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| Europa Cellars Newsletter, 29th July 2008 |
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Wine of the Week Feature Event: Feathers & Fur... Pre-arrival Offer: Vincent Girardin 06 Reds Special Offer: 1948 & 1938 Rivesaltes Vieux Télégraphe "La Crau" CNDP New Tastings New in Store |
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| Dear Wine aficionado, Please note that the offers contained herein may have expired. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information relating to these offers, or any of your fine wine needs. The Tour de France has come to an end (better luck next year, Cadel!), and so has our popular Taste-le-Tour, but to finish off in style, we've decided to open some of the wines and put them on taste. So, for your chance to try a few of the drops featured in Gabriel Gaté's Taste-le-Tour on SBS, pop into Europa tonight between 5pm to 7:30pm (no tasting charge). We also have an exciting new tasting line-up for the next few weeks - see below for details. Do you have a special relative or friend having a 60th or 70th birthday this year? What better present than a bottle of Rivesaltes from their birthyear! Or better yet, get one for yourself... Read on to find out more about these exquisite and rare wines. To place your order please reply to this email, or alternatively download the order form now. Regards The Europa Cellars team David, Boon, Brian, Richard and Sam View this newsletter on-line NB All Prices are in Australian Dollars |
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| 2006 Vincent Girardin, Burgundy "Vincent Girardin combines running a Domaine with a flourishing micro-negociant business. The Domaine itself is now based in Meursault (it moved from Santenay in 2002). Girardin's Santenay reds are model of digestible, silky purity while the white (rare for this AOC) are fresh and lemony. For the negociant business, Vincent buys fruit (never juice or wine) from old-vine parcels up and down the Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune (which thanks to its size is where most bargains are to be found) There is no fining and filtering. The consistency of these wines is astonishing, given the Burgundy region's historical unreliability, with even the most modest AOC amply meriting a punt." Andrew Jefford, The New France Cote de Nuits Reds: “Variable but Generally a Very Fine to Excellent Vintage that is a Worthy Successor to 2005 - At their best, the ‘06s are indeed classic burgundies that are exceptionally aromatic and elegant with the best transparency to the underlying terroir since the 2001s, all wrapped in admirably persistent finishes with fine detail and a more pronounced sense of minerality than most vintages possess. They really are gifted in terms of their transparency, indeed the finest examples are what I would call crystalline and because they are moderately concentrated, neither light nor dense and moderately ripe, neither surmature or under ripe, there is relatively little to get in the way of this clarity, save of course for clumsy or inept winemaking. Stated differently, the very finest ‘06s are complete wines and should provide much pleasure over the medium term, meaning out to 20 years. There will be a few wines of course that will easily run a lot longer than that but 98% of the ‘06s will have peaked between 6 and 12 years of age.” Cote de Beaune Reds: “More Variable than the Côte de Nuits but Generally a Good to Very Good Vintage - Unlike 2005, in 2006, what was true for the Côte de Nuits is only partially true for the Côte de Beaune, largely because of higher rainfall, which translated into higher rot levels. As usual, the best and most thorough producers made lovely wines but their less conscientious brethren had a tougher time of it.” 2006 Vintage Notes-excerpts from Burghound.com issues 29 and 30. 2006 Bourgogne Pinot Noit "Cuvee Saint Vincent" / Shelf Price $38.50 / Pre-arrival Price $32.75 A lovely, approachable wine, showing an abundance of vibrant red fruit and soft earth. Bold yet elegant. VILLAGE WINES 2006 Pommard Vieilles Vignes / Shelf Price $85.00 / Offer Price $72.50 From the prosperous village of Pommard comes this immaculate wine, showing characteristic power and structure, with a broad and complex flavourprofile - stunning value for money. 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes / Shelf Price $96.00 / Offer Price $81.50 The area allowed in the appellation was sharply reduced in the late 1990s to exclude some less favoured land towards the plain, but with about 400 ha/1,000 acres under vine, this is still the largest viticultural source in the Côte d‚Or. Despite the size, some of Burgundy's most famous red wines emerge from Gevrey-Chambertin. 2006 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes / Shelf Price $96.00 / Offer Price $81.50 "This wine is sourced from vines that are over 50 years old. Lifted floral aromas typical of the appellation, some forest floor and herb characters intertwined with the red rfruit. On the palate good fruit concentration with predominantly jammy, spicy raspberry/loganberry elements. The finish is long and fresh, again with rounded fine tannin." Importer note 2006 Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes / Shelf Price $96.00 / Offer Price $81.50 Nestled amongst several Grand Cru vineyards, this village wine never disappoints. PREMIER CRU WINES 2006 Santenay "Les Gravieres" / Shelf Price $70.50 / Offer Price $59.95 "Again this wine has great depth of colour, for the vintage. Ripe jammy confected fruit aromas. The palate has good fruit weight, but there is also a minerality coming through. The fruit is balanced by lovely round tannins on the finish." Importer note 2006 Savigny-lès-Beaune "Les Verglesses" / Shelf Price $70.50 / Offer Price $59.95 The village is divided by the river Rhoin. Those vineyards on the southern side, including premiers crus Les Peuillets, Les Narbantons, Les Rouvrettes, and Les Marconnets, are on sandy soil and produce wines similar to those of Beaune, although lighter. Those on the other side of the village, towards Pernand-Vergelesses, including Les Lavières and Les Vergelesses, are on stonier soil. From the Oxford Wine Companion by Jancis Robinson 2006 Volnay Santenots / Shelf Price $106.00 / Offer Price $90.50 A very fine example of this cru, showing Volnay's astonishing, velvety finesse and decidedly feminine elegance. 2006 Pommard "Les Grand Epenots" Vieilles Vignes / Shelf Price $138.00 / Offer Price $117.50 "Good deep red. Aromas of black fruits and licorice. Sweet and smooth, in a rather feminine style. The flavors of black cherry, licorice and spices are complemented by a note of vanillin oak. A nicely seamless wine with a fine-grained texture and an easygoing finish." 87-89 points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar GRAND CRU WINES 2006 Corton Les Renardes / Shelf Price $149.00 / Offer Price $126.50 "Good deep red. Aromas of red raspberry, mocha, smoke and truffle. A step up in sweetness and precision of fruit from the Bressandes, with more successfully integrated acidity and good freshness to the black cherry and menthol flavors. Finishes with substantial tannins but very good lingering sweetness." 89-92 points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2006 Charmes-Chambertin / Shelf Price $256.00 / Offer Price $217.50 "Deep red-ruby. Black cherry aroma lifted by flowers and spices. Sweet and firmly built, with lovely life to the flavors of dark fruits, violet, menthol, licorice and spices. The suave tannins really spread out to saturate the palate. This has been one of Girardin's consistently best cuvees in recent years: 80% of the fruit he purchases comes from 60-year-old vines situated in the highest part of Charmes, close to Chambertin." 89-92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2006 Échezeaux / Shelf Price $298.00 / Offer Price $254.00 The Échezeaux grand cru consists of 37.6 ha, made up of 11 lieux dits ranging from Les Treux, which has a deep clay soil with indifferent drainage, to Les Échezeaux du Dessus, where the soil is shallower and chalkier and the wine correspondingly finer. This wine shows the cru's characteristic elegance and finesse. 2006 Clos de Vougeot / Shelf Price $362.00 / Offer Price $308.00 "Deep ruby-red. Black cherry and licorice aromas enlivened by spices and pepper. Sweet and fairly full, with a liqueur-like quality to the fruit leavened by a medicinal restraint. For all its sweetness, I find this a bit disjointed and withdrawn today, as there's a slightly obtrusive acid character. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins." 89-91? Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2006 Chambertin / Shelf Price $596.00 / Offer Price $507.00 "An earthy and relatively somber macerated dark berry fruit nose that offers up moderate Gevrey character and leads to cool, intense, minerally and tautly muscled medium-full flavors that finish with youthful austerity and good if not exceptional length. This is not a particularly big Cham by the redoubtable standards of a great example but there is good character here. In sum, very good but not truly distinguished." 90 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 31 2006 Chambertin Clos de Beze / Shelf Price $596.00 / Offer Price $507.00 "Good deep color. Rather wild nose currently dominated by smoky new oak. At once sweet and a bit dry-edged, showing more smoke and game than primary fruit today. I don't find the high-pitched fruits and flowers of this great grand cru. Finishes with substantial, slightly dry tannins. Girardin told me that these old vines of Domaine Damoy were picked ten days later than the rest due to blocked maturity from the late July hail, but the potential alcohol was a full 14%." 88-91 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (2006 Vincent Girardin Whites were offered previously, please refer to the Order Form for prices) Order Form |
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| Tour de France! Tonight 29th July 5-7:30pm, In-store, Free What better way to finish off this great event than to taste some of the wines found along the way. We will be showing a few of the wines featured on Gabriel Gaté's culinary program (SBS), which focused on food and wine regional to every stage of the race. On taste will be a selection of white and red wines, as well as a fantastic French cider and a delectable dessert wine. Portuguese Tasting Tuesday 5th August 5-7:30pm, In-store, $5* Just like Spain, Portugal is in the grip of a table wine revolution. But unlike Spain, it has a vast collection of its own indigenous vine varieties, many of them bursting with individuality and ideally suited to their own particular region. Red wine production in Portugal has undergone a remarkable surge in quality over the last decade, and the wine world can't get enough of it. The high demand for these wines, especially those cultivated along the steep and rugged banks of the Douro river, can be attributed to their intensity, good acidity and tannin, balance and unique characters. We will show a couple of unique white wines, and a collection of yummy reds. Italy's Northeast: Trentino & Alto-Adige Tuesday 12th August 5-7:30pm, In-store, $5* Both these regions (maybe Alto Adige to a greater extent) have had a myriad of cultural influences over the past number of centuries. Here the Germanic influence (from bordering Switzerland and Austria) have been just a strong as that from the Italian side, which resulted in a rich and varied culture which can be experienced through these amazing wines. We will be featuring two very exciting producers from these regions: Elisabetta Foradori in Trentino makes high-quality red wines from the native Teroldego grape. Her muscular Granato (made only in the best years) is a regular Three Glass winner (Gambero Rosso), and the more affordable monovarietal Teroldego Foradori is stunning in its own right. Foradori also makes a white wine called Myrto, from Sauvignon Blanc and Incrocio Manzoni grapes. Tenuta J. Hofstätter (Alto Adige) makes beautiful Gewurztraminer from his famed Kolbenhof vineyard, and arguably one of the best Pinot Neros (Pinot Noir) in Italy. Greek Wines Tuesday 19th August 5-7:30pm, In-store, Free It is no longer a secret that Greece is producing wines that can easily hold their own against any European counterpart. And, to top it off, they sport a huge range of indigenous varieties which, though hard to pronounce, make high-quality wines of a distinct character and style. We will be showing wines from a number of Greece's top producers, like Gaia, Kir-Yianni and Tselepos. Come join us to taste wines from Thessaloniki, Santorini, Arcadia and more, and experience varieties like Roditis, Moschofilero, Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko. * Refundable on purchase of any of the wines on tasting. (No booking necessary) |
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Europa Cellars 150 Wellington Parade East Melbourne VIC Australia 3002 p. +61 (3) 9417 7220 f.+61(3) 9417 7223 e. wine @europacellars .com.au
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