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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: Crozes-Hermitage Les Pierrelles, 2002
This impeccably run family estate is located in the village of Larnage (North Cotes du Rhone). It is part of the eleven villages that make up the appellation Crozes-Hermitage. The Belle family used to be members of the co-op in Tain-l'Hermitage, but in 1988 they began to make their own wine in their new winery.
The Crozes-Hermitage is a 100% Syrah. It is a powerful wine, exhibiting chewy, smokey, jammy cassis fruit finishing with a hint of spicy blueberry. As soon as you open it you will be pleased with its excellent nose. I recommend letting it breathe for an hour, or even better, decant it. Excellent cellaring potential, but equally wonderful with your favorite lamb dish
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White: Muscat Wunsch & Mann 2004
In 1793, the Mann family settled in Wettolsheim, south of Strasbourg, to grow grapes, starting a long family tradition. In 1948 Joseph Wunsh and Joseph Mann founded the winery, which is still run by the Mann family.
This Alsace wine originate from the best hillsides around Wettolsheim. The grapes come from their 48-acre vineyard. Wettolsheim benefits from a particularly sunny, dry and warm climate which allows the Manns to produce stunning wines from different varieties, including Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Tokay, and Gewurztraminer.
This dry Muscat has a pale straw color. It is very aromatic and wonderfully floral. It is a wine packed with flavors of melon and quince, with a soft acidity and a long finish.
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Beaujolais Nouveau: Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau (Gry-Sablon), Domaine Dominique Morel, 2006
 This is an extremely limited production of Domaine-bottled Beaujolais-Village Nouveau of only sixteen hundred cases (800 cases of which were allocated to the United States)! These prime vineyards are planted in “high density” (i.e. 10,000
vines per hectare - 2.5 acre), thinned to only 5-6 handfuls of grapes per vine, and hand-harvested 8 to 20 days after most of its neighbors. Whole clusters are then fermented using semi-carbonic maceration.
The Beaujolais Villages (Domaine de Gry-Sablon) vineyards are discretely snuggled
into the granite-laden southeast-facing hillsides (some of which approach 1500 feet in elevation) near the village of Emeringes, and directly adjoining the exalted northern Grand Cru Beaujolais appellation of Julienas.
Yes, there IS a difference! Nouveau is best enjoyed within 9 months following harvest. Don't settle for mass-produced wines when you can offer Dominique Morel's unrivaled "Nouveau" experience!
Only 8 cases left. Order fast if you want your own.
Price: $13.00 per bottle (click
here), $140.00 per case (click
here).
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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.)
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
January 2006:
Red: Tour de Lys Merlot 2002
White: Chateau d'Arricaud 2002
December 2005:
Red: Domaine Bascou 2001, Languedoc
White: Domaine Lalanne, Côtes de Gascogne 2004
November 2005:
Red: Plume Bleue 2004, Vin de Pays d'Oc
White: Quincy 2003, Domaine Crotereau
October 2005:
Red: Chateau Ventenac 2002
White: Vin du Bugey, Jacquere 2004
September 2005:
Red: Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage 2002
White: Domaine de la Salette 2004
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