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JULY 19 2008 VINTAGES RELEASE

 

SUGGESTIONS

59378 – 2005 Echeverria Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - $13.95/btl or $167.40/case (600 cases of 12)WINE SPECTATOR: 88 pts & Editor's Daily Pick – “fine grained tannins, elegant finish”

59436 – 2005 Morande Carmenere Reserva - $13.95/btl or $167.40/case (600 cases of 12)

WINE SPECTATOR: 87 pts

DECANTER: 5 stars & Recommended - "Full bodied, richly textured"

ANTHONY GISMONDI: 87 pts & Top Import Pick in Canada - "fine value for carmenere freaks"

WINE & SPIRITS: 89 pts & Top 100 Best Buys  

 

960542 – 2006 Montgras Reserva Carmenere - $12.95/btl or $155.40/case (720 cases of 12)

WINE SPECTATOR: 88 pts & Smart Buy – “a textbook version of the grape”

ROBERT PARKER: 86 pts & Recommended Wine – “Brilliant value”

RESTAURANT WINE MAG: 5 stars & Exceptional

ERIC ASIMOV (NY Times) – “Best value”

SILVER MEDAL – Int’l Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)

BRONZE MEDAL – Wines of Chile awards

POTPOURRI: Aged 8 months in French & American oak; Cellar life 5 yrs

 

606236 – 2006 d’Arenberg The Stump Jump GSM - $13.95/btl or $167.40/case (1,380 cases of 12) 

ROBERT PARKER: 89 pts - "excellent value"

GARY WALSH: 89 pts - "very attractive... super wine"

 

0076398 – 2005 Pierre Amadieu Vacqueyras La Grangeliere Rouge - $22.95 (250 cases of 12) : WS88? ; ST90 – 93

 

0983742 – 2005 L.A. Cetto Petite Sirah - $10.95 (1,050 cases of 12) : J-MDeluc 4 ½ stars

 

0083964 – 2006 Corte Giara Ripasso Valpolicella - $19.95 (1,200 cases of 12) – WOM

 

0066894 – 2006 Pikes Traditionale Riesling - $17.95 (150 cases of 12) – SUMMERTIME WINES : RP88 ; ST90(+?) ; JH94 ; Gold

 

0064477 – 2006 Navarro Correas Coleccion Privada Chardonnay - $13.95 (300 cases of 12) – SUMMERTIME WINES

 

27409 – 2005 Irony Napa Chardonnay - $19.95/btl (672 cases of 12) – SUMMERTIME WINES : WW88 : Stadium card, 2x4 card

 

78832 – 2005 Laquirou Les Quatre Pins - $15.95/btl (250 cases of 12) : DECANTER-Bronze ; CONCOURS GRAND VINS-Gold : Stadium card, 2x4 card

 

0606541 – 2005 Antinori Peppoli Chianti Classico - $19.95 (1,000 cases of 12) : GS91

 

0950576 – 2007 Mas de Bressades Cuvee Tradition Rose - $12.95 (800 cases of 12)

 

738567 – 2005 Grant Burge Barossa Vines Shiraz - $17.95/btl or $215.40/case (500 cases of 12) : ST87+

 

0063909 – 60 btls – 2006 Novas Winemaker’s Collection Chardonnay/Marsanne/Viognier - $18.95 (200 cases of 12) – SUMMERTIME WINES : Organic : 5 STARS (Decanter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3509 –  2007 Chakana Malbec - $13.95/btl or $167.40/case (800 cases of 12)

 

0723288 – 60 btls – 2006 Trumpeter Cabernet Sauvignon - $13.95 (450 cases of 12)