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Yep, we know it's been a while since you've heard from us and we apologize if you've been missing us in your inbox!
But, we're back just in time to help you usher in the first day of glorious autumn with our Fall Staff Picks!
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Angie's Fall Favorite
Juan Gil Jumilla 18 Meses 2013 / Spain
Mainly produced with grapes from very old Monastrell vineyards, this is a very concentrated, complex and elegant wine, kept for 18 months in French and American oak barrels. Purple/black in color, it's aromatic complexity brings to mind the charcoal tinge of burnt toast, graphite, earth notes, black fruits, and a hint of balsamic. It opens in the glass to reveal excellent density, savory flavors, plenty of spice, and a lengthy, pure finish. This Juan Gil is a blend of
60% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon and 10% Syrah.
Wine With Me Price $32.99
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Andy's Fall Favorite
Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2010 / Italy
A blend of Montepulciano grapes from three different provinces, the Marina Cvetic Montepulciano expresses the grapes' fundamental characteristics, with fruity and floral in perfect balance, followed by a long finish with notes of cocoa beans. Its color is ruby red with garnet reflections; bouquet is intensely fruity showing dark berry and tree fruit with notes of tobacco shop as the wine evolves; taste is fruity, flowery and spicy (ripe red berries-blackberries-violets-vanilla-chocolate) and a long finish that calls for another sip.
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Bob's Fall Favorite
Vale do Bonfim Douro Red 2013 / Portugal
This impressive red wine is a traditional Douro Valley blend of 40% Tinta Barroca, 30% Touriga Franca, 20% Touriga Nacional and 10% Tinta Roriz. The wine is juicy and fruit forward with additional complex notes of minerality and rocky earth, purple flowers and a hint of chocolate on the lengthy finish. It's a big wine with a great finish.
Produced by the Symington Family from grapes grown in vineyards that traditionally supply the House of Dow, it is ready for drinking now and will continue to improve further in the bottle.
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Mark's Fall Favorite
Aviary Red Wine 2013 / Napa Valley
The name Aviary was chosen as it suggests a natural interplay as different grape varieties, like different bird species, interact and harmonize. This outstanding 2013 vintage blends together these grapes into a really unique wine: 45% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah, 12% Zinfandel, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petite Sirah, and 3% Malbec. The wine shows a dark garnet color with aromas of brambleberries, cassis, cigar box, spice, almonds, and chocolate. The palate features flavors of cherry, dark chocolate and a subtle spiciness that lingers on the finish.
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