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Single Malt Scotch

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These amazing single malts each have their own distinct characteristics.

What great additions to your collection of fine scotch.

Benromach, Tradition, Speyside
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From the Urquhart family of Gordon & McPhail fame.
Organic and complex with delicate peat on the nose.
A nose of cloves and vanilla, and a smooth palate with malted milks and custard creams, tinned fruits and a citric finish. Great value malt whisky matured in 80% bourbon and 20% sherry casks.

Bunnahabhain 8 year old, Islay
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A sweet vanilla aroma, with a white pepper edge and fermented summer fruits. Pistachio nuts, fudge and morning dew. A slight citrus edge.
Light and delicate body with a long and sweet, well balanced finish.
Aged in Sherry Casks.

Dalmore, Reserve, Cigar Malt, Highland
List $149.99 Sale $119.99
This single malt is so good it grew antlers.
Rich and viscous, great for cigars or after dinner.
It blossoms with a thimble full of good water.

Edradour 10 year old, Highland
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Scotland's smallest distillery.
Made in the same method for over 150 years.
Only 12 casks of whisky are produced a week, making Edradour single malt a rare pleasure for a fortunate few, golden in the glass, smooth and creamy with a nutty, honeyed finish. Only 600 casks produced annually!

Glengoyne, 21 Year Old, Sherry Cask Matured, Highland
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Red apples, honey, sherry and vanilla create one of the most complex and alluring single malts. This wonderfully aged Highland Single Malt is complex without the harshness of peat. Deep and golden in color with an oily richness unlike any other at this price.

Glengoyne, 17 Year Old, Highland
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Winner of several double gold medals at the World Spirit Competition as well as the International Spirits Challenge.
Classic low peat styling with a richness that is not found with any other Highland Single Malts at this price. Christmas spices, citrus and syrup, nutty complexity and aromatics.

Glengoyne, 10 Year Old, Highland
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Classic low peat styling, Best of the Best from Whisky Magazine along with Double Gold Medals at the San Francisco International Spirits Competition. One of the best 10 Year olds ever tasted, air dried barley. Orange peal, almonds and fresh green apples and a hint of anise all leading to a sweet malty finish.

The Glenlivet 15 year old, Speyside
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The Glenlivet distillery stands on the lonely hillside where George Smith founded it almost 200 years ago. Near the River Livet, Josie's Well still pours forth its uniquely pure mineral rich water to feed the mash tun. As it did in 1824. At this height (850 feet above the sea) the stills are run at a gentle heat, yielding a delicate fragrant spirit unique even in Speyside, the famous heartland of malt whisky excellence. Only so grand a place could produce so fine a whisky. Aged only in oak casks.

The Glenlivet Archive, 21 year old, Speyside
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This special batch was selected by the master distiller at The Glenlivet from Rare and exceptional casks. 'Archive' is a dark reddish amber. The nose has a rich, sweet aroma that has plenty of malted cereal grains, dried fruits and spices. There is also a touch of herbal peatiness. The palate is rich, sweet and creamy, like almonds or hazelnuts with elegant oaky notes. A thimble full of good water brings out the orange zest. The finish is long, rich and sweet then finishes with toasty oak and spice This is a great dram that is extremely complex. Sit back, sip and enjoy. The 'Archive' demonstrates how older whisky can be sympathetically matured in sherry casks without the sherry influence taking over the original spirit.

*** Not a Single Malt, just a great new arrival that is worth mentioning
Johnny Walker DOUBLE Black
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Double Black is a distinctive blend by Johnny Walker that sets it apart from all of the others.
A unique CHAR identifies this rich oily Scotch from the moment it is poured.
As with all fine Scotch a thimble full of good water helps the aromas to bloom and the flavors lift from the glass. One of the most distinguished blends in the Johnny Walker line up.

The Macallan, Cask Strength, Sherry Cask, Highland
List $64.99 Sale $57.88
Exclusively matured in fine sherry casks and bottled at original cask strength of 58.6% alc
at 117.2 degrees proof you would think that it would bowl you over with alcohol. On the contrary, this is one of the smoothest most dignified single malts on the market today, not to mention one of the best priced for the quality. Make this your house pour, be the envy of your Scotch pears.

Tobermory, 15 year old, Islay
List $129.99 Sale $115.99
Established in 1798 the hidden gem of single malts. There are only a hand full of bottles aviailable around the world. This is the island's only distillery, Ian Mac Millan the master distiller chooses a painstaking method of maturing Tobermory in Oloroso Sherry Casks on the mainland for 15 years, then he brings it back to the island for it's final year of aging. Tobermory is not chill filtered, so expect it to be a bit cloudy and richly colored. Every drop of this incredible spirit is to be treasured.

Tulibardine 1993, Highland
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Tullibardine, founded 5 years after the second world war, sits on the site of a 15th century brewery which once supplied beer for King James IV. Located in Blackford, the home of Highland Springs mineral water. In 2003 a consortium of whisky enthusiasts purchased the distillery, and the new vintages are known to be mild and sweet, with a citrusy kick. This Whisky is from 1993 vintage, and was bottled in 2007, some of the last whisky produced before Tullibardine was mothballed. Coming in at 40% alcohol, the 1993 vintage surprised us with its light color and delicate complexity. Along with nice fruit, apples and pear with a vanilla nose, there also exists a slight seasalt minerality — and mild but rich oily texture. Citrus, fruit, and oatmeal. Breathless finish for a 18 year old whisky. A fantastic deal, being priced similarly to other distilleries’ 10 or 12 year old offerings.

Usquaebach, Reserve, Highland
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(Oos: Ke: Bah) was derived from the ancient Gaelic phrase, "uisge beatha" meaning water of life, from which the word "whisky" is derived. The origin of USQUAEBACH traces back to the early 16th century, during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. Robert Burns immortalized it in his poem, TAM O'SHANTER, with the line "Wi Usquaebae, we'll face the devil". USQUAEBACH's written tradition, however, has been traced back (Christie's-London) to March 28, 1768. USQUAEBACH, once reserved for royalty, aristocrats, and notables, was first introduced in the United States at the 1969 presidential inauguration, and is now recognized by connoisseurs as the world's finest Scotch Whisky!!

New Arrivals

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We delight in offering you small production wines from your favorite places,
Please let us know what you are looking for and we will do all we can to help you with your search.

2010 Palazzo, Cuvee Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa
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Not yet rated
One of the top white wines in all of Napa!
Only a thimble full of Semillon is even grown here anymore.
Rich dense and exotic, exactly what your craving if you are looking for a great example of a Bordelais Blanc with a Napa punch of fruit. Traditional styling makes this wine unique to all of Cali.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California.
Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet.
Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices.
Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel.
Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us.
Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $84.99
96 Points Cellar Tracker
Opaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla.
Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose.
The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity.
This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
This wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring.
According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
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95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994.
The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades."
What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel.
The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
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94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite.
This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
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89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after.
Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle.
Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
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The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed!
The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors. Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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2006 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintage, 2005.
Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard.
Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. Only 320 cases produced.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
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92 Points Robert Parker
Only 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied. This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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94 Points Robert Parker
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008. Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
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95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards. A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier. You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass.The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak.On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit. The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants. The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha.
The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish also would receive an 88 Point rating when they have come of age. Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District.Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources:For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age. Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity. The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2009 Montebuena, Tempranillo, Rioja
90 Points The Wine Advocate
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Dark ruby color, offering an appealing perfume of spices, leather, tobacco and blackberry. I love the bright fresh fruit of this wine and the sense of purpose that comes from this wine. You really can't find a more delightful dinner companion.

2009 Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja
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90 Points The Wine Advocate
What a great value for this mainstay from Rioja!
Grab what you can before it is all gone and drink it up with your friends of wine. Black cherry and licorice flavors, tart and mouthwatering. Great focus and lively acidity.

2007 Neo, Ribera del Duero
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Sourced from 60-year old vines, this 100% Tempranillo boasts a dark ruby color and has ripe earth and black cherry fruit aromas Aged in new and used American and French oak for 8 months, it is soft on the attack with ripe concentrated fruit fl avors, a velvet smooth texture and firm round tannins on the finish.

2009 Neo, Sentido, Ribera del Duero
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They say, "... Neo Sentido is 100% Tempranillo aged for 6 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Incredible rich and complex with a silky smooth texture more common of a much higher tier of wine. Really impressive styling. Produced from 60+ year old vines with fruit from young estate vines. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 10 days maceration on the skins. Aged in new, one and two year old, 60% French and 40% American oak for 8 months. Bottled without filtration or clarification.

2009 El Arte de Vivir, Bodegas Neo, Ribera del Duero
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This dark maroon colored RdD was given over 30-minutes to aerate in glass before tasting. The medium intensity but pretty nose offered sweet plum and blackberry fruit atop a backdrop of wet mineral with Spring flower accents in the forefront. This wine is drinking very well now and is well balanced in most ways one can cut and slice a wine of it's price class. It is dry, particularly in the finish, but not overly so. The fruit is on the darker side but shows more sweetness than bitterness, though both aspects interplay within the cherry, tar, and lilac flavors of the palate. The finish was of acceptable length (decent), and yielding a "knife" of good acid. Excellent value in this balanced RdD, a wine that would make a superb house red for a tapas restaurant.

2006 Finca Tormilanos, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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91 Points International Wine Cellar
Sourced from young vines, it reveals an earthy nose of black cherry fruit and is soft on the attack with a velvet smooth texture and dark red fruit, tobacco and charred oak flavors on the palate. Aged for 23 months in French barriques, it displays good depth and concentration, round tannins and a pleasantly long finish.

2007 Mas Martinet, Menut, Priorat
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89 Points Steve Tanzer
Jose Luis Perez, owner of Clos Martinet is one of the “founding fathers” of Priorat’s wine region. He and Daphne Glorian of Clos Erasmus have worked diligently to put Priorat on the map. I have always been a big fan of Clos Martinet which consistently scores around 94 points but I recently tried this value-priced red and Wow! It’s really terrific. It has aromas of blackberries, and dark fruit with a hint of Costa Rican coffee grounds. On the palate I detect an essence of licorice from the licorella soils, but it is not overpowering. It is laden with flavors of sweet blackberries and has great acidity. The blend of Garnacha and Merlot makes it very food-friendly. Sara Perez, Jose’s daughter and Mas Martinet’s winemaker is yet another woman making incredible strides in Spain’s wine country.
Deep ruby. Expressive aromas of blackberry, spiced plum and flowers, along with hints of smoked meat and tobacco. Open-knit, attractively sweet dark fruit flavors are lifted by gentle acidity and gain firmness with air. With its absence of rough edges and good lingering sweetness, this is drinking very well right now. 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10

2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
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95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Mas Doix, Salanques, Priorat
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93 Points The Wine Advocate
"Salanques" is the name of the area where the vineyards are, close to the village of Poboleda
Like other areas of the Priorat, Poboleda lies at high altitude and is characterized by steep, rock-covered hillsides. The vineyards of Mas Doix lie at between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. The vines vary in age between 70 and 100 years old.
"Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet of crushed red berries, smoky herbs, potpourri and minerals. Lively raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by tangy minerality and pick up deeper notes of licorice and mocha in the mid-palate. Leaves a trail of juicy red fruit and spice notes behind a nicely persistent, energetic finish. I'd drink this now for its energy and zesty fruit.

2009 Prado Rey, Roble, Ribera del Duero
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89 Points The Wine Advocate
Impressive quality, purple color with a serious bouquet of cedar, spice box, lavender and blackberry. Excellent spicy black fruit flavors, good balance and excellent length.

2006 Prado Rey, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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90 Points The Wine Advocate
Savory and Silky, Black cherry compote, complex aromas of ripe fruit, floral hints, vanilla, balsamic and some some spices. Well integrated tannins and a very smooth finish.

2005 Prado Rey, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
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91 Points The Wine Advocate
Rich color, aromas of smoky oak, earth, minerals and coffee.
Dense sweet black fruit expertly balanced from beginning to end.

2004 Prado Rey, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
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92 Points The Wine Advocate
Complex and Captivating! Deep purple, where have I heard that before?
Brooding and expresso like richness, with hints of pencil lead and asian spices.
Bursting black fruits are layered smoothly throughout the finish.

2006 Prado Rey, Elite, Ribera del Duero
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93 Points The Wine Advocate
Opulance All over! Rich dense purple fruit, an aromatic array of scorched meats, incense and exotic spices. Floral notes of lavender, cherry blossom. Layered and complex, voluminous with a satin texture. A real pleasure.

2008 Kobalt, Window Pane, Red Table Wine, Napa CA
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94 Points
41% Petite Sirah, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 13% Petite Verdot
This wine is not intended to be a second label for the great Kobalt Cabernet.
Offering a different anc complex style and a much more accessible wine in its youth.
This is a unique blend of intense fruit which creates "craveability"
Special thanks to Kevin Carriker and Mark Herold from Merus, Buccella and Harris fame.
Kevin was in the store the other day and tasted us again on this wine, what a treat.

2008 Elena Walch, Kastelaz, Gewurztraminer, Alto Adige, Italy
3 glasses +, Gambero Rosso WOW!
93 Points
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
These wines are always held for restaurants, we are thrilled to represent them.
Elena has much to be proud of. Makiing some of the top white wines in Italy this one scored the coveted "3 glass +" award in the Gambero Rosso!
She was the first and only woman winemaker to win this award in Italy!

This wine is in very short supply, so get your order in quickly!

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com

OMG Wines

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2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
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95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Michele Castellani, Amarone della Valpolicella, Cinque Stelle, Italy
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points
This is the quintessential Amarone! In order to get a wine of this quality you would normally spend hundreds of dollars a bottle. One of the most unique art forms known to wine.
Rich with tar and leather, dense tannins and spicy kirsch and coffee liquer. Dried herbs, grilled nuts, sticky rich decadent corvina and rondinella all mingle producing a cornucopia of exotic italian delights. This wine has a distinctively elegant style that separates it from the hedonistic styles of it's lofty priced neighbors. It's aromatics fill the room upon decantation, smoky, syrupy with a totally dry tart cherry finish.

2008 Dominus, RTW, Napa
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99 Points Robert Parker
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years. This estate, owned by Christian Moueix, includes the famed Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. Interestingly, they have completely eliminated Merlot from the bottling. The 2007 Dominus is a 5,400-case blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are 4,200 cases of the 2008 Dominus which is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Lower yields resulted in a denser, more concentrated wine. The remarkable thing about these cuvees is that they smell like a hypothetical blend of a top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a serious Bordeaux, possibly a cross blend of a Pomerol and Pauillac. Both wines possess silky sweet tannins, which is the big difference between Dominus post-1990 and the first seven vintages, where the tannin content was relatively high. About 40% new oak is used in their upbringing. 99 points, Wine Advocate # 192 Dec 2010

2007 Pingus, Ribera del Duero, Spain
List $750.00 Sale $699.99
98 Points Robert Parker
Vintage conditions required a stricter selection for the 2007 Pingus. The aromatics are more brooding but seriously multifaceted. Smoke, pencil lead, truffle, Asian spices, blackberry, and licorice notes are followed by a chewy, dense, rich, powerful wine with fully integrated oak, savory black fruits, ripe tannins, and a decade of aging potential. Drink it from 2020 to 2037 if not longer.
I am shocked that Parker had so little to say about this magnificent wine. Glass-staining ruby deep color. Pungent, mineral-driven aromas of black raspberry, bitter cherry, smoky minerals and potpourri, plus a sexy smoky note of cola. Sweet and powerful, with brilliant definition and intensity to the ripe dark berry and cherry flavors. Lush and creamy but energetic, with silky tannins giving shape to the expansive fruit. Highly concentrated but very young wine with a strong, sappy, penetrating finish that echoes the floral note. This is a weighty wine but there's no excess fat or thickness. Stash it away for at least another six years.

California

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2008 Arnot Roberts, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bougay Vd, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
92 Points Steve Tanzer
This vintage contains tiny bits of cabernet franc and petit verdot. Deep ruby color, high-pitched aromas of blackcurrant, cherry preserves, smoky minerals, rose, lavender, tobacco and graphite; smells like a cross between a Graves and a Priorat wine. Nervy red and dark berry flavors completely stain the palate, with dusty tannins providing shape and back- end grip. The floral note gains strength with air and carries through the long, strikingly pure finish. Very impressive cabernet, with the depth and balance to age.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
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92 Points Robert Parker
Only 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied.
This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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94 Points Robert Parker
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008.
Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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91 Points Wine Spectator
This 2005 release begins with aromas of cocoa, cherry and plum. Subtle hints of all spice, cedar and toffee develop in the glass as the wine opens. On the palate there are rich flavors of mocha, chocolate and raspberry that lead to an elegant finish, with layers of rich texture and incredible length. The fruit for this wine is sourced primarily from two of our favorite vineyards. The Taplin 2 block of Lewelling vineyard in St Helena has been a main component of Reserve Cabernet since its first bottling in 2002. Farmed by vineyard manager Doug Wight, this vineyard always shows as the best of the best in the cellar. The newest component of this wine is Lynch Family Vineyard, from owner Randy and Lisa's Estate in Calistoga.

2006 Bennett Lane, Chardonnay Reserve
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93 Points Wine Spectator
Intense, concentrated and full-bodied flavors of floral honeysuckle, pear and fig are shaded by cedary oak, returning to the primary flavors on the long, bubble gum-scented finish. Drink now through 2011. The wine opens with aromas of ripe Fuji Apple and baked pear tarte with hints of toasted hazelnut and vanillin oak. On the palate, crisp juicy Bartlett Pear flavors are complemented by a touch of barrel fermented nuttiness and luscious ripe fruit. The wine has a rich and long bright clean finish. Drinkable now, yet the lively acidity will allow the wine to age up to five plus years.

2006 Bennett Lane, Maximus
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90 Points Wine Spectator
One of the best values in California, Best of the best for a premium house wine.
Firm, rich and intense, with ripe, vivid blackberry and wild berry fruit and a mix of currant and raspberry. Keeps a tight focus on the long, layered finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,Syrah, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2013.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon
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93 Points Robert Parker
Rich and intense, with a deep, focused concentration of savory currant, wild berry, hazelnut and mineral notes, supported by firm tannins. Drink now through 2014. 2,000 cases made. Its strongest suit is pure, bold, mouth-filling Napa Valley cabernet, and there is no finer example of that than the 2005 vintage. It delivers a gorgeous nose of ripe cassis, with a hint of cedar and vanillin. The texture is slightly grippy in the most positive sense, and there is tremendous fruit lift through the mid-palate. This is a darkly fruited cabernet of uncommon depth, it's supple enough to enjoy tonight, though this is one Napa cabernet I wouldn't hesitate to lay down for several years.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California. Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2008 Continuum, RTW, Napa
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2007 98 Points Robert Parker
2006 96 Points Robert Parker
2005 95 Points Robert Parker
96 points Wine Spectator and #80 in Top 100 Wines of 2011:
A remarkable effort, offering riveting, expressive aromas of mocha, currant, mineral, herb, black licorice, tar and pebble, this is intense, structured, balanced, buanced and firm, finishing with a gutsy,richness and sophistication. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2013 through 2023." 95 points from Stephen Tanzer's Internatioanl Wine Cellar: "Good full medium ruby. Aromas of dark berries, dark chocolate and graphite minerality, lifted by a whiff of orange peel; vibrant and cool but not green. Large-scaled and voluptuous yet light on its feet, with lovely floral perfume to the flavors of black cherry, minerals and sexy caramel oak. This very young and broad wine finishes with well-buffered ripe tannins, captivating sweetness and superb aromatic persistence. Seems every bit as strong as the 2007 bottling, and perhaps even more refined.
Continuum is is the next-generation of Mondavis (Tim and Marcia) doing what California wine's first family does best: innovating and making excellent wine. Continuum is a Left Bank style Bordeaux blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon from the winery's higher elevation Pritchard Hill estate in Oakville. Red plum and boysenberry fruit on the nose and palate beautifully.There are also espresso bean, cocoa nib and pencil lead flavors that add lift and complexity and a nice balancing acidity and ripe, full tannins.

2008 Dominus, RTW, Napa
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99 points, Wine Advocate
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years. This estate, owned by Christian Moueix, includes the famed Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. Interestingly, they have completely eliminated Merlot from the bottling. The 2007 Dominus is a 5,400-case blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are 4,200 cases of the 2008 Dominus which is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Lower yields resulted in a denser, more concentrated wine. The remarkable thing about these cuvees is that they smell like a hypothetical blend of a top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a serious Bordeaux, possibly a cross blend of a Pomerol and Pauillac.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
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96 Points Cellar Tracker
Opaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla. Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose. The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity. This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
This wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring. According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
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The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed! The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors. Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2009 Foxen, Chardonnay, Bien Nacido, SMV California
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
89 Stephen Tanzer, he's nuts… "this wine is awesome" (BTW 89 is a perfectly respectable number)
"Bright yellow. Lees-accented orchard fruit and melon aromas are complemented by candied ginger and honey. Deep apple and pear flavors are broad and a tad sweet on entry but gain firmness and a tangy edge with air. A refreshingly bitter orange pith note adds welcome cut to the rich fruit and lingers nicely on the sappy finish." It is still just a babe an infant of great Chardonnay. Give it some time and you will be richly rewarded.

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
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89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after. Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle. Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2009 La Follette, Chardonnay, San Giacomo Vd, Sonoma
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"Beyond Chardonnay"
What a great bottle of Chardonnay from Greg La Follette, Flowers fame.
I fell in love with the floral aromas of this wine, they lured me deep into the glass.
Reaching for that rich, ripe, fruit compote of Chardonnay. I was totally captivated and impressed, it left me daydreaming about pairing it with Yellowtail and Mango salsa. Planted in 1998, the Roberts Road block is rooted in an ancient footprint of Copeland Creek, providing alluvial soils with tracks of gravel. We work with the excellent Old Wente Chardonnay clone from this site, where the fruit is picked and pre-sorted under the lighted rigs of the Sangiacomos' night harvesting team.

2010 La Follette, Chardonnay, North Coast
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Intensely perfumed with honeysuckle, fresh pineapple and melon, this effusive Chardonnay unfurls in the glass to reveal underlying tones of pine needles and vanilla. The focused mineral-laced entry leads to mouthwatering acid and fresh citrus flavors on the palate. This wine finishes long, with lime peel and an echo of tropical fruits. Both elegant and energetic, our North Coast Chardonnay is decidedly coastal in structure." The North Coast encompasses some of the coolestvineyards in Northwestern California and the superb acid backbone is a testamentto what the North Coast terroir will do to Chardonnay: You know the area mostly because of the sparkling wine houses like Scharffenberger and Roederer Estate. Chardonnay fruit has focus' theflavors and directs texture, laser-like, towards mouthwateringdeliciousness and gorgeous yellow fruit persistence long into thelate palate.

2010 La Follette, Pinot Noir, North Coast
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A symphony of red fruits in theglass, joined by earthy forest floor elements and notes of rose petal,rosemary and sage. A bright entry of red cherry transitions midpalateto charcuterie and cranberry, offering a lovely acid/tanninbalance. The late palate displays intriguing notes of quince andlavender, wrapped in a long, spicy finish. Overall, a multi-layeredand palate-pleasing rendition of coastal Pinot Noir.Greg La Follette has spent years exploringPinot Noir vineyards in the outer reaches of California’s NorthCoast wine region. This inaugural release captures the essence ofPinot Noir grown here: great acidity wrapped around vibrant redfruit tones of berry, cherry and cranberry.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet. Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices. Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel. Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $89.99
only 12 bottles available
93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us. Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Mirror, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
List $79.99 Sale $66.99
94 Wine Enthusiast
91 Robert Parker
The 2007 Mirror is a classic style Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is sourced from two famed vineyards in St. Helena and one in Oakville. The vineyards are meticulously farmed with balanced crop loads that lead to a concentrated yet elegant wine. Each individual vineyard has different characteristics that provide a layering of nuances.
Aromatically, this Cabernet Sauvignon is an attractive blend of black cherry, blackberry, rose petals and spice with a dark chocolate nuance. The palate profile generates a full ripe and concentrated core of dark berries and dried cranberries. Its balanced acidity delivers a seamless harmony of fruit and tannins that integrate a clean and long lasting finish. The wines were then aged in French oak barrels for 20 months. As fans of subtly oak wines, with complete integration of oak and pure fruit flavors, we used 50% new French oak and 50% seasoned neutral cooperage. Winemaker Rob Lawson's roots in the Napa Valley run deep. Raised in wine country, he has worked for many of the old standards in Napa like Sebastiani and J Fritz, he produces his own brand PAVI and he continues to make the wines at Kapscandy and Ghost Block.

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Pugash Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, California
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Rich, voluptuous and velvety, our Sonoma Mountain Chardonnay is unapologetically, Californian in style, and proud of it mingle with a generous helping of toasty oak and cinnamon spice to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable experience

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Los Carneros, California
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If by chance you happen to be a member of the ABC Club (Anything But Chardonnay), there is a good chance that you have never enjoyed a glass of our Los Carneros Chardonnay. There is nothing more satisfying than pouring a sample for die hard ABCers and watching their expressions change from total indifference, to utter amazement and finally to outright satisfaction and enjoyment

2006 Mi Sueno, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
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Named in honor of Rolando's hometown of El Llano, Michoacan, Mexico, this wine has quickly become the most popular wine in our portfolio Deep, Dark, Purple-black in color this wine is loaded with a bouquet of rich red and black fruit. Warm Coombsville days deliver big, bold, full-bodied Cabernet, the cool nights help to maintain their natural acidity. Ripe, elegant flavors of dark chocolate and toasty oak mingle with sophisticated notes of kirsch and framboise. Creamy and rich, with a lingering finish, the tannins are fine-grained.

2007 Mi Sueno, El Llano, Napa, California
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The results are a mouth-pleasing array of freshly roasted espresso beans, mocha, ripe black fruits and creamy white chocholate. Adding to your pleasure is a complex display of chewy, well-integrated tannins that are further enhanced by the toasted oak you. Since it seems to sell out quicker each year, we encourage you to enjoy it while it lasts. Although the blend varies somewhat from vintage to vintage, it typically averages about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Syrah. The outcome is a wine with explosive aromas of exotic spice, ripe black fruits, cracked white pepper and roasted espresso with a hint of graphite. The mouth feel is rich, supple and velvety with an array of black fruits, dark chocolate, spice and toasted oak.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards.A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier
You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass. The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak. On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit. The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants. The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha. The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish.
Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District. Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources: For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age. Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity. The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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2007 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintages, 2006 and 2005. Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard. Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. only 320 cases produced.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
List $179.99 Sale $149.99
95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994. The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades." What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel. The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains
List $29.99 Sale $25.50
The first Cabernet fruit for Ridge Monte Bello was from the 1962 vintage. From that time Paul Draper noted that a number of those vines consistently produced a more accessible wine that developed its full complexity earlier, these were developed as the "Santa Cruz Mountains" wines. With the 2008 vintage the name of this stylistically distinct wine became Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, stressing the varietal and the vineyard as its source.

2008 Robert Foley, Griffen, Napa
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94 points Robert Parker
This wine takes over 4 hours to develop, give it the Vinturi / Decanter treatment, sit back and enjoy the blooming process of this magical wine. It is an evenings delight!
Almost every red grape is represented in this blend.

Scholium Project
2008 Riquewihr, 100% Gewurtztraminer from California (500 ml)
List $34.99 Sale $29.99 Deal $27.50
15.8% alcohol, 280 cases produced in 500mL bottling
Aroma: a nose of peach dripped on sponge cake, crumbled carbon and
exotic nectarine. Palate: smooth, lush and ripe. the flavors have a dreamy,
creamy feel Impression: Gewurztraminer is a go!

Scholium Project
2008 Naucratis, Lost Slough Vineyard, Old Vine Verdelho, Bokisch Ranch,
Lodi / Sacramento, California
List $24.99 Sale $21.99 Deal $19.50
Aromas: mineral with a dusting of chalk, vanilla pod and bright lime
Palate: coconut, mineral, lots of bold, distinctive melon, lychee, kaffir lime and smoke. Impression: vibrant and focused, the wine shows no sense of heat despite the impressively high alcohol.

Sea Smoke, Southing, Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
(1.5 ltr) List $159.99 Sale $139.99
92 Points James Suckling
Pretty aromas of ripe strawberries and citrus character. It shows a beautiful purity of fruit on the palate with very fine tannins and a long silky finish. Pretty acidity too. Bob Davids, purchased this sought-after stretch of land from Foxen several years ago and it then became Sea Smoke Vineyard. Grown exclusively on the south-facing hillsides of our estate vineyards. On summer evenings, the Santa Ynez River canyon funnels a cool maritime fog layer (sea ”smoke”) across our hillsides, slowing the ripening process and providing the extended maturation period essential to the development of top-quality Pinot Noir. Our shallow clay soils are planted to French clones, resulting in fewer grape clusters of intense flavor, and our artisinal approach to winemaking results in wines that are a reflection of the unique land on which they are grown.
We believe that Sea Smoke’s rare geography and commitment to quality have produced wines of exceptional complexity and grace.

2008 Snowden, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Ranch
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92-94 Points Robert Parker - Steve Tanzer
Snowden produces just under 2,000 cases of extraordinary wine from their 23 acres of hillside vineyards on the eastern side of Napa, above the Auberge du Soleil. Proprietor Scott Snowden and his daughter, Diane (whose permanent home is in Burgundy), along with consultant David Ramey have fashioned superb reds along with a delicious, French-inspired Sauvignon Blanc. For Napa Cabernets, Snowden’s wines are relatively great bargains for their quality." (12/09) This wine is a blend of largely Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It's the wine to drink while you wait for your Snowden Reserve to mature, and it offers a softer, more accessible but no-less impressive version of that great, iconic Napa Cab. The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. Elevations on the property range from approximately 450 feet to over 850 feet. The vineyards comprise approximately 24 acres at four different locations on the property. Most are planted at what is referred to as “the top of the property”

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $99.99
94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite. This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
Miami FL
305-261-0221

Chile / Argentina

2012-01-03T11:09:00.000-08:00

2006 Clos Apalta, Casa Lapostolle, Maipo Chile
List $79.99 Sale $69.99
"This is a rich and enticing red, with alluring aromas of warm cocoa and roasted vanilla bean giving way to lush plum sauce, cassis and raspberry ganache flavors. The long, smoldering finish is velvety and dripping with pure fruit, all of it backed by a suave tobacco note. Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2011 through 2017. 4,538 cases made." This wine was named the The Wine Spectator's "Wine of the Year," due to the unique qualities provided by Carmenere.

2006 Del Fin Del Mundo, Special Blend, Patagonia ARG
List $29.99 Sale $24.99 each or take a 4 pack wooden box $99.96
92 Points Robert Parker
A Special Blend of 33% Malbec, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. Del Fin del Mundo has achieved over 160 national and international awards, including Gold Medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (Brussels) International Wine Challenge and Vinalies Internationales. Moreover, this winery from Patagonia was the only one to get the Gold Medal given to Argentinian wines. This was the first edition of this competition and it took place at the wonderful Villa Principe Leopoldo Hotel of Lugano, Switzerland. London International Wine & Spirit Fair, the most popular fair of United Kingdom, the awards of the international contest International Wine Challenge 2009 were announced. This time, Bodega del Fin del Mundo achieved two Silver Medals

2005 Durigutti, Malbec, Classico, Mendoza ARG
List $19.99 Sale $14.99
90 Points Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2010 Steve Tanzer
Dark red, laid back and rustic sytle. Aromas of current, chocolate and mocha. Supple and smooth but not overly concentrated, nice restraint.
Plenty of blackberry and rich classic Malbec mouthfeel. Fine tannins and lon lingering finish.

2006 Tapiz, Black Tears, Malbec, Mendoza ARG
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
90 Points Robert Parker...
(I think he must have eaten a grapefruit before he tasted this)
We have always loved malbec for its good finish and range of bright to dark fruit. We took a risk on this bottle considering the price and its range of expert ratings (between 90 from Wine Spectator, all the way to 97 pts from Wilfred Wong and other "raters for hire"). I was blown away. after 15 mins or so in the decanter the nose was impressive, lots of dark fruit and hints of chocolate and berry. great complex flavor and a long consistent finish. definitely top 3 100% malbecs Ive ever tasted. everything I love about the grape brought out with great precision, this wine was worth every penny spent.

Italy

2012-01-03T11:04:00.003-08:00

2006 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
93 Points Robert Parker
From vineyards that look to Montalcino from the east, at an altitude between 1,148 and 1,574 feet above sea level. Aged 45 months in big, old oak casks and 4 months in bottle. This Brunello offers unbeatable quality for the price. The wine opens with beautiful fullness, generosity, and round, soft contours. Aromas include exotic spice and mature cherry. That typical Sangiovese brightness livens the mouthfeel.

2007 Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Tuscany
List $229.99 Sale $194.99
95 Points Robert Parker
Explodes onto the palate with masses of rich, opulent fruit that caress the palate with gorgeous length and a seamless beauty that is hard to fully capture. Dark wild cherries, plums, spices, minerals and herbs develop in the glass. This is an especially bold, perhaps slightly uncharacteristic Sassicaia in its extroverted personality, but it is beautiful all the same. The inner perfume and sweetness carries through the long finish, where the sheer weight and glycerol of the fruit leaves a lasting impression. The 2007 is more than a worthy follow-up to the profound 2006. While it may lack that wine’s freshness, structure and potential longevity, the 2007 is immensely appealing today, and should drink beautifully pretty much out of the gate. That said, Sassicaia is always the most restrained of Bolgheri’s heavy hitters. This is a superb effort from Tenuta San Guido.

2006 Ruffino, Tan Label, Riserva, Chianti Classico, Tuscany
90 Points Robert Parker
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico 2006 - Ruby red in color, with garnet hues. Riserva Ducale is characterized by particularly fragrant, sweet cherry and red berry fruit notes. Delicately spicy hints of tobacco and white pepper lead into aromas of roses and a touch of flint. Well-balanced on the palate, the taste reveals velvety tannins and good acidity, a fruity core spiced with cacao and clove, and a lingering finish of rosemary and figs. Predominantly Sangiovese, plus other red varieties admitted by Chianti Classico code production.

2003 Feudi di San Gregorio "Serpico" Sorbo Serpico
92 Points Robert Parker the 2001 received 98 Points Robert Parker
Every vintage produced has received 3 glasses from the Gambrero Rosso
"Traditionally Untradtional"
List $89.99 Sale $39.99
One of the oldest wines on Earth modernized to perfection.Grape Varieties: 100% Aglianico di Taurasi, harvested in part from century-old pre-phylloxera vines. Vinification: Manual harvesting starts in mid-October and lasts until early November. After pressing, a long maceration on the skins takes place. Once malolactic fermentation is completed, the wine is aged for 14 months in new French oak barrels prior to release. Intense, persistent bouquet of rich wild cherries, toasted oak and warm vanilla. Soft, dense and well-balanced. The finish is long and pleasant, with flavors of red berries against a smooth background of toast and spice. "Appealing scents of dried cherry, violets, licorice and new oak. Polished flavors of red fruit, tobacco, minerals, cedar and coffee grounds. Orange notes in the lip-smacking finish."

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
6874 SW 8th Street
Miami FL 33144
305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com

Spain

2012-01-03T11:04:00.001-08:00

2009 Alto Moncayo, Campo de Borja
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
A dense, deep cherry-red coloured wine, there is definite complexity on the nose, with black fruit aromas and balsamic and toasty notes complemented by a certain rusticity imbuing character. Structured and flavoursome on the palate, it reveals fine, very slightly bitter tannins bolstered by the decisive contribution of top-quality oak. Aged for 18 months in oak barrels. Not your average juicy Grenache, this wine is spectacular, and represents the perfect foil for grilled steak. Rich, full bodied and muscular, Alto Moncayo has riveting intensity and palate staining extract; this Spanish red is inky/purple, full-bodied, and rich. This pedal-to-the-metal offering should age handsomely for a decade.

2009 Alto Moncayo, Veraton, Campo de Borja
List $29.99 Sale $25.99
This inky red is the perfect little brother to the wine above. 100% Grenache and it offers a heady bouquet evokes ripe red berries, anise, mocha and pungent fresh flowers. Supple and sweet on entry, then more structured in the middle, offering deep, mineral-accented dried strawberry and cherry liqueur flavors. Takes a spicy turn on the long, sappy finish, which echoes the pure red berry qualities of the big brother.

2004 Bodegas Alidis, Expression, Ribera del Duero
List $74.99 Sale $66.99
92 Points Robert Parker
93 Points Wine Spectator
Sleek and well-structured, in the international style, with ripe fruit flavors of black cherry and blackberry, complemented by vanilla oak, floral and mineral notes. It's plush yet fresh, with ripe tannins and excellent balance. 560 cases made

2005 Bodegas, Alidis, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
93 Points Robert Parker
So exuberant--especially for a difficult vintage. This lively red bursts with blackberry, kirsch, chocolate and licorice flavors, with firm tannins

2006 Bodegas Casajus, Vendemia seleccionada, Ribera del Duero
List $29.99 Sale $24.99
91 Points Robert Parker
Mature black fruit and a velvety palate recommend this bodega’s top of the line offering. The grapes are from a selected vineyard plot that was planted in 1920. Powerful yet elegant, lush yet complex, it features potent, sweet tannins, graphite, chocolate and chewy dark fruit, and excellent acidity.

2006 Bodegas Casajus, Antiquos Vinedos, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $34.99
88 Points Wine Enthusiast
A nice hue entices you, and the nose is meaty, tight and well oaked. With solid blackberry, dark cherry and chocolate flavors, this old-vines wine delivers the goods and manages to stay on course from start to finish. Almost everything about the wine is solid and commendable, even if it doesn’t have the chops of something from the top echelon.

2006 Clos Mogador, Priorat
List $89.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Robert Parker
René Barbier was one of the first to see the potential of the rugged Priorat region and the potential of its old vines, setting up shop there in 1979. The estate sits near Gratallops, in the heart of the Priorat hills. His flagship Clos Mogador is a concentrated, powerful, ageworthy wine based on old plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, along with small amounts of Pinot Noir, Mourvèdre and Merlot. Opaque purple with primary blackberry and boysenberry aromas needs air in order to display sexy Asian spice and floral character, complemented by notes of cola and smoky minerals. Velvety dark berry preserve flavors are framed by supple tannins and become spicier with aeration. The spiciness gains strength on the long, sappy, focused finish, which strongly echoes the cola note. This is livelier than the 2005, 2004 or 2003 bottlings.

2001 Dominio de Atuata, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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Located an hour upriver from the major Ribera del Duero estates, and at much higher elevation. Miguel Sanchez, the owner, discovered that many of the ancient Tempranillo vineyards in this side valley were ungrafted. He began buying vineyards in late-1999 and hired a young French winemaker, Bertrand Sourdais, to capture the potential of this unique viticultural heritage. They use biodynamic viticulture and hand-harvest the fruit. The wine is aged in barriques, 30% of which is new. The wine is then bottled unfined and unfiltered. 2001 was an awesome vintage with near perfect growing conditions and moderate yields. This Ribera is big and concentrated with ripe currant and black cherry flavors, earth, and spice. The oak is beautifully integrated and supports the pure and deep fruit. Keep this wine in your cellar for a good 5-7 years….only 4,000 cases made.

2009 El Nido, Jumilla
List $129.99 Sale $109.99
Not Yet Rated
El Nido, is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell. It has a splendid, nearly ethereal perfume, a full-bodied, voluptuous personality, and unrestrained power. Cherry covered. Notes of leather, toasted bread and ripe fruits mixed with a touch of spices. Its result is intense, concentrated and complex, a little bit sophisticated and with resources to meditate on its extraordinary richness of extract and savor. It is a bit more structured than the Clio bottling and will offer a drinking window extending from 2013 to 2025, perhaps longer although these wines have no track record of longevity. As an aside, it is not three times better than Clio as the price might suggest, not even close, Clio continues to sell out immediately upon release. Please let me know if you are interested so that we can put you on the waiting list.

2008 El Nido, Jumilla
List $129.99 Sale $109.99
96 Wine Advocate
94 Points Steve Tanzer
The 2008 El Nido again this year was a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell also aged for 24 months in new French and American oak. It gives up a bit more aromatic complexity with ramped up concentration and volume. In the glass, notes of blueberry, blackberry, exotic spices, and pepper lead to a plush, silky, 60-second finish.

2007 El Nido, Jumilla
List $149.99 Sale $134.99
96 Points Wine Advocate
El Nido, is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell. It has a splendid, nearly ethereal perfume, a full-bodied, voluptuous personality, and unrestrained power. Cherry covered. Notes of leather, toasted bread and ripe fruits mixed with a touch of spices. Its result is intense, concentrated and complex, a little bit sophisticated and with resources to meditate on its extraordinary richness of extract and savor.

2009 Montebuena, Tempranillo, Rioja
90 Points Robert Parker
List $14.99 Sale $9.99
Dark ruby color, offering an appealing perfume of spices, leather, tobacco and blackberry. I love the bright fresh fruit of this wine and the sense of purpose that comes from this wine. You really can't find a more delightful dinner companion.

2009 Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja
List $17.99 Sale $8.96
What a great value for this mainstay from Rioja!
Grab what you can before it is all gone and drink it up with your friends of wine. Black cherry and licorice flavors, tart and mouthwatering. Great focus and lively acidity.

2006 Finca Tormilanos, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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91 Points International Wine Cellar
Sourced from young vines, it reveals an earthy nose of black cherry fruit and is soft on the attack with a velvet smooth texture and dark red fruit, tobacco and charred oak flavors on the palate. Aged for 23 months in French barriques, it displays good depth and concentration, round tannins and a pleasantly long finish.

2006 Los Rocas, Vina Viejas, Montsant
List $19.99 Sale $17.99 purchase 6 bottles or more for just $14.99 each.91 Points Robert Parker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
60-100 year old Grenache vines.This has been a staple for us here at Leon's for many years.New ownership and plenty of support ensures quality and consistancy.Rich ripe fresh fruit with great depth and charm.

2007 Mas Martinet, Menut, Priorat
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
89 Steve Tanzer
Jose Luis Perez, owner of Clos Martinet is one of the “founding fathers” of Priorat’s wine region. He and Daphne Glorian of Clos Erasmus have worked diligently to put Priorat on the map. I have always been a big fan of Clos Martinet which consistently scores around 94 points but I recently tried this value-priced red and Wow! It’s really terrific. It has aromas of blackberries, and dark fruit with a hint of Costa Rican coffee grounds. On the palate I detect an essence of licorice from the licorella soils, but it is not overpowering. It is laden with flavors of sweet blackberries and has great acidity. The blend of Garnacha and Merlot makes it very food-friendly. Sara Perez, Jose’s daughter and Mas Martinet’s winemaker is yet another woman making incredible strides in Spain’s wine country.
Deep ruby. Expressive aromas of blackberry, spiced plum and flowers, along with hints of smoked meat and tobacco. Open-knit, attractively sweet dark fruit flavors are lifted by gentle acidity and gain firmness with air. With its absence of rough edges and good lingering sweetness, this is drinking very well right now. 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10

2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
List $139.99 Sale $109.99
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Mas Doix,Salanques, Priorat
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
"Salanques" is the name of the area where the vineyards are, close to the village of Poboleda
Like other areas of the Priorat, Poboleda lies at high altitude and is characterized by steep, rock-covered hillsides. The vineyards of Mas Doix lie at between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. The vines vary in age between 70 and 100 years old.
"Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet of crushed red berries, smoky herbs, potpourri and minerals. Lively raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by tangy minerality and pick up deeper notes of licorice and mocha in the mid-palate. Leaves a trail of juicy red fruit and spice notes behind a nicely persistent, energetic finish. I'd drink this now for its energy and zesty fruit.

2007 Matarromera, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $29.99 Sale $22.99
90 Points Decantel Espana
A classic among the wines of Ribera del Duero. Internationally recognized wine. The barrels are partially buried in the northern slopes of the Duero Valley and its 415 hectares of vineyards are spread along the banks of the river Duero. This wine is made according to traditional methods. After 14 month ageing in French oak barrels the wine rests in the bottle for 10 months. This wine shows a dark purple colour with a violet trim. Great robe, clean and bright. Good harmony of primary varietal aromas of ripe black fruit (strawberries, figs, blackberries) Hints of roasted, licorice, coffee, leather and cocoa. Rich, powerful, big and elegant palate. Thick sweet well integrated tannins. Generous and comprehensive mid palate in perfect balance with the notes of fruit and spicy. Powerful, bulky, long and silky finish.

2007 Neo, Ribera del Duero
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Sourced from 60-year old vines, this 100% Tempranillo boasts a dark ruby color and has ripe earth and black cherry fruit aromas Aged in new and used American and French oak for 8 months, it is soft on the attack with ripe concentrated fruit fl avors, a velvet smooth texture and firm round tannins on the finish.

2009 Neo, Sentido, Ribera del Duero
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They say, "...Neo Sentido is 100% Tempranillo aged for 6 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Incredible rich and complex with a silky smooth texture more common of a much higher tier of wine. Really impressive styling. Produced from 60+ year old vines with fruit from young estate vines. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 10 days maceration on the skins. Aged in new, one and two year old, 60% French and 40% American oak for 8 months. Bottled without filtration or clarification.

2009 El Arte de Vivir, Bodegas Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $17.99
This dark maroon colored RdD was given over 30-minutes to aerate in glass before tasting. The medium intensity but pretty nose offered sweet plum and blackberry fruit atop a backdrop of wet mineral with Spring flower accents in the forefront. This wine is drinking very well now and is well balanced in most ways one can cut and slice a wine of it's price class. It is dry, particularly in the finish, but not overly so. The fruit is on the darker side but shows more sweetness than bitterness, though both aspects interplay within the cherry, tar, and lilac flavors of the palate. The finish was of acceptable length (decent), and yielding a "knife" of good acid. Excellent value in this balanced RdD, a wine that would make a superb house red for a tapas restaurant.

2007 Numanthia, Termes, Toro
List $ 29.99 Sale $24.99
92 Points Robert Parker
The 2007 Termes is a bit more elegant with its velvety texture, ripe tannins, and silky finish. It, too, has the ability to improve with 2-3 years of cellaring, but can be enjoyed now. Bodegas Numanthia-Termes was sold by the Eguren family to Moet-Hennessey prior to the 2006 vintage. What this might ultimately mean for quality or style of the wine remains to be seen but there is no questioning the performance of the 2006 and 2007 vintages." (04/10) This wine, as usual, is deeply pitched, dark fruited, and spicy. It is bolstered by the structure of Tempranillo (tinto del pais) as it is expressed in the terroir of the Toro region, as well as some mocha and pain grillé notes from the very good quality French oak barrels. Drink now or cellar for a few years; as usual steak or lamb is a pretty sure bet with this wine.

2007 Numanthia, Toro
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
92 Points RobertParker
Selected from the best grapes of Spain's Toro terroir, situated in Spain's Castilla y Leon region, the wines instantly charm with their finesse and elegance.The 2007 vintage is the result of slow ripening and late harvest of the grapes. A dry, clement winter was followed by a cool, rainy summer, enabling a gradual flowering of the vines. Picked at optimal ripeness from these low-yielding vines, the grapes are intensely fruity and concentrated.The winemaker's art is all about extracting their full potential, particularly the intense fruit flavors typical of the Tina de Toro grape, the only variety planted in the region.

2006 Pintia, Toro
List $69.99 Sale $64.99
92 Points Robert Parker
Acquired by the Alvarez family in 1997, Pintia's vineyards are 30- 50-year-old Tinto de Toro or Tinto del Pais, simply a variation of Tempranillo. Toro, located slightly upstream from Ribera del Duero. 100% new oak is used, around 70/30 French and American. All of Vega-Sicilia's estates focus on the fruit of the vine avoiding green aromas and from it seeming overripe. The grapes are harvested into very small 8kg crates, which are immediately chilled for 12 hours, with four days of cold maceration following "to extract fresh, fruity aromas." Vines are very old in this region, often exceeding 80 years of age. While wines like Termanthia receive big points and critical attention, the Pintia is more elegant, right in line with Vega Sicilia's approach; drink it young for its power and youth, or age - the wine should drink terrifically for at least a decade. This is another ideal way to become familiarized with Vega Sicilia's wines without feeling too extravagant.

2009 Prado Rey, Roble, Ribera del Duero
List $19.99 Sale $14.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Impressive quality, purple color with a serious bouquet of cedar, spice box, lavender and blackberry. Excellent spicy black fruit flavors, good balance and excellent length.

2006 Prado Rey, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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90 Points Robert Parker
Savory and Silky, Black cherry compote, complex aromas of ripe fruit, floral hints, vanilla, balsamic and some some spices. Well integrated tannins and a very smooth finish.

2005 Prado Rey, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points Robert Parker
Rich color, aromas of smoky oak, earth, minerals and coffee.
Dense sweet black fruit expertly balanced from beginning to end.

2004 Prado Rey, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
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92 Points Robert Parker
Complex and Captivating! Deep purple, where have I heard that before?
Brooding and expresso like richness, with hints of pencil lead and asian spices.
Bursting black fruits are layered smoothly throughout the finish.

2006 Prado Rey, Elite, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
93 Points Robert Parker
Opulance All over! Rich dense purple fruit, an aromatic array of scorched meats, incense and exotic spices. Floral notes of lavender, cherry blossom. Layered and complex, voluminous with a satin texture. A real pleasure.

2006 Vinos del Benjamin Romeo, La Vina de Andres, Rioja
List $199.99 Sale $135.88
96 Points Robert Parker
Sourced from a single vineyard, this amazing Rioja tops the charts for intensity and level of fruit.
Thisk and brooding with an inky dense purple/black color in the glass. Very tightly wound, lilac and violet on the endless nose. The legs ooze slowly down the glass, hearty grip of oak and firm grape tannins, with a dusty characteristic that makes this wine even more inviting.

2006 Vinos del Benjamin Romeo, La Vina de Contador, Rioja
List $109.99 Sale $79.99
97 Points Robert Parker
Only 200 bottles imported into the US.
Deep ruby, strikingly complex nose which evokes blackberry, cassis, cherry compote, candied licorice, vanilla and incense. Finishes with intense clarity and thrust.

2005 Vina Sastre, Pago de Santa Cruz, Ribera del Duero
List $89.99 Sale $77.89
93 Points Steve Tanzer
Opaque ruby color, pungen, spicy blackberry and cherry-vanilla on the nose, with a sexy potpourri and smoky mineral elements. Deep, sweet dark fruit flavors coat the palate and are firmed by zesty mineral quality. The floral and spice notes build on the finish, shich delivers impressive punch and shows no rough edges. Already quite suave and complex.

2005 Vina Sastra, Crianza, Ribero del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $27.99
90 Points Steve Tanzer
A great wine that mimics the style of the Pago de Santa Cruz.What this wine lacks in intensity it makes up in charm.Toasty oak notes sweeten the flavor. A great Value!

1999 Vina Sastre, Pago de Santa Cruz, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
Beyond delicious!, this amazing wine spent 34 months on oak and comes from one of the oldest plots of Tempranillo in the region. Unfined and unfiltered. Spicy, racy filled with a myriad of aromas. Dark red fruits and a complex lengthy finish.

2008 Vina Sastra, Tinto, Ribera del Duero
List $19.99 Sale $17.99
A great new house wine! Rich serious fruit that coats the palate.Pleasantly priced for every day drinking.

2005 Vitis Terrarum, Tempranillo, La Mancha
List $69.99 Sale $39.99
93 Points Robert Parker
This wine has set the standard for the great wines of La Mancha.
This wine is a rich and complex as any of the great wines from Spain, distinguished by it's bright red fruit styling, a zesty freshness that many from Rioja or the Ribera del Duero just don't have.
Absolutely delicious and the best price in the country!

2004 Vega Sicilia, Valbuena, Ribera del Duero
List $199.99 Sale $174.99
94 Points Robert Parker, Wine Spectator and Steve Tanzer
Valbuena is a distinct wine, defined and prestigious. Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec are barrel aged for five years prior to bottling. Aged for the first two and a half years in large casks and then blended and put into new French barrels for an additional two and a half years. "Deep red. Exotic, highly perfumed aromas of raspberry, tobacco, potpourri and cedar, with a strong mineral overtone. Sweet cherry and red berry flavors are decadently sweet and complicated by notes of candied rose and licorice, with a mounting tobacco quality. Gains energy with air and finishes with sexy notes of floral pastilles and raspberry liqueur. Extremely sexy right now but I've no doubt that this will age for a very long time."

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center,

Miami FL 33144

305-261-0221

France Bordeaux

2012-01-03T11:03:00.001-08:00

Bordeaux for only $9.99!

2007 La Demoiselle de By, Medoc

List $14.99 Sale $9.99

Incredible value from Rolland de By, Wine Spectator Top 100 2010 $29.99

This 3rd label delivers a dollop of fine merlot that will keep your glass full.

2009 Ch Barat, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

What a delight, a real value.

Take a case of this and lay it down for as long as you can.

A couple of years from now you will be impressed with yourself for having made such a wise purchase. If there is any left by then.

2009 Ch de Camarsac, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

Rock solid, quintisential claret. Produced by Francois Lurton

Makes you fall in love with Merlot all over again.

2009 Ch Haut Queyran, Medoc
List $14.99 Sale $12.99
This is a delightful Bordeaux that expresses the Medoc to a tea...
A great value for a pure fruit driven Merlot

Grand Vin de Bordeaux "Best Buy"

Bordeaux under $20

2008 Grand Bateau, 3rd label from Ch Beychevelle
List $19.99 Sale $12.99
This is our house wine, what a delight. A classic Bordeaux claret, perfect for dinner tonight.
Also available in magnums (1.5 ltr) for just $29.99 each.

Alphabetical listing of Bordeaux:

2009 (F) Alter Ego, Ch Palmer, Margaux

92 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $74.99

2004 Ch Ausone, St Emilion *

95 WS

List $999.99 Sale $899.99

2003 Ch Ausone, St Emilion *

100 RP / 96 WS

List $3699.99 Sale $3574.99

2000 Ch Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol

94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2006 Ch Brane Cantenac, Margaux *

92RP

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien *

92-95 RP / 92-95 WS

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien *

92-94 RP

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac *

92 RP

List $53.99 Sale $44.50

2005 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac *

90 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

1998 Ch D'Armaillac, Pauillac (1.5 ltr)*

91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2000 Ch Canon, St Emilion *

90 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Cantemerle, Haut Medoc *

88 RP

List $29.99 Sale $26.99

2006 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe *

91 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe *

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $139.99

2003 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

94 RP/ 94 WS

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2002 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe *

90 RP

List $119.99 Sale $109.99

2006 Ch Clerc Milon, Pauillac *

90 RP

List $69.99 Sale $49.50

2000 Ch Clos Fourtet, St Emilion *

90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $184.99

2006 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe *

92-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2008 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

94-95 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

98-100 Robert Parker

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Coufran, Haut Medoc *

89 RP

List $29.99 Sale $15.88

2003 Ch Cote Baleau (1.5 ltr), St Emilion *

90 RP

List $59.99 Sale $49.99

2008 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien *

96-98 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

2006 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien *

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien *

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2002 Ch Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien (375 ml) *

89 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2006 Ch Du Tertre, Margaux *

88 WS

List $79.99 Sale $69.99

2005 Ch Figeac, St Emilion *

91-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2009 (F) Ch Giscours, Margaux *

93 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

1995 Ch Giscours, Margaux *
92 WS

List $159.99 Sale $149.99

2007 Ch Grand Bateau, of Ch Beychevelle

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

List $19.99 Sale $14.99

Showing new wood, this is a straight down the line red Bordeaux. The tannins are firm, maybe the wood gives a burnt character but the fruit comes through strongly, giving fresh, sweet blackberry juice flavors. A good, dry, but lively finish. The boat which decorates this labelis the mythical galleon of the famous Chateau Beychevelle, the sister company, which took part and sponsored the creation of Grand Bateau. Grand Bateau is a harmonious blend of the grape varieties. Aged partially in new oak barrels, the wine is rich and round, medium to full-bodied and has luscious ripe red fruit flabors (plums, prunes, cherries...) Showing new wood, this is a straight down the line red Bordeaux. The tannins are firm, maybe the wood gives a burnt character but the fruit comes through strongly, giving fresh, sweet blackberry juice flavors. A good, dry, but lively finish.

2005 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac *

92-94 RP

List $169.99 Sale $149.99

2006 Ch Gruaud Larose, St Julien

90 WS

List $69.99 Sale $62.99

2005 Ch Haut Marbuzet, St Estephe*

92 RP / 91 WS

List $189.99 Sale $169.99

1995 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe *

93 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe *

91 ST / 90 PR / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (1.5 ltr) *

91 ST / 90 RP / 90 WS

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Lagrange, St Julien *

94 WE / 92 WN

List $149.99 Sale $129.99

2005 Ch Larcisse, St Emilion *

98 RP

List $299.99 Sale $249.50

1998 Ch Lamondotte, St Emilion *

96 RP

List $399.99 Sale $369.50

2005 Ch Leoville Barton, St Julien *

94 RP / 96 WS

List $459.99 Sale $149.99

2005 Ch Leoville Poyferre, St Julien *

93 RP

List $149.99 Sale $129.50

2005 Ch Lynch Bages, Pauillac *

93 WS / 91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

2006 Ch Meyney, St Estephe

90 WS

List $39.99 Sale $31.99

2004 Ch Meyney, St Estephe *

90 WS

List $49.99 Sale $39.99

2004 Ch Monbousquet, St Estephe *

90 RP

List $64.99 Sale $59.99

1999 Ch Monbousquet, St Estephe
94 RP
List $99.99 Sale $79.99

2006 Ch Montrose, St Estephe *

92-94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Montrose, St Estephe *

95 RP / 94 WS / 93 ST

List $279.99 Sale $259.99

2003 Ch Montrose, St Estephe (375ml)
97 RP
List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2000 Ch Nenin, Pomerol *

93 RP / 92 WS

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2009 (F) Ch Ormes de Pez, St Estephe *

90 RP / 92 WS

List $49.99 Sale $44.99

2006 Ch Pape Clement, Graves

95 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Pape Clement, Graves

98 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Pape Clement, Graves *

94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $219.99

2008 Ch Pavie, St Emilion *

94-96 RP

List $299.99 Sale $289.99

2006 Ch Pavie, St Emilion *

96-98 RP

List $429.99 Sale $399.99

2005 Ch Pavie, St Emilion

98 RP

List $429.99 Sale $399.99

2008 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux *

90-92 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2006 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux *

89 ST 90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2006 Ch Pavillon Blanc, Bordeaux/"Margaux"
93 RP
List $149.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac *

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

1998 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (1.5 ltr) *

88 RP / 88 ST

List $399.99 Sale $369.99

2005 Ch Rollan de By, Medoc, Cru Bourgeos

90 RP

List $34.99 Sale $29.99

2008 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac - Leognan

93-95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac – Leognan *

95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $89.50

2004 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan
94 RP

List $59.99 Sale $54.99

2000 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan
List $59.99 Sale $47.99

2006 Ch Talbot, St Julien *

89 RP / 88 ST

List $99.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Talbot, St Julien *

92 RP

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2003 Ch Talbot, St Julien *

91 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

Geoffrey Coons

Wine Director

Leons Wine & Liquor

Center, Miami FL 33144

305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com for orders or inquiries

France Burgundy

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Remoissenet Rejuvenation

Once considered to be a top producer of white Burgundy has been reborn. Acquired in 2005 by Eddie and Howard Miltstein and Todd Halpern, who hired on the Director General from Maison Louis Latour along with their winemaker Claude Jobard. They also appointed Pierre Rovani as President, who for over a decade worked with Robert Parker as a wine critic. We are proud to exclusively represent the wines of Remoissenet again in this market.

2007 Remoissenet, Bourgogne Blanc,
List $ 24.99 Sale $19.99
87 Points Robert Parker
A blend, it is primarily from the commune of Puligny-Montrachet (from one grower) yet we added some St.Véran (also from a single grower) into the mix for an additional level of minerality. It was fermented and aged 50% in oak barrels and the balance in tank.
Total production: 2100 cases.

2007 Beaune, Grèves, 1er Cru
List $47.99 Sale $39.99
91 Points Robert Parker
We have a superb parcel of this famous premier cru, located in the tenderloin of the hillside, in the heart of the vineyard. Produced from 23 hectoliter per hectare (hl/ha) yields, it is resplendent in red as well as dark fruits and boasts a long, ripe finish. It was aged in equal proportions new, 1st, and 2nd year barrels.
Total production: 144 cases.

2007 Beaune, Marconnets, 1er Cru
List $47.99 Sale $39.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Our three contiguous parcels of Marconnets are located just above the premier cru Clos du Roi, in the lower part of this hillside vineyard. Produced from a paltry 15 hl/ha, this wine is more masculine and structured than the Grèves yet, particularly after decanting, bursts with dark fruits and reveals enormous ripeness. It was aged in 40% new, 40% 1st year, and 20% 2nd year oak barrels.
Total production: 195 cases.

2007 Chambolle-Musigny
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
86 Points Robert Parker
Acquired as fruit from a single grower, our Chambolle-Musigny was aged in equal proportions new, 1st, and 2nd year oak barrels. It is refined, medium-bodied, floral, and offers blue and well as black berry flavors.
Total production: 168 cases.

Specialty Drinks

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Adult Chocolate Milk
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
Just like "Mamma" used to make...
As Tracy, Nikki or any other hot mamma, what it is.
Facebook them and get involved in the Cocho Latte craze.
The perfect stocking stuffer or secret Santa gift.
Offer some up to Santa with his cookies on Christmas eve, see if he doesn't leave you a little something special in return.
This tasty treat is simply a spiked version of a childhood favorite.

Desert Wines

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All of these wines are (375 ml) unless otherwise mentioned

2000 Arrowood, Late Harvest Riesling CA
39.99 / 35.99

2000 Baywood, Late Harvest Symphony CA
14.99 / 12.99

non vintage Bonny Doon, Framboise CA
10.99 / 8.99

2001 Bruno Franco, Birbet IT
14.99 / 13.99

2001 Bussola, Recioto de Soave IT
39.99 / 34.99

2001 Ch St Michelle, Single Berry late Harvest, Rieslinig WA
199.99 / 179.99

2002 Cosentino, Late Harvest, Viognier CA
39.99 / 35.99

2001 de Trafford, Straw Wine, Chenin Blanc. SA
27.99 / 24.75

2005 Delorimer, Lace CA
25.99 / 22.99

2005 Dolce from Far Niente CA
55.99 / 48.99

1998 Dolc d Lorbac, SP
79.99 / 69.99

2004 Duck Walk, Blueberry Port LI NY
15.99 / 13.99

2003 Dutschke, Ivy Blondina AU
13.99 / 12.99

2002 Elderton, Botrytis Semillon AU
21.99 / 19.99

Ferrari Carano, El Dorado, Late Harvest, Riesling CA
29.99 / 26.99

2002 Hazy Blurr, Late Picked Shiraz, AU
39.99 / 34.99

2006 Inniskillin, Vidal, Icewine CAN
69.99 / 59.99

2000 Philip Togni, Ca Togni CA
59.99 / 49.99

2002 Renwood, Orange Muscat CA
12.99 / 10.99

2002 Renwood, Late Harvest, Barbera CA
12.99 / 10.99

Solera RH Buller, Rare Tokay AU
13.99 / 12.99

2004 Robert Sinskey, Pinot Blanc, Late Harvest CA
21.99 / 19.79

2000 Mer Soliel, Late Harvest - Botrytis, Viognier CA
34.99 / 29.99

2002 Martinelli, Muscat "Jackass" CA
29.99 / 26.99

1997 Norman, Late Harvest Zinfandel
17.99 / 15.99

2005 Telmo Rodriquez, Malaga Rare (MR) SP
24.99 / 22.99

2005 Victoria, Malaga SP
39.99 / 35.99

Please let us know your interests, geoff@leonwwnl.com

Green Wines

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Keeping the wine business as green as possible since 1955

We here at Leon's we were green before it was fashionable

We deliver to you rather than you making the run around Miami to pick up your favorite wines, not just green, smart… very smart, saving you time and money.

Our drivers are on a tight schedule and run our fuel efficient vehicles the most effective way possible ensuring that deliveries are made timely, but with respect to the other deliveries nearby.

Here at Leon's we offered our wines on-line for years now, as well as our monthly flyer, so that we did not waist resources through the mail.

We have always featured the largest assortment of GREEN Wines available anywhere.

Our buyer knows that just because it doesn't say organic on the label doesn't mean it's not. Many wines are organic by nature, farming practices vary from place to place so we take special care to acknowledge those who have made the effort to a sustainable practices.

For more information about what GREEN really means for the wine business check out the footer on the bottom of this page, it has way too much information, but will answer most of your FAQs.

Featured GREEN Wines...

Let's start off with something playful and easy to drink,

making an easy transition from America's favorite varietals to something a little more GREEN…

At the Naked Grape, they believe that in wine making, it is best not to over-do-it.

Let nature do the work so that the bare essence of the fruit shines through.

Tanterra
Wines from San Jose, Uruguay
Tanterra represents the frontier of world-class hand crafted wines in Uruguay.
Green by nature, intensely powered absolutely delicious. Bright vibrant and classic Tennant.
Some of the best wine bars in the area have picked these wines up and have made new fans.
Sun Sentinal's article made the point that a pair of Marines started Semper Fi Imports and distribution discovered the wines of Tanterra. Tannat is an up and coming variety that reminds us wine folks of how Malbec became so popular in such a short time here in the US.

2008 Tannat
List $17.99 Sale $14.99

2008 Tannat / Syrah
List $17.99 Sale $14.99

2008 Tannat / Cabernet Sauvignon
List $17.99 Sale $14.99

The Naked Grape, California
List $9.99 Sale $7.99 for all varieties

Pinot Grigio
Bright and crisp as it should be, sunny California styling offers up the aromas of pear, lemon and honey.

Chardonnay
Light bodied, buttery ripe fruits like pineapple and peaches. Creamy smooth body and finish.

Pinot Noir
Medium bodied, charming bright fruit flavors. Easy drinking, chill this wine slightly before serving.
Pinot Noir freshness, make for a great Summer sipper.

Cabernet Sauvignon
Medium body, bright fresh compote of Cabernet. Not a serious wine, but then again not a serious price either.
Great value for those who want to "do their part" for the cause.

* THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF GREEN WINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
LET ME KNOW YOUR INTERESTS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO GET CURRENT PRICING FOR YOU. As we get information on wines that are green we will add them to the list. Your contributions are welcome, so don't be shy. If you have a favorite Green Wine, let us know and we will add it to our list.

Featured Green Wines

USA

2007 Bethel Heights, Flat Block, Pinot Noir
91 RP
List $34.99 Sale $29.99

2008 Bethel Heights, Pinot Noir
List $29.99 Sale $23.99

Bethel Heights, Chardonnay
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Merry Edwards, Sauvignon Blanc
List $79.99 Sale $74.99

Merry Edwards, Pinot Noir, Olivet
List $79.99 Sale $71.99

2008 Merry Edwards, Pinot Noir, Coopersmith
List $84.99 Sale $69.99

Montinore, Pinot Noir
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Montinori, Pinot Gris
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Montinori, Borialis
List $29.99 Sale $24.99

Raptor Ridge, Pinot Noir
List $29.99 Sale $19.99

Solena, Pinot Noir
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

St Innocent, Pinot Noir
List $39.99 Sale $29.99

2006 Titus, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $29.99 Sale $24.99

2008 GhostBlock, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $79.99 Sale $59.99

2008 Foxen, Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido, Santa Maria Valley
List $59.99 Sale $53.99

2008 Foxen, Pinot Noir, Julia's Vineyard
List $59.99 Sale $49.99

Heron, Pinot Noir
List $15.88 Sale $13.88

Heron, Sauvingon Blanc
List $15.88 Sale $13.88

SPAIN

Luzon, Jumilla Spain
Cabernet / Monastrel
List $9.99 Sale $7.99

Dominio de Atuata, Ribero del Duero, Wine Spectator Top 100
List $44.99 Sale $39.99

FRANCE

Zind Humbrecht, Herrenweg Turkheim, Gewurztraminer
List $34.99 Sale $24.99

Ch Pesque, Les Terraces, Grenach/Syah
List $17.99 Sale $12.99

GERMANY

Dr. Loosen, Riesling, Mosel
List $14.99 Sale $9.99

What is GREEN?

Please feel free to let us know if you know of any wineries that we have left out, we will post them promptly and use them to develop the content in this section. I look forward to hearing from you at geoff@leonswnl.com

CERTIFIED ORGANIC / ORGANICALLY FARMED / BIODYNAMIC / DRY FARMING DEFINED:

Organic wine estates most commonly use the legal organic statement on their labels, “Made from Organic Grapes.” The less commonly used statement “Organic” is tightly controlled by the USDA and in order to obtain this high level of organic certification the wine must be without any trace sulfites. Since sulfites are naturally occurring in grape cultivation, trace sulfites in organic wines that bear the certification “Made from Organic Grapes” is allowed. Because of this, for the most part, due to the difficulty in growing grapes and shipping wine completely devoid of sulfites, wines are considered organic by most people when bearing this latter statement.   European wineries, like domestic US wineries, must be certified by the organic certification organization that operates in its country, and all European organic wine estates must conform to the identical practices mandated by the United States on domestic wineries. The lack of the official legal certification does not necessarily indicate, however, that a winery is not practicing organic farming. Many European wineries practice organic farming without obtaining the organic certification or while they are waiting for the certification. The actual legal certification is expensive and time consuming– a minimum of three years with constant supervision by the certifying body. The practice of biodynamic farming is not yet certifiable.

Sustainable Agriculture

The University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Agriculture Program (SRAP) describes the practice of sustainable farming as integrating three main goals–environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity.

Stewardship of Natural and Human Resources
“Stewardship of both natural and human resources. Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (SRAP)*

The grapes from the estates practicing sustainable farming are hand harvested by local farmers and farm hands. No machines are used in the harvesting. Grapevines are pruned by hand.

Systems Perspective A systems perspective is essential to understanding sustainability. A systems approach also implies interdisciplinary efforts in research and education. This requires not only the input of researchers from various disciplines, but also farmers, farm workers, consumers, policymakers and others. (SRAP) The estates practicing sustainable agriculture makes wine based on what is best for the soil, the plant, and the end product. From the farmer who tends to the vines on a daily basis to the enologist, this is a communal decision done throughout the growing season and at harvest.

Water. When the production of food and fiber degrades the natural resource base, the ability of future generations to produce and flourish decreases. (SRAP) The DOC in all regions for the following wineries listed forbids irrigation of the grapes after they reach two years of growth. These estates depend only on natural elements (rain, snow, fog) to provide water to the vines.

Wildlife. Another way in which agriculture affects water resources is through the destruction of riparian habitats within watersheds. The plant diversity in and around both riparian and agricultural areas should be maintained in order to support a diversity of wildlife. This diversity will enhance natural ecosystems and could aid in agricultural pest management. (SRAP) The estates practicing sustainable agriculture do not use artificial means for irrigation, maintains ground cover by disc-ing the weeds between the rows (no chemicals) and are committed to maintaining the old vines when possible, therefore plant diversity and wildlife is maintained.

Energy. Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on non-renewable energy sources, especially petroleum. The continued use of these energy sources cannot be sustained indefinitely, yet to abruptly abandon our reliance on them would be economically catastrophic. However, a sudden cutoff in energy supply would be equally disruptive. In sustainable agricultural systems, there is reduced reliance on non-renewable energy sources and a substitution of renewable sources or labor to the extent that is economically feasible. (SRAP) Due to the sizes of these estates, and the placement of vines on the land, vine tending and harvest is done by hand; the only machine used is the tractor at harvest time to haul the grapes back to the winery for the winemaking. While machines are used in some parts of the production—bottling, for example, a large portion of the production is still done using traditional methods and therefore are inherently conforming to sustainable practice. In addition, the wineries, required to follow European Union law governing renewable energy sources, use solar or wind power as a portion of its energy source.

Efficient use of inputs. Many inputs and practices used by conventional farmers are also used in sustainable agriculture. Sustainable farmers, however, maximize reliance on natural, renewable, and on-farm inputs.

Air and Soil Many agricultural activities affect air quality and soil maintenance. These include smoke from agricultural burning; dust from tillage, traffic and harvest; pesticide drift from spraying; and nitrous oxide emissions from the use of nitrogen fertilizer. (SRAP) The following estates improve air quality by incorporating crop residue into the soil. For example, grape bunches are not discarded during green harvest, but are worked back into the soil under the grapevine. Appropriate levels of tillage are used, and windbreaks are created by the grape vines and support system (all established by hand), and by maintaining strips of native perennial grasses to reduce dust.

Wine Estates Following Sustainable Agriculture Practices

America

Oregon
Bethel Heights
Frey
Montinore
Raptor Ridge
Solena
St Innocent

California
Quimera
Cotouri
Bonterra

Italy
Alcesti
Begali
Kaltern
Volpetti
Cascina Bruciata
I Fabbri
I Sassi
La Cappuccina
Lago Bava
Lodali
Musa (Musaragno)
Osel
Odoardi
Rocche Costamagna
Siema Vineyards
Soprano
Tati (Bricco dei Tati)
Testamatta
Toros
Urciuolo
Verona
Villa d’
Mottura
Zonta

France
Beau Chene
Chateau La Gatte
Domaine de la Pouche
Les Grands Arbres

Switzerland
Delea

Austria
Josef Bauer
Meinklang

Spain
Miguel Merino
Marques de la Real Defensa
Grupo Yllera (Tierra Buena, Cantosan, Cuvi)
Collado
Crego e Monaguillo (wind power)
Rubines Vinum (Alumina, Ovo) (wind power)

Wind/Solar Power
Many wine estates are turning to alternate energy sources for power within their farms and facilities. Some are doing this due to philosophical reasons and some are compelled due to European Union regulations. A certain degree of renovation/remodeling in wineries within the European Union triggers an automatic mandate for a moderate percentage of wind or solar power. The following wineries obtain power from wind or solar sources:

Italy
I Fabbri (solar power)
Lago Bava (solar power)
Bricco dei Tati (solar power)
La Cappucina (solar power)

Spain
Miguel Merino (wind power)
Marques de la Real Defensa (wind power)
Grupo Yllera (Tierra Buena, Cantosan, Cuvi) (wind power)
Collado (wind power)
Crego e Monaguillo (wind power)
Rubines Vinum (Alumina, Ovo) (wind power)

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW OF ANY THAT WE SHOULD ADD TO OUR LIST

Information Sheet on New Organic Labeling Policies

Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), TTB has been charged with implementing the organic program on behalf of AMS/USDA. TTB would like to notify the industry that AMS, in the interest of clear disclosure to the consumer, has changed the labeling policies for wines which contain both organic and non-organic grapes.

Labeling Wine Containing Organic and Non-Organic Grapes

Wine labeled with a “Made with Organic Ingredients” statement, and which contains organic and non-organic grapes, must indicate the presence of non-organic grapes in the “Made with Organic…” statement on the label. The following variations to this statement are acceptable:

    * “Made with Organic and Non-Organic Grapes”;
    * “Made with Organic [variety] Grapes and Non-Organic [variety] Grapes”;
    * “Made with _% Organic Grapes and _% Grapes”;
    * “Made with _% Organic [variety] Grapes and _% Non-Organic [variety] Grapes”

In addition, wines restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement must indicate the presence of any non-organic grapes in the “Organic Ingredients” Statement. An example of such a statement is “Ingredients: Organic Merlot grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, tartaric acid.” As noted below, such a wine will also have to bear a Percentage statement.

Percentage Statements on Wine Restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” Statement

When a wine is restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement and contains non-organic ingredients such as in the example above, a Percentage Statement such as “55% Organic Ingredients” must also be present on the label. The Percentage Statement must appear on the information panel in proximity to the “Organic Ingredients” Statement. If a wine bears an “Organic Ingredients” Statement in which no disclosure of non-organic ingredients is made, such as “Ingredients: Organic Grapes,” then 100% of the ingredients in such wine must be organic.

However, when 100% of the ingredients are organic on a wine restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement, a Percentage Statement is prohibited in order to avoid consumer confusion with products meeting the “100% Organic Wine” standard.

The National Organic Program (NOP) of the USDA states that an organic wine is “a wine made from organically grown grapes and without any added sulfites”. Most of the organic wines that we purchase from a variety of vineyards must now be referred to as “wines made from organic grapes”, or “organically grown grapes”. This all comes down to as how the grapes are grown and processed into wine. Wine, even when created naturally, does contain sulfites during fermentation. These amounts of naturally occurring sulfites are generally not in sufficient amount to keep the wine fresh for any extended period of time. Over the years, winemakers have been adding sulfites or sulfur dioxide to increase and preserve the shelf life of their wines.

At present, approximately 20 chemicals are used to grow conventional grapes, those being non-organic, to create today’s wines. Organic grape growers and winemakers use established organic methods of growing their grapes without the use of toxic chemicals. By using natural fertilizers and pest control, and growing other plants in and around vineyards, creating a biodiversity to their agricultural area.

The type of wine determines its natural sulfite content. White wines created without the grape skins tend to have a less natural sulfites to preserve it, where red wines fermented with the grape skins, tend to have a color and more naturally occurring sulfites.

Organic vineyards do add additional sulfites, or sulfur dioxide, but far below the USDA maximum recommendations. Where as a conventional wine may even exceed the maximum of 100 ppm, organic wines will have from 40ppm for white to 80ppm for sparkling wines.

It is all about the sulfites that are causing the problems with the organic wine industry. Sulfites or sulfur dioxide are used as a preservative in wines. It’s anti-microbial properties allow wines to age on the shelf, keep their color, and their flavor. A small percentage of the population do have sensitivities to sulfites, and labeling is important in knowing the amounts contained in your wine. A wine stating that is it ‘Sulfite Free’, may simply have extremely low levels of naturally occurring sulfites, difficult to detect through ATF analysis. A wine with “No Added Sulfites”, is telling you that only naturally occurring sulfites are present, unless the naturally occurring sulfites are above 10ppm, then “Contains Sulfites” will be on the label. NOP states that the 100% Organic and Organic categories must be “Sulfite Free” or have “No Added Sulfites”. The Made with Organic Ingredients category and the Some Organic Ingredients category may or may not have added sulfites.

When shopping for an organic wine, pay attention to the ingredient list on the bottle, for stores may advertise the wine inaccurately.

There are four categories outlined by the National Organic Program (of the USDA) relating to the labeling of their wines. The USDA/NOPregulations do differ from other countries labeling practices. Some foreign governing agencies will allow added sulfites while allowing the wine to be labeled Organic. The four categories are:

100% Organic. For a wine to be labeled “100% Organic” and bear the USDA Organic seal, it must be made from 100% organically produced ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label, and give information about who the certifying agency is. A wine in this category cannot have any added sulfites. It may have naturally occurring sulfites, but the total sulfite level must be less than 100 parts per million.

Organic. To be labeled “Organic” and bear the USDA organic seal, the wine must be made from at least 95% organic ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label where organic ingredients are identified as being organic, and give information about who the certifying agency is. Again, a wine in this category cannot have any added sulfites, but it is allowed to have naturally occurring sulfites below100 parts per million. The nonorganic 5% must either be a nonorganically produced agricultural ingredient that is not organically available or another substance like added yeast.

Made from Organic Ingredients/Made from Organic Grapes/Organically Grown. To claim any of these statements, a wine must be made with at least 70% organic ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label where organic ingredients are identified as being organic, and give information about who the certifying agency is. A wine in this category may not bear the USDA seal. It may contain added and naturally occurring sulfites and the total must still be under 100 parts per million. The 30% of nonorganic ingredients must be nonorganically produced agricultural ingredients that are not available in an organic form or another substance.

Some Organic Ingredients. This category is for products that have less than 70% organic ingredients. It cannot bear the USDA seal nor have information about a certifying agency or any other reference to organic content.

Some organic vineyards are upset about the organic regulations regarding wines. They believe that because wines have been made with sulfites for decades that this practice should be considered a basic part of the wine making process and that wine cannot be properly made and preserved otherwise. These wine producers state that even with the added sulfites creating a 100ppm maximum requirement would still bring that wine to a 99.99% organic level.

Other organic wine producers that have not added any sulfites may have an expiry date or best before date on the labels, due to the lower or negligible sulfite content and subsequent limited shelf life. If sulfites are a problem, this system will help inform the consumer. Again, we need to read the label carefully, as we need to do with any other products we purchase.

WHAT IT IS TO BE BIODYNAMIC

Some Biodynamic practices and unfairly point out some of the more extreme or wacky practices without giving fair play to the much more mundane and sane sounding practices. The only problem with all of these articles, the Chronicle's included, is that they themselves fail to clearly explain or mention what some of these more mundane practices are, as well as to justify the antics involving burying cow horns full of quartz in the cardinal directions of the vineyard to be dug up at the full moon.

Regardless, it's clear that Biodynamics, for all of its hoo-hah, involves most of the practices of organic farming, and that's good -- good for us, and good for the environment. So here's the official list of the certified producers of Biodynamic wine around the world. Try it and tell me what you think.

IN A COW'S HORN (NUT SHELL)

Organic Grape GrowingAll of the vineyards planted and cared for by the Frey family are under organic management, including the first vineyards planted in the 1960s. More...

Biodynamic Grape GrowingBiodynamic agriculture recognizes that the living soil is the heart of a farm. Without flourishing, vibrant, living soil, the ability to grow healthy plants and in turn raise healthy animals and humans is greatly diminished. More...

Biodynamic FarmAs the cows mow through the vineyard, they add nitrogen-laden compost to the soil. Back in the barnyard, these community members provide the manure needed for the homeopathic preparations of the biodynamic compost. More...

Organic GardensBlessed by several enthusiastic green thumbs, the Frey Ranch (as our estate is called) enjoys some ornamental gardens to feast the eyes upon as well as organic gardens to supplement feasts. More...

HoneybeesIn response to the stresses and illnesses that are inflicting bees worldwide, we provide clean, well-ventilated homes for our colonies. We avoid the use of all chemicals, and always leave plenty of honey for the bees. More...

Carbon FootprintAt Frey Vineyards we understand the responsibility of passing along a healthy environment to future generations. That is why we have taken action to reduce and eventually eliminate our emissions of carbon dioxide. More...

Solar Powered

Sustainable ideals go beyond organic and biodynamic. It involves using fewer resources, especially energy. At Frey Vineyards we get half our energy from the sun. More...

Wildlife / Biodiversity

One of the basic tenants of biodynamic agriculture is to support biodiversity within the farm landscape. Hedgerows and forest are home for beneficial insects and birds, who help keep agricultural pests in a healthy balance. More...

Forest Protection

Our beautiful home ranch provides us with rich, healthy soil to grow our top quality grape vineyards – but that’s only 10% of the land under our care. The other 90% remains wild forestland, home to diverse species of native trees, shrubs, grasses and animals. More...

No GMO Mendocino

In 2004 the citizens of Mendocino County, California, passed the first US county ban on the propagation of genetically modified plants and animals. More...

Toxic-Free Vineyards

Twenty-nine years of organic grape growing and wine making by the Frey Organic Wine family has kept over 12 thousand pounds of toxic chemicals from being introduced into our soils and waterways.

ON TO THE WINES:

Austria
Nikolaihof Wachau
Weingut Geyerhof

Australia
Castagna Vineyard
Jasper Hill Vineyard
Cullen Wines

Chile
Viña Antiya
Santa Emiliana

France

Champagne
F. Bedel
Larmandier-Bernier

Alsace
Pierre Frick
Marcel Deiss
Zind-Humbrecht
Martin Schaetzel
Marc Tempe
Ostertag
Marc Kreydenweiss

Jura
Andre et Mireille Tissot

Provence
Chateau de Roquefort
Chateau Romanin
Domaine de Trevallon

Loire
De Suronde
Tour Grise
Coulee de Serrant
de l'Ecu
Saint- Nicolas

Bourgogne
A et P de Villaine
Giboulot
Leflaive
Pierre Morey
Trapet Pere et Fils
Leroy et d'Auvenay

Bordeaux
Falfas
Gombaude-Guillot
Haut-Nouchet
Lagarette
La Tour Figeac

Rhone
Clos du Joncuas
Domaine de Villeneuve
Montirius
Domaine Viret
M. Chapoutier

Languedoc-Roussillon
Beauthorey
Cazes
Gauby
Leon Barra
du Tragine
Fontedicto

Germany
Freiherr Heyl zu Herrnsheim
Eymann
Hahnmulle
Prinz zu Salm-Dalberg & Schloss Wallhaüsen
Wittmann
Sander

Italy
Cascina Degli Ulivi
La Biancara
Radikon Stanislao

New Zealand
The Millton Vineyards
Providence Vineyards

Slovenia
Movia

Spain
Albet I Noya
Alvaro Palacios
Compania de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez
Descendientes de J. Palacios
Dominio de Pingus
Mas Estela

United States
Araujo Estate Wines
Benziger Family Winery
Bethel Heights, Williamette Valley OR
Bonterra Vineyards
Brick House Vineyards
Ceago Estate Wines
Cooper Mountain Vineyards
Coturri Winery
Patianna Organic Vineyards
Robert Sinskey
The Naked Grape

Wine List Format

BUBBLES

LeClerc Briant 'Cuvee Extra’ Brut, NV Epernay, Champagne, France
Ruinart Rose, Reims, NV Champagne
Champagne Fleury Brut, NV Courteron, Champagne
Henriot 'Cuvee des Enchanteleurs' Reims, Champagne 1996
Lamandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus Non Dosage, Brut, NV, Vertus, Champagne
Francoise Bedel "Vin Secret" Brut Marne, MNV, Champagne
Domaine Agrapart & Fils Blanc de Blancs ‘Les 7 Crus’, Avize, Champagne
Egly Ouriet Rose, Ambonnay, NV, Champagne

WHITE
Alberti 154 Torrontes, La Rioja, Argentina
Maysara Pinot Gris "Momtazi' Willamette Valley, OR
Sauvete Touraine Sauvignon Blanc ‘Oneiros’ Loire Valley, France
Morgan Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA
Peter Schandl Pinot Blanc, Burgenland, Austria
Domaine de Reuilly Pinot Gris, Loire Valley, France
Dierberg Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, CA
Domaine Robert Denogent Pouilly-Fuisse 'La Croix'Vielle Vignes, Burgundy, France
Domaine Vincent Dancer Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy, France
Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis ‘Côtes de Lechet’ 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Paul Hobbs ‘Crossbarn’ Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA
Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay, Burgundy, France
Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault 'En La Barre' Burgundy, France
Domaine Jean-Philipe Fichet Puligny Montrachet 'Les Referts' 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Domaine Les Hautes Noelles Muscadet, Côtes de Grandlieu, Loire Valley, France
Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec 'Le Haut-Lieu', Loire Valley, France
Damien Laureau Savennieres 'Bel Ouvrage', Loire Valley, France
Domaine L'Oratoire Cairanne Blanc 'Haut Costias' (Rouss, Mars, Gren Blanc) Southern Rhone Valley
Château La Liquière Faugeres Blanc ‘Cistus’ (Rouss, Gren Blanc, Rolle) Languedoc-Roussilon

RED
Domaine Martinelle 'Le 8eme' Vin de Table, Grenache, Cotes de Ventoux, France
Luigi Bosca Malbec DOC, Mendoza Argentin
Pierre Gaillard SyrahVin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes, France
Domaine Bertrand Ambroise Bourgogne Rouge, Burgundy, France
Bethel Heights, Williamette Valley, OR
Domaine Vincent Dureuil Janthial Rully Rouge ‘En Guesnes’ Burgundy, France
Domaine Ecard Saivgy-Les-Beaune 'Les Serpentieres' Burgundy, France
Domaine Chevillon Nuits St George ‘Les Busselots’ 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Brickhouse Gamay Noir 'Ribbon Ridge' Willamette Valley, OR
Domaine Paul Chappelle Santenay 'Les Gravieres' 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir ‘Carter’
Eola-Amity Hills, OR
Morgan Pinot Noir ‘Double L’ Santa Lucia Highlands, CA,
Freestone Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA
Churton Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand
Littorai Pinot Noir 'The Haven' Sonoma Coast, CA
Gourt de Mautens Rasteau, (100% Grenache) Southern Rhône Valley, France
Domaine del la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape ‘Cuvee Tradition, Northern Rhône Valley, France
Pierre Gaillard St. Joseph, (100% Syrah)Northern Rhône Valley, France
Domaine Roche-Audran Cotes du Rhones 'Cesar' Southern Rhone Valley, France
Domaine Terrebrun Bandol, (Mainly Mourvedre with Grenache & Cinsault) Provence, France
Patrick Jasmin Cote Rotie, Northern Rhone Valley, France

CLARET
Chateau Couronneau Bordeaus Superior, (Merlot,Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc) Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot & Malbec
Luigi Bosca Malbec DOC, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina
Château de Bessane Margaux, (Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon) Bordeaux, France
Château Coutet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
Chateau Moulin de Tricot Margaux, Bourdeaux, France
Broadside Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Margarita Vineyard’ Paso Robles, CA
Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA
Alvaro Espinoza ‘Kuyen’ (Cabernet/Carmenere) Maipo Valley, Chile
Terra Valentine Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain District/Napa Valley, CA
White Rock Claret, (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot & Cabernet Franc) Napa Valley
Domine du Jaugaret Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France
Chateau Palourney Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
Jarvis Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, CA
Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley CA
Quintessa, Napa Valley, CA

ROSE
Clos de la Briderie Rose
Touraine-Mesland, Gamay Noir, Loire Valley, France

DESSERT WINES and other NOBLE ROT…
Cuilleron Roussillere Blanc Liquoreux, (late harvest Marsanne/Viognier), France NV
Baumard Côteaux de Layon, ‘Cuvee Paon’ Loire Valley, France

FORTIFIIED / Dessert Wines
Chapoutier Banyuls, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Niepoort 1995 Colheita Port, Douro Valley, Portugal
Domaine Rancy Rivesaltes Ambre Vin Doux Natural, Côtes du Roussillion, France

Vermouth and Aromatic Wines

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Dolin, Dry White, Vermouth de Chambery France
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Chambery is the only Appelation d'Origine in France for aromatic wines.
It is held in the highest esteem. Made in the same manner since 1821.
Light, dry, fresh with a clean profile, you will not just wave this one over your glass.
Complimented with botanicals from Alpine meadows above Chambery.

Dolin Blanc, Sweet White, Vermouth de Chambery France
List $19.99 Sale $17.99
Admired throughout Europe, for it's clear, sweet aromatic style. Most often served with fresh strawberries a splash of soda water and a twist of rich ripe lemon. Summer is never over here in Florida.

Dolin Rouge, love that name! Sweet Red, Vermouth de Chambrey France
List $19.99 Sale $17.99
Spicy, rich, aromatic red, that is deceptively light and fresh on the palate, with a clean dry finish.
Dolin remains the benchmark by which all others are measured. Manhattens never tasted so good!

Cocchi, Sweet Red, Vermouth di Torino Italy
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Help Cocchi celebrate its 120th Anniversary!
Since 1891 Cocchi has been producing one of the best of Italian Aopertif.
Uniquely Cocchi, rich, bright and vibrant with hints of cocoa, citrus, rhubarb having a balanced bitterness that makes this Vermouth craveable. Made in Asti just outside of Torino, one of only 2 protected DO's for Vermouth in Italy.

Cocchi Americano, White Sweet Vermouth, Vermouth di Torino Italy
One of the best White sweet Vermouth I have yet tasted. Absolutely delightful, made from the base of Moscato in Asti. Infused with a blend of herbs, fruit and spices. Gentian, chinchona and citrus.
This wonderful apertif has long been considered one of the world's greatest.

Cocchi, Barolo Chinato, Apertif of the Gods
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
DOCG Barolo infused with Quinine bark, rhubarb, ginger and a variety of other aromaitc spices.
In this wine you will find a richness and complexity of flavors unparalelled in other apertifs.
Giuilo Cocchi's original recipe remains unchanged since it's birth in 1891.
normally consumed after dinner along with chocolate and biscotti or other hard cookies.
Piedmont remaines the largest consumers of this magic elixir, it is a big part of their heritage.

Bonal, Gentiane -Quina
List $27.99 Sale $24.99
This delicious apertif has stood apart from all others since 1861 when it was first produced.
Complex, delightful flavors that stimulate the palate. Made with gentian, chinchona and herbs from the Grande Chartreuse mountains in a mistelle base. One of the few that can be served by itself and does not require a fruit compote to enhance it. You will be amazed at its quality when you replace sweet red vermouth with this.

Cardamaro Vino Amaro
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Piedmont is the the home to this Amaro. A distinctive infusion of cardoon, blessed thistle and other botanicals into the estate wine of Bosca. Aged in new oak for a minimum of 6 months.

Nonino, Amaro
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
Made in Friuli, infused with herbs from Carnia in a base of one of Italy's finest grappa using a grape variety called Monovitigno making it unique and distinctive. Giannola and Benito Nonino handcraft a precious Amaro, steadfast in tradition exceptional for it's purity, then seasoned in barrique from Nevers, Limousin and used sherry barrels.

Zirbenz, Stone Pine Liqueur of the Alps
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
Austrian Alpen Arolla Stone Pine fruit makes this liqueur so very, very special.
Bright red color, smooth, citrus notes and fruit compote.
Totally unique and a beautiful package.

New Arrivals

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We delight in offering you small production wines from your favorite places,
Please let us know what you are looking for and we will do all we can to help you with your search.

2010 Palazzo, Cuvee Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
Not yet rated
One of the top white wines in all of Napa!
Only a thimble full of Semillon is even grown here anymore.
Rich dense and exotic, exactly what your craving if you are looking for a great example of a Bordelais Blanc with a Napa punch of fruit. Traditional styling makes this wine unique to all of Cali.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California.
Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet.
Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices.
Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel.
Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $89.99
93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us.
Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $84.99
96 Points Cellar Tracker
Opaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla.
Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose.
The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity.
This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
This wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring.
According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
List $179.99 Sale $149.99
95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994.
The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades."
What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel.
The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $99.99
94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite.
This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after.
Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle.
Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
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The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed!
The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors. Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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2006 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintage, 2005.
Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard.
Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. Only 320 cases produced.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
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92 Points Robert Parker
Only 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied. This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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94 Points Robert Parker
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008. Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards. A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier. You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass.The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak.On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit. The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants. The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha.
The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $69.99 Sale $52.99
88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish also would receive an 88 Point rating when they have come of age. Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District.Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources:For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age. Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity. The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2008 Schrader, Beckstoffer / To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $399.99 Sale $299.99
97 - 100 Points Robert Parker
There doesn't appear to be a hotter Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the New World than this small boutique winery. Their wines have already received four perfect scores and with this report, that grows to six… The wines are incredibly expressive examples of Cabernet Sauvignon that are as good as it gets for this varietal. This expressive, full-bodied, powerful wine is seamlessly constructed, and like most of its peers, has a 45-second finish.It is slightly more exotic aromatically, which really helps to justify this wines' first growth standing.

2009 Creta, Crianza, Ribera del Duero Spain
List $15.99 Sale $13.99
90 Points Wine Advocate
It seems like some of the best deals seem to come out the Ribera recently.
A joint venture between Eric Solomon & Isaac Fernandez. Remarkable richness and crafted traditional styling. While searching for the world's best wine at $10 pick up a few of these to keep your cool.

2009 Altovinum, Evodia, Calatayud Spain
List $14.99 Sale $9.99
90 Points The Wine Advocate
Old Vine Grenache, a custom crush by Eric Soloman from 100 year old vines.
Ok, here's your best wine in the world for $10.
I fell head over heals in love with this wine
Happy now?

2009 Montebuena, Tempranillo, Rioja
90 Points The Wine Advocate
List $14.99 Sale $10.99
Dark ruby color, offering an appealing perfume of spices, leather, tobacco and blackberry. I love the bright fresh fruit of this wine and the sense of purpose that comes from this wine. You really can't find a more delightful dinner companion.

2009 Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja
List $17.99 Sale $8.96
90 Points The Wine Advocate
What a great value for this mainstay from Rioja!
Grab what you can before it is all gone and drink it up with your friends of wine. Black cherry and licorice flavors, tart and mouthwatering. Great focus and lively acidity.

2007 Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
Sourced from 60-year old vines, this 100% Tempranillo boasts a dark ruby color and has ripe earth and black cherry fruit aromas Aged in new and used American and French oak for 8 months, it is soft on the attack with ripe concentrated fruit fl avors, a velvet smooth texture and firm round tannins on the finish.

2009 Neo, Sentido, Ribera del Duero
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They say, "... Neo Sentido is 100% Tempranillo aged for 6 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Incredible rich and complex with a silky smooth texture more common of a much higher tier of wine. Really impressive styling. Produced from 60+ year old vines with fruit from young estate vines. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 10 days maceration on the skins. Aged in new, one and two year old, 60% French and 40% American oak for 8 months. Bottled without filtration or clarification.

2009 El Arte de Vivir, Bodegas Neo, Ribera del Duero
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This dark maroon colored RdD was given over 30-minutes to aerate in glass before tasting. The medium intensity but pretty nose offered sweet plum and blackberry fruit atop a backdrop of wet mineral with Spring flower accents in the forefront. This wine is drinking very well now and is well balanced in most ways one can cut and slice a wine of it's price class. It is dry, particularly in the finish, but not overly so. The fruit is on the darker side but shows more sweetness than bitterness, though both aspects interplay within the cherry, tar, and lilac flavors of the palate. The finish was of acceptable length (decent), and yielding a "knife" of good acid. Excellent value in this balanced RdD, a wine that would make a superb house red for a tapas restaurant.

2006 Finca Tormilanos, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
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91 Points International Wine Cellar
Sourced from young vines, it reveals an earthy nose of black cherry fruit and is soft on the attack with a velvet smooth texture and dark red fruit, tobacco and charred oak flavors on the palate. Aged for 23 months in French barriques, it displays good depth and concentration, round tannins and a pleasantly long finish.

2007 Mas Martinet, Menut, Priorat
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
89 Points Steve Tanzer
Jose Luis Perez, owner of Clos Martinet is one of the “founding fathers” of Priorat’s wine region. He and Daphne Glorian of Clos Erasmus have worked diligently to put Priorat on the map. I have always been a big fan of Clos Martinet which consistently scores around 94 points but I recently tried this value-priced red and Wow! It’s really terrific. It has aromas of blackberries, and dark fruit with a hint of Costa Rican coffee grounds. On the palate I detect an essence of licorice from the licorella soils, but it is not overpowering. It is laden with flavors of sweet blackberries and has great acidity. The blend of Garnacha and Merlot makes it very food-friendly. Sara Perez, Jose’s daughter and Mas Martinet’s winemaker is yet another woman making incredible strides in Spain’s wine country.
Deep ruby. Expressive aromas of blackberry, spiced plum and flowers, along with hints of smoked meat and tobacco. Open-knit, attractively sweet dark fruit flavors are lifted by gentle acidity and gain firmness with air. With its absence of rough edges and good lingering sweetness, this is drinking very well right now. 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10

2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
List $139.99 Sale $109.99
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Mas Doix, Salanques, Priorat
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
"Salanques" is the name of the area where the vineyards are, close to the village of Poboleda
Like other areas of the Priorat, Poboleda lies at high altitude and is characterized by steep, rock-covered hillsides. The vineyards of Mas Doix lie at between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. The vines vary in age between 70 and 100 years old.
"Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet of crushed red berries, smoky herbs, potpourri and minerals. Lively raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by tangy minerality and pick up deeper notes of licorice and mocha in the mid-palate. Leaves a trail of juicy red fruit and spice notes behind a nicely persistent, energetic finish. I'd drink this now for its energy and zesty fruit.

2009 Prado Rey, Roble, Ribera del Duero
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89 Points The Wine Advocate
Impressive quality, purple color with a serious bouquet of cedar, spice box, lavender and blackberry. Excellent spicy black fruit flavors, good balance and excellent length.

2006 Prado Rey, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
90 Points The Wine Advocate
Savory and Silky, Black cherry compote, complex aromas of ripe fruit, floral hints, vanilla, balsamic and some some spices. Well integrated tannins and a very smooth finish.

2005 Prado Rey, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points The Wine Advocate
Rich color, aromas of smoky oak, earth, minerals and coffee.
Dense sweet black fruit expertly balanced from beginning to end.

2004 Prado Reuy, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92 Points The Wine Advocate
Complex and Captivating! Deep purple, where have I heard that before?
Brooding and expresso like richness, with hints of pencil lead and asian spices.
Bursting black fruits are layered smoothly throughout the finish.

2006 Prado Rey, Elite, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
Opulance All over! Rich dense purple fruit, an aromatic array of scorched meats, incense and exotic spices. Floral notes of lavender, cherry blossom. Layered and complex, voluminous with a satin texture. A real pleasure.

2008 Kobalt, Window Pane, Red Table Wine, Napa CA
List $59.99 Sale $39.99
94 Points
41% Petite Sirah, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 13% Petite Verdot
This wine is not intended to be a second label for the great Kobalt Cabernet.
Offering a different anc complex style and a much more accessible wine in its youth.
This is a unique blend of intense fruit which creates "craveability"
Special thanks to Kevin Carriker and Mark Herold from Merus, Buccella and Harris fame.
Kevin was in the store the other day and tasted us again on this wine, what a treat.

2006 Los Rocas, Vina Viejas, Spain
91 Points The Wine Advocate
91 Points Steve Tanzer
List $19.99 Sale $16.99 purchase 6 bottles or more for just $14.99 each
60-100 year old Grenache vines.
This has been a staple for us here at Leon's for many years.
New ownership and plenty of support ensures quality and consistancy.
Rich ripe fresh fruit with great depth and charm.

2008 Elena Walch, Kastelaz, Gewurztraminer, Alto Adige, Italy
3 glasses +, Gambero Rosso WOW!
93 Points
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
These wines are always held for restaurants, we are thrilled to represent them.
Elena has much to be proud of. Makiing some of the top white wines in Italy this one scored the coveted "3 glass +" award in the Gambero Rosso!
She was the first and only woman winemaker to win this award in Italy!

This wine is in very short supply, so get your order in quickly!

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com

OMG Wines

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2007 Michele Castellani, Amarone della Valpolicella, Cinque Stelle, Italy
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points
This is the quintessential Amarone! In order to get a wine of this quality you would normally spend hundreds of dollars a bottle. One of the most unique art forms known to wine.
Rich with tar and leather, dense tannins and spicy kirsch and coffee liquer. Dried herbs, grilled nuts, sticky rich decadent corvina and rondinella all mingle producing a cornucopia of exotic italian delights. This wine has a distinctively elegant style that separates it from the hedonistic styles of it's lofty priced neighbors. It's aromatics fill the room upon decantation, smoky, syrupy with a totally dry tart cherry finish.

2008 Dominus, RTW, Napa
List $199.99 Sale $164.99
99 Points Robert Parker
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years. This estate, owned by Christian Moueix, includes the famed Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. Interestingly, they have completely eliminated Merlot from the bottling. The 2007 Dominus is a 5,400-case blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are 4,200 cases of the 2008 Dominus which is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Lower yields resulted in a denser, more concentrated wine. The remarkable thing about these cuvees is that they smell like a hypothetical blend of a top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a serious Bordeaux, possibly a cross blend of a Pomerol and Pauillac. Both wines possess silky sweet tannins, which is the big difference between Dominus post-1990 and the first seven vintages, where the tannin content was relatively high. About 40% new oak is used in their upbringing. 99 points, Wine Advocate # 192 Dec 2010

2007 Pingus, Ribera del Duero, Spain
List $750.00 Sale $699.99
98 Points Robert Parker
Vintage conditions required a stricter selection for the 2007 Pingus. The aromatics are more brooding but seriously multifaceted. Smoke, pencil lead, truffle, Asian spices, blackberry, and licorice notes are followed by a chewy, dense, rich, powerful wine with fully integrated oak, savory black fruits, ripe tannins, and a decade of aging potential. Drink it from 2020 to 2037 if not longer.
I am shocked that Parker had so little to say about this magnificent wine. Glass-staining ruby deep color. Pungent, mineral-driven aromas of black raspberry, bitter cherry, smoky minerals and potpourri, plus a sexy smoky note of cola. Sweet and powerful, with brilliant definition and intensity to the ripe dark berry and cherry flavors. Lush and creamy but energetic, with silky tannins giving shape to the expansive fruit. Highly concentrated but very young wine with a strong, sappy, penetrating finish that echoes the floral note. This is a weighty wine but there's no excess fat or thickness. Stash it away for at least another six years.

California

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2008 Arnot Roberts, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bougay Vd, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
92 Points Steve Tanzer
This vintage contains tiny bits of cabernet franc and petit verdot. Deep ruby color, high-pitched aromas of blackcurrant, cherry preserves, smoky minerals, rose, lavender, tobacco and graphite; smells like a cross between a Graves and a Priorat wine. Nervy red and dark berry flavors completely stain the palate, with dusty tannins providing shape and back- end grip. The floral note gains strength with air and carries through the long, strikingly pure finish. Very impressive cabernet, with the depth and balance to age.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
List $69.99 Sale $89.99
92 Points Robert Parker
Only 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied.
This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
94 Points Robert Parker
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008.
Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
List $94.99 Sale $89.99 Deal $59.99
91 Points Wine Spectator
This 2005 release begins with aromas of cocoa, cherry and plum. Subtle hints of all spice, cedar and toffee develop in the glass as the wine opens. On the palate there are rich flavors of mocha, chocolate and raspberry that lead to an elegant finish, with layers of rich texture and incredible length. The fruit for this wine is sourced primarily from two of our favorite vineyards. The Taplin 2 block of Lewelling vineyard in St Helena has been a main component of Reserve Cabernet since its first bottling in 2002. Farmed by vineyard manager Doug Wight, this vineyard always shows as the best of the best in the cellar. The newest component of this wine is Lynch Family Vineyard, from owner Randy and Lisa's Estate in Calistoga.

2006 Bennett Lane, Chardonnay Reserve
List $39.99 Sale $34.99 Deal $32.50
93 Points Wine Spectator
Intense, concentrated and full-bodied flavors of floral honeysuckle, pear and fig are shaded by cedary oak, returning to the primary flavors on the long, bubble gum-scented finish. Drink now through 2011. The wine opens with aromas of ripe Fuji Apple and baked pear tarte with hints of toasted hazelnut and vanillin oak. On the palate, crisp juicy Bartlett Pear flavors are complemented by a touch of barrel fermented nuttiness and luscious ripe fruit. The wine has a rich and long bright clean finish. Drinkable now, yet the lively acidity will allow the wine to age up to five plus years.

2005 Bennett Lane, Maximus
List $39.99 Sale $34.99 Deal $29.50
90 Points Wine Spectator
One of the best values in California, Best of the best for a premium house wine.
Firm, rich and intense, with ripe, vivid blackberry and wild berry fruit and a mix of currant and raspberry. Keeps a tight focus on the long, layered finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,Syrah, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2013.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon
List $45.99 Sale $39.99 Deal $37.50
93 Points Robert Parker
Rich and intense, with a deep, focused concentration of savory currant, wild berry, hazelnut and mineral notes, supported by firm tannins. Drink now through 2014. 2,000 cases made. Its strongest suit is pure, bold, mouth-filling Napa Valley cabernet, and there is no finer example of that than the 2005 vintage. It delivers a gorgeous nose of ripe cassis, with a hint of cedar and vanillin. The texture is slightly grippy in the most positive sense, and there is tremendous fruit lift through the mid-palate. This is a darkly fruited cabernet of uncommon depth, it's supple enough to enjoy tonight, though this is one Napa cabernet I wouldn't hesitate to lay down for several years.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California.
Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2008 Continuum, RTW, Napa
List $199.99 Sale $129.99
2007 98 Points Robert Parker
2006 96 Points Robert Parker
2005 95 Points Robert Parker

2008 Dominus, RTW, Napa
List $199.99 Sale $159.99
99 points, Wine Advocate
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years. This estate, owned by Christian Moueix, includes the famed Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. Interestingly, they have completely eliminated Merlot from the bottling. The 2007 Dominus is a 5,400-case blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are 4,200 cases of the 2008 Dominus which is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Lower yields resulted in a denser, more concentrated wine. The remarkable thing about these cuvees is that they smell like a hypothetical blend of a top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a serious Bordeaux, possibly a cross blend of a Pomerol and Pauillac.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $84.99
96 Points Cellar Tracker
Opaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla. Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose. The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity. This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
This wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring.
According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $37.99
The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed! The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors.
Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2009 Foxen, Chardonnay, Bien Nacido, SMV California
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
89 Stephen Tanzer, he's nuts… "this wine is awesome" (BTW 89 is a perfectly respectable number)
"Bright yellow. Lees-accented orchard fruit and melon aromas are complemented by candied ginger and honey. Deep apple and pear flavors are broad and a tad sweet on entry but gain firmness and a tangy edge with air. A refreshingly bitter orange pith note adds welcome cut to the rich fruit and lingers nicely on the sappy finish."
It is still just a babe an infant of great Chardonnay.
Give it some time and you will be richly rewarded.

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after. Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle.
Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2009 La Follette, Chardonnay, San Giacomo Vd, Sonoma
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
"Beyond Chardonnay"
What a great bottle of Chardonnay from Greg La Follette, Flowers fame.
I fell in love with the floral aromas of this wine, they lured me deep into the glass.
Reaching for that rich, ripe, fruit compote of Chardonnay.
I was totally captivated and impressed, it left me daydreaming about pairing it with Yellowtail and Mango salsa.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet. Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices. Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel. Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $89.99
only 12 bottles available
93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us. Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Mirror, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
List $79.99 Sale $66.99
94 Wine Enthusiast
91 Robert Parker
The 2007 Mirror is a classic style Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is sourced from two famed vineyards in St. Helena and one in Oakville. The vineyards are meticulously farmed with balanced crop loads that lead to a concentrated yet elegant wine. Each individual vineyard has different characteristics that provide a layering of nuances.
Aromatically, this Cabernet Sauvignon is an attractive blend of black cherry, blackberry, rose petals and spice with a dark chocolate nuance. The palate profile generates a full ripe and concentrated core of dark berries and dried cranberries. Its balanced acidity delivers a seamless harmony of fruit and tannins that integrate a clean and long lasting finish.
The wines were then aged in French oak barrels for 20 months. As fans of subtly oak wines, with complete integration of oak and pure fruit flavors, we used 50% new French oak and 50% seasoned neutral cooperage.
Winemaker Rob Lawson's roots in the Napa Valley run deep. Raised in wine country, he has worked for many of the old standards in Napa like Sebastiani and J Fritz, he produces his own brand PAVI and he continues to make the wines at Kapscandy and Ghost Block.

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Pugash Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, California
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
Rich, voluptuous and velvety, our Sonoma Mountain Chardonnay is unapologetically, Californian in style, and proud of it mingle with a generous helping of toasty oak and cinnamon spice to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable experience

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Los Carneros, California
List $39.99 Sale $34.99
If by chance you happen to be a member of the ABC Club (Anything But Chardonnay), there is a good chance that you have never enjoyed a glass of our Los Carneros Chardonnay. There is nothing more satisfying than pouring a sample for die hard ABCers and watching their expressions change from total indifference, to utter amazement and finally to outright satisfaction and enjoyment

2006 Mi Sueno, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
Named in honor of Rolando's hometown of El Llano, Michoacan, Mexico, this wine has quickly become the most popular wine in our portfolio Deep, Dark, Purple-black in color this wine is loaded with a bouquet of rich red and black fruit. Warm Coombsville days deliver big, bold, full-bodied Cabernet, the cool nights help to maintain their natural acidity. Ripe, elegant flavors of dark chocolate and toasty oak mingle with sophisticated notes of kirsch and framboise. Creamy and rich, with a lingering finish, the tannins are fine-grained.

2007 Mi Sueno, El Llano, Napa, California
List $49.99 $39.99
The results are a mouth-pleasing array of freshly roasted espresso beans, mocha, ripe black fruits and creamy white chocholate. Adding to your pleasure is a complex display of chewy, well-integrated tannins that are further enhanced by the toasted oak you. Since it seems to sell out quicker each year, we encourage you to enjoy it while it lasts. Although the blend varies somewhat from vintage to vintage, it typically averages about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Syrah. The outcome is a wine with explosive aromas of exotic spice, ripe black fruits, cracked white pepper and roasted espresso with a hint of graphite. The mouth feel is rich, supple and velvety with an array of black fruits, dark chocolate, spice and toasted oak.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards.
A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier
You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass.
The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak. On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit.
The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants.
The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha.
The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $69.99 Sale $52.99
88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish.
Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District.
Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources: For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age.
Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity.
The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
2007 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintages, 2006 and 2005. Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard.
Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. only 320 cases produced.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
List $179.99 Sale $149.99
95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994.
The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades."
What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel.
The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains
List $29.99 Sale $25.50

2007 Robert Foley, Merlot, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2008 Robert Foley, Griffen, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
94 points Robert Parker
This wine takes over 4 hours to develop, give it the Vinturi / Decanter treatment, sit back and enjoy the blooming process of this magical wine. It is an evenings delight!
Almost every red grape is represented in this blend.

Scholium Project
2008 Riquewihr, 100% Gewurtztraminer from California (500 ml)
List $34.99 Sale $29.99 Deal $27.50
15.8% alcohol, 280 cases produced in 500mL bottling
Aroma: a nose of peach dripped on sponge cake, crumbled carbon and
exotic nectarine. Palate: smooth, lush and ripe. the flavors have a dreamy,
creamy feel Impression: Gewurztraminer is a go!

Scholium Project
2008 Naucratis, Lost Slough Vineyard, Old Vine Verdelho, Bokisch Ranch,
Lodi / Sacramento, California
List $24.99 Sale $21.99 Deal $19.50
Aromas: mineral with a dusting of chalk, vanilla pod and bright lime
Palate: coconut, mineral, lots of bold, distinctive melon, lychee, kaffir lime and smoke. Impression: vibrant and focused, the wine shows no sense of heat despite the impressively high alcohol.

2008 Schrader, Beckstoffer / To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $399.99 Sale $299.99
97 - 100 Points Robert Parker
There doesn't appear to be a hotter Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the New World than this small boutique winery. Their wines have already received four perfect scores and with this report, that grows to six… The wines are incredibly expressive examples of Cabernet Sauvignon that are as good as it gets for this varietal. This expressive, full-bodied, powerful wine is seamlessly constructed, and like most of its peers, has a 45-second finish. It is slightly more exotic aromatically, which really helps to justify this wines' first growth standing.

2008 Snowden, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Ranch
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92-94 Points Robert Parker - Steve Tanzer
Snowden produces just under 2,000 cases of extraordinary wine from their 23 acres of hillside vineyards on the eastern side of Napa, above the Auberge du Soleil. Proprietor Scott Snowden and his daughter, Diane (whose permanent home is in Burgundy), along with consultant David Ramey have fashioned superb reds along with a delicious, French-inspired Sauvignon Blanc. For Napa Cabernets, Snowden’s wines are relatively great bargains for their quality." (12/09) This wine is a blend of largely Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It's the wine to drink while you wait for your Snowden Reserve to mature, and it offers a softer, more accessible but no-less impressive version of that great, iconic Napa Cab.
The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. Elevations on the property range from approximately 450 feet to over 850 feet. The vineyards comprise approximately 24 acres at four different locations on the property. Most are planted at what is referred to as “the top of the property”

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $99.99
94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite.
This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

2007 Viader, RTW Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
90 Points Robert Parker
Dahlia was in town recently and had dinner with "the boys" at 2 Chefs
What a great night! Special thanks to her for making the time for them.
This vintage is exceptional, drinkabilty is spot on. Balanced and distinctive.
Flawless with subtle terroir and organica. One of California's finest clarets.
Rich with ripe plummy Cabernet, aromatic Cab Franc and Merlot make it an ethereal delight.

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
Miami FL
305-261-0221

Chile / Argentina

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Italy

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A QUICK GUIDE TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE in 2006 BRUNELLO
Please call ahead for availability 305 261 0221

2006 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
93 Points Robert Parker

2006 Casanova di Neri, Tenuta Nuovo, Brunello di Montalcino
List $89.99 Sale $79.99
95 / 97 Points Robert Parker / Wine Enthusiast

2006 Columbini, Brunello di Montalcino
List $64.99 Sale $59.99

2006 San Filipo, Brunello di Montalcino
List $59.99 Sale $49.99

2006 Brizio, Brunello di Montalcino
List $69.99 Sale $59.99

Other great Italians...

2007 Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Tuscany
List $229.99 Sale $194.99
95 Points Robert Parker
Explodes onto the palate with masses of rich, opulent fruit that caress the palate with gorgeous length and a seamless beauty that is hard to fully capture. Dark wild cherries, plums, spices, minerals and herbs develop in the glass. This is an especially bold, perhaps slightly uncharacteristic Sassicaia in its extroverted personality, but it is beautiful all the same. The inner perfume and sweetness carries through the long finish, where the sheer weight and glycerol of the fruit leaves a lasting impression. The 2007 is more than a worthy follow-up to the profound 2006. While it may lack that wine’s freshness, structure and potential longevity, the 2007 is immensely appealing today, and should drink beautifully pretty much out of the gate. That said, Sassicaia is always the most restrained of Bolgheri’s heavy hitters. This is a superb effort from Tenuta San Guido.

2006 Ruffino, Tan Label, Riserva, Chianti Classico, Tuscany
90 Points Robert Parker
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico 2006 - Ruby red in color, with garnet hues. Riserva Ducale is characterized by particularly fragrant, sweet cherry and red berry fruit notes. Delicately spicy hints of tobacco and white pepper lead into aromas of roses and a touch of flint. Well-balanced on the palate, the taste reveals velvety tannins and good acidity, a fruity core spiced with cacao and clove, and a lingering finish of rosemary and figs. Predominantly Sangiovese, plus other red varieties admitted by Chianti Classico code production.

2003 Feudi di San Gregorio "Serpico" Sorbo Serpico
92 Points Robert Parker the 2001 received 98 Points Robert Parker
Every vintage produced has received 3 glasses from the Gambrero Rosso
"Traditionally Untradtional"
List $89.99 Sale $39.99
One of the oldest wines on Earth modernized to perfection.Grape Varieties: 100% Aglianico di Taurasi, harvested in part from century-old pre-phylloxera vines. Vinification: Manual harvesting starts in mid-October and lasts until early November. After pressing, a long maceration on the skins takes place. Once malolactic fermentation is completed, the wine is aged for 14 months in new French oak barrels prior to release. Intense, persistent bouquet of rich wild cherries, toasted oak and warm vanilla. Soft, dense and well-balanced. The finish is long and pleasant, with flavors of red berries against a smooth background of toast and spice. "Appealing scents of dried cherry, violets, licorice and new oak. Polished flavors of red fruit, tobacco, minerals, cedar and coffee grounds. Orange notes in the lip-smacking finish."

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
6874 SW 8th Street
Miami FL 33144
305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com

Spain

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2004 Bodegas Alidis, Expression, Ribera del Duero
List $74.99 Sale $66.99
92 Points Robert Parker
93 Points Wine Spectator
Sleek and well-structured, in the international style, with ripe fruit flavors of black cherry and blackberry, complemented by vanilla oak, floral and mineral notes. It's plush yet fresh, with ripe tannins and excellent balance. 560 cases made

2005 Bodegas, Alidis, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
93 Points Robert Parker
So exuberant--especially for a difficult vintage. This lively red bursts with blackberry, kirsch, chocolate and licorice flavors, with firm tannins

2006 Bodegas Casajus, Vendemia seleccionada, Ribera del Duero
List $29.99 Sale $24.99
91 Points Robert Parker
Mature black fruit and a velvety palate recommend this bodega’s top of the line offering. The grapes are from a selected vineyard plot that was planted in 1920. Powerful yet elegant, lush yet complex, it features potent, sweet tannins, graphite, chocolate and chewy dark fruit, and excellent acidity.

2006 Bodegas Casajus, Antiquos Vinedos, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $34.99
88 Points Wine Enthusiast
A nice hue entices you, and the nose is meaty, tight and well oaked. With solid blackberry, dark cherry and chocolate flavors, this old-vines wine delivers the goods and manages to stay on course from start to finish. Almost everything about the wine is solid and commendable, even if it doesn’t have the chops of something from the top echelon.

2006 Clos Mogador, Priorat
List $89.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Robert Parker
René Barbier was one of the first to see the potential of the rugged Priorat region and the potential of its old vines, setting up shop there in 1979. The estate sits near Gratallops, in the heart of the Priorat hills. His flagship Clos Mogador is a concentrated, powerful, ageworthy wine based on old plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, along with small amounts of Pinot Noir, Mourvèdre and Merlot. Opaque purple with primary blackberry and boysenberry aromas needs air in order to display sexy Asian spice and floral character, complemented by notes of cola and smoky minerals. Velvety dark berry preserve flavors are framed by supple tannins and become spicier with aeration. The spiciness gains strength on the long, sappy, focused finish, which strongly echoes the cola note. This is livelier than the 2005, 2004 or 2003 bottlings.

2001 Dominio de Atuata, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $ 49.99 Sale $29.99
Located an hour upriver from the major Ribera del Duero estates, and at much higher elevation. Miguel Sanchez, the owner, discovered that many of the ancient Tempranillo vineyards in this side valley were ungrafted. He began buying vineyards in late-1999 and hired a young French winemaker, Bertrand Sourdais, to capture the potential of this unique viticultural heritage. They use biodynamic viticulture and hand-harvest the fruit. The wine is aged in barriques, 30% of which is new. The wine is then bottled unfined and unfiltered. 2001 was an awesome vintage with near perfect growing conditions and moderate yields. This Ribera is big and concentrated with ripe currant and black cherry flavors, earth, and spice. The oak is beautifully integrated and supports the pure and deep fruit. Keep this wine in your cellar for a good 5-7 years….only 4,000 cases made.

2009 Montebuena, Tempranillo, Rioja
90 Points Robert Parker
List $14.99 Sale $9.99
Dark ruby color, offering an appealing perfume of spices, leather, tobacco and blackberry. I love the bright fresh fruit of this wine and the sense of purpose that comes from this wine. You really can't find a more delightful dinner companion.

2009 Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja
List $17.99 Sale $8.96
What a great value for this mainstay from Rioja!
Grab what you can before it is all gone and drink it up with your friends of wine. Black cherry and licorice flavors, tart and mouthwatering. Great focus and lively acidity.

2006 Finca Tormilanos, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points International Wine Cellar
Sourced from young vines, it reveals an earthy nose of black cherry fruit and is soft on the attack with a velvet smooth texture and dark red fruit, tobacco and charred oak flavors on the palate. Aged for 23 months in French barriques, it displays good depth and concentration, round tannins and a pleasantly long finish.

2006 Los Rocas, Vina Viejas, Montsant
List $19.99 Sale $17.99 purchase 6 bottles or more for just $14.99 each.91 Points Robert Parker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
60-100 year old Grenache vines.This has been a staple for us here at Leon's for many years.New ownership and plenty of support ensures quality and consistancy.Rich ripe fresh fruit with great depth and charm.

2007 Mas Martinet, Menut, Priorat
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
89 Steve Tanzer
Jose Luis Perez, owner of Clos Martinet is one of the “founding fathers” of Priorat’s wine region. He and Daphne Glorian of Clos Erasmus have worked diligently to put Priorat on the map. I have always been a big fan of Clos Martinet which consistently scores around 94 points but I recently tried this value-priced red and Wow! It’s really terrific. It has aromas of blackberries, and dark fruit with a hint of Costa Rican coffee grounds. On the palate I detect an essence of licorice from the licorella soils, but it is not overpowering. It is laden with flavors of sweet blackberries and has great acidity. The blend of Garnacha and Merlot makes it very food-friendly. Sara Perez, Jose’s daughter and Mas Martinet’s winemaker is yet another woman making incredible strides in Spain’s wine country.
Deep ruby. Expressive aromas of blackberry, spiced plum and flowers, along with hints of smoked meat and tobacco. Open-knit, attractively sweet dark fruit flavors are lifted by gentle acidity and gain firmness with air. With its absence of rough edges and good lingering sweetness, this is drinking very well right now. 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10

2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
List $139.99 Sale $109.99
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Mas Doix,Salanques, Priorat
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
"Salanques" is the name of the area where the vineyards are, close to the village of Poboleda
Like other areas of the Priorat, Poboleda lies at high altitude and is characterized by steep, rock-covered hillsides. The vineyards of Mas Doix lie at between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. The vines vary in age between 70 and 100 years old.
"Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet of crushed red berries, smoky herbs, potpourri and minerals. Lively raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by tangy minerality and pick up deeper notes of licorice and mocha in the mid-palate. Leaves a trail of juicy red fruit and spice notes behind a nicely persistent, energetic finish. I'd drink this now for its energy and zesty fruit.

2007 Matarromera, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $29.99 Sale $22.99
90 Points Decantel Espana
A classic among the wines of Ribera del Duero. Internationally recognized wine. The barrels are partially buried in the northern slopes of the Duero Valley and its 415 hectares of vineyards are spread along the banks of the river Duero. This wine is made according to traditional methods. After 14 month ageing in French oak barrels the wine rests in the bottle for 10 months. This wine shows a dark purple colour with a violet trim. Great robe, clean and bright. Good harmony of primary varietal aromas of ripe black fruit (strawberries, figs, blackberries) Hints of roasted, licorice, coffee, leather and cocoa. Rich, powerful, big and elegant palate. Thick sweet well integrated tannins. Generous and comprehensive mid palate in perfect balance with the notes of fruit and spicy. Powerful, bulky, long and silky finish.

2007 Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
Sourced from 60-year old vines, this 100% Tempranillo boasts a dark ruby color and has ripe earth and black cherry fruit aromas Aged in new and used American and French oak for 8 months, it is soft on the attack with ripe concentrated fruit fl avors, a velvet smooth texture and firm round tannins on the finish.

2009 Neo, Sentido, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
They say, "...Neo Sentido is 100% Tempranillo aged for 6 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Incredible rich and complex with a silky smooth texture more common of a much higher tier of wine. Really impressive styling. Produced from 60+ year old vines with fruit from young estate vines. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 10 days maceration on the skins. Aged in new, one and two year old, 60% French and 40% American oak for 8 months. Bottled without filtration or clarification.

2009 El Arte de Vivir, Bodegas Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $17.99
This dark maroon colored RdD was given over 30-minutes to aerate in glass before tasting. The medium intensity but pretty nose offered sweet plum and blackberry fruit atop a backdrop of wet mineral with Spring flower accents in the forefront. This wine is drinking very well now and is well balanced in most ways one can cut and slice a wine of it's price class. It is dry, particularly in the finish, but not overly so. The fruit is on the darker side but shows more sweetness than bitterness, though both aspects interplay within the cherry, tar, and lilac flavors of the palate. The finish was of acceptable length (decent), and yielding a "knife" of good acid. Excellent value in this balanced RdD, a wine that would make a superb house red for a tapas restaurant.

2007 Numanthia, Termes, Toro
List $ 29.99 Sale $24.99
92 Points Robert Parker

The 2007 Termes is a bit more elegant with its velvety texture, ripe tannins, and silky finish. It, too, has the ability to improve with 2-3 years of cellaring, but can be enjoyed now. Bodegas Numanthia-Termes was sold by the Eguren family to Moet-Hennessey prior to the 2006 vintage. What this might ultimately mean for quality or style of the wine remains to be seen but there is no questioning the performance of the 2006 and 2007 vintages." (04/10) This wine, as usual, is deeply pitched, dark fruited, and spicy. It is bolstered by the structure of Tempranillo (tinto del pais) as it is expressed in the terroir of the Toro region, as well as some mocha and pain grillé notes from the very good quality French oak barrels. Drink now or cellar for a few years; as usual steak or lamb is a pretty sure bet with this wine.

2007 Numanthia, Toro
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
92 Points RobertParker
Selected from the best grapes of Spain's Toro terroir, situated in Spain's Castilla y Leon region, the wines instantly charm with their finesse and elegance.The 2007 vintage is the result of slow ripening and late harvest of the grapes. A dry, clement winter was followed by a cool, rainy summer, enabling a gradual flowering of the vines. Picked at optimal ripeness from these low-yielding vines, the grapes are intensely fruity and concentrated.The winemaker's art is all about extracting their full potential, particularly the intense fruit flavors typical of the Tina de Toro grape, the only variety planted in the region.

2006 Termanthia, Numanthia, Toro
List $219.99 Sale $199.99
95+ Points Wine Enthusiast
95+ Points Wine Spectator
94 Points Steve Tanzer
"This red is so thick and rich it's almost oily in texture, with exotic flavors of black fruit, game, dried herb and hoisin. Muscular tannins keep this structured, but give way to floral and graphite notes on the finish. A powerful wine with modern structure and distinctive character. Best from 2011 through 2020. 530 cases made."95 points - Wine Spectator, June 15, 2009"Termanthia is the pinnacle of Tinta de Toro. Aromas of wild blackberry, crude oil, forest floor and truffles are just now showing themselves, while the tight, tannic palate is full of black plum, blackberry and bitter chocolate flavors. Espresso and roast meat notes grace the dark, jam-packed finish, and as a whole this is one bold, boisterous wine. Best in 2011 thru 2013. Only 531 cases."95 points - Wine Enthusiast, August 1, 2009"Glass-staining ruby. Seductive, strongly perfumed aromas of black raspberry, boysenberry, sandalwood, potpourri and cocoa powder. Surprisingly lithe and energetic on the palate, offering sweet red berry and spice flavors, a velvety texture and slow-mounting minerality. Turns more floral on the finish, which is tangy, fresh and extremely long. More graceful than the 2005 but without that superb wine's power: think of Margaux vs. the 2005's Latour."94 points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug 09

2006 Pintia, Toro
List $69.99 Sale $64.99
92 Points Robert Parker
Acquired by the Alvarez family in 1997, Pintia's vineyards are 30- 50-year-old Tinto de Toro or Tinto del Pais, simply a variation of Tempranillo. Toro, located slightly upstream from Ribera del Duero. 100% new oak is used, around 70/30 French and American. All of Vega-Sicilia's estates focus on the fruit of the vine avoiding green aromas and from it seeming overripe. The grapes are harvested into very small 8kg crates, which are immediately chilled for 12 hours, with four days of cold maceration following "to extract fresh, fruity aromas." Vines are very old in this region, often exceeding 80 years of age. While wines like Termanthia receive big points and critical attention, the Pintia is more elegant, right in line with Vega Sicilia's approach; drink it young for its power and youth, or age - the wine should drink terrifically for at least a decade. This is another ideal way to become familiarized with Vega Sicilia's wines without feeling too extravagant.

2009 Prado Rey, Roble, Ribera del Duero
List $19.99 Sale $14.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Impressive quality, purple color with a serious bouquet of cedar, spice box, lavender and blackberry. Excellent spicy black fruit flavors, good balance and excellent length.

2006 Prado Rey, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
90 Points Robert Parker
Savory and Silky, Black cherry compote, complex aromas of ripe fruit, floral hints, vanilla, balsamic and some some spices. Well integrated tannins and a very smooth finish.

2005 Prado Rey, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points Robert Parker
Rich color, aromas of smoky oak, earth, minerals and coffee.
Dense sweet black fruit expertly balanced from beginning to end.

2004 Prado Rey, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92 Points Robert Parker
Complex and Captivating! Deep purple, where have I heard that before?
Brooding and expresso like richness, with hints of pencil lead and asian spices.
Bursting black fruits are layered smoothly throughout the finish.

2006 Prado Rey, Elite, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
93 Points Robert Parker
Opulance All over! Rich dense purple fruit, an aromatic array of scorched meats, incense and exotic spices. Floral notes of lavender, cherry blossom. Layered and complex, voluminous with a satin texture. A real pleasure.

2006 Vinos del Benjamin Romeo, La Vina de Andres, Rioja
List $199.99 Sale $135.88
96 Points Robert Parker
Sourced from a single vineyard, this amazing Rioja tops the charts for intensity and level of fruit.
Thisk and brooding with an inky dense purple/black color in the glass. Very tightly wound, lilac and violet on the endless nose. The legs ooze slowly down the glass, hearty grip of oak and firm grape tannins, with a dusty characteristic that makes this wine even more inviting.

2006 Vinos del Benjamin Romeo, La Vina de Contador, Rioja
List $109.99 Sale $79.99
97 Points Robert Parker
Only 200 bottles imported into the US.

Deep ruby, strikingly complex nose which evokes blackberry, cassis, cherry compote, candied licorice, vanilla and incense. Finishes with intense clarity and thrust.

2005 Vina Sastre, Pago de Santa Cruz, Ribera del Duero
List $89.99 Sale $77.89
93 Points Steve Tanzer
Opaque ruby color, pungen, spicy blackberry and cherry-vanilla on the nose, with a sexy potpourri and smoky mineral elements. Deep, sweet dark fruit flavors coat the palate and are firmed by zesty mineral quality. The floral and spice notes build on the finish, shich delivers impressive punch and shows no rough edges. Already quite suave and complex.

2005 Vina Sastra, Crianza, Ribero del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $27.99
90 Points Steve Tanzer
A great wine that mimics the style of the Pago de Santa Cruz.What this wine lacks in intensity it makes up in charm.Toasty oak notes sweeten the flavor. A great Value!

1999 Vina Sastre, Pago de Santa Cruz, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
Beyond delicious!, this amazing wine spent 34 months on oak and comes from one of the oldest plots of Tempranillo in the region. Unfined and unfiltered. Spicy, racy filled with a myriad of aromas. Dark red fruits and a complex lengthy finish.

2008 Vina Sastra, Tinto, Ribera del Duero
List $19.99 Sale $17.99
A great new house wine! Rich serious fruit that coats the palate.Pleasantly priced for every day drinking.

2005 Vitis Terrarum, Tempranillo, La Mancha
List $69.99 Sale $39.99
93 Points Robert Parker
This wine has set the standard for the great wines of La Mancha.
This wine is a rich and complex as any of the great wines from Spain, distinguished by it's bright red fruit styling, a zesty freshness that many from Rioja or the Ribera del Duero just don't have.
Absolutely delicious and the best price in the country!

2000 Vega Sicilia, Unico, Ribera del Duero
List $ 399.99 Sale $369.99
98 Points Robert Parker and Steve Tanzer
Produced from selected older vines from the estate. Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are majestically combined to create Spain’s flagship wine. Maturation begins in new French barriques, and is then racked a series of times to progressively older French and American barrels of varying sizes. This is among the most complicated of elevages in the world of wine. "Ruby-red. Shockingly deep in color for a ten-year-old wine. Explosive aromas of cherry compote, black raspberry, blood orange, Asian spices and smoky minerals. Pure, vibrant and sweet, offering intense cherry and red berry flavors, with tangy mineral spine and an exotic smokiness. Extremely deep but energetic, with a powerful echo of minerals and singed orange on the endless finish. “This is remarkably youthful but highly alluring already."

2004 Vega Sicilia, Valbuena, Ribera del Duero
List $199.99 Sale $174.99
94 Points Robert Parker, Wine Spectator and Steve Tanzer
Valbuena is a distinct wine, defined and prestigious. Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec are barrel aged for five years prior to bottling. Aged for the first two and a half years in large casks and then blended and put into new French barrels for an additional two and a half years. "Deep red. Exotic, highly perfumed aromas of raspberry, tobacco, potpourri and cedar, with a strong mineral overtone. Sweet cherry and red berry flavors are decadently sweet and complicated by notes of candied rose and licorice, with a mounting tobacco quality. Gains energy with air and finishes with sexy notes of floral pastilles and raspberry liqueur. Extremely sexy right now but I've no doubt that this will age for a very long time."

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center,

Miami FL 33144

305-261-0221

France, Bordeaux

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Bordeaux for only $9.99!

2007 La Demoiselle de By, Medoc

List $14.99 Sale $9.99

Incredible value from Rolland de By, Wine Spectator Top 100 2010 $29.99

This 3rd label delivers a dollop of fine merlot that will keep your glass full.

2009 Ch des Cantillac

List $14.99 Sale $9.99

"Best Buy" at a great price!

Delicious and smooth.

2009 Ch Barat, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

What a delight, a real value.

Take a case of this and lay it down for as long as you can.

A couple of years from now you will be impressed with yourself for having made such a wise purchase. If there is any left by then.

2009 Ch de Camarsac, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

Rock solid, quintisential claret. Produced by Francois Lurton

Makes you fall in love with Merlot all over again.

Alphabetical listing of Bordeaux:

2009 (F) Alter Ego, Ch Palmer, Margaux

92 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $74.99

2004 Ch Ausone, St Emilion

95 WS

List $999.99 Sale $899.99

2003 Ch Ausone, St Emilion

100 RP / 96 WS

List $3699.99 Sale $3574.99

2000 Ch Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol(SB)

94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2006 Ch Brane Cantenac, Margaux (SB)

92RP

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien

92-95 RP / 92-95 WS

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien

92-94 RP

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac *

92 RP

List $53.99 Sale $44.50

2005 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac

90 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2004 Ch D'Armaillac, Pauillac

89 RP

List $39.99 Sale $35.99

1998 Ch D'Armaillac, Pauillac (1.5 ltr) (SB)

91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2000 Ch Canon, St Emilion

90 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Cantemerle, Haut Medoc *

88 RP

List $29.99 Sale $26.99

2006 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

91 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $139.99

2003 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

94 RP/ 94 WS

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2002 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe (SB)

90 RP

List $119.99 Sale $109.99

2006 Ch Clerc Milon, Pauillac *

90 RP

List $69.99 Sale $49.50

2000 Ch Clos Fourtet, St Emilion (SB)

90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $184.99

2006 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

92-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2008 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

94-95 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe *

98-100 Robert Parker

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Coufran, Haut Medoc *

89 RP

List $29.99 Sale $15.88

2003 Ch Cote Baleau (1.5 ltr), St Emilion *

90 RP

List $59.99 Sale $49.99

2008 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

96-98 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

2006 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2002 Ch Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien (375 ml)

89 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2006 Ch Du Tertre, Margaux (SB)

88 WS

List $79.99 Sale $69.99

2005 Ch Figeac, St Emilion

91-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2009 (F) Ch Giscours, Margaux

93 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

1995 Ch Giscours, Margaux (SB)
92 WS

List $159.99 Sale $149.99

2007 Ch Grand Bateau, of Ch Beychevelle

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

List $19.99 Sale $14.99

2005 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac

92-94 RP

List $169.99 Sale $149.99

2005 Ch Gruaud Larose, St Julien

(SB)91 WS

List $169.99 Sale $149.99

2008 Ch Haut Belian, Bordeaux

45% Merlot, 30% Cabernet

Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc

Not Rated by the press,

The estate is most famous for their Entre deux Mers, White

Bordeaux. "Bright fresh traditional claret styling"

2005 Ch Haut Marbuzet, St Estephe (SB)

92 RP / 91 WS

List $189.99 Sale $169.99

2001 Ch La Croix St Vincent, Pomerol

List $49.99 Sale $29.99

1995 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (SB)

93 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (SB)

91 ST / 90 PR / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (1.5 ltr)(SB)

91 ST / 90 RP / 90 WS

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Lagrange, St Julien (SB)

94 WE / 92 WN

List $149.99 Sale $129.99

2005 Ch Larcisse, St Emilion *

98 RP

List $299.99 Sale $249.50

1998 Ch Lamondotte, St Emilion *

96 RP

List $399.99 Sale $369.50

2005 Ch Leoville Barton, St Julien (SB)

94 RP / 96 WS

List $459.99 Sale $149.99

2005 Ch Leoville Poyferre, St Julien *

93 RP

List $149.99 Sale $129.50

2005 Ch Lynch Bages, Pauillac

93 WS / 91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

1999 Ch Lynch Bages, Pauillac

90 RP

List $149.99 Sale $129.99

2006 Ch Meyney, St Estephe *

90 WS

List $39.99 Sale $33.99

2004 Ch Meyney, St Estephe

90 WS

List $49.99 Sale $39.99

2004 Ch Monbousquet, St Estephe

90 RP

List $64.99 Sale $59.99

2006 Ch Montrose, St Estephe

92-94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Montrose, St Estephe (SB)

95 RP / 94 WS / 93 ST

List $279.99 Sale $259.99

2000 Ch Nenin, Pomerol (SB)

93 RP / 92 WS

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2009 (F) Ch Ormes de Pez, St Estephe

90 RP / 92 WS

List $49.99 Sale $44.99

2005 Ch Pape Clement, Graves *

97 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.50

2003 Ch Pape Clement, Graves (SB)

94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $219.99

2008 Ch Pavie, St Emilion

94-96 RP

List $299.99 Sale $289.99

2006 Ch Pavie, St Emilion

96-98 RP

List $429.99 Sale $399.99

2008 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux

90-92 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2006 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux (SB)

89 ST 90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2005 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac *

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

1998 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (1.5 ltr) (SB)

88 RP / 88 ST

List $399.99 Sale $369.99

2005 Ch Rollan de By, Medoc, Cru Bourgeos

90 RP

List $34.99 Sale $29.99

2008 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac - Leognan

93-95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac – Leognan *

95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $89.50

2006 Ch Talbot, St Julien (SB)

89 RP / 88 ST

List $99.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Talbot, St Julien

92 RP

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2003 Ch Talbot, St Julien

91 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

Geoffrey Coons

Wine Director

Leons Wine & Liquor

Center, Miami FL 33144

305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com for orders or inquiries

France, Burgundy

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Specialty Drinks

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Desert Wines

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Green Wines

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Keeping the wine business as green as possible since 1955

We here at Leon's we were green before it was fashionable

We deliver to you rather than you making the run around Miami to pick up your favorite wines, not just green, smart… very smart, saving you time and money.

Our drivers are on a tight schedule and run our fuel efficient vehicles the most effective way possible ensuring that deliveries are made timely, but with respect to the other deliveries nearby.

Here at Leon's we offered our wines on-line for years now, as well as our monthly flyer, so that we did not waist resources through the mail.

We have always featured the largest assortment of GREEN Wines available anywhere.

Our buyer knows that just because it doesn't say organic on the label doesn't mean it's not. Many wines are organic by nature, farming practices vary from place to place so we take special care to acknowledge those who have made the effort to a sustainable practices.

For more information about what GREEN really means for the wine business check out the footer on the bottom of this page, it has way too much information, but will answer most of your FAQs.

Featured GREEN Wines...

Let's start off with something playful and easy to drink,

making an easy transition from America's favorite varietals to something a little more GREEN…

At the Naked Grape, they believe that in wine making, it is best not to over-do-it.

Let nature do the work so that the bare essence of the fruit shines through.

The Naked Grape, California
List $9.99 Sale $7.99 for all varieties

Pinot Grigio
Bright and crisp as it should be, sunny California styling offers up the aromas of pear, lemon and honey.

Chardonnay
Light bodied, buttery ripe fruits like pineapple and peaches. Creamy smooth body and finish.

Pinot Noir
Medium bodied, charming bright fruit flavors. Easy drinking, chill this wine slightly before serving.
Pinot Noir freshness, make for a great Summer sipper.

Cabernet Sauvignon
Medium body, bright fresh compote of Cabernet. Not a serious wine, but then again not a serious price either.
Great value for those who want to "do their part" for the cause.

* THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF GREEN WINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
LET ME KNOW YOUR INTERESTS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO GET CURRENT PRICING FOR YOU. As we get information on wines that are green we will add them to the list. Your contributions are welcome, so don't be shy. If you have a favorite Green Wine, let us know and we will add it to our list.

Featured Green Wines

USA

2007 Bethel Heights, Flat Block, Pinot Noir
91 RP
List $34.99 Sale $29.99

2008 Bethel Heights, Pinot Noir
List $29.99 Sale $23.99

Bethel Heights, Chardonnay
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Merry Edwards, Sauvignon Blanc
List $79.99 Sale $74.99

Merry Edwards, Pinot Noir, Olivet
List $79.99 Sale $71.99

2008 Merry Edwards, Pinot Noir, Coopersmith
List $84.99 Sale $69.99

Montinore, Pinot Noir
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Montinori, Pinot Gris
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

Montinori, Borialis
List $29.99 Sale $24.99

Raptor Ridge, Pinot Noir
List $29.99 Sale $19.99

Solena, Pinot Noir
List $24.99 Sale $19.99

St Innocent, Pinot Noir
List $39.99 Sale $29.99

2006 Titus, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $29.99 Sale $24.99

2008 GhostBlock, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $79.99 Sale $59.99

2008 Foxen, Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido, Santa Maria Valley
List $59.99 Sale $53.99

2008 Foxen, Pinot Noir, Julia's Vineyard
List $59.99 Sale $49.99

Heron, Pinot Noir
List $15.88 Sale $13.88

Heron, Sauvingon Blanc
List $15.88 Sale $13.88

SPAIN

Luzon, Jumilla Spain
Cabernet / Monastrel
List $9.99 Sale $7.99

Dominio de Atuata, Ribero del Duero, Wine Spectator Top 100
List $44.99 Sale $39.99

FRANCE

Zind Humbrecht, Herrenweg Turkheim, Gewurztraminer
List $34.99 Sale $24.99

Ch Pesque, Les Terraces, Grenach/Syah
List $17.99 Sale $12.99

GERMANY

Dr. Loosen, Riesling, Mosel
List $14.99 Sale $9.99

What is GREEN?

Please feel free to let us know if you know of any wineries that we have left out, we will post them promptly and use them to develop the content in this section. I look forward to hearing from you at geoff@leonswnl.com

CERTIFIED ORGANIC / ORGANICALLY FARMED / BIODYNAMIC / DRY FARMING DEFINED:

Organic wine estates most commonly use the legal organic statement on their labels, “Made from Organic Grapes.” The less commonly used statement “Organic” is tightly controlled by the USDA and in order to obtain this high level of organic certification the wine must be without any trace sulfites. Since sulfites are naturally occurring in grape cultivation, trace sulfites in organic wines that bear the certification “Made from Organic Grapes” is allowed. Because of this, for the most part, due to the difficulty in growing grapes and shipping wine completely devoid of sulfites, wines are considered organic by most people when bearing this latter statement.   European wineries, like domestic US wineries, must be certified by the organic certification organization that operates in its country, and all European organic wine estates must conform to the identical practices mandated by the United States on domestic wineries. The lack of the official legal certification does not necessarily indicate, however, that a winery is not practicing organic farming. Many European wineries practice organic farming without obtaining the organic certification or while they are waiting for the certification. The actual legal certification is expensive and time consuming– a minimum of three years with constant supervision by the certifying body. The practice of biodynamic farming is not yet certifiable.

Sustainable Agriculture

The University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Agriculture Program (SRAP) describes the practice of sustainable farming as integrating three main goals–environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity.

Stewardship of Natural and Human Resources
“Stewardship of both natural and human resources. Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (SRAP)*

The grapes from the estates practicing sustainable farming are hand harvested by local farmers and farm hands. No machines are used in the harvesting. Grapevines are pruned by hand.

Systems Perspective A systems perspective is essential to understanding sustainability. A systems approach also implies interdisciplinary efforts in research and education. This requires not only the input of researchers from various disciplines, but also farmers, farm workers, consumers, policymakers and others. (SRAP) The estates practicing sustainable agriculture makes wine based on what is best for the soil, the plant, and the end product. From the farmer who tends to the vines on a daily basis to the enologist, this is a communal decision done throughout the growing season and at harvest.

Water. When the production of food and fiber degrades the natural resource base, the ability of future generations to produce and flourish decreases. (SRAP) The DOC in all regions for the following wineries listed forbids irrigation of the grapes after they reach two years of growth. These estates depend only on natural elements (rain, snow, fog) to provide water to the vines.

Wildlife. Another way in which agriculture affects water resources is through the destruction of riparian habitats within watersheds. The plant diversity in and around both riparian and agricultural areas should be maintained in order to support a diversity of wildlife. This diversity will enhance natural ecosystems and could aid in agricultural pest management. (SRAP) The estates practicing sustainable agriculture do not use artificial means for irrigation, maintains ground cover by disc-ing the weeds between the rows (no chemicals) and are committed to maintaining the old vines when possible, therefore plant diversity and wildlife is maintained.

Energy. Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on non-renewable energy sources, especially petroleum. The continued use of these energy sources cannot be sustained indefinitely, yet to abruptly abandon our reliance on them would be economically catastrophic. However, a sudden cutoff in energy supply would be equally disruptive. In sustainable agricultural systems, there is reduced reliance on non-renewable energy sources and a substitution of renewable sources or labor to the extent that is economically feasible. (SRAP) Due to the sizes of these estates, and the placement of vines on the land, vine tending and harvest is done by hand; the only machine used is the tractor at harvest time to haul the grapes back to the winery for the winemaking. While machines are used in some parts of the production—bottling, for example, a large portion of the production is still done using traditional methods and therefore are inherently conforming to sustainable practice. In addition, the wineries, required to follow European Union law governing renewable energy sources, use solar or wind power as a portion of its energy source.

Efficient use of inputs. Many inputs and practices used by conventional farmers are also used in sustainable agriculture. Sustainable farmers, however, maximize reliance on natural, renewable, and on-farm inputs.

Air and Soil Many agricultural activities affect air quality and soil maintenance. These include smoke from agricultural burning; dust from tillage, traffic and harvest; pesticide drift from spraying; and nitrous oxide emissions from the use of nitrogen fertilizer. (SRAP) The following estates improve air quality by incorporating crop residue into the soil. For example, grape bunches are not discarded during green harvest, but are worked back into the soil under the grapevine. Appropriate levels of tillage are used, and windbreaks are created by the grape vines and support system (all established by hand), and by maintaining strips of native perennial grasses to reduce dust.

Wine Estates Following Sustainable Agriculture Practices

America

Oregon
Bethel Heights
Frey
Montinore
Raptor Ridge
Solena
St Innocent

California
Quimera
Cotouri
Bonterra

Italy
Alcesti
Begali
Kaltern
Volpetti
Cascina Bruciata
I Fabbri
I Sassi
La Cappuccina
Lago Bava
Lodali
Musa (Musaragno)
Osel
Odoardi
Rocche Costamagna
Siema Vineyards
Soprano
Tati (Bricco dei Tati)
Testamatta
Toros
Urciuolo
Verona
Villa d’
Mottura
Zonta

France
Beau Chene
Chateau La Gatte
Domaine de la Pouche
Les Grands Arbres

Switzerland
Delea

Austria
Josef Bauer
Meinklang

Spain
Miguel Merino
Marques de la Real Defensa
Grupo Yllera (Tierra Buena, Cantosan, Cuvi)
Collado
Crego e Monaguillo (wind power)
Rubines Vinum (Alumina, Ovo) (wind power)

Wind/Solar Power
Many wine estates are turning to alternate energy sources for power within their farms and facilities. Some are doing this due to philosophical reasons and some are compelled due to European Union regulations. A certain degree of renovation/remodeling in wineries within the European Union triggers an automatic mandate for a moderate percentage of wind or solar power. The following wineries obtain power from wind or solar sources:

Italy
I Fabbri (solar power)
Lago Bava (solar power)
Bricco dei Tati (solar power)
La Cappucina (solar power)

Spain
Miguel Merino (wind power)
Marques de la Real Defensa (wind power)
Grupo Yllera (Tierra Buena, Cantosan, Cuvi) (wind power)
Collado (wind power)
Crego e Monaguillo (wind power)
Rubines Vinum (Alumina, Ovo) (wind power)

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW OF ANY THAT WE SHOULD ADD TO OUR LIST

Information Sheet on New Organic Labeling Policies

Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), TTB has been charged with implementing the organic program on behalf of AMS/USDA. TTB would like to notify the industry that AMS, in the interest of clear disclosure to the consumer, has changed the labeling policies for wines which contain both organic and non-organic grapes.

Labeling Wine Containing Organic and Non-Organic Grapes

Wine labeled with a “Made with Organic Ingredients” statement, and which contains organic and non-organic grapes, must indicate the presence of non-organic grapes in the “Made with Organic…” statement on the label. The following variations to this statement are acceptable:

    * “Made with Organic and Non-Organic Grapes”;
    * “Made with Organic [variety] Grapes and Non-Organic [variety] Grapes”;
    * “Made with _% Organic Grapes and _% Grapes”;
    * “Made with _% Organic [variety] Grapes and _% Non-Organic [variety] Grapes”

In addition, wines restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement must indicate the presence of any non-organic grapes in the “Organic Ingredients” Statement. An example of such a statement is “Ingredients: Organic Merlot grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, tartaric acid.” As noted below, such a wine will also have to bear a Percentage statement.

Percentage Statements on Wine Restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” Statement

When a wine is restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement and contains non-organic ingredients such as in the example above, a Percentage Statement such as “55% Organic Ingredients” must also be present on the label. The Percentage Statement must appear on the information panel in proximity to the “Organic Ingredients” Statement. If a wine bears an “Organic Ingredients” Statement in which no disclosure of non-organic ingredients is made, such as “Ingredients: Organic Grapes,” then 100% of the ingredients in such wine must be organic.

However, when 100% of the ingredients are organic on a wine restricted to an “Organic Ingredients” statement, a Percentage Statement is prohibited in order to avoid consumer confusion with products meeting the “100% Organic Wine” standard.

The National Organic Program (NOP) of the USDA states that an organic wine is “a wine made from organically grown grapes and without any added sulfites”. Most of the organic wines that we purchase from a variety of vineyards must now be referred to as “wines made from organic grapes”, or “organically grown grapes”. This all comes down to as how the grapes are grown and processed into wine. Wine, even when created naturally, does contain sulfites during fermentation. These amounts of naturally occurring sulfites are generally not in sufficient amount to keep the wine fresh for any extended period of time. Over the years, winemakers have been adding sulfites or sulfur dioxide to increase and preserve the shelf life of their wines.

At present, approximately 20 chemicals are used to grow conventional grapes, those being non-organic, to create today’s wines. Organic grape growers and winemakers use established organic methods of growing their grapes without the use of toxic chemicals. By using natural fertilizers and pest control, and growing other plants in and around vineyards, creating a biodiversity to their agricultural area.

The type of wine determines its natural sulfite content. White wines created without the grape skins tend to have a less natural sulfites to preserve it, where red wines fermented with the grape skins, tend to have a color and more naturally occurring sulfites.

Organic vineyards do add additional sulfites, or sulfur dioxide, but far below the USDA maximum recommendations. Where as a conventional wine may even exceed the maximum of 100 ppm, organic wines will have from 40ppm for white to 80ppm for sparkling wines.

It is all about the sulfites that are causing the problems with the organic wine industry. Sulfites or sulfur dioxide are used as a preservative in wines. It’s anti-microbial properties allow wines to age on the shelf, keep their color, and their flavor. A small percentage of the population do have sensitivities to sulfites, and labeling is important in knowing the amounts contained in your wine. A wine stating that is it ‘Sulfite Free’, may simply have extremely low levels of naturally occurring sulfites, difficult to detect through ATF analysis. A wine with “No Added Sulfites”, is telling you that only naturally occurring sulfites are present, unless the naturally occurring sulfites are above 10ppm, then “Contains Sulfites” will be on the label. NOP states that the 100% Organic and Organic categories must be “Sulfite Free” or have “No Added Sulfites”. The Made with Organic Ingredients category and the Some Organic Ingredients category may or may not have added sulfites.

When shopping for an organic wine, pay attention to the ingredient list on the bottle, for stores may advertise the wine inaccurately.

There are four categories outlined by the National Organic Program (of the USDA) relating to the labeling of their wines. The USDA/NOPregulations do differ from other countries labeling practices. Some foreign governing agencies will allow added sulfites while allowing the wine to be labeled Organic. The four categories are:

100% Organic. For a wine to be labeled “100% Organic” and bear the USDA Organic seal, it must be made from 100% organically produced ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label, and give information about who the certifying agency is. A wine in this category cannot have any added sulfites. It may have naturally occurring sulfites, but the total sulfite level must be less than 100 parts per million.

Organic. To be labeled “Organic” and bear the USDA organic seal, the wine must be made from at least 95% organic ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label where organic ingredients are identified as being organic, and give information about who the certifying agency is. Again, a wine in this category cannot have any added sulfites, but it is allowed to have naturally occurring sulfites below100 parts per million. The nonorganic 5% must either be a nonorganically produced agricultural ingredient that is not organically available or another substance like added yeast.

Made from Organic Ingredients/Made from Organic Grapes/Organically Grown. To claim any of these statements, a wine must be made with at least 70% organic ingredients, have an ingredient statement on the label where organic ingredients are identified as being organic, and give information about who the certifying agency is. A wine in this category may not bear the USDA seal. It may contain added and naturally occurring sulfites and the total must still be under 100 parts per million. The 30% of nonorganic ingredients must be nonorganically produced agricultural ingredients that are not available in an organic form or another substance.

Some Organic Ingredients. This category is for products that have less than 70% organic ingredients. It cannot bear the USDA seal nor have information about a certifying agency or any other reference to organic content.

Some organic vineyards are upset about the organic regulations regarding wines. They believe that because wines have been made with sulfites for decades that this practice should be considered a basic part of the wine making process and that wine cannot be properly made and preserved otherwise. These wine producers state that even with the added sulfites creating a 100ppm maximum requirement would still bring that wine to a 99.99% organic level.

Other organic wine producers that have not added any sulfites may have an expiry date or best before date on the labels, due to the lower or negligible sulfite content and subsequent limited shelf life. If sulfites are a problem, this system will help inform the consumer. Again, we need to read the label carefully, as we need to do with any other products we purchase.

WHAT IT IS TO BE BIODYNAMIC

Some Biodynamic practices and unfairly point out some of the more extreme or wacky practices without giving fair play to the much more mundane and sane sounding practices. The only problem with all of these articles, the Chronicle's included, is that they themselves fail to clearly explain or mention what some of these more mundane practices are, as well as to justify the antics involving burying cow horns full of quartz in the cardinal directions of the vineyard to be dug up at the full moon.

Regardless, it's clear that Biodynamics, for all of its hoo-hah, involves most of the practices of organic farming, and that's good -- good for us, and good for the environment. So here's the official list of the certified producers of Biodynamic wine around the world. Try it and tell me what you think.

IN A COW'S HORN (NUT SHELL)

Organic Grape GrowingAll of the vineyards planted and cared for by the Frey family are under organic management, including the first vineyards planted in the 1960s. More...

Biodynamic Grape GrowingBiodynamic agriculture recognizes that the living soil is the heart of a farm. Without flourishing, vibrant, living soil, the ability to grow healthy plants and in turn raise healthy animals and humans is greatly diminished. More...

Biodynamic FarmAs the cows mow through the vineyard, they add nitrogen-laden compost to the soil. Back in the barnyard, these community members provide the manure needed for the homeopathic preparations of the biodynamic compost. More...

Organic GardensBlessed by several enthusiastic green thumbs, the Frey Ranch (as our estate is called) enjoys some ornamental gardens to feast the eyes upon as well as organic gardens to supplement feasts. More...

HoneybeesIn response to the stresses and illnesses that are inflicting bees worldwide, we provide clean, well-ventilated homes for our colonies. We avoid the use of all chemicals, and always leave plenty of honey for the bees. More...

Carbon FootprintAt Frey Vineyards we understand the responsibility of passing along a healthy environment to future generations. That is why we have taken action to reduce and eventually eliminate our emissions of carbon dioxide. More...

Solar Powered

Sustainable ideals go beyond organic and biodynamic. It involves using fewer resources, especially energy. At Frey Vineyards we get half our energy from the sun. More...

Wildlife / Biodiversity

One of the basic tenants of biodynamic agriculture is to support biodiversity within the farm landscape. Hedgerows and forest are home for beneficial insects and birds, who help keep agricultural pests in a healthy balance. More...

Forest Protection

Our beautiful home ranch provides us with rich, healthy soil to grow our top quality grape vineyards – but that’s only 10% of the land under our care. The other 90% remains wild forestland, home to diverse species of native trees, shrubs, grasses and animals. More...

No GMO Mendocino

In 2004 the citizens of Mendocino County, California, passed the first US county ban on the propagation of genetically modified plants and animals. More...

Toxic-Free Vineyards

Twenty-nine years of organic grape growing and wine making by the Frey Organic Wine family has kept over 12 thousand pounds of toxic chemicals from being introduced into our soils and waterways.

ON TO THE WINES:

Austria
Nikolaihof Wachau
Weingut Geyerhof

Australia
Castagna Vineyard
Jasper Hill Vineyard
Cullen Wines

Chile
Viña Antiya
Santa Emiliana

France

Champagne
F. Bedel
Larmandier-Bernier

Alsace
Pierre Frick
Marcel Deiss
Zind-Humbrecht
Martin Schaetzel
Marc Tempe
Ostertag
Marc Kreydenweiss

Jura
Andre et Mireille Tissot

Provence
Chateau de Roquefort
Chateau Romanin
Domaine de Trevallon

Loire
De Suronde
Tour Grise
Coulee de Serrant
de l'Ecu
Saint- Nicolas

Bourgogne
A et P de Villaine
Giboulot
Leflaive
Pierre Morey
Trapet Pere et Fils
Leroy et d'Auvenay

Bordeaux
Falfas
Gombaude-Guillot
Haut-Nouchet
Lagarette
La Tour Figeac

Rhone
Clos du Joncuas
Domaine de Villeneuve
Montirius
Domaine Viret
M. Chapoutier

Languedoc-Roussillon
Beauthorey
Cazes
Gauby
Leon Barra
du Tragine
Fontedicto

Germany
Freiherr Heyl zu Herrnsheim
Eymann
Hahnmulle
Prinz zu Salm-Dalberg & Schloss Wallhaüsen
Wittmann
Sander

Italy
Cascina Degli Ulivi
La Biancara
Radikon Stanislao

New Zealand
The Millton Vineyards
Providence Vineyards

Slovenia
Movia

Spain
Albet I Noya
Alvaro Palacios
Compania de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez
Descendientes de J. Palacios
Dominio de Pingus
Mas Estela

United States
Araujo Estate Wines
Benziger Family Winery
Bethel Heights, Williamette Valley OR
Bonterra Vineyards
Brick House Vineyards
Ceago Estate Wines
Cooper Mountain Vineyards
Coturri Winery
Patianna Organic Vineyards
Robert Sinskey
The Naked Grape

Wine List Format

BUBBLES

LeClerc Briant 'Cuvee Extra’ Brut, NV Epernay, Champagne, France
Ruinart Rose, Reims, NV Champagne
Champagne Fleury Brut, NV Courteron, Champagne
Henriot 'Cuvee des Enchanteleurs' Reims, Champagne 1996
Lamandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus Non Dosage, Brut, NV, Vertus, Champagne
Francoise Bedel "Vin Secret" Brut Marne, MNV, Champagne
Domaine Agrapart & Fils Blanc de Blancs ‘Les 7 Crus’, Avize, Champagne
Egly Ouriet Rose, Ambonnay, NV, Champagne

WHITE
Alberti 154 Torrontes, La Rioja, Argentina
Maysara Pinot Gris "Momtazi' Willamette Valley, OR
Sauvete Touraine Sauvignon Blanc ‘Oneiros’ Loire Valley, France
Morgan Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA
Peter Schandl Pinot Blanc, Burgenland, Austria
Domaine de Reuilly Pinot Gris, Loire Valley, France
Dierberg Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, CA
Domaine Robert Denogent Pouilly-Fuisse 'La Croix'Vielle Vignes, Burgundy, France
Domaine Vincent Dancer Chassagne Montrachet, Burgundy, France
Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis ‘Côtes de Lechet’ 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Paul Hobbs ‘Crossbarn’ Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA
Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay, Burgundy, France
Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault 'En La Barre' Burgundy, France
Domaine Jean-Philipe Fichet Puligny Montrachet 'Les Referts' 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Domaine Les Hautes Noelles Muscadet, Côtes de Grandlieu, Loire Valley, France
Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec 'Le Haut-Lieu', Loire Valley, France
Damien Laureau Savennieres 'Bel Ouvrage', Loire Valley, France
Domaine L'Oratoire Cairanne Blanc 'Haut Costias' (Rouss, Mars, Gren Blanc) Southern Rhone Valley
Château La Liquière Faugeres Blanc ‘Cistus’ (Rouss, Gren Blanc, Rolle) Languedoc-Roussilon

RED
Domaine Martinelle 'Le 8eme' Vin de Table, Grenache, Cotes de Ventoux, France
Luigi Bosca Malbec DOC, Mendoza Argentin
Pierre Gaillard SyrahVin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes, France
Domaine Bertrand Ambroise Bourgogne Rouge, Burgundy, France
Bethel Heights, Williamette Valley, OR
Domaine Vincent Dureuil Janthial Rully Rouge ‘En Guesnes’ Burgundy, France
Domaine Ecard Saivgy-Les-Beaune 'Les Serpentieres' Burgundy, France
Domaine Chevillon Nuits St George ‘Les Busselots’ 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Brickhouse Gamay Noir 'Ribbon Ridge' Willamette Valley, OR
Domaine Paul Chappelle Santenay 'Les Gravieres' 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir ‘Carter’
Eola-Amity Hills, OR
Morgan Pinot Noir ‘Double L’ Santa Lucia Highlands, CA,
Freestone Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA
Churton Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand
Littorai Pinot Noir 'The Haven' Sonoma Coast, CA
Gourt de Mautens Rasteau, (100% Grenache) Southern Rhône Valley, France
Domaine del la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape ‘Cuvee Tradition, Northern Rhône Valley, France
Pierre Gaillard St. Joseph, (100% Syrah)Northern Rhône Valley, France
Domaine Roche-Audran Cotes du Rhones 'Cesar' Southern Rhone Valley, France
Domaine Terrebrun Bandol, (Mainly Mourvedre with Grenache & Cinsault) Provence, France
Patrick Jasmin Cote Rotie, Northern Rhone Valley, France

CLARET
Chateau Couronneau Bordeaus Superior, (Merlot,Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc) Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot & Malbec
Luigi Bosca Malbec DOC, Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina
Château de Bessane Margaux, (Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon) Bordeaux, France
Château Coutet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
Chateau Moulin de Tricot Margaux, Bourdeaux, France
Broadside Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Margarita Vineyard’ Paso Robles, CA
Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA
Alvaro Espinoza ‘Kuyen’ (Cabernet/Carmenere) Maipo Valley, Chile
Terra Valentine Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain District/Napa Valley, CA
White Rock Claret, (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot & Cabernet Franc) Napa Valley
Domine du Jaugaret Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France
Chateau Palourney Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
Jarvis Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, CA
Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley CA
Quintessa, Napa Valley, CA

ROSE
Clos de la Briderie Rose
Touraine-Mesland, Gamay Noir, Loire Valley, France

DESSERT WINES and other NOBLE ROT…
Cuilleron Roussillere Blanc Liquoreux, (late harvest Marsanne/Viognier), France NV
Baumard Côteaux de Layon, ‘Cuvee Paon’ Loire Valley, France

FORTIFIIED / Dessert Wines
Chapoutier Banyuls, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Niepoort 1995 Colheita Port, Douro Valley, Portugal
Domaine Rancy Rivesaltes Ambre Vin Doux Natural, Côtes du Roussillion, France

Vermouth and Aromatic Wines

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New Arrivals

2011-11-05T10:48:00.003-07:00

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2010 Palazzo, Cuvee Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
Not yet rated
One of the top white wines in all of Napa!
Only a thimble full of Semillon is even grown here anymore.
Rich dense and exotic, exactly what your craving if you are looking for a great example of a Bordelais Blanc with a Napa punch of fruit. Traditional styling makes this wine unique to all of Cali.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California.
Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet.
Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices.
Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel.
Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $89.99
93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us.
Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $84.99
96 Points Cellar Tracker
Opaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla.
Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose.
The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity.
This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve Tanzer
This wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring.
According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
List $179.99 Sale $149.99
95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994.
The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades."
What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel.
The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $99.99
94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite.
This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after.
Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle.
Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $37.99
The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed!
The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors. Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
2006 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintage, 2005.
Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard.
Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. Only 320 cases produced.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
92 Points Robert Parker
Only 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied. This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
94 Points Robert Parker
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008. Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards. A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier. You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass.The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak.On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit. The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants. The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha.
The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $69.99 Sale $52.99
88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish also would receive an 88 Point rating when they have come of age. Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District.Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources:For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age. Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity. The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2008 Schrader, Beckstoffer / To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $399.99 Sale $299.99
97 - 100 Points Robert Parker
There doesn't appear to be a hotter Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the New World than this small boutique winery. Their wines have already received four perfect scores and with this report, that grows to six… The wines are incredibly expressive examples of Cabernet Sauvignon that are as good as it gets for this varietal. This expressive, full-bodied, powerful wine is seamlessly constructed, and like most of its peers, has a 45-second finish.It is slightly more exotic aromatically, which really helps to justify this wines' first growth standing.

2009 Ch Puech - Haut, Saint Drezery, Prestige, Coteaux du Languedoc FR
93 Points The Wine Advocate
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
Michel Rolland was their first consultant and then Claude Gros....as of 2009, it is Philippe Cambie..so three of the most talented oenologists in France have worked here...this new cuvee is an astonishing wine for $20 a blend of 55% grenache from 60-75 year old vines and 45% syrah from 40 year old vines, the wine is fermented and aged in cement. Rich with the alure of a walk through the woods, aromas of forest floor flora, raspberry, kirsch, and plum are present in both aromatics and flavors, medium to full-bodied, silky tannins, and already very complex and drinkable. Bio-dynamically farmed estate, all planted in limestone soils. A pure, velvety, seamless, full-bodied texture and a finish that lasts 30+ seconds, this wine possesses a stunning integration of acidity, tannin, and alcohol, suggesting this wine will age nicely up to a decade.

2009 Creta, Crianza, Ribera del Duero Spain
List $15.99 Sale $13.99
90 Points Wine Advocate
It seems like some of the best deals seem to come out the Ribera recently.
A joint venture between Eric Solomon & Isaac Fernandez. Remarkable richness and crafted traditional styling. While searching for the world's best wine at $10 pick up a few of these to keep your cool.

2009 Altovinum, Evodia, Calatayud Spain
List $14.99 Sale $9.99
90 Points The Wine Advocate
Old Vine Grenache, a custom crush by Eric Soloman from 100 year old vines.
Ok, here's your best wine in the world for $10.
I fell head over heals in love with this wine
Happy now?

2009 Montebuena, Tempranillo, Rioja
90 Points The Wine Advocate
List $14.99 Sale $10.99
Dark ruby color, offering an appealing perfume of spices, leather, tobacco and blackberry. I love the bright fresh fruit of this wine and the sense of purpose that comes from this wine. You really can't find a more delightful dinner companion.

2009 Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja
List $17.99 Sale $8.96
90 Points The Wine Advocate
What a great value for this mainstay from Rioja!
Grab what you can before it is all gone and drink it up with your friends of wine. Black cherry and licorice flavors, tart and mouthwatering. Great focus and lively acidity.

2007 Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
Sourced from 60-year old vines, this 100% Tempranillo boasts a dark ruby color and has ripe earth and black cherry fruit aromas Aged in new and used American and French oak for 8 months, it is soft on the attack with ripe concentrated fruit fl avors, a velvet smooth texture and firm round tannins on the finish.

2009 Neo, Sentido, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
They say, "... Neo Sentido is 100% Tempranillo aged for 6 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Incredible rich and complex with a silky smooth texture more common of a much higher tier of wine. Really impressive styling. Produced from 60+ year old vines with fruit from young estate vines. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 10 days maceration on the skins. Aged in new, one and two year old, 60% French and 40% American oak for 8 months. Bottled without filtration or clarification.

2009 El Arte de Vivir, Bodegas Neo, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $17.99
This dark maroon colored RdD was given over 30-minutes to aerate in glass before tasting. The medium intensity but pretty nose offered sweet plum and blackberry fruit atop a backdrop of wet mineral with Spring flower accents in the forefront. This wine is drinking very well now and is well balanced in most ways one can cut and slice a wine of it's price class. It is dry, particularly in the finish, but not overly so. The fruit is on the darker side but shows more sweetness than bitterness, though both aspects interplay within the cherry, tar, and lilac flavors of the palate. The finish was of acceptable length (decent), and yielding a "knife" of good acid. Excellent value in this balanced RdD, a wine that would make a superb house red for a tapas restaurant.

2006 Finca Tormilanos, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points International Wine Cellar
Sourced from young vines, it reveals an earthy nose of black cherry fruit and is soft on the attack with a velvet smooth texture and dark red fruit, tobacco and charred oak flavors on the palate. Aged for 23 months in French barriques, it displays good depth and concentration, round tannins and a pleasantly long finish.

2007 Mas Martinet, Menut, Priorat
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
89 Points Steve Tanzer
Jose Luis Perez, owner of Clos Martinet is one of the “founding fathers” of Priorat’s wine region. He and Daphne Glorian of Clos Erasmus have worked diligently to put Priorat on the map. I have always been a big fan of Clos Martinet which consistently scores around 94 points but I recently tried this value-priced red and Wow! It’s really terrific. It has aromas of blackberries, and dark fruit with a hint of Costa Rican coffee grounds. On the palate I detect an essence of licorice from the licorella soils, but it is not overpowering. It is laden with flavors of sweet blackberries and has great acidity. The blend of Garnacha and Merlot makes it very food-friendly. Sara Perez, Jose’s daughter and Mas Martinet’s winemaker is yet another woman making incredible strides in Spain’s wine country.
Deep ruby. Expressive aromas of blackberry, spiced plum and flowers, along with hints of smoked meat and tobacco. Open-knit, attractively sweet dark fruit flavors are lifted by gentle acidity and gain firmness with air. With its absence of rough edges and good lingering sweetness, this is drinking very well right now. 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10

2007 Mas Doix, Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat
List $139.99 Sale $109.99
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Inthralling, sexy/kinky bouquet of toasty new oak, liquid minerality, lavender, insence and wild berries. Wow, and just when I thought Parker had run out of adjectives...
Complex, elegant, and La Tache-like, "OMG" it appeals to all of the senses and the intellect. It is a remarkable effort that should evolve for 5-7 years, but it is difficult to resist now.

2007 Mas Doix, Salanques, Priorat
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
"Salanques" is the name of the area where the vineyards are, close to the village of Poboleda
Like other areas of the Priorat, Poboleda lies at high altitude and is characterized by steep, rock-covered hillsides. The vineyards of Mas Doix lie at between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. The vines vary in age between 70 and 100 years old.
"Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet of crushed red berries, smoky herbs, potpourri and minerals. Lively raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by tangy minerality and pick up deeper notes of licorice and mocha in the mid-palate. Leaves a trail of juicy red fruit and spice notes behind a nicely persistent, energetic finish. I'd drink this now for its energy and zesty fruit.

2009 Prado Rey, Roble, Ribera del Duero
List $19.99 Sale $14.99
89 Points The Wine Advocate
Impressive quality, purple color with a serious bouquet of cedar, spice box, lavender and blackberry. Excellent spicy black fruit flavors, good balance and excellent length.

2006 Prado Rey, Crianza, Ribera del Duero
List $24.99 Sale $19.99
90 Points The Wine Advocate
Savory and Silky, Black cherry compote, complex aromas of ripe fruit, floral hints, vanilla, balsamic and some some spices. Well integrated tannins and a very smooth finish.

2005 Prado Rey, Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
91 Points The Wine Advocate
Rich color, aromas of smoky oak, earth, minerals and coffee.
Dense sweet black fruit expertly balanced from beginning to end.

2004 Prado Reuy, Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92 Points The Wine Advocate
Complex and Captivating! Deep purple, where have I heard that before?
Brooding and expresso like richness, with hints of pencil lead and asian spices.
Bursting black fruits are layered smoothly throughout the finish.

2006 Prado Rey, Elite, Ribera del Duero
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
93 Points The Wine Advocate
Opulance All over! Rich dense purple fruit, an aromatic array of scorched meats, incense and exotic spices. Floral notes of lavender, cherry blossom. Layered and complex, voluminous with a satin texture. A real pleasure.

2008 Kobalt, Window Pane, Red Table Wine, Napa CA
List $59.99 Sale $39.99
94 Points
41% Petite Sirah, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 13% Petite Verdot
This wine is not intended to be a second label for the great Kobalt Cabernet.
Offering a different anc complex style and a much more accessible wine in its youth.
This is a unique blend of intense fruit which creates "craveability"
Special thanks to Kevin Carriker and Mark Herold from Merus, Buccella and Harris fame.
Kevin was in the store the other day and tasted us again on this wine, what a treat.

2006 Los Rocas, Vina Viejas, Spain
91 Points The Wine Advocate
91 Points Steve Tanzer
List $19.99 Sale $16.99 purchase 6 bottles or more for just $14.99 each
60-100 year old Grenache vines.
This has been a staple for us here at Leon's for many years.
New ownership and plenty of support ensures quality and consistancy.
Rich ripe fresh fruit with great depth and charm.

2008 Elena Walch, Kastelaz, Gewurztraminer, Alto Adige, Italy
3 glasses +, Gambero Rosso WOW!
93 Points
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
These wines are always held for restaurants, we are thrilled to represent them.
Elena has much to be proud of. Makiing some of the top white wines in Italy this one scored the coveted "3 glass +" award in the Gambero Rosso!
She was the first and only woman winemaker to win this award in Italy!

This wine is in very short supply, so get your order in quickly!

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com

OMG Wines

2011-11-05T10:48:00.001-07:00

California

2011-11-05T10:47:00.001-07:00

2008 Arnot Roberts, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bougay Vd, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
92 Points Steve Tanzer
This vintage contains tiny bits of cabernet franc and petit verdot. Deep ruby color, high-pitched aromas of blackcurrant, cherry preserves, smoky minerals, rose, lavender, tobacco and graphite; smells like a cross between a Graves and a Priorat wine. Nervy red and dark berry flavors completely stain the palate, with dusty tannins providing shape and back- end grip. The floral note gains strength with air and carries through the long, strikingly pure finish. Very impressive cabernet, with the depth and balance to age.

2009 Beau Vigne, Cult, RTW Napa
List $69.99 Sale $89.99
92 Points Robert ParkerOnly 400 cases of the 2008 Cult is produced, which come from a single-vineyard parcel within the holdings of Beau Vigne. Aged 22 months in mostly French oak, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color and plenty of black cherry and black currant fruit. Rare to find such a tightly wound wine with fat forward fruit and hints of licorice, graphite, herbs and smoke. It is medium to full-bodied.
This wine truly deserves time in the cellar in order to fully appreciate it.

2009 Beau Vigne, Juliet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $59.99 Sale $49.99
94 Points Robert Parker76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from the parcel they called Juliet’s Bench. This wine over the years, shows off winemaker Dave Phinney’s terrific, sexy, opulent, flamboyant style. Personality-wise, it is more like a 2007 than a 2008.
Dense purple to the rim, with glorious notes of graphite and black cherry liqueur intermixed with cassis and blackberry. It possesses a subtle smokiness, a voluptuous texture, and a layered finish that should please both your hedonistic and intellectual senses. It will drink well for 15 or more years, we have long considered it to be one of the best valued super premium wines of California.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
List $94.99 Sale $89.99 Deal $59.99
91 Points Wine Spectator
This 2005 release begins with aromas of cocoa, cherry and plum. Subtle hints of all spice, cedar and toffee develop in the glass as the wine opens. On the palate there are rich flavors of mocha, chocolate and raspberry that lead to an elegant finish, with layers of rich texture and incredible length. The fruit for this wine is sourced primarily from two of our favorite vineyards. The Taplin 2 block of Lewelling vineyard in St Helena has been a main component of Reserve Cabernet since its first bottling in 2002. Farmed by vineyard manager Doug Wight, this vineyard always shows as the best of the best in the cellar. The newest component of this wine is Lynch Family Vineyard, from owner Randy and Lisa's Estate in Calistoga.

2006 Bennett Lane, Chardonnay Reserve
List $39.99 Sale $34.99 Deal $32.50
93 Points Wine Spectator
Intense, concentrated and full-bodied flavors of floral honeysuckle, pear and fig are shaded by cedary oak, returning to the primary flavors on the long, bubble gum-scented finish. Drink now through 2011. The wine opens with aromas of ripe Fuji Apple and baked pear tarte with hints of toasted hazelnut and vanillin oak. On the palate, crisp juicy Bartlett Pear flavors are complemented by a touch of barrel fermented nuttiness and luscious ripe fruit. The wine has a rich and long bright clean finish. Drinkable now, yet the lively acidity will allow the wine to age up to five plus years.

2005 Bennett Lane, Maximus
List $39.99 Sale $34.99 Deal $29.50
90 Points Wine Spectator
One of the best values in California, Best of the best for a premium house wine.
Firm, rich and intense, with ripe, vivid blackberry and wild berry fruit and a mix of currant and raspberry. Keeps a tight focus on the long, layered finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,Syrah, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2013.

2005 Bennett Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon
List $45.99 Sale $39.99 Deal $37.50
93 Points Robert Parker
Rich and intense, with a deep, focused concentration of savory currant, wild berry, hazelnut and mineral notes, supported by firm tannins. Drink now through 2014. 2,000 cases made. Its strongest suit is pure, bold, mouth-filling Napa Valley cabernet, and there is no finer example of that than the 2005 vintage. It delivers a gorgeous nose of ripe cassis, with a hint of cedar and vanillin. The texture is slightly grippy in the most positive sense, and there is tremendous fruit lift through the mid-palate. This is a darkly fruited cabernet of uncommon depth, it's supple enough to enjoy tonight, though this is one Napa cabernet I wouldn't hesitate to lay down for several years.

2008 Chappellet, Pritchard Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
96 Points Robert Parker
This wine has been at the top of the charts for Cabernet for over a decade, considered one of the first growths from California.
Seamlessly complex palate of leather, allspice, blueberry, cherry, curry, black tea. Silky, round, and voluptuous tannins, tightly stitched and well structured.
Very long finish. Outstanding!

2008 Continuum, RTW, Napa
List $199.99 Sale $129.99
2007 98 Points Robert Parker
2006 96 Points Robert Parker
2005 95 Points Robert Parker

2008 Dominus, RTW, Napa
List $199.99 Sale $159.99
99 points, Wine Advocate
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years. This estate, owned by Christian Moueix, includes the famed Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. Interestingly, they have completely eliminated Merlot from the bottling. The 2007 Dominus is a 5,400-case blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are 4,200 cases of the 2008 Dominus which is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Lower yields resulted in a denser, more concentrated wine. The remarkable thing about these cuvees is that they smell like a hypothetical blend of a top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a serious Bordeaux, possibly a cross blend of a Pomerol and Pauillac.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $84.99
96 Points Cellar TrackerOpaque black/purple robe. The nose opens to show moderately intense aromas of black currants, cedar, plums and vanilla. Full-bodied on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity and generous (but fairly supple) tannins. The flavors are primary and in line with the nose. The viscous mouth texture and middle palate are solid and the finish which is long has bright acidity. This is a blockbuster that needs more time to fully strut its stuff. It may merit an even higher score in the future.
Classic Randy.

2007 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $79.99
95 Points Cellar Tracker
91 Points Steve TanzerThis wine has been the benchmark for all other wines that age in Napa.
Randy develops Cabernet to the extreme, with balance and sophistication that take years to unveil.
Although excellent in its youth, this wine will blossom after several years of cellaring.
According to Robert Parker, Having closely followed Dunn's Cabernet Sauvignons since the debut 1979 vintage, it is remarkable how consistent these wines have been.

2008 Engel Family, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $37.99The other Master of Merlot, Bob Foley (winemaker at Pride), crafts this massively endowed merlot.
While only scant amounts are made, the Engel Family Merlot is a classic. If you like the wines of Switchback, Pride, Hourglass, this is one not to be missed! The Engel Family 2008 Merlot Napa Valley has a great ripe texture with explosive elderberry, plum and chocolate flavors.
Quite full bodied with powdery, sweet fruit. Really huge and delicious. Try it while its available which, sadly, won't be long.

2009 Foxen, Chardonnay, Bien Nacido, SMV California
List $34.99 Sale $29.99
89 Stephen Tanzer, he's nuts… "this wine is awesome" (BTW 89 is a perfectly respectable number)
"Bright yellow. Lees-accented orchard fruit and melon aromas are complemented by candied ginger and honey. Deep apple and pear flavors are broad and a tad sweet on entry but gain firmness and a tangy edge with air. A refreshingly bitter orange pith note adds welcome cut to the rich fruit and lingers nicely on the sappy finish."
It is still just a babe an infant of great Chardonnay.
Give it some time and you will be richly rewarded.

2008 Keenan, Merlot, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $34.99
89 Points Robert Parker
Merlot does not have the intensity to achieve 95 plus ratings, but if it did, this would be the one to chase after. Robert Keenan makes the best Merlot in California, hands down.
There is no competition for him, stylistically more like a Pomerol, the likes of Ch La Consaillante or Ch Trotanoy which are hundreds of dollars per bottle.
Another beautiful wine from Keenan's Spring Mountain winery. Discover this winery before its too late! The 2008 Merlot (which includes 3% Cabernet Franc) exhibits attractive earthy, mocha, chocolate, and black cherry characteristics along with medium body, good fruit purity, and a solid style. Drink it over the next decade. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages. This 50 acre Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines and owes thanks in part to winemaking guru Nils Venge, who is their consultant, who has made more the 100 point wines in Cali than any other winemaker.

2009 La Follette, Chardonnay, San Giacomo Vd, Sonoma
List $39.99 Sale $29.99
"Beyond Chardonnay"
What a great bottle of Chardonnay from Greg La Follette, Flowers fame.
I fell in love with the floral aromas of this wine, they lured me deep into the glass.
Reaching for that rich, ripe, fruit compote of Chardonnay.
I was totally captivated and impressed, it left me daydreaming about pairing it with Yellowtail and Mango salsa.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvingon, Reserve, Napa
List $169.99 Sale $129.99
only 12 bottles available
97 - 99 Points The Wine Insiders
We are one of only 3 retailers in the state to get this wine each year it is a very special wine and deserves a good home
Built for comfort as much as speed, the 2008 vintage is packed with fruit and ready to roll, reminding us of our outstanding 2002 Reserve Cabernet. Like the rich interior of a Ferrari GTB, the nose is showy, ripe and rustic with black currant, clove, tar and exotic oak spices. Under the hood this blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot shows plenty of extract and fleshy fruit delivering seamless power and expansive mouth feel. Moderate, chocolaty tannins engage mid-palate to gradually tighten the chassis and bring a lively quality to the ride. 1,500 cases produced.

2009 Lewis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $129.99 Sale $89.99
only 12 bottles available
93 Points Wine Spectator
This wine is made to drink earlier than the Reserve, smooth as silk, but rich with dense masculine cabernet. From the long, cool vintage of 2009, small hillside vineyards in Calistoga and Oak Knoll yielded a classic bottling of Napa Cabernet for us. Complex aromas center around fragrant, ripe boysenberry and dried currants with a hint of floral character and a kaleidoscope of sweet, oak forest spices, toffee and tobacco.

2007 Mirror, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
List $79.99 Sale $66.99
94 Wine Enthusiast
91 Robert Parker
The 2007 Mirror is a classic style Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is sourced from two famed vineyards in St. Helena and one in Oakville. The vineyards are meticulously farmed with balanced crop loads that lead to a concentrated yet elegant wine. Each individual vineyard has different characteristics that provide a layering of nuances.
Aromatically, this Cabernet Sauvignon is an attractive blend of black cherry, blackberry, rose petals and spice with a dark chocolate nuance. The palate profile generates a full ripe and concentrated core of dark berries and dried cranberries. Its balanced acidity delivers a seamless harmony of fruit and tannins that integrate a clean and long lasting finish.
The wines were then aged in French oak barrels for 20 months. As fans of subtly oak wines, with complete integration of oak and pure fruit flavors, we used 50% new French oak and 50% seasoned neutral cooperage.
Winemaker Rob Lawson's roots in the Napa Valley run deep. Raised in wine country, he has worked for many of the old standards in Napa like Sebastiani and J Fritz, he produces his own brand PAVI and he continues to make the wines at Kapscandy and Ghost Block.

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Pugash Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, California
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Rich, voluptuous and velvety, our Sonoma Mountain Chardonnay is unapologetically, Californian in style, and proud of it mingle with a generous helping of toasty oak and cinnamon spice to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable experience

2007 Mi Sueno, Chardonnay, Los Carneros, California
List $39.99 Sale $34.99
If by chance you happen to be a member of the ABC Club (Anything But Chardonnay), there is a good chance that you have never enjoyed a glass of our Los Carneros Chardonnay. There is nothing more satisfying than pouring a sample for die hard ABCers and watching their expressions change from total indifference, to utter amazement and finally to outright satisfaction and enjoyment

2006 Mi Sueno, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, California
List $69.99 Sale $59.99
Named in honor of Rolando's hometown of El Llano, Michoacan, Mexico, this wine has quickly become the most popular wine in our portfolio Deep, Dark, Purple-black in color this wine is loaded with a bouquet of rich red and black fruit. Warm Coombsville days deliver big, bold, full-bodied Cabernet, the cool nights help to maintain their natural acidity. Ripe, elegant flavors of dark chocolate and toasty oak mingle with sophisticated notes of kirsch and framboise. Creamy and rich, with a lingering finish, the tannins are fine-grained.

2007 Mi Sueno, El Llano, Napa, California
List $49.99 $39.99
The results are a mouth-pleasing array of freshly roasted espresso beans, mocha, ripe black fruits and creamy white chocholate. Adding to your pleasure is a complex display of chewy, well-integrated tannins that are further enhanced by the toasted oak you. Since it seems to sell out quicker each year, we encourage you to enjoy it while it lasts. Although the blend varies somewhat from vintage to vintage, it typically averages about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Syrah. The outcome is a wine with explosive aromas of exotic spice, ripe black fruits, cracked white pepper and roasted espresso with a hint of graphite. The mouth feel is rich, supple and velvety with an array of black fruits, dark chocolate, spice and toasted oak.

2008 Moffet, Screenplay, RTW, Napa
List $39.99 Sale $27.99
95 Points The Wine Insider
Trent Moffet and has making great wine in California along side of icon winemakers such as Randy Dunn, John Kongsgaard, Marco DiGiulio and Greg Graham from Rombauer
His family has been responsible for one of the most influencial cabernet projects in California, Livinston Vineyards.
A magical blend of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Viognier
You notice the deep dark color of this wine when you pour it into the glass.
The aromas come bellowing up and fill the air with rich black fruit aromas, chocolate, vanilla and hints of oak. On your second check of the aroma you will start to notice a nice floral edge to the fruit.
The palate is rich with big dark juicy fruit of blackberry, sweet cherry and currants.
The mid palate develops with some dried fruit and creamy oak with hints of mocha.
The long finish has soft tannins with bright acidity that carries the fruit flavors on and on.

2007 Moffet Family, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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88 Points Wine Spectator
One of the most delicious and drinkable cabernets that you will come across…
The numbers don't do this wine justice unless you would agree that the greatest wines on earth are drunk when they are aged, balanced and have a smooth, polished, endless finish.
Produced from fruit sourced from four distinct AVAs: Rutherford Bench, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and the Oak Knoll District.
Each vineyard is as unique as its appellation. Crafted by Trent Moffett (of Livingston‐Moffett) from two great sources: For more than 30 years this family has made tiny amounts of amazing cabernet in Napa. (1) St. Helena has both Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (2) the Yountville vineyard has multiple clones of Cabernet that were blended together after six months of barrel age.
Dark as night when poured into the glass. The aromas are soft but rich, with currants, blackberries, and a hint of mocha. On the palate, the wine delivers on many different levels: the fruit is rich and juicy with deep dark fruit flavors of marionberries, black cherries, and plum. As the fruit softens, your palate starts to get the full character of the wine with its great balance of toasted oak and acidity.
The finish is long, juicy, and full of mouth‐watering fruit.

2007 Monticelli Brothers, Massimo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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2007 was another great year for this Cabernet Sauvignon, much like the preceding vintages, 2006 and 2005. Due to the moderate weather late in the season, we were able to let the grapes just hang on the vines and continue to develop, without worrying about the sugars increasing. It’s a great situation that doesn’t happen every year. I think it allowed us to naturally achieve some great flavors in the vineyard.
Brothers Massimo and Mario Monticelli have created a wine with incredible complexity and rich flavors. only 320 cases produced.

2008 Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa
List $179.99 Sale $149.99
95 - 97 Points Robert Parker
95 Points James Suckling
94 Points Wine Spectator
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, is not terribly different from the 2007.
The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish.
Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994.
The 2008 has some tannins to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them. It appears the 2008 will require 2-3 years of bottle age, but should last for three decades."
What a wonderful wine here. The nose shows a fabulous combination of dark fruits, chocolate, spices and caramel.
The palate is silky textured with lots of ripe yet beautiful fruit and super silky, tight tannins This is a balanced wine with all the potential to age for decades.

2007 Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains
List $29.99 Sale $25.50

2007 Robert Foley, Merlot, Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2008 Robert Foley, Griffen, Napa
List $49.99 Sale $39.99
94 points Robert Parker
This wine takes over 4 hours to develop, give it the Vinturi / Decanter treatment, sit back and enjoy the blooming process of this magical wine. It is an evenings delight!
Almost every red grape is represented in this blend.

Scholium Project
2008 Riquewihr, 100% Gewurtztraminer from California (500 ml)
List $34.99 Sale $29.99 Deal $27.50
15.8% alcohol, 280 cases produced in 500mL bottling
Aroma: a nose of peach dripped on sponge cake, crumbled carbon and
exotic nectarine. Palate: smooth, lush and ripe. the flavors have a dreamy,
creamy feel Impression: Gewurztraminer is a go!

Scholium Project
2008 Naucratis, Lost Slough Vineyard, Old Vine Verdelho, Bokisch Ranch,
Lodi / Sacramento, California
List $24.99 Sale $21.99 Deal $19.50
Aromas: mineral with a dusting of chalk, vanilla pod and bright lime
Palate: coconut, mineral, lots of bold, distinctive melon, lychee, kaffir lime and smoke. Impression: vibrant and focused, the wine shows no sense of heat despite the impressively high alcohol.

2008 Schrader, Beckstoffer / To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
List $399.99 Sale $299.99
97 - 100 Points Robert Parker
There doesn't appear to be a hotter Cabernet Sauvignon producer in the New World than this small boutique winery. Their wines have already received four perfect scores and with this report, that grows to six… The wines are incredibly expressive examples of Cabernet Sauvignon that are as good as it gets for this varietal. This expressive, full-bodied, powerful wine is seamlessly constructed, and like most of its peers, has a 45-second finish. It is slightly more exotic aromatically, which really helps to justify this wines' first growth standing.

2008 Snowden, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Ranch
List $49.99 Sale $44.99
92-94 Points Robert Parker - Steve Tanzer
Snowden produces just under 2,000 cases of extraordinary wine from their 23 acres of hillside vineyards on the eastern side of Napa, above the Auberge du Soleil. Proprietor Scott Snowden and his daughter, Diane (whose permanent home is in Burgundy), along with consultant David Ramey have fashioned superb reds along with a delicious, French-inspired Sauvignon Blanc. For Napa Cabernets, Snowden’s wines are relatively great bargains for their quality." (12/09) This wine is a blend of largely Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It's the wine to drink while you wait for your Snowden Reserve to mature, and it offers a softer, more accessible but no-less impressive version of that great, iconic Napa Cab.
The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. Elevations on the property range from approximately 450 feet to over 850 feet. The vineyards comprise approximately 24 acres at four different locations on the property. Most are planted at what is referred to as “the top of the property”

2007 Turnbull, Black Label, RTW, Napa
List $149.99 Sale $99.99
94 Points Robert Parker
94 Points Wine Spectator
Perhaps the best wine I have ever tasted from Turnbull is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label.
An absolutely compelling example of Cabernet Sauvignon, with blueberry, blackberry, cassis, licorice, camphor, and graphite.
This wine is intense and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, layers of concentration, a multi-dimensional personality, and a terrific finish of close to 45 seconds.
This wine will be better in 5-6 years but will last 25 or more. "

2007 Viader, RTW Napa
List $99.99 Sale $89.99
90 Points Robert Parker
Dahlia was in town recently and had dinner with "the boys" at 2 Chefs
What a great night! Special thanks to her for making the time for them.
This vintage is exceptional, drinkabilty is spot on. Balanced and distinctive.
Flawless with subtle terroir and organica. One of California's finest clarets.
Rich with ripe plummy Cabernet, aromatic Cab Franc and Merlot make it an ethereal delight.

Geoffrey Coons
Wine Director
Leons Wine & Liquor Center
Miami FL
305-261-0221

Chile / Argentina

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Italy

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Spain

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France, Bordeaux

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Bordeaux for only $9.99!

2007 La Demoiselle de By, Medoc

List $14.99 Sale $9.99

Incredible value from Rolland de By, Wine Spectator Top 100 2010 $29.99

This 3rd label delivers a dollop of fine merlot that will keep your glass full.

2009 Ch des Cantillac

List $14.99 Sale $9.99

"Best Buy" at a great price!

Delicious and smooth.

2009 Ch Barat, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

What a delight, a real value.

Take a case of this and lay it down for as long as you can.

A couple of years from now you will be impressed with yourself for having made such a wise purchase. If there is any left by then.

2009 Ch de Camarsac, Bordeaux Superior

List $15.99 Sale $9.99

Rock solid, quintisential claret. Produced by Francois Lurton

Makes you fall in love with Merlot all over again.

Alphabetical listing of Bordeaux:

2009 (F) Alter Ego, Ch Palmer, Margaux

92 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $74.99

2004 Ch Ausone, St Emilion

95 WS

List $999.99 Sale $899.99

2003 Ch Ausone, St Emilion

100 RP / 96 WS

List $3699.99 Sale $3574.99

2000 Ch Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol(SB)

94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2006 Ch Brane Cantenac, Margaux (SB)

92RP

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien

92-95 RP / 92-95 WS

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch Branaire Ducru, St Julien

92-94 RP

List $109.99 Sale $99.99

2006 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac *

92 RP

List $53.99 Sale $44.50

2005 Ch D'Armailhac, Pauillac

90 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2004 Ch D'Armaillac, Pauillac

89 RP

List $39.99 Sale $35.99

1998 Ch D'Armaillac, Pauillac (1.5 ltr) (SB)

91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2000 Ch Canon, St Emilion

90 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Cantemerle, Haut Medoc *

88 RP

List $29.99 Sale $26.99

2006 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

91 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $139.99

2003 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe

94 RP/ 94 WS

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2002 Ch Calon Segur, St Estephe (SB)

90 RP

List $119.99 Sale $109.99

2006 Ch Clerc Milon, Pauillac *

90 RP

List $69.99 Sale $49.50

2000 Ch Clos Fourtet, St Emilion (SB)

90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $184.99

2006 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

92-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2008 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe

94-95 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch COS d'Estournel, St Estephe *

98-100 Robert Parker

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ch Coufran, Haut Medoc *

89 RP

List $29.99 Sale $15.88

2003 Ch Cote Baleau (1.5 ltr), St Emilion *

90 RP

List $59.99 Sale $49.99

2008 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

96-98 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

2006 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2003 Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien

94-96 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2002 Ch Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien (375 ml)

89 RP / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2006 Ch Du Tertre, Margaux (SB)

88 WS

List $79.99 Sale $69.99

2005 Ch Figeac, St Emilion

91-94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2009 (F) Ch Giscours, Margaux

93 RP / 93 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

1995 Ch Giscours, Margaux (SB)
92 WS

List $159.99 Sale $149.99

2007 Ch Grand Bateau, of Ch Beychevelle

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

List $19.99 Sale $14.99

2005 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac

92-94 RP

List $169.99 Sale $149.99

2005 Ch Gruaud Larose, St Julien

(SB)91 WS

List $169.99 Sale $149.99

2008 Ch Haut Belian, Bordeaux

45% Merlot, 30% Cabernet

Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc

Not Rated by the press,

The estate is most famous for their Entre deux Mers, White

Bordeaux. "Bright fresh traditional claret styling"

2005 Ch Haut Marbuzet, St Estephe (SB)

92 RP / 91 WS

List $189.99 Sale $169.99

2001 Ch La Croix St Vincent, Pomerol

List $49.99 Sale $29.99

1995 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (SB)

93 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (SB)

91 ST / 90 PR / 90 WS

List $99.99 Sale $94.99

2005 Ch Lafon Rochet, St Estephe (1.5 ltr)(SB)

91 ST / 90 RP / 90 WS

List $229.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Lagrange, St Julien (SB)

94 WE / 92 WN

List $149.99 Sale $129.99

2005 Ch Larcisse, St Emilion *

98 RP

List $299.99 Sale $249.50

1998 Ch Lamondotte, St Emilion *

96 RP

List $399.99 Sale $369.50

2005 Ch Leoville Barton, St Julien (SB)

94 RP / 96 WS

List $459.99 Sale $149.99

2005 Ch Leoville Poyferre, St Julien *

93 RP

List $149.99 Sale $129.50

2005 Ch Lynch Bages, Pauillac

93 WS / 91 RP

List $199.99 Sale $179.99

1999 Ch Lynch Bages, Pauillac

90 RP

List $149.99 Sale $129.99

2006 Ch Meyney, St Estephe *

90 WS

List $39.99 Sale $33.99

2004 Ch Meyney, St Estephe

90 WS

List $49.99 Sale $39.99

2004 Ch Monbousquet, St Estephe

90 RP

List $64.99 Sale $59.99

2006 Ch Montrose, St Estephe

92-94 RP

List $249.99 Sale $199.99

2005 Ch Montrose, St Estephe (SB)

95 RP / 94 WS / 93 ST

List $279.99 Sale $259.99

2000 Ch Nenin, Pomerol (SB)

93 RP / 92 WS

List $249.99 Sale $229.99

2009 (F) Ch Ormes de Pez, St Estephe

90 RP / 92 WS

List $49.99 Sale $44.99

2005 Ch Pape Clement, Graves *

97 RP

List $229.99 Sale $199.50

2003 Ch Pape Clement, Graves (SB)

94 RP

List $229.99 Sale $219.99

2008 Ch Pavie, St Emilion

94-96 RP

List $299.99 Sale $289.99

2006 Ch Pavie, St Emilion

96-98 RP

List $429.99 Sale $399.99

2008 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux

90-92 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

2006 Ch Pavillon Rouge, Margaux (SB)

89 ST 90 RP

List $199.99 Sale $189.99

2005 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac *

94 RP

List $199.99 Sale $169.99

1998 Ch Pichon Lalande, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (1.5 ltr) (SB)

88 RP / 88 ST

List $399.99 Sale $369.99

2005 Ch Rollan de By, Medoc, Cru Bourgeos

90 RP

List $34.99 Sale $29.99

2008 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac - Leognan

93-95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $99.99

2005 Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac – Leognan *

95 RP

List $119.99 Sale $89.50

2006 Ch Talbot, St Julien (SB)

89 RP / 88 ST

List $99.99 Sale $79.99

2005 Ch Talbot, St Julien

92 RP

List $99.99 Sale $89.99

2003 Ch Talbot, St Julien

91 WS

List $89.99 Sale $79.99

Geoffrey Coons

Wine Director

Leons Wine & Liquor

Center, Miami FL 33144

305-261-0221
geoff@leonswnl.com for orders or inquiries