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Wines of the Month: April 2007

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The descriptions found below are the ones our members will find with their monthly shipment of two bottles of fine wine from the French Wine Club. Red: Mas Grand Plagniol Costieres de Nîmes 2005 2005 was a famously good vintage year throughout France, and nowhere more so than in Rhone. A perfect succession of climatic circumstances culminated in a wonderful Fall. The resulting wine has all the richness of the familiar 2003 vintage, with an added degree of freshness. Currently, the delicious strawberry tones of Grenache speak loudest. But experience suggests that the Syrah will eventually sing its siren song on top. Roger Mares is the producer of this wonderful wine made of equal parts Grenache and Syrah. It is to me very representative of what the Southern part of Rhone can offer. Thanks are given to the climate and to the wine maker for this simple blend that will satisfy our palates. To order, click here: Bottle ($15.50), Case ($148.80 - 20% off!).
White: Macon-Prisse 2005 The house of Emile Boeckel was established in Mittelbergheim (Alsace) in 1853. The Boeckel family actually traces its roots here back some 400 years. Their cellars are known for the unique miniature railway line that they built to transport barrels, bottles and equipment through its myriad tunnels. All wines bearing the "Réserve" label, such as this one, come from Boeckel's vineyard. Interestingly, this wine is actually made from a cousin of the Pinot Blanc called Auxerrois. It is a little known fact that this varietal is actually more widely planted in Alsace than the "real" Pinot Blanc. From it, Thomas Boeckel makes a marvelously sleek and minerally wine, juicy and perfumed, with none of the heaviness and sweetness of some Alsatian wines. It makes for an excellent aperitif wine, as well as partnering with trout and other river fish to perfection. It is also capable of surprisingly long aging, ten years or more. To order, click here: Bottle ($15.50), Case ($148.80 - 20% off!).
Previous 12 Wine-of-the-Month Selections (Important note: in general, only cases of past Wine-of-the-Month selections are available, and even so, we cannot guarantee that they will be available after a certain amount of time. Please call or e-mail us to check their availability.) March 2007: Red: Mas Galtier 2004 White: Macon-Prisse 2005 February 2007: Red: Les Clefs Corbieres 2003 White: Sauvignon 2005 Vin de Pays d'Oc January 2007: Red: Château Cahuzac, Fronton, 2004 White: Vouvray Sec 2004 December 2006: Red: Domaine des Lones, Coteaux du Tricastin 2004 White: Viognier, Laurent Miquel 2005 November 2006: Red: Crozes-Hermitage Les Pierrelles, 2002 White: Muscat Wunsch & Mann 2004 October 2006: Red: Syrah, Vin de Pays d'Hauterive 2004 White: Domaine des Cassagnoles, Cuvée Gros Manseng 2005 September 2006: Red: Mas Grand Pagniol Costières de Nîmes 2004 White: Domaine Joel Delaunay, Sauvignon Blanc, 2005 August 2006: Red: Château de Braude, Haut-Médoc 2001 White: Château Gaillard, TouraineMeslan 2004 July 2006: Red: Château des Matards, Bordeaux, Premières Côtes de Blaye 2003 White: Macon-Vinzelles Bourgogne 2005 June 2006: Red: Château de Marmorières La Clape 2003 White: Chateau Haut Rian 2004 May 2006: Red: St Nicolas de Bourgueil, Cuvée du Moulin Neuf 2004 White: Saumur 2004 April 2006: Red: Château Auzias 2003 - “Cuvée Mademoiselle” White: Saint Roche 2004 March 2006: Red: Chateau Segonzac Cru Bourgeois 2003 White: Domaine de Raissac 2004 February 2006: Red: Domaine de la Pique Rouge 2003 White: Cheverny 2003
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