[Cornell Wine] Cornell Wine This week

[Beard Michael]

CORNELL WINE COMPANY
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FUTURE TASTINGS
16 May – Cabernet Sauvignon
23 May – Pinot Noir <$20
30 May – Rhône Valley
06 June – Piemonte
13 June – Red Blends
20 June – Worldwide Sangiovese

THIS WEEK
FRIDAY, May 9th
4:30 - 7:00pm

SOUTH AMERICA

CHEESE PLATE
This week we offer a variety of cheeses to go with the variety of  
wines we are pouring.  All these cheeses come from the new Whole  
Paycheck which recently opened on NW Cornell Road at 194th.
		Appenzeller                          Cow’s  
Milk                                    Switzerland
		Farmhouse Gouda                Cow’s  
Milk                                    Holland
         	Chaubier                              Cow/Goat’s  
Milk                    	  France
CHEESE SAMPLER PLATE $5.00

South America is better known for value-priced wines, but is now  
producing some excellent, higher-priced wines.  This week we offer  
great value wines in the basic flight and a spectacular wine as the  
Premium Pour.

1. We start in CHILE and the MAIPO VALLEY.  SANTA EMA is a producer  
of many excellent value wines and the 2007 ROSADO is a lovely dry  
Rosé.  It is a blend of 60% CABERNET SAUVIGNON and 40% SYRAH.  A  
medium-weight rosé, it offers lots of wild cherry and raspberry  
fruit, and a long, dry finish.  Spectacular value - $11.25

2. Moving east to ARGENTINA, we offer the new vintage of our best- 
selling MALBEC.  ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS is a consistent producer, year- 
in, year-out, and the 2007 from MENDOZA is as good as ever.   
Regularly rated at about 90 points, the price is reasonable as the  
wine is a direct import by Portland’s Domaine Selections - $11.00

3. Going back to CHILE we will taste a new product on the Oregon  
market.  When I first tasted the products of VIÑA HARAS de PIRQUE I  
thought we have another good quality Chilean producer.  The regular  
CABERNET SAUVIGNON is good, but the 2005 CHARACTER is wonderful.   
Almost Bordeaux in character, it offers lots of cassis fruit, subtle  
oak, great balance and length - $20.00

4. Back again to ARGENTINA (OK I’m trying to get you to use all your  
“Frequent Flyer”: miles!)  When I traveled to Buenos Aires in the  
1970s NORTON was an “up-market” wine.  However they lost their way in  
the modernization of the industry during the 1980s, but now have  
bounced-back to the forefront of quality.  The 2005 PRIVADA is a  
blend of 40% MALBEC, 30% MERLOT, and 30% CABERNET SAUVIGNON sourced  
from several Mendoza appellations with vine age ranging from 50-80  
years and modest yields of 1.6 tons per acre.  The wine was aged for  
16 months in new French oak. The Wine Advocate: “Purple-colored, it  
has a complex bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, clove, black  
currant and black cherry. This leads to a medium to full-bodied wine  
with good grip, ripe fruit, and well-integrated, soft tannins. The  
finish is long and pure. This tasty blend will evolve for several  
years but can be enjoyed now and over the next 10+ years” - $21.75

TRY THESE FOUR WINES FOR $10.00

This week’s PREMIUM POUR:

BODEGAS ACHAVAL-FERRER was founded in 1998 and is already thought of  
as one of Argentina’s benchmark wineries.  Many of their wines are  
north of $100, and the QUIMERA is their “entry-level” Bordeaux  
blend.  The 2005 is a blend of 37% MALBEC, 28% MERLOT, 25% CABERNET  
SAUVIGNON and 10% CABERNET FRANC.  The wine was aged in French oak of  
which 40% of the barrels were new.  This wine was rated 93 in the  
Wine Spectator and 92+ in The Wine Advocate.  The nose offers black  
currant, olives and licorice, and the wine is beautifully balanced,  
offering intensity and length.  The Wine Advocate said “…it could  
easily pass for a classified growth St.-Julien”  - $45.00

TRY THIS WINE FOR $5.00/Taste or $9.00/4 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, May 10th
Noon – 5:00PM
Free

This week we will have May’s Wines-of-the-Month open.  See earlier  
email for full details.  These are wines offered at almost a full- 
case discount for single bottle purposes.  These prices are valid for  
the whole month.  NO FURTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY.  If the wines are used  
as part of a mixed-case they will count as bottles towards the case  
with the regular priced wines receiving the normal mixed-case  
discount.  Full cases of one wine-of-the-month receive an additional  
discount for pre-paid orders.

BARBI 2007 ORVIETO CLASSICO SECCO
Regular Price $11.50                                     This Month  
$9.80
Pre-paid Case Price $112.00 ($9.33/bottle)

EVESHAM WOOD 2007 BLANC du PUIT SEC
Regular Price $14.00                                     This Month  
$11.90
Pre-paid Case Price $136.00 ($11.33/bottle)

CASTELLO della PANARETTA 2004 CHIANTI CLASSICO
Regular Price $19.50                                     This Month  
$16.60
Pre-paid Case Price $189.00 ($15.75/bottle)

SWANSON 2004 ESTATE MERLOT, OAKVILLE, NAPA VALLEY
Regular Price $32.50                                     This Month  
$27.65
Pre-paid Case Price $315.00 ($26.25/bottle)

REMEMBER MOTHER’S DAY!

We have several lovely wines in stock for that special “Mum” in your  
life.

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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