2014 Bordeaux PART III, Red & White Pessac-Léognan & Sauternes

This Saturday we will be continuing our tasting series of the excellent 2014 vintage in Bordeaux. Our third shipment takes us across the Gironde Estuary to the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux, home to all of the official 1855 classed-growth wines. While…

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Posted on 2017.05.26 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

 

2014 Bordeaux PART II, Saint-Émilion – From Every Day to Grand Vin

This Saturday we will be continuing our tasting series of the excellent 2014 vintage in Bordeaux. Our second shipment stays focused on the Merlot-based wines of the Right Bank, specifically the wines of Saint-Émilion. These wines represent every day drinking…

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Posted on 2017.05.05 in France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

 

2014 Pomerol & Right Bank Bordeaux – From Every Day to Blue Chip Wines

After a string of challenging years 2014 Bordeaux has shaped up to be the best vintage following the historic back-to-back vintages of 2009 and 2010. The long growing season and a glorious autumn allowed for both maximum ripening and maximum…

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Posted on 2017.04.28 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

 

Sultry Bordeaux Blend from Italy’s Alto Adige

Peter Dipoli “Iugum” (Alto Adige 2011) Special Price: ~$43/bottle Just about every region in the world capable of growing wine grapes produces some Bordeaux-style blend. Quite often the commitment to plant these international grape varieties is based more on perceived…

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Posted on 2017.03.15 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Trentino Alto Adige  |  Read more...

 

Red Bordeaux Priced for Everyday Drinking

Château Haut-Maurac (Médoc 2012) Special Price for 12 bottles in wooden crate: $240 ($20/bottle) SOLD OUT The general consensus of the 2012 vintage in Bordeaux was that the Merlot variety did a bit better than Cabernet Sauvignon. While this won’t…

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Posted on 2017.02.22 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

Spanish Mediterranean Fruit – Bordeaux Style

Alemany i Corrio “Pas Curtei” (Penedès 2011) Special 6-pack Price: $134 (~$22/bottle) SOLD OUT One often hears the word “bold” in the context of red wine. While there are many interpretations for the term, thick ripe fruit or big young…

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Posted on 2017.02.08 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Catalunya  |  Read more...

 

The Gift of Bordeaux in 6-Pack Wood Box or Magnum

Mixed 6-pack of Top-Quality Bordeaux in Wood Box $275 SOLD OUT Stop by this Saturday to sample a few exceptional wines from the Bordeaux region of France — packed in attractive wood six pack boxes. This makes a perfect gift…

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Posted on 2016.12.14 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

2012 Château Carbonnieux – A Red Bordeaux for the Table and the Cellar

Château Carbonnieux (Pessac-Léognan, 2012) Red Special Price: $264/6-pack ($44/bottle) One of the highlights of our Bordeaux MasterClass earlier this year was Eric Perrin’s Château Carbonnieux red and white wines from the Pessac-Léognan region of…

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Posted on 2016.11.09 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

From Spain to Detroit – a Few Special Collaborative Cuvées

If you’ve enjoyed a Spanish wine from our shop it likely came from a local, Detroit-based enterprise that has collected a portfolio of distinguished, passionate producers from some of the most exciting wine production regions in Spain.

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Posted on 2016.08.31 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ  |  Read more...

 

2012 Grange des Pères – Cult Wine from Languedoc

$117/bottle If we ever questioned why Laurent Vaillé‘s Domaine de la Grange des Pères Rouge has attained cult status, a recent tasting of an early 2000s vintage presented us the answer. It was near perfection. Layers of earthy, herbal complexity…

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Posted on 2016.07.27 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

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