| Europa Cellars Newsletter, 17th January 2012 |
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| Introduction What We're Drinking The January Sale Continues Bistro & Delicatessen |
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Dear Wine Aficionado,
This week we have needed a little soothing summer refreshment to ease the madness of our January sale, as such we turned to an old favourite; Austria's Gruner Veltliner. The wine we are particularly enamoured with is the 2010 Domane Wachau Federspiel which not only represents excellent value, but is a terrific introduction and totally varietal expression of the grape. White pepper, firm yellow stone fruit with hints of yellow apple and guava greet your nose, while a crunchy green apple acidity and spicy minerality produce the perfect palate for summery days by the tennis court, and after all what should better suit watching Roger "the Fed" Federer thrashing a lowly ranked player than drinking a racy Domane Wachau 'FED'erspiel Gruner Veltliner?! Our January sale continues this week, with the addition of Maison Lupe-Cholet and Domaine du Chateau Gris. We had a terrific response on the Zind-Humbrecht wines last week which have almost all sold out, also some more of the Dugat-Py wines have sold out, so if you missed last weeks newsletter don't delay in getting your orders in early. And just remember that these wines are going out for as much as 50% discount, which is below cost! The Europa Cellars team; John, Aidan, Warren, Nick & Boon view newsletter online view newsletter as pdf What We're Drinking |
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The Domäne Wachau is situated in the heart of the Wachau Valley, one of Europe’s oldest cultural landscapes. The Wachau is a gorge of only 33 km in length. Steep slopes terraced with dry stone walls, fortressed mountains, vineyards, orchards, rare flora and fauna as well as a rich cultural tradition make this a unique area in all of Europe. For this reason, the Wachau has also been named a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. 2005 brought a new, young, enthusiastic team to this historic property on the banks of the Danube river. Headed by general manager Roman Horvath and enologist Heinz Frischengruber, this team brings fresh ideas, personality and a new energy to the historic cooperative formerly known as Freie Weingartner Wachau. This dynamic duo produces wines which showcase the fruit character and mineral finesse provided by the Wachau valley's unique diversity. Domäne Wachau is the largest cooperative in the Wachau valley, and is made up of 600 contributing members farming slightly less than 500 hectares, or a full one third of the total region's vineyards. Each individual member is challenged to produce the best wines possible, and paid for the quality of their production first, the quantity second. The showplace of the winery is the baroque cellar palace depicted on the label. 2010 Wachau Gruner Veltliner Federspiel 'Terrassen' $25 "The Domane Wachau 2010 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen displays juicy, faintly but attractively bitter character reminiscent of a lime-drizzled cucumber, cress, lettuce and dandelion salad. The finish here delightfully mingles refreshment with invigoration born of crunch, peppery bite, and piquancy. This excellent value introduction to its genre should be enjoyed over the next couple of years." 88 points, David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate #197, October 2011 |
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The January Sale Continues Maison Lupe-Cholet 2005 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru 'la Maltroie' $143 OFFER PRICE $71.50 2005 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'les Garennes' $149 OFFER PRICE $74.50 Domaine du Chateau Gris 2005 Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc 'les Terrasses du Chateau' $132 OFFER PRICE $66 Domaine Zind Humbrecht 2007 Riesling Turckheim Grand Cru 'Brand' $149 OFFER PRICE $109.25 2007 Gewurztraminer Gueberschwihr Grand Cru 'Goldert' $138 OFFER PRICE $101.45 Domaine Dugat-Py 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Coeur du Roi’ $334 OFFER PRICE $167 2004 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru $425 OFFER PRICE $212.50 2004 Pommard ‘Vieilles Vignes’ $323 OFFER PRICE $161.50 2006 Pommard ‘Vieilles Vignes’ $355 OFFER PRICE $177.50 Domaine du Pavillon 2006 Meursault $102 OFFER PRICE $51 2005 Meursault 1er Cru ‘Charmes’ $144 OFFER PRICE $72 2005 Beaune 1er Cru ‘Mouches’ $144 OFFER PRICE $72 2004 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru $234 OFFER PRICE $117 2007 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru $249 OFFER PRICE $124.50 Maison Lucien Le Moine 2006 Bourgogne Blanc $72 OFFER PRICE $36 2006 Meursault 1er Cru ‘Charmes’ $199 OFFER PRICE $99.50 2006 Beaune 1er Cru ‘Les Reversees’ $136 OFFER PRICE $68 2006 Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru ‘Terres Blanches’ $167 OFFER PRICE $83.50 2006 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Folatieres’ $212 OFFER PRICE $106 2006 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Enseigneres’ $167 OFFER PRICE $83.50 2006 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Champs Gains’ $193 OFFER PRICE $96.50 2006 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Romanee’ $218 OFFER PRICE $109 2006 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Embrazzes’ $199 OFFER PRICE $99.50 2006 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Morgeot’ $199 OFFER PRICE $99.50 2006 Corton Blanc Grand Cru $255 OFFER PRICE $127.50 2006 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru $290 OFFER PRICE $145 2005 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru $736 OFFER PRICE $368 download order form Bordeaux Primeur 2010 “It is an inescapable truth that 2010 has produced another year of compelling Bordeaux that will go down as a prodigious vintage alongside 2009.” Robert Parker The first big wave of offers has come in from Bordeaux 2010. These wines are expected to arrive in late 2013, please note the single bottle price applies to all orders where cases are mixed, the full case per bottle price only applies to full unbroken cases. Get in early to avoid missing out on yet another terrific vintage from Bordeaux. download reviews download order form Bistro & Delicatessen Opening Hours Monday 7:30am-4pm Tuesday-Friday 7:30am-8pm Saturday 8:30am-8pm Sunday 8:30am-2pm download spring menu On Saturday 10 April 2004, new Australian Federal Government legislation came into force that requires that no unsolicited emails be sent without the permission of the recipient. Europa Cellars has an email database and sends out periodic newsletters or special offers to especially interested clients. If you do not wish to receive further newsletters or special offers from Europa Cellars in the future, please advise by emailing wine@europacellars.com.au . Alternatively, if you subscribed via our website you may visit the following link to unsubscribe the same way. http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/u.php?g=a1fc2f1a |
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