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2018 Broadside ‘Margarita Vineyard’ Cabernet
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Single vineyard, small production Cabernet for under $20? Yes please! Spice-accented cherry and dark berry aromas show very good clarity and a subtle smokey nuance. Sappy and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black currant flavors that become sweeter with air. Shows very good energy and clarity on the finish, which is firmed by supple, slow-building tannins. -
2019 Passionate Wine ‘Tinto del Mono’
$15.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 92 ~ Plum and berry aromas are intense and a bit scratchy, which is fair given that this is a bright blend of equal parts Malbec and Syrah. A tight, juicy palate is fueled by bold acidity, while this tastes of red berry fruits, plum, currant and spice. Overall this is tasty and legit, with muscle. -
2019 Villa Gaia Pinot Grigio
$13.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Flavors of poached pear, lemon zest, and marshy grass. A supple, crisp body movies nicely into a lasting, sea salt finish. -
2019 Yves Cuilleron ‘Sybel’ Syrah Rose
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Notes of raspberries, strawberries and cherries along with a lime-y citrus and, naturally, cracked black pepper. It's very dry and easy to like, especially on the finish. -
2018 Three Henry’s Pinot Noir
$16.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Made near the village of Azille, this 100 percent estate-grown Pinot Noir is a light bodied, un-oaked gem from the South of France. Clean flavors of currants and plums finish with earthy tones and red berries. -
2019 Le Morette Bardolino Rosé
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A blend of 55 percent Corvina, 35 percent Rondinella, and 10 percent Molinara - on the nose ripe peaches, watermelon and strawberry jam playfully mingle with flavors of wild flowers and strawberries. On the palate well balanced, a tiny bit of twiggy savoriness, fresh acidity with a clean finish. -
2019 Stolpman Vineyards ‘Love You Bunches’
$29.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 91 ~ The carbonic style of this wine is powerful and refreshing on the nose, which offers raspberry and crushed stone aromas. There is immense amounts of zip to the sip, where crunchy strawberry flavors meet with light herbs. Put a chill on it! -
2019 Chateau Guilhem Merlot Pot de Vin
$16.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A fantastic Merlot for the price! 100 percent Merlot from the South of France with wonderful dark plum fruit and a hint of cherry. Certified Organic and very approachable. -
2018 Day Wines Queen D
$22.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ The fruit used for Queen D comes from a single vineyard in Oregon - The Cowhorn Vineyard, a pristine biodynamic vineyard in the heart of Applegate Valley. It's an ideal site for Rhône varietals, with its rocky, well-drained river bench soils, warm temperatures, and dry growing seasons. The 2018 Queen D is a vibrant expression of Marsanne and Roussanne in equal parts. Aromas of mandarin orange, lemon liqueur, dried peaches and apricots, and white honeysuckle give way to the suprisingly tense palate. While the richness of fruit is certainly forefront, the acidity provides a refrehsing backbone to the flavor profile. -
2017 Zingara Cabernet Sauvignon
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Only 150 cases produced! This Cab from Friuli Grave lets its fruit shine through. It’s all stainless steel production helps reveal the grape’s juicy, racy character. The region’s stony, gravelly soil – from which Grave gets its name – lend mineral notes and lingering aromatics to the wine. This is a remarkably smooth and easily accessible Cabernet Sauvignon that could easily find itself as the daily red in your house. -
2019 Osmote Pet-Nat
$25.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ This is Pet Nat! Turned up all the way to 11. Made from Cayuga White, an heirloom variety developed particularly for the Finger Lakes by Cornell University in the 1950s. These grapes are picked early season to deliver orchard fruits and crisp acidity. Fermented in the bottle, this wine is sparkling and precise. -
NV Villa Gaia Prosecco
$15.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Aromas of fresh-picked citrus and honeysuckle blossoms. Crisp & clean flavors of green apple, juicy peach and ripe lemon, framed by hints of minerality. The finish is light and refreshing. -
2016 Mas de Boislauzon Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages
$21.00Add to cartDecanter 91 ~ This is an intensely concentrated, very savoury wine of great depth and concentration that will appeal to those looking for an intense, deeply fruited southern Rhône wine. Medium body - deep, juicy fruits sit alongside ripe, weighty tannins. Pretty compelling, and impressive for a Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages. -
NV CasalFarneto ‘Primo’ Spumante Verdicchio Brut
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Pleasant hints of flowers and white fruit, gifted with a delicate and fresh taste, smooth and balanced. -
2019 Berger Grüner Veltliner (1L)
$17.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Crisp and mineral-focused wine with hints of citrus, lemon peel, lychee, and a touch of spiciness that may remind you of white pepper, refreshingly crisp body. -
2019 Ovum ‘Big Salt’
$21.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Big Slat is a cult favorite among Oregon wine drinkers and Natural wine nerds. Small production, organic, native ferment, with a bit of skin contact and minimal SO₂ at bottling - what more could you ask for in a unique white blend that pleases all the points on your palate? A blend of of 45 percent Riesling, 40 percent Gewurztraminer, 14 percent Early Muscat, and 1 percent others that were natively co-fermented with up to 7 days of skin contact. Big Salt is light gold in color, no doubt due to skin contact during crush. Aromas of salty bergamot, lemon, nectarine and white tea– exotic fruits fill out the nose. The palate is filled with rich texture combined with green apple acidity - the finish is crisp, with hints of tannin structure that quickly cleans up. -
2019 Cieck Erbaluce di Caluso
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ This wine is simply called Erbaluce as it represents the most straightforward expression of the Cieck’s Erbaluce grapes. Comprised of 100 percent Erbaluce that has been whole cluster pressed, cold fermented to help retain the grapes aromatic and flavor compounds, and left in stainless steel tanks tanks for a few months before bottling. Lively and fresh - fruit forward sensations are well integrated with the firm structure of the wine and refreshing acidity. Best salad and seafood wine ever! -
2019 Le Morette Bardolino Classico
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Pale ruby color, harmonious and captivating aromas and lingering flavors deliver a wine that is as memorable as it is enjoyable. Well-balanced flavors are dry and spicy with a slightly bitter finish. -
2016 Brooks Willamette Valley Riesling
$23.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 92 ~ The most affordable and widely available Riesling in the Brooks lineup, this is an especially appealing cuvée in 2016. It's fragrant and inviting, with orange blossom, lemon zest and grapefruit components. That tangy fruit is layered and textural, with a phenolic snap. It's a blend sourced from a number of unspecified old vine sites. -
2018 Finca Torremilanos Montecastrillo Ribera Del Duero
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A Certified Organic and Demeter Certified Biodynamic family-owned and run estate in Ribera del Duero, Finca Torremilanos is comprised of 200 hectares of vineyards planted on quality land that has supported viticulture for over 100 years. This is 100 percent Tempranillo of average vine age between 10 and 20 years. Fermentation takes 9 days and malolactic occurs in 80 percent stainless steel and 20 percent in barrel. With ripe red fruit flavors with structured tannins, this over-delivers in quality for the price. -
2018 Roco ‘Gravel Road’ Pinot Noir
$23.00Add to cartWine Spectator 91 ~ “Tightly focused, this offers polish and structure, with layered raspberry and cherry flavors, laced with stony mineral and green tea notes and finishing with refined tannins. Drink now through 2028. 6,900 cases made." -
2018 Stolpman Vineyards ‘La Cuadrilla’
$26.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ La Cuadrilla is wonderfully aromatic, loaded with garrigue-scented, dark red berries. The mid-palate is lush, with super fruit, and the finish is long, with very fine tannins. Fresh and elegant, this is an easy wine to drink, absolutely food friendly. -
2018 Alain de la Treille Chinon
$24.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ This Chinon, with its bright intense purple color, offers complex aromas of minerals and red fruits (blackcurrant & blueberry). The palate is juicy & spicy, making it an ideal match for roasted meat, charcuteries and flavorful cheeses. -
2017 Adaras ‘Aldea’
$10.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Cherry red color with hints of violet and High to mid-depth color. In nose, aromas of minerality and red fruits. In mouth, it’s an expressive and clean wine with a good balance of fruitiness and flavours typical of limestone. Well-structured tannins. Fresh acidity. -
2018 Domaine Octavie Gamay
$17.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ From a sandy, clayish terroir, this red wine has great presence, starting with its beautiful intense ruby color with aromas of black cherry on a spicy background, soft on the palate, harmonious and elegant, with nice freshness. It will go wonderfully with white meats and charcuterie. -
2019 Enrico Serafino ‘Grifo del Quartaro’ Gavi di Gavi
$19.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 91 ~ The 2019 Gavi del Comune di Gavi Grifo del Quartaro is a beautifully fragrant wine that shows the floral and tropical fruit intensity that comes with the Cortese grape. The vines are planted in a six-hectare site in Monterotondo di Gavi that boasts white calcareous clay soils. These conditions reduce the vigor of the vines, resulting in more character and concentration. You'll also notice a drying touch of chalky minerality that gives linearity and focus to the wine. An ample 50,000 bottles were released at a terrific value price. -
2018 Bonny Doon ‘Le Cigare Volant Cuvée Oumuamua’
$25.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 93 ~ Randall Grahm’s ever-evolving ideology shifted again for the new label and blend of this bottling, which includes 52 percent Grenache, 35 percent Cinsault and 13 percent Syrah. Aromas of plum, cracked pepper, crumpled carnations and dried mint lead into a bright, refreshing palate of hibiscus, anise and a curry-like spice. -
2016 Zenato ‘Alanera’ Rosso Veronese
$17.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93 ~ I love the brambly nuances to this red, which suggests forest floor, dried plums, dried herbs and cedar. Full-bodied and chewy with grainy tannins and spice undertones throughout. Long and beautiful. Drink now or hold.
