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| Europa Cellars Newsletter, 14 July 2009 |
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| Introduction William Downie New Releases Offer Affordable Iberian Mixed Dozen Taste Le Tour pt 3 Iberian Peninsula Month Wine of the Week Upcoming Events |
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| Dear Wine Aficionado, To celebrate Bastille Day our Wine of the Week must be French. It is Cotes du Rhone Villages from the new named village 'Plan de Dieu'; Our offers this week include the new release 2008 William Downie Pinots, an Affordablie Iberian Peninsula Dozen and our third Taste le Tour offer. If it is not too late - a reminder that tonight is our Iberian Peninsula affordable fortifieds tasting The Europa Cellars team, John, Nick, Brian, Paul, Boon, and Sam View this newsletter on-line William Downie 2008 Offer William Downie established his own label in 2003 after several years living and working in Burgundy. His intention is to produce wines of purity and detail that reflect their place of origin. They are made in the most natural way possible, not pushed or shoved in any direction. They are not added to or subtracted from. Although each of the William Downie wines is made from Pinot Noir, the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland are more different than they are similar. William was the Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine Young Australian Winemaker of The Year for 2006. 2008 Yarra Valley Pinot Noir Shelf Price $61.00 Offer Price $55.00 The fruit was grown on the only granite based soils planted to vines in the Yarra Valley. The nose shows plum and raspberry fruit as well as rose, violet and clove. The wine is yet to show the classic game meat and earth aromas we expect from the Yarra. This suggests a long life to come and that some patience will be rewarded. The palate is very tight for the moment but it builds in weight and texture with time in the glass. Drink 2011-2018. 2008 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir Shelf Price $61.00 Offer Price $55.00 Without doubt their best Mornington wine to date. Loads of red fruit, almost like a summer pudding. There’s also pomegranate and juniper on the nose. Floral notes include bergamot and lily of the valley. The palate brings a rush of red fruit with a little porcini mushroom and black tea. The palate is complex and long with real intensity. A wine for the long haul. Drink 2010-2025. 2008 Gippsland Pinot Noir Shelf Price $61.00 Offer Price $55.00 Our first release of this wine. It comes from an 18 year old vineyard in Leongatha planted at 6500 vines/hectare. My first real job was in a vineyard not far from this one. It’s a dense wine with wonderful concentration. The nose shows plum and preserved cherry. There are also hints of fennel, thyme and licorice. The palate has more plum, prune and even medjool date. A powerful wine with great length and texture. Drink 2010-2020. Download order form Taste Le Tour Part 3 The third mixed six pack will take you through the last week of the tour. Wine substitutions have been made from those featured in the program where stock has not been available. However the area and style remains the same Pontarlier - Verbier Souffle au Fromage Wine: 2005 Puffeney Arbois Cuvee Sacha Martigny – Bourg Saint Maurice Osso Buco Wine: 2004 Cavallotto Barbera d Alba Bourg Saint Maurice – Le grand Bornand Mont Blanc (dessert) Wine: 2003 Roumieu Lacoste Sauternes Cuvee Leon Annecy – Annecy Truite au Bleu Hollandaise Wine: 2006 Louis Sipp Riesling Bourgoin Jallieu - Aubenas Poulet aux artichauts Wine: 2006 Cuilleron Viognier Montelimar - Mt ventoux Lapin Aux poivrons est olives Wine: 2004 Domaine du Beaurenard Cotes du Rhone Villages 'Rasteau' Download order form Affordable Iberian Offer An affordable Iberian mixed dozen offer to go with our Iberian Peninsula Month showcasing wines that we think over deliver for what their price. The mixed dozen showcases a selection of deliciously racy Albarinos, juicy Tempranillos, old vine Garnacha as well as a couple of wines made with indigenous Portuguese varietals. Download order form Europa Cellars Winter Sale Our winter sale continues while stocks last. There is a 10% discount on vintage run-out lines and a 20% discount on selected bin ends. There are some really good wines available at very good prices. Check it out in store. Iberian Peninsula Month Tonight is the second tasting for the Iberian peninsula month at Europa Cellars showing affordable fortifieds, tawny port, ruby port white port and a variety of sherry styles. Next week Ribera del Duero, Rueda, and the Douro; and to finish, Portuguese and Spanish premium wines. Do try the tasty Moritz beer, brewed in Barcelona. Wine Of The Week Vieux Chene Cotes du Rhone Villages 'Plan de Dieu' Shelf Price $38.00 Offer Price $32.00 Grenche 50% Syrah 50% 'Plan de Dieu' was declared a named village for Cotes du Rhone Villages in 2005. The vineyards are around the "Jasse du Gazan", an old sheep fold east of the foothills of Uchaux. The vines are surrounded by live oak and the typical Mediterranean brush, swept by the Mistral wind in a very typical Provencal landscape. The soil is red-brown, of clay-limestone texture, very rocky, deep and with very little organic matter. This wine is fresh, textured and multilayered. Can be drunk now but will evolve further and be drinking well 2010-2016 Download order form Upcoming Events Affordable Fortifieds TONIGHT, 6-8pm, In-store, FREE Douro, Ribera del Duero and Toro Tuesday 21st July, 6-8pm, In-store, FREE Spanish & Portugese Premiums - $50 Bookings Essential Tuesday 28th July, 6-8pm, In-store 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. 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