11/12/2024 Newsletter

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so the Old Town Wine Cellar has several options in our Featured Wines of the Week that are perfect pairings with a holiday feast. Come in to try a tasting or enjoy a glass of your favorite and get your bottles picked out for sharing on Thanksgiving.

FEATURED WINES THIS WEEK

(Sample all five featured wines for $15 or By the Glass)

Beronia Rosé 2022 (Rioja, Spain) $15.99/Bottle

The Beronia 2022 Rosé is a 50/50 blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha. Delicate shell pink in color and a floral bouquet with distinct notes of cherry fruit and rose petals. Fresh and delicately flavored with soft, berry fruits along with mineral and spicy flavors for a lingering zesty finish. Ideal as an aperitif.
($10 by the glass)

Domaines Schlumberger Les Princes Abbes Riesling 2018 (Alsace, France) $23.99/Bottle

Light yellow with green reflections of good intensity. The nose is pleasant, intense, and sophisticated, with candied fruit scents: lime, yuzu zest and white flowers. Marked by a spry range of flavors that beautifully expresses the terroir. A great match for those appetizers before a Thanksgiving meal.
($10 by the glass)

Olianas Cannonau di Sardegna 2021 (Sardinia, Italy) $20.99/Bottle

The DOC Cannonau di Sardegna has an intense ruby red color. The mouth feel is fresh, with a good structure and dense, well-integrated tannin texture, and floral and fruity notes on the nose. Distinctive hints of wild berry combine splendidly with notes of dark chocolate and tobacco. A good concentration of tannins, finely balanced by a pleasing acidity, lingers on the palate.
($10 by the glass)

Black Slate Priorat Escaladei Vi de la Vila 2019 (Priorat, Spain) $24.99/Bottle

Black Slate Escaladei, a blend of Garnatxa, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Carinyena, are sourced from the foothills of the Montsant mountains. It stands out among its Black Slate siblings as the most elegant of the lineup, being inclined more towards red fruit than black, with a high-toned minerality and spiciness tha pairs well with just about any rich dish.
($10 by the glass)

DeLille Cellars 2021 Métier Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley, Washington) $29.99/Bottle

DeLille Métier Cabernet Sauvignon opens with appealing aromas of blueberry and dark plum along with exotic notes of green pepper and cumin. They lead to plump and accessible dark fruit flavors on a soft and highly approachable palate, with firm yet silky tannins and a fine lengthy finish.
($12 by the glass)

CORAVIN® BY THE GLASS OPTIONS

Concha Y Toro Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Maipo Valley, Chile) $156.99/Bottle

Deep violet in color, intense, and with a great aromatic complexity of red fruits together with floral notes of violets and roses. On the palate, it is a tasty wine with a soft spell and a superb freshness, along with the elegance and power so characteristic of Puente Alto. It is a wine with a velvety texture, lush body, and a very long and persistent finish. 97 – James Suckling, 95 – Wine Spectator, 95 – Decanter
($31 per glass)

Robert Craig Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (Napa Valley, California) $136.99/Bottle

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon (Howell Mountain) is another fabulous wine in this range. Inky dark fruit, lavender, wildflowers, jasmine, spice, crème de cassis and pencil shavings are all beautifully delineated. This deep, potent Howell Mountain Cabernet delivers the goods. 96 – Vinious.
($28 per glass)

Ink Grade 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley, California) $104.99/Bottle

The Ink Grade Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of fresh cassis, pomegranate, and cocoa with elements of thyme, mint, candied orange peels, nutmeg, cloves, and paprika. The palate is linear throughout with a consistent mid-palate of bright and lifted acidity and well-integrated raw mountain tannins that close in a persistent finish. 94 – James Suckling, 93 – Wine Spectator, 92 – Wine Enthusiast.
($26 per glass)

JUSTIN Isosceles 2019 (Paso Robles, California) $89.99/Bottle

Aromatic notes of ripe blackberry, juicy black plum, and cassis with dried violet, leather, vanilla bean, fresh herbs, camphor, and toasted oak. Full-bodied with baked black cherry pie, fresh mission fig, and black currant on the entry. The midpalate of new leather, fresh wild sage, porcini mushroom, dried black olive, and cedar is carried by balanced freshness and abundant velvety tannins that lead to a long, complex finish of sustained fresh berries, camphor, oak, toasted cinnamon stick, star anise, and dried flowers. 94 – Wine Enthusiast, 94 – Vinious, 92 – James Suckling.
($24 per glass)

Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove 2021 (Tuscany, Italy) $88.99/Bottle

The product of a vintage that has proven to be high caliber and deeply satisfying, with tannin qualities and balanced concentration that shine through. This Super Tuscan displays a bright ruby red with the usual purple highlights in the glass. Refreshing on the nose with pink pepper and cypress berries aromas reminiscent of the Mediterranean shrub. The wine is elegant with lovely acidity and an enduring and savory finish Blend: 50% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petit Verdot. 95 – Wine Enthusiast, 95 – Jeb Dunnuck.
($24 per glass)

DAOU Vineyards Reserve Seventeen Forty 2021 (Paso Robles, California) $79.99/Bottle

Inspired by the classics of Saint-Émilion, DAOU Reserve Seventeen Forty is a Cabernet Franc-driven wine with a harmonious complement of Merlot. An opaque ruby-purple hue sets a tone of depth and concentration. Enchanting aromas of violets, blueberry, dried sage and bay leaf reveal underlying earthen notes of truffle, woodsmoke and charcuterie. The palate entry is juicy and powerful, flooding the mouth with layers of black currant, chocolate, cigar box and toasty oak. Vivid tannins and balanced acidity unfold into a long, structured finish. 94 – Wine Advocate
($20 per glass)

NEW ARRIVALS

Quady Winery Electra Moscato Rosé (California) $15.99

Electra Rosé is not a traditional rosé; this low alcohol, delicately sweet wine─ is a rosé for Moscato lovers! Its beautiful coral pink hue and strawberry and dragonfruit flavors come from the Black Muscat grape combined with Orange Muscat and Muscat Canelli. Enjoy at brunch, a picnic under the sun, dinner parties or everyday occasions.

San Simeon Petite Sirah 2020 (Paso Robles, California) $25.99

Aromas of blackberry, ripe plum and thyme greet the nose. Aging in French and American oak barrels contributes notes of vanilla and oak spice. The mouthfeel is jammy and full-bodied. Firm tannins provide structure as the flavors build to a lengthy finish.

Chateau Picque Caillou 2019 (Pessac-Leognan, France) $58.99

A vibrant Ruby color with bluish-purple highlights. Intense nose of spices, red fruits chocolate, and vanilla. Medium-bodied in the mouth with red cherries, cassis, and lightly grilled oak flavors. Silky tannins and nice long finish. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot. Drink now through 2028. 93 – James Suckling, 93 – Wine Enthusiast, 90 – Wine Spectator

Cheers!

Kim Maloney
Old Town Wine Cellar
265 S. Main Street, Suite E
Yuma, Arizona 85364
928-373-0405