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Wine Merchants Gourmet - The Triad's Source for Great Wines
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This
Month's Top Pick |
North Carolina
beats California in Prestigious
San Francisco Chronicle 2010 Wine Competition
Congratulations
to Junius Lindsay Vineyards
While ratings and reviews are nice, if you ask most winemakers in
the US where they really want their wines to do well they will tell
you it is at the annual San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
In January, amoung a judging of over 4900 wines from all over the
US, North Carolina's Junius Lindsay Vineyards, owned by Michael
Zimmerman and family, had two of their wines win medals.
The 2008 Junius
Lindsay Second Leaf Viognier-Roussanne won Gold, and was one of just
4 Gold Medals in the Rhone White Varietals and Blends category
(along with star California wineries Laetitia Nadia White, Treana
White, and VIE Roussanne. It bested such famed California wineries
as Adelaida Cellars, Kenneth Volk Vineyards, Zaca Mesa Winery,
Hagafen Cellears, Sanford Winery, and Wellington Vineyard, and many
others. It is the only North Carolina wine to appear anywhere on
the medal list in this category!
The 2007 Junius
Lindsay Triomphe Red competed in a very competitive category of
Rhone Red Blends, taking one of just 17 Bronze Medals awarded.
Other bronze medal winners in this category included longtime
California Rhone producers Zaca Mesa, Eberle, and Stephen Vincent.
It was the only North Carolina wine to appear anywhere in the medal
list in this category where the winners read like a “whose who” of
longtime California producers like JC Cellars, Fess Parker Epiphany,
Red Truck, Robert Hall, Sarah’s Vineyard, Ventana, Hop Kiln, Storrs,
and Michael David Vineyards!
Taste both these
wines and others with Michael this Thursday, March 11th.
See the details on
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2008 Southern Belle Shiraz
Barossa Valley
$24.99
Wine Advocate 90
Points
The 2008 Southern Belle
Shiraz was aged in seasoned oak including some ex-bourbon barrels. A
glass-coating opaque purple, it displays a nearly room-filling nose
of smoke, game, incense, and blueberry that leaps from the glass.
Opulent and full-bodied on the palate, it lacks only complexity.
Drink it over the next 6-8 years. It is an outstanding value.
Check Out The Full Story on This Very
Unsual "Bourbon Barrel" Aged Shiraz on Our
New Arrivals
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Two Medal Winning Wines from Junius Lindsay Vineyards |
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2008 Second Leaf Viognier
Roussanne $15.99
Yadkin Valley
Gold Medal - SFO Chronicle 2010 Wine Competition
A blend of Viognier and Roussanne—the
mainstay white grapes of the Northern Rhône Valley—this wine
is a tribute to the delicate peach and apricots aromas of
Viognier and the tropical elegance of Roussanne. It has a
remarkably long finish, with hints of nutmeg spice and a
floral bouquet. |
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2007 Junius Lindsay Triomphe
Red $15.99
Yadkin Valley
Bronze Medal - SFO Chronicle 2010 Wine Competition
This marvelous Rhone blend of 40% Syrah, 40%
Petite Sirah and 20% Viognier exhibits aromas of red
cranberry, crushed plum, exotic floral notes and smoky
bacon. A sweet profusion of cinnamon and allspice is
followed by a cornucopia of Provencal spices of lavender,
sage and savory. |
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2004 Arrowood Syrah Saralee's Vineyard
Russian River Valley
Regular $44.99
Save 56%
Superdeal
$19.95
Wine Spectator 91
Points
The 2004 Syrah Saralee’s Vineyard was aged in French oak for 18
months and bottled unfined and unfiltered. It exhibits plenty of
blackberry, bacon fat, and exotic fruit aromas (a small quantity of
Viognier is co-fermented with this cuvee). This lush Syrah is
difficult to resist, but if you can keep your hands off of it, it
should age well for 5-10 years.
Check Out Two Other New Superdeals by
Arrowood |
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2007 Airfield Estates Bombshell Red Yakima Valley
$19.99
Another great wine where the juice inside the
bottle is as good as the label. A blend of 41% Syrah, 35%
Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Sangiovese, 4% Malbec, 3% Cab
Franc. Overlapping aromas of oak, vanilla, raspberry jam, and
blackcurrants, leaving lingering flavors of dark fruit and toasted
oak on the palate. With a rounded, full-bodied mouthfeel, this red
blend provides supple tannins ample for pairing with a wide range of
foods. |
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2007 Foxglove
Zinfandel Paso Robles $16.99
Wine Advocate 90 Points
"The outstanding 2007 Zinfandel (86%
Zinfandel and 14% Petite Sirah) is another winner and
phenomenal bargain. This is classic Zinfandel with loads of
berry fruit, pepper, earth, and roasted Provencal herbs. The
wine is pure, full-bodied, ripe, with not a hard edge to be
found. Drink it over the next 2-3 years."
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