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Febrero, 2010

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Pasión . . . por el vino

Pasiones, obsesiones y promesas. Es el tema obligado de febrero.

En el mundo del vino éso nos lleva a considerar las dos maneras principales de satisfacer nuestro inquieto paladar, coleccionando botellas de guarda y disfrutando las demás como parte de nuestro estilo de vida casual.

Hemos seleccionado más de treinta excelentes vinos en formato mágnum cuyos precios van de los $30 a los $600, que incluye alternativas listas para tomar así como otras para guardar unos cuanto años.

Además hemos complementado esos treinta con otros veinte, muy buenos también, perfectos para descorchar sin pensarlo mucho, ya sea en casa durante las cenas de la semana o con los amigos en el fin de semana.

Aprovechamos para agradecerles todas las notas que nos han enviado felicitándonos por el cambio del idioma a español.

Sin embargo, notarán que cuando los comentarios de la prensa que se hayan sido publicados en inglés, se mantendrán en su idioma para salvaguardar el espíritu de la cita, que es particularmente importante para los coleccionistas.

En cuanto al amor, esperamos que sus parejas les hagan sentir tan privilegiados como cuando disfrutan una copa de un gran vino.

Contenido 4

Comprar en mágnum

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Noticias y calendario

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Mágnums en especial

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20 vinos por $20 o menos

¿Por qué comprar en mágnum?

Los expertos -bodegueros, coleccionistas, críticos y periodistas- están de acuerdo en que el formato ‘Mágnum’ es el sistema ideal para conservar en bodega vinos de larga guarda. Siempre y cuando, el vino se encuentre en las condiciones más favorables para su buena evolución, cuando se compara el mismo vino de una botella tradicional con su equivalente en mágnum, se puede constatar que el vino del mágnum casi siempre desarrolla una complejidad más profunda, transfiriéndole al vino un carácter verdaderamente único. Ciertamente esa experiencia es una de las mayores recompensas de un coleccionista.

y el otro. Menos oxígeno se traduce en una evolución más lenta pero mucho más completa.

¿Cuál es la razón? En general se ha dado por sentado que la razón principal es la diferencia entre la proporción de oxígeno en relación a la cantidad de vino entre un formato

Los vinos de altas gamas obtienen sus mejores puntuaciones cuando se presentan en mágnum.

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Otras razones para comprar en mágnum son: Un mágnum es ideal para disfrutar entre amigos, ya que una botella se abre para varios comensales.

Es una buena inversión, considerando que garantiza al vino una vida más larga. Es, por tanto, el tamaño adecuado si se quiere invertir en una cava privada.

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Las botellas más utilizadas

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1. La tradicional botella bordelesa se distingue por sus marcados hombros, un diseño que facilita la separación de los sedimentos del vino en los vinos de guarda. 2. La botella de Borgoña, tiene un diseño sin hombros y más estilizado. 3. La botella de Champagne, en forma, es muy parecida a la de Borgoña, pero es casi el doble de gruesa para soportar la presión del vino y una indentación de fondo más profunda. 4. Un mágnum de Bollinger Grande Anée 1999 en comparación a su contraparte en 750ml.

Formatos de botellas de vino y sus nombres

El tamaño .187ml, es mitad de media botella y se utilizan varios nombres para identificarlas, entre ellos, piccolo en Italia, demi demi en Francia y split en Estados Unidos.

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte llama a sus 187 “1/4” y al empaque de cuatro botellitas de 187 “Fun Pack”.

Tamaño

Equivalente en 750ml

Bordeaux

.375 ml

Media botella

Demi

Demi

750 ml

1 botella regular

Tradicional

Tradicional

1.5 litros

2 botellas de 750

Magnum

Magmum

2.25 litros

3 botellas de 750

Marie-Jeanne

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3.0 litros

4 botellas de 750

Double Magnum

Jéroboam

4.5 litros

6 botellas de 750

Jéroboam

Rehoboam

6.0 litros

8 botellas de 750

Impériale

Mathusalem

9.0 litros

12 botellas de 750

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Salamanazar

12.0 litros

16 botellas de 750

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Balthazar

15.0 litros

20 botellass de 750

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Nabucodonosor

18.0 litros

24 botellas de 750

Melchor

20.0 litros

26 2/3 botellas de 750

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Salomon*

25.0 litros

33 1/3 botellas de 750

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Soverano*

27.0 litros

36 botellas de 750

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Primat*

30.0 litros

40 botellas de 750

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Melquiades*

* Raramente se hacen fuera de Champagne.

Borgogne / Champagne

Melchor

Noticias Miguel Torres hijo asume dirección de Miguel Torres Chile Miguel Torres Maczassek, hijo del empresario viti vinícola Miguel A. Torres Riera se hace cargo de la presidencia ejecutiva de Miguel Torres en Chile, filial de la Compañía española ubicada en Curicó.

Su objetivo principal será potenciar el desarrollo de la vitivinicultura orgánica y la creación de nuevos proyectos de vino de terroir, como es el caso de Empedrado, donde se plantan viñedos en estrechas terrazas de piedra laja- sin duda el proyecto más ambicioso de Miguel Torres en una particular región en el sur de Constitución.

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Miguel Torres hijo, miembro de la quinta generación de la familia Torres dejó España para vivir en el continente sudamericano junto a su familia por un periodo aproximado de tres a cuatro años. Luego de permanecer 5 años como Director de Marketing de Torres España e implementar, junto a su equipo, estrategias de marketing para distintas campañas de lanzamiento, Chile tiene la oportunidad de cimentar, de la mano de un Torres, sus líneas chilenas, las cuales están a la altura de los mejores vinos del país.

Trasfondo Miguel A. Torres Riera, Presidente de Torres, casa matriz de la marca ubicada en España, fundó la bodega chilena en 1979, tras la búsqueda de un país sudamericano para el desarrollo de la vitivinicultura. En Chile fue el primero en introducir nuevas tecnologías en la industria vitivinícola, como la fermentación en cubas de acero inoxidable y el envejecimiento en barricas de roble francés. Además de contribuir al crecimiento de los vinos chilenos en los últimos 30 años.

La marca principal de la Compañía en términos de venta es SANTA DIGNA, línea de vinos compuesta por 9 productos que muestran la tipicidad de cada una de sus variedades. También se encuentran dentro del potfolio de vinos reserva MANSO DE VELASCO Y CORDILLERA y el vino ícono de la bodega chilena CONDE DE SUPERUNDA, distribuídos en Puerto Rico por Plaza Cellars y disponibles al público a través de www.plazacellars.com o por teléfono, a través del 787 781 2070 X1339.

“Tanto mi familia como yo estamos muy felices de viajar a Chile y comenzar una nueva etapa personal y laboral en Curicó. En la Viña Miguel Torres, tenemos la suerte de contar con un gran equipo humano y sin duda todavía tenemos un gran potencial de crecimiento especialmente en los mercados de exportación” Miguel Torres Maczassek Presidente Miguel Torres Curicó, Chile

Comunicado de bodega

Looking back on 2009, we want to convey our heartfelt appreciation for your long-term support for Spottswoode. Because of your expert salesmanship and your steadfast loyalty Spottswoode wines continue to find their place in the finest and most notable establishments. We can’t thank you enough for that.

With a smile we look forward to 2010…. In mid-release of our 25th vintage, the 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys center stage due in part to a new review from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. We are happy to share his enthusiastic description of this wonderful vintage.

“This wine, which I believe will evolve for 25 or more years, has a gorgeous nose of violets, black currants, licorice, camphor, and a hint of graphite. Layered, rich and full-bodied, the wine has an opaque purple color as well as wonderful purity and balance. It’s a beauty, perfectly balanced and as flawless and seamless as a 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa can be.”

December 2009 - 95 points We remain true to our long-time tradition of thoughtful allocations that are held for you and you alone. If you have yet to collect all of your 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, now is the time.

This wine, showy and complex, expresses the heart and soul of the Spottswoode Estate.

Cheers, Lindy Novak and Tracey Skupny

¡Disponible!

Spottswoode 2006 / .750ml $158.75 Spottswoode 2006 / 1.5Lt $333.50 787 781 2070 X1339 www.plazacellars.com

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Código Vino y Año

P. Reg |ESPECIAL| Prensa 199044 Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz,South Australia 2004

$781.50 |$633.00| RP 98 WS 97 WE98 “One of Australia’s most prodigious Syrahs, Clarendon Hills’ 2004 Syrah Astralis is fashioned from vines planted in 1920, and spends time in 100% new French oak from the cooper, Cadus. It boasts off the charts intensity as well as an opaque purple color, and notes of spring flowers, blueberries, blackberries, roasted coffee beans, pepper, smoke, and a hint of sweet toasty oak. This full-bodied, rich, intense, backward Syrah needs 2-3+ hours in the decanter if one is going to approach it at this point in its life. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2040+.”

-The Wine Advocate 199804 Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs Grenache, South Australia 2004 $146.75 |$119.00| 94W&S 93RP “As usual for this cuvee, the 2004 Grenache Blewitt Springs possesses an extraordinary, exotic, flamboyant personality that causes Roman Bratasiuk to say it’s his “Dolly Parton-styled wine.” Terrific notes of blackberries, raspberries, and rich kirsch liqueur are accompanied by an opulent, flamboyant wine with tremendous viscosity and richness as well as a lusty, heady finish. In short, it’s a mouthfilling, full-bodied red to drink during its first 5-7 years of life.” -The Wine Advocate 199809 Clarendon Hills Moritz Shiraz, South Australia, 1999 $134.50 |$109.00| 95RP 93WE “...Gorgeous aromas of flowers, blueberries, cassis, and meat jump from the glass of this cuvee. With huge body and a rich, intense style, Bratasiuk claims it is his hypothetical blend of a Cornas and Hermitage, although it possesses more fruit than most of those wines. It should drink well for a minimum of 15 years.”

-Wine Advocate 199052 Elderton Command Shiraz, Barossa, Australia 2003 $230.00 |$186.30| 95RP 94WS 93WE “While the deep plum/ruby/garnet-tinged 2003 Shiraz Command is slightly less nuanced than the 2002, it is just as powerful and full-bodied, offering copious quantities of fruit, glycerin, tannin, and muscle. This chewy, rich offering appears to be on a faster evolutionary track than its 2002 counterpart. Give it another 2-3 years of bottle age, and consume it over the following 12-15.” -Wine Advocate 199814 Elderton Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa, Australia 1999 $86.67 |$70.20| 91RP 90ST 91JH The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits an enticing nose of cedar, spice box, black currant, and blackberry. Layered on the palate, it has intense flavours with good concentration and balance. It will evolve for several more years and drink well from 2011 to 2021” Retasted by Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 2009 390027 Chateau D’Issan, Margaux, Bordeaux, 2001

$114.50 |$92.75| 91WS 90GM “Made from 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot, Issan 2001 is truly a classic incarnation of the cru as it has been since the mid-90’s, in other words one of the most consistent and structure Margaux. The wine offers a delicious rich density, vigorous and fresh, with tannins somewhat more severe that the 2000. This is a great keeping wine, that is both ambitious and full.” -La Revue du Vin de France 190457 Chateau Teyssier, St Emilion, Bordeaux 2006

$70.75 |$57.25| 90RP “A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc that copes effortlessly with a weighty 14% of alcohol due to WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

Mágnums en especial

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Código Vino y Año

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the freshness of its crushed blackberry fruit and floral overtones. The wine is very elegant, with delicious pure grenadine on the palate, good concentration and fine tannins. Another example of why Teyssier is one of our best selling clarets.” “The 2006 (90), which I did not review in my report published in issue #181, is an outstanding success as well as a sleeper of the vintage. Its dark ruby color is accompanied by plenty of black fruit, licorice, earth, and spice characteristics. It should drink nicely for 8-10 years.“ -The Wine Advocate 190467 Chateau Teyssier Laforge St Emilion, Bordeaux, 2006 $128.75 |$104.25| 93RP 4/5*D “From the bottle, the 2006 Laforge, which was not included in the February report, was rated 93. A brilliant wine for the vintage, it possesses sweet tannins, abundant fruit, and remarkable concentration and intensity for this vintage.” -Robert Parker 193661 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, Borgogne 2006 $181.33 |$146.88| 90WE “Drouhin has a special interest in Chambolle-Musigny, with vineyard holdings in both grands crus, Bonnes Mares and Musigny. This premier cru blend captures the sensual side of the appellation: it’s soft, lightly jammy, with ripe strawberry flavors and finishing with hints of tannin and acidity.” -Wine Enthusiast 660412 Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle Hermitage 2005 $584.67 |$473.58| 93WS 93WE 3ST Dark ruby, almost opaque. Assertively fragrant nose combines pungent violet- and lavender-accented cassis, blueberry, cherry pit and graphite. Spicy dark fruit and mineral flavors shows an impressive sweetness that carries into the solidly tannic and very long finish. This boasts great depth and chewy texture, but the dominating impression today is of rich, powerful fruit.” -Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar “A big step up from Jaboulet’s La Petite Chapelle, this is on a par with some of Jaboulet’s past efforts. It’s richly concentrated, yet nuanced, with notes of blood and mineral added to ripe cassis fruit and accented by hints of vanilla and spice. The tannins form an almost creamy texture in the mouth, and the finish lingers a good long time. Drink 2012–2025.” -Wine Enthusiast “Very juicy, with nice drive to the black currant and boysenberry fruit, which is pushed by dark plum sauce, black licorice and sweet toast notes. The long, fleshy finish shows the polished grip of the vintage. Best from 2010 through 2022. .” -Wine Spectator 662228 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 2002

$150.00 |$121.50| #29/100WS MH “Number 29 of Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2004! This wine shows an incredible concentration of fruit, with loads of berries and spices on the nose. Full-bodied, with soft and silky tannins and lots of smoky character. Goes for a long time on the finish. Always a benchmark for the region. Best after 2005.” -Wine Spectator

Deep saturated color, rich and hearty with black cherry, coffee and chocolate flavors, smooth, silky tannins, long finish. Highly recommended. This is one wine that won’t sacrifice anything in quality.” -The Miami Herald WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

Mágnums en especial

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192609 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici, Campania, Italia, 1997 $67.00 |$54.27| 88WS 88ST “Attractive aromas of red licorice and plums, with hints of cracked black pepper. Full-bodied and very jammy, yet there’s a good core of ripe tannins and fresh acidity. Slightly one-dimensional now; give it time.” -Wine Spectator 192104 Terrabianca Chianti Classico Scassino 2001 $46.33 |$37.53| 85WE 3*D “The estate’s more forward Chianti version, from 97% Sangiovese and 3% Canaiolo – that most classic of Classico formulas. The vineyard’s name comes from “scasso”, stony soil, which makes this terrain difficult to cultivate but fabulous in terms of fruit and concentration. Élevage for 8 months in Slavonian oak (50-hl. capacity) yields an appealing, delightful, well balanced red with lively notes of raspberry and blueberry, and excellent structure. The estate’s more forward Chianti version, from 97% Sangiovese and 3% Canaiolo – that most classic of Classico formulas. The vineyard’s name comes from “scasso”, stony soil, which makes this terrain difficult to cultivate but fabulous in terms of fruit and concentration. Élevage for 8 months in Slavonian oak (50-hl. capacity) yields an appealing, delightful, well balanced red with lively notes of raspberry and blueberry, and excellent structure.” -Wine Enthusiast 193136 Arzuaga Navarro Reserva, R / Duero 2001 $128.75 |$104.25| 91RP “The 2001 Reserva, from a great vintage, is composed of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak for 26 months. This still backward wine is opaque purple in color with a brooding nose which reluctantly gives up notes of pain grille, smoke, earth, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Medium to full-bodied, with outstanding flavors, concentration, depth, and length, it remains tightly wound but all the components for further evolution are present. Give it another 5 years of bottle aging and drink it over the following 15+.” -Wine Advocate 666322 Bod. Alejandro Fernández, Pesquera Reserva 2004 $199.33 |$161.46| 94RP 92ST “The 2004 Tinto Pesquera Reserva offers greater aromatic complexity, a thick, plush palate feel, gobs of fruit, and superb balance. Although it can be enjoyed now, it will be at its best in another 4-6 years and continue to provide pleasure through 2030. Pesquera is Alejandro Fernandez’s flagship estate.” -Wine Advocate “Ruby-red. Strongly perfumed aromas of dark berries, cherry, flowers and spices, with a restrained oak element. Lush and broad, offering sweet kirsch and cassis flavors firmed by chunky tannins. Turns silkier on the long, velvety finish. This gained vibrancy with aeration and I suspect that it will be at least five more years before it really starts to show what it’s got.” -Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar 196355 Bodegas Trus Gift Box, R / Duero 2003 $128.67 |$104.22| 89GP “Hacía tiempo que no encontraba un vino con que regalarme a mis anchas, por eso cuando caté este Trus, guardé cuidadosamente la botella en la nevera para atemperarlo y, cuando estaba a esos 15º que suelen tener en bodega, me despaché a gusto...” -Pepe Iglesias, periodista de vinos de España WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

Mágnums en especial

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194342 Europvin Laurona Montsant, España 2004 $94.00 |$76.14| 91RP Inky purple-colored, it offers an expressive nose of toasty oak, spice box, black cherry, black raspberry, and black currant. This leads to a medium to full-bodied wine with loads of sweet fruit, excellent concentration and depth, and a firm structure. - Wine Advocate 194343 Europvin 6 Vignes de Laurona, 2004

$134.00 |$108.54| 93RP The 2004 6 Vinyes de Laurona is composed of 60% Garnacha and 40% Carinena, the two finest varieties of the region. The wine was barrel-fermented and aged for 18 months in 500-liter French oak. It gives up a captivating bouquet of toasty oak, pencil lead, liquid mineral, incense, lavender, blueberry, and black cherry. Youthful, rich, and layered on the palate, this harmonious effort will age effortlessly for another 4-6 years. Drink it from 2014 to 2024. Laurona is run by the renowned Rene Barbier with importer Christopher Cannan as a partner in the venture. -Wine Advocate 192308 Huerta de Albala Taberner Tinto, Cádiz 2005 $87.33 |$70.74| 92RP “The 2005 Taberner exhibits an exceptional perfume of bacon, sausage, and blueberry pie. Full-bodied, with layers of spicy, fleshy fruit, this intensely flavored wine has the structure to evolve for several years and should drink well through 2020.” -Wine Advocate 414 Marqués de Murrieta Mazuelo, Rioja 2000 $127.33 |$103.14| 91RP “To celebrate the winery’s 150th anniversary, Murrieta produced 3,500 magnums of the 2000 Mazuelo (made from the grape of the same name). It spent 24 months aging, including 6 months in new American oak and 6 months in new French oak. It boasts a dense plum/purple color in addition to sumptuous, concentrated fruit notes (blackberries, plums, and cherries) intermixed with notions of tar, earth, and spice box. This Pomerolstyled Rioja should drink well for 20+ years.” -Wine Advocate 196351 Roda I Reserva Rioja 2004 $142.75 |$115.75| 93GVE “Color guinda picota de gran intensidad, limpio y brillante. Nariz intensa, muy elegante, con fruta negra madura, sensaciones minerales y madera muy bien integrada. En boca, gran estructuta y buena acidez, con final largo que aún debe afinar los taninos. Es un vino redondo y muy elegante, con nítida expresión varietal. Vino de largo plazo. Se aconseja su decantación antes de su servicio a una temperatura oscilante entre los 61 y 63F. Buen acompañante de asados y guisos de caza.” -Grandes Vinos de España 666334 Roda Reserva Rioja 2004 $106.00 |$85.86| 94TB “Very open on the nose straight away, very complex with aromas of musky red cherry, tobacco leaf, pencil shavings, plum, anise, and coco with some violets, undergrowth and mocha coffee. Classic Roda in the mouth, abundant silky tannins that lend a great texture, backed up buy some driving acid leaving the sence of perfect balance. The palate needed a bit more air time to show its stuff, it starts off with some red cherry and currents, plum with some earthy minerals, then adds cinnamon, pepper and mocha with time. A fairly long finish that shows off those lovely tannins.” -Dave Worthington, Tinto y Blanco

WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

Mágnums en especial

Código Vino y Año P. Reg |ESPECIAL| Prensa 5% Tempranillo, 11% Graciano, 4% Garnacha. “Complex and intense mouth, with the same spice and fruit notes….fresh, slightly tart yet sweet red fruit, cranberry and cherry. The fruit really lasts such a long time with the medium, very ripe tannins. It has really impressive balance between all the parts.” -Planeta Vino 667508 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages Sonoma Valley 2003 $212.67 |$172.26| 94WE 90WS “A classic Cinq Cépages, the 2003 vintage offers the signature chocolate-covered cherry and boysenberry aromas that have come to define this flagship Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon. Lush, elegant and gracefully balanced, the wine delivers sweet plum and dark berry flavors and an exotic floral note that wraps around big, juicy tannins. This highly concentrated wine has beautiful oak integration and a lushness throughout that leads to a lingering finish. Just beautiful California claret.” -Wine Enthusiast Cinq Cépages significa “cinco varietales” y está inspirado en la combinación de uvas clásicas bordelesas y que para este vino significa 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec y 2% Petit Verdot. Cada partida está vinificada y añejada por separado en barricas francesas (56% nuevas) y al ensamblarse descansan en botella por seis meses antes de salir al mercado.

197511 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, Sonoma Valley 2004 $235.33 |$190.62| 87WS “The 2004 Cinq Cepages displays an elegant, Bordeaux-like style offering aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, black currants, cherries, and spice box. Medium to full-bodied with soft, silky tannins, and a moderately long finish, it should drink well for 7-8 years.” -Wine Spectator 783 Dominus Estates, Napa Valley 2005

$352.00 |$285.25| 96RP 94ST 91W&S “Good full red-ruby. Highly complex nose melds black raspberry, minerals, milk chocolate, tobacco, licorice and brown spices. Wonderfully silky, sweet and broad; quite primary for a young Dominus vintage but with subtle earth tones adding nuance. This has plenty of high-quality tannins but the wine’s buffering flesh gives it an impression of sweetness. One senses near-perfect ripeness here in the way the wine saturates the palate with flavor. Very suave and fine-grained wine that will almost certainly rank among the best half-dozen vintages of Dominus made to day. Incidentally, long-time winemaker Boris Champy has returned to his native France to make wine, and Ted Mostero, previously in charge of winemaking at Almaviva in Chile, is now in charge here.”

-International Wine Cellars “The 2005 Dominus (a 7,000-case cuvee of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) has come of age, and is one of the strongest efforts they’ve made. It is possibly the best Dominus since the 2001, and perhaps even the 1997 or 1991. A beautiful, sweet nose of roasted coffee interwoven with kirsch, black currant, cedar, and spice box emerges from this deep ruby/purple-colored wine. The wine has fabulous intensity, a layered, opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, well-integrated acidity, and a stunningly long finish. The layering of this wine as it builds incrementally on the palate is something to behold. An outstanding, sexy, ageworthy Dominus, it will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring, and last for at least 25 or 30 years. When I am tasting at Dominus, they always present a wine opened the day before and decanted, and one just opened, WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

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and the extended aeration version always seems to be the better example of the wine, so plenty of decanting seems to be in order.” -Wine Advocate “Dominus 2005 is dark red, almost deep crimson in color. The nose is dense and compact, filled with dark berries, blond tobacco, black cherries and cacao. The entry is both powerful and supple, spherical in quality.

Perfectly ripe, the enveloped tannins are firm, round and elegant. Black fruit and licorice linger throughout the evolution in mouth, well-balanced and harmonious. A superb vintage.

The 2005 blend consists of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. No Merlot was used in the blend this year. This wine clearly has tremendous aging potential. We recommend decanting the wine prior to serving, to allow it to develop its full potential. This is especially important when serving young Dominus wines.” -Chiristian Moeix 821 Donum Carneros Pinot Noir 2005 $222.00 |$179.82| 92WS “Rich and intense, with a medley of ripe plum, black cherry, cola and sassafras flavors. Tightly focused, firm and spicy, gaining complexity and depth on the finish.” -Wine Spectator 194036 Frog’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2006 $115.33 |$93.42| 90WS “Intense cassis, black plum and currant flavors are balanced by cigar box nuances. But what really makes this wine great is its well-integrated tannins and balanced acidity, keeping you coming back from more all through a meal.” -Wine Spectator 197406 Paraduxx Red Blend Napa Valley 2004 $115.33 |$93.42| 92CGC 91WE 92WN “65% Zinfandel; 28% Cabernet Sauvignon; 7% Merlot. Deeply fruited and redolent of ripe currants, blackberries, briary spice and a wee bit of chocolate, Paraduxx once again strikes out on its own unique path and comes up something more than typical Zin. It is full and fleshy with fine balance and a bit of Cabernet grip, and its very deep, genuinely complex flavors are as long as they are impressively layered. It has a sense of refinement even if it is a touch tannic to finish, and there is no question but that it will improve for four or five years.” -92 points and two stars from the Connoisseurs’ Guide to california Wine “This year the blend is Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. As always, the wine is rich, complex, ageable, and unique among California reds. Zin brings its distinctly briary, wild berry taste to the pedigree of the Bordeaux varieties. The result is a balanced, elegant and refined wine that will stand five to eight years of age. A great accomplishment.” -Wine Enthusiast “Dense inky purple hue. Spicy scents of powdered chocolate, nuts and earth. Dusty entry with spicy terroir notes that showcase raspberry flavors and echoes of walnut and mocha from this unusual blend of zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Rich and coating on the close with ripe berries and oak-laced tannins. -Wine News WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

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191032 Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma Valley 2006 $96.67 |$78.30| 92WS 92CGC “This is what great Zinfandel is all about. Ripe but balanced with lively acidity, jammy but concentrated and well-structured. Offers fresh wild berry, raspberry, vanilla and cracked pepper notes, but with layers of intriguing sage, lively mineral and smoke accents. Drink now through 2014.” -Wine Spectator “Very much cast in the very ripe, very extracted manner that has come to be the Segehsio stamp, this dramatic wine offers up a broad sweep of blackberry fruit highlighted with suggestions of chocolate, sweet oak and jam.

It is absolutely mouthfilling stuff, and it shows a slight trim of heat at the finish, but it is marked first and last by its very powerful fruit and will shine as a partner to savory pork roasts.” 92 points and two stars from the Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine 197108 Saintsbury Pinot Noir Carneros 2007

$81.50 |$66.00| 87WE “This is classic Carneros Pinot Noir - with boldness of fruit and an elegant structure. It comes from vineyards across the appellation, and it is aged in 100% French oak (30% new). Balanced, clean and approachable. A good, solid, everyday Pinot. Likeable for its dryness, crispness and silky texture. Shows adequate flavors of cherries herbs, cedar and spices. Drink now.” -Wine Enthusiast 191806 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2001 $115.33 |$93.42| 91ST “Good medium ruby. Smoky aromas of cassis, game and currant leaf. Very suave and fine in the mouth, with less obvious sweetness than the 2002 but perhaps more precision of flavor. Notes of currant, coffee, smoke and game linger impressively on the firm finish. Classy cabernet for the price.” -International Wine Cellar 193713 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec, Mendoza 2006 $34.75 |$28.25| 86WS “A textbook example of what good-value Malbec should offer: purity of fruit delivered in a pleasingly fresh style. A supremely easy drinking wine with brambly blackberries and spiced apple - not at all overshadowed by the 14,6% alcohol. Drink now.” -Decanter “...smoky, spicy 2007 Altos las Hormigas Malbec ($12) has surprising depth and savour.” -Bloomberg Markets 192657 Pulenta Estates Gran Corte Mendoza 2006 $113.00 |$91.53| 91WS “The 2006 Gran Corte is composed of 45% Malbec, 34%Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 3% Tannat , and 3% PetitVerdot aged in French oak. Deep crimson-colored, it has a complex aromatic array of cedar, leather, spice box, mineral, black currant, and black cherry. Medium-bodied, firmly structured, and concentrated, it has outstanding depth, savory flavors, and a 45-second finish. Drink it from 2012 to 2021.” -Wine Spectator 191847 Grgich Hills Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2002 $100.67 |$81.54| 89ST “ Pale silver-yellow color. Waxy, nutty aromas of smoked meat, marzipan and vanillin oak. Rich, nutty and dense, with uncompromisingly dry but chewy flavors of peach, pear and hazelnut. Old-fashioned in a positive way. Very dry finishing flavors show very good texture and cling to the palate.” -Stephen Tanzer WS Wine Spectator | RP Robert Parker | ST Stepehn Tanzer | WE Wine Enthusiast | GVE Grandes Vinos de España | *D Estrellas Decanter GP Guía Peñín | W&S Wine & Spirits | TB Guía Tinto y Blanco | MH Miami Herald | CGC Connoisseurs Guide California | WN Wine News

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193713 192657 199044 199804 199809 199052 199814 390027 190457 190467 193661 193669 660412 662228 192609 192104 193136 666322 196355 194342 194343 192308 414 196351 666334 667508 197511 783 821 194036 197406 191032 197108 191806

Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Pulenta Estates Gran Corte Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs Grenache Clarendon Hills Moritz Shiraz Elderton Command Shiraz Elderton Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau D’Issan Chateau Teyssier Chateau Teyssier Laforge Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Terrabianca Chianti Classico Scassino Arzuaga Navarro Reserva Bod. Alejandro Fernández, Pesquera Reserva Bodegas Trus Gift Box Europvin Laurona Montsant Europvin 6 Vignes de Laurona Huerta de Albala Taberner Tinto Marqués de Murrieta Mazuelo Roda I Reserva Roda Reserva Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages Dominus Estates Donum Carneros Pinot Noir Frog’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Paraduxx Red Blend Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel Saintsbury Pinot Noir Carneros Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

2006 $34.75

2006 $113.00 2004 $781.50 2004 $146.75 1999 $134.50 2003 $230.00 1999 $86.67

2001 $114.50 2006 $70.75

2006 $128.75 2006 $181.33 2006 $142.67 2005 $584.67 2002 $150.00 1997 $67.00

2001 $46.33

2001 $128.75 2004 $199.33 2003 $128.67 2004 $94.00

2004 $134.00 2005 $87.33

2000 $127.33 2004 $142.75 2004 $106.00 2003 $212.67 2004 $235.33 2005 $352.00 2005 $222.00 2006 $115.33 2004 $115.33 2006 $96.67

2007 $81.50

2001 $115.33

ESPECIAL $28.25 $91.53 $633.00 $119.00 $109.00 $186.30 $70.20 $92.75 $57.25 $104.25 $146.88 $115.56 $473.58 $121.50 $54.27 $37.53 $104.25 $161.46 $104.22 $76.14 $108.54 $70.74 $103.14 $115.75 $85.86 $172.26 $190.62 $285.25 $179.82 $93.42 $93.42 $78.30 $66.00 $93.42

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ROSE 190428 192473 192678 190412

Chateau D’Esclans Whispering Angel Melipal Malbec Rose Pulenta La Flor Malbec Rose Paul Jaboulet Rose Parallele ‘45

2007 2007 2008 2007

$22.75 $13.33 $15.75 $17.50

$18.50 $10.80 $12.75 $14.25

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Gnarly Head Chardonnay Le Petit Jaboulet Viognier Pazo Pondal Leira Albariño

2007 2008 2008

$18.00 $14.75 $20.00

$14.75 91WS $13.00 ¡Nuevo! $16.25

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Paul Jaboulet Rouge Parallele ‘45 Briego Vendimia Seleccionada, R / Duero Fescenino Tinto R / Duero Lacrimus Crianza Rioja Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel Hill Of Content Grenache Shiraz Pulenta Pinot Noir, Argentina

2006 2007 2007 2005 2007 2004 2007

$17.50 $16.00 $18.50 $20.75 $19.50 $21.75 $23.75

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NV NV NV NV NV NV

$15.50 $18.00 $18.50 $17.50 $18.50 $14.00

$12.50 90WS $14.75 $11.00 87WE $11.89 90WE $15.00 Muy popular $11.50

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BLANCOS 191029 190418 196519

TINTOS 190417 193002 196524 194338 191036 199064 192676

CHAMPAGNE & ESPUMOSOS 192638 Nicolas Feuillatte Fun Pack Brut 187ml 192639 Nicolas Feuillatte Fun Pack Brut Rose 187ml 191610 Korbel Brut 191611 Korbel Brut Rose

192080 Canella Bellini 191002 Cava Maqués de Monistrol Brut Rose

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