FINE WINES

All of our Fine Wine Selections are carefully chosen by our expert staff to bring you the best values possible.  We make special limited purchases on each of these wines which usually sell out quickly.  You may reserve these wines for payment and pickup at the store. Items reserved will be held seven days.  

2005, Sassicaia
Region: Tuscany, Italy
The 2005 Sassicaia is another strong effort from Tenuta San Guido.
Medium in body, it reveals an understated, delicate expression of smoke, herbs, tobacco and sweet dark fruit. The wine possesses compelling harmony and a gorgeous sense of inner perfume that flows from start to finish. This is an outstanding showing in a very challenging vintage.Sassicaia is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025. 93 pts wine advocate.

2001, Le Gode, Brunello Riserva
Region: Tuscany, Italy
In the mouth the wine is fruit poetry, long, graceful lines of spice sheathed a core of bright cherry laced with deep, sweet plum flavors.
This wine has a long, muscular focus, yet supple, yielding, still graceful however demands attention, built from the inside out, full of intensity that just vibrates in your mouth. Smooth, it rolls across your palate like spreading butter on bread, filling every taste sensor with an extended finish.

2005, Hollywood & Vine, Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Napa Valley, California
"A big, bold, rich and expressive style that packs in lots of flavor yet manages to be elegant and stylish without being heavy. Deep perfumed currant, floral, spice and berry flavors coat the palate, ending with ripe integrated tannins. Drink now through 2014." 93 points wine spectator.

2000, Heitz Cellars, "Martha's Vineyard" Cabernet
Region: Napa Valley, California
The 2000 Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has a wonderful varietal aroma layered with bright cherry fruit and just a whisper of mint that makes the wine distinctive. This beautifully balanced wine shows a slight restraint in depth reflective of the 2000 vintage. The true elegance shines in the finesse and delicate structure of this Cabernet.  It is approachable and enjoyable now.

2003, Penfolds, Grange

Region: South Australia
Captivating, complex, complete. Unraveling aromatics unfurl with air - blue fruit notes entwined with barrel ferment and maturation elements; nothing singular, always in tandem. Sweet soy, cola and quince paste high notes escape from an ethereal layer (aniseed, fennel and fresh treacle ginger pudding) wafting above.

2004, Aalto,Tempernillo
Region: Ribera del Duero, Spain
The 2004 Aalto has a far different personality than the 2003. More deeply colored, it is also significantly more expressive aromatically.
It reveals pain grille, pencil lead, wild blueberry, black raspberry, and blackberry liqueur notes. Opulent on the palate, it has layer upon layer of ripe fruit, and superb length but is still an infant developmentally. Give this top-flight effort 6-8 years to further evolve and drink it through 2032.
94pts wine advocate.

2006, K Vitner, "Cougar Hill" Syrah Region: Walla Walla, Washington
Small batch, Walla Walla Valley Syrah at its best: black olives, sea salt, and smooth, smooth goodness. Don't miss this wine. (257 cases)

2004, Antinori, Solaia
Region: Tuscany, Italy
The 2004 Solaia is breathtaking, as it so often is. Soaring aromatics lead to a sweet, layered expression of dark fruit. The wine possesses super clarity and precision with a gorgeous inner tension that carries all the way through to the long finish. The tannins remain incredibly finessed and silky. This is a more restrained, elegant style than the full-throttle 2001. 2004 is the first vintage in which the component wines were aged separately, rather than together, as had been the custom in previous vintages. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024. 96pts wine advocate.

2004, Sandrone, "Le Vigne" Barolo
Region: Piedmonte, Italy
The 2004 Barolo Le Vigne is a phenomenal effort. Sweet, long and pure, it reveals an expansive core of perfumed ripe red fruit, flowers and spices.
Despite its notable concentration it is made in a restrained style, showing remarkable elegance as well as harmony, with superb length and finessed tannins on the close. Le Vigne is made from the Ceretta, Vignane, Merli and Conterni vineyards. I have tasted the wines from these plots separately on many occasions. Curiously, I have never been particularly impressed by any of the wines on their own, yet when they are blended the results can be extraordinary, as is the case with the sublime 2004 Le Vigne. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2019. 96 pts wine advocate.

1985, Bollinger R.D., Champagne
Region: Burgundy, France
It has a beautiful white gold color and a super complex bouquet of truffle butter and deep Pinot Noir fruit. On the palate the Champagne is ultra rich and yeasty but completely dry. It is labeled as Extra Brut but tastes as if it hasn't been dosed at all and the finish is more focused than I thought possible for such a big wine. Exceptional Champagne!

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