4/24/2023 Newsletter

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:

This week’s Featured Wines included a couple of new arrivals at the Old Town Wine Cellar and so far, they have been wildly popular, especially the 12 Knights 2019 Opulent Red Blend from Portugal. In fact, it has been so popular that there is only one bottle left and it is open for tasting this morning. Not to worry, a different wine has been added to the featured wines for you to enjoy as a substitute.

As a heads up, I wanted to let you know there is something new happening next week for our Featured Wines of the Week. Ever wanted to try that $60 bottle of wine you have been looking at but reluctant to spend that on a wine you aren’t sure you will enjoy? Well next week is your chance to explore a bit because the Featured Wines will have at least one elevated wine on the list. You can get a taste with the flight of Featured Wines or have a glass (full or half) at a slightly increased cost per glass. Be sure to come in next week for this opportunity to try one of our Top Shelf wines.

FEATURED WINES THIS WEEK

Glazebrook 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlboro, New Zealand) $17.99

This wine is bottles young, with no malolactic fermentation to retain the wine’s fresh, clean acidity. With a nose typical of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, the wine has intense passion fruit, gooseberry and mango aromas, with herbal notes of heather, nettle and grass. It has a lively palate of tropical fruits with crisp lime acidity and lingering passion fruit on the finish.

Kings Ridge 2021 Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) $19.99

Fresh cherry-berry aromas are joined by an attractive scent of roses after a bit of time in the glass. Mouth-filling, ripe dark berry and cherry fruit flavors follow on the palate, with nice acidity and a cloak of soft tannins.

Beronia 2017 Rioja Crianza (Rioja, Spain) $15.99

The Beronia Crianza begins with bright aromas of currants, cherries and a hint of vanilla. The palate delivers rich and velvety flavors of dark cherries and red raspberries, along with a pleasant note of vanilla-laced oak toast on the finish.

Chateau Ste, Michelle 2019 Indian Wells Merlot (Columbia Valley, Washington) $18.99

This Indian Wells Merlot offers ripe berry fruit aromas and jammy flavors. This is a full-bodied style of warm climate Merlot with a round, supple finish. Wahluke Slope Syrah was added to enhance the mouthfeel and rich fruit character with an opulent mouth-feel and a fine silky texture.

Beringer 2019 Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa, California) $24.99

This crowd-pleasing Cabernet Sauvignon is a beautiful Bordeaux blend, with soft, round tannins and a plush, rich mouthfeel. The wine is ripe and juicy upfront with aromas of fresh boysenberry, blackberry, and cassis, alongside dark berry fruit notes of fig, black cherry cola, and currants. Lively and well-balanced with vibrant acidity, chewy tannins, and a long, smooth, satisfying finish.

NEW ARRIVALS

Glazebrook 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlboro, New Zealand) $17.99

This wine is bottled young, with no malolactic fermentation to retain the wine’s fresh, clean acidity. With a nose typical of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, the wine has intense passion fruit, gooseberry and mango aromas, with herbal notes of heather, nettle and grass. It has a lively palate of tropical fruits with crisp lime acidity and lingering passion fruit on the finish.

12 Knights 2019 Opulent Red Blend (Lisbon, Portugal) $15.99

Marked by an intense ruby color, it’s full of ripe red fruits and spicy aromas from a deep rest in wood casks. This wine is complex, elegant, well-balanced, and full-bodied with smooth tannins, a long and pleasant finish. Daring, remarkable and bold: it’s a true homage to the knights of old.

Fluffy Tangerine Clouds Hazy IPA (San Diego, California) $4.99

This smooth, fruity, and supple IPA from Second Chance Beer Co. is fruity, citrusy and light, It will leave you feeling like you’re floating on a cloud… a fluffy tangerine cloud.

Ayinger Bavarian Pils (Bavaria, Germany) $6.99

Ayinger Bavarian Pils is light glimmering yellow with fragrances of aromatic hops from the Hallertau region of Bavaria. This beer is highly fermented and therefore smooth on the initial taste sensation, but also mild and sparkling in body and is accentuated by the floweriness of the hops aroma and has a more pronounced bitterness on swallowing, which quickly fades from the taste buds.

Cheers!

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