUR we move to the PYRENEES district of VICTORIA  
(somewhat distant from Spain/France!).  DOMINIQUE PORTET, brother of  
CLOS du VAL’s BERNARD PORTET, founded TALTARNI in 1972.  Their father  
was cellar master at CHÂTEAU LAFITE, so they have a significant wine  
heritage.  TALTARNI makes some lovely bubbly and I’ve always liked  
the Cabernet Sauvignon – it is more Latour in style than Lafite.  The  
2001 CEPHAS is their flagship wine and is a blend of 72% SHIRAZ and  
28% CABERNET SAUVIGNON.  Aged in French oak, the wine is super-smooth  
and elegant while exhibiting lots of black fruit.  There are vanillan  
overtones on the nose and palate, and lovely spice on the long  
finish.  Current stock is all that is available of this vintage - $39.75

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, April 12th
Noon – 5:00PM
Free

We will have some or all of the April Club Wines open:

WOLF BLASS GOLD LABLE 2004 CHARDONNAY, ADELAIDE HILLS, AUSTRALIA -  
$15.00
FEUDI di SAN GREGORIO 2006 FALANGHINA, CAMPANIA ITALY - $15.00
CHÂTEAU de PULGNY MONTRACHET 2005 BOURGOGNE ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE -  
$26.50De MARTINO 2006 CARMENÈRE, LEGADO RESERVA, MAIPO VALLEY, CHILE  
- $14.50

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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