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"Rockingly Good" 93-Point Côtes-du-Rhône for $13.79
The best vintage ever of Cuvée Romaine!
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Eric Solomon is importing some of the best wine values in the world and today's feature, the 2016 Domaine La Garrigue "Cuvée Romaine" Côtes-du-Rhône is a deal so good, it is nearly beyond description!
"The 2016 Cuvée Romaine is another smoking vintage for this cuvée, and in my view, the best to date, surpassing the 2005, 2007 and 2009."
- Jeb Dunnuck, 2/21/2018
For this wine, Eric has partnered with the inimitable Philippe Cambie and Virginie Combe, a sixth-generation family member at Domaine de la Garrigue. Lavish and long, the full-bodied 2016 Cuvée Romaine is a knockout beauty, offering traditional Rhône flavors of dark berries, fresh cracked black pepper and garrigue, and delivering the impression and impact of a wine twice the price.
Not only will this opulent wine put a huge smile on our face, it will light up the palate of everyone you serve it to! At $13.79, the value is simply mind-boggling. Check out the rest of the story on this stunner, including Jeb's
passionate 93-point review, then quickly click
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to load up on a case or two. This is a no-brainer.
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Summer "Au Naturale" Tasting at Elston!
The term "Natural Wine" is a moniker for wines produced using minimal intervention in the cellar and organic or biodynamic practices in the vineyards. This category of wine may seem new to many, but the Natural Wine movement has been around for a long time, with such pioneers as the late Marcel Lapierre from Beaujolais and Didier Barral, of Domaine Leon Barral in Faugeres, leading the way. Today, "Natural Wine" is one of wine's hottest categories, with numerous sold-out festivals taking place all around the world.
Please join us at our Elston Avenue store on Wednesday, June 20th, as we pop the corks on over 40 unique and delicious wines from importers such as Louis Dressner Selections, Kermit Lynch, Selection Massale, Jenny & Francois, Brazos, Vom Boden and many more. You'll taste plenty of fizzy pet-nats and sparklers, porch-pounding Rosé, ripping whites, skin-contact orange wines and chillable, chuggable reds, all thoughtfully selected by Vin Chicago's own Hunter Logan. We'll also have tasty bites on hand from the local Vietnamese restaurant "Saigon Sisters."
So put on your adventure hat and come out to one of our most unique and diverse tastings of the year!
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Wednesday, June 20th, 6:30 - 8:00pm
1826 N. Elston Avenue
$30 per person
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To reserve your spot, click here or call us at 773-489-3454.
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Côtes-du-Rhône, Rhône Valley, France
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Once again, Eric Solomon and Philipe Cambie have nailed it! Unlike most importers, Eric doesn't just transport wine, he helps create it. In the case of today's wine, he has partnered with winemaker extraordinaire Philipe Cambie and Domaine La Garrigue to produce a richly textured beauty that is a slam-dunk for all lovers of delicious, full-flavored reds.
The "Cuvée Romaine" has been a Vin Chicago favorite for well over a decade and this 2016 release is their best yet. A blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah from 40- to 60-year-old vines, it is essentially a declassified Vacqueyras!
Raised in concrete, this ripe, rich red offers pure, powerful and totally fresh fruit flavors along with the hard-to-define garrigue character that makes Rhône wines so special.
At $13.79 per bottle, this 93-pointer is a serious contender for greatest value of the year honors. Check out
Jeb Dunnuck's gushing review, then buy as much as you have room for at the homestead!
"The 2016 Cuvée Romaine is another smoking vintage for this cuvée, and in my view, the best to date, surpassing the 2005, 2007, and 2009. Blackberry, peppery herbs, garrigue and hints of leather all emerge from this ripe, full-bodied, incredibly sexy, opulent beauty. With sweet fruit, a stacked mid-palate, no hard edges, sweet tannin and a great finish, this is rockingly good. Buy a case and drink it over the coming 7-8 years. The blend is 65% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah, all from Vacqueyras, that spent 10-12 months all in concrete tanks. Maturity: 2018 - 2023."
- 93 Points, Jeb Dunnuck (2/21/2018)
Median online retail $17, and it's a great buy at that price. At our beats-them-all price of $13.79, the only real decision is whether to buy a few bottles or to snap up a full case (or two). Our recommendation is to take as much of this one home with you as possible and enjoy it over the next five years. You just can't go wrong here.
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