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Take Off On Grateful Palate Airwines
Good day from the crew of the Wine Merchants
Grateful Palate Airwines fleet. Our flight this will be taking
you to taste wines of incredible depth and richness under the
command of the Captain of great Aussie Shiraz, Chris Ringland.
Gather your Boarding Pass as we have upgraded all of you to
First Class as you taste the first releases of the Grateful
Palate Airwines which fly in from some of the best regions and
vineyards in South Australia.
Captain Ringland, who has commanded flights at Greenock Creek,
Rockford, Hobbs, Loan, Henry's Drive Pillar Box, Three Rings,
and who took over the captains seat two years ago at Marquis
Philips, is famous for flying big flavors your way and certainly
isn't afraid of a little turbulence along the way in order to
land a wine that makes you say "WOW".
So recline your seats, hold out your wine glasses, and relax.
Thanks for flying Wine Merchants Grateful Palate Airwines. Sit
back, sip, and have a great flight!
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New Vintages of the Airwines Fleet
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2006 Boarding Pass Shiraz
$19.99
The 2005 vintage of this superstar value
received 92 points from the Wine Advocate. This
vintage picks right up with the bold tones, rich
flavors, and lush style set by the 2005.
Made from 100% Shiraz grapes grown on 10 to 15 year old
vines from some of the best regions of South Australia
including Kangarilla, Blewitt Springs and Kalimna. Soil
types vary from these regions and add complexity of
flavor and style. The juice was aged for 12 months in a
combination of French and American oak barrels of a
variety of ages.
The
wine is a lively, dense, ruby red in color. It has
intensely perfumed fruit characters and is brambly with
ripe black cherry. There are slight hints of cinnamon
spiciness & light mocha. The juicy, fleshy palate
finishes with ripe tannins.
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2006 First Class Shiraz
$29.99
The 2005 vintage of this incredible wine
was a 94 pointer from Wine Advocate. We called it
the "poor mans Grange" as the structure, flavors, and
depth was very comparable to the all time Aussie
superstar Shiraz, Penfolds Grange, just a 1/10th the
price! Made from
100% Shiraz grapes grown on 10 to 15 year old vines from
some of the best vineyards in the Barossa Valley, the
wine is rich ruby red in color. Sweet blueberry fruit
abounds in the nose, with hints of coffee & chocolate.
In the mouth, there are plums & fruitcake with lavish
toasty oak and a voluptuous creamy structure.
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