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Graham Beck 2008 Game Reserve Chenin Blanc - Our Price $14.99 - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Up-front tropical fruit, ripe pineapple, melon, peaches and honey flavors on the nose. Full and juicy palate with layers of ripe tropical fruit complemented by a long clean and crisp finish. Good company for alfresco lunches of grilled chicken or fish, rich pasta dishes and spicy food.

Ferrari Carano 2009 Fume Blanc - Our Price $14.99 - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Citrus, mango, kiwi, and lime aromas are complemented by flavors of vanilla, guava and grapefruit in Ferrari-Carano’s 2009 Fumé Blanc. Cool, stainless steel tank fermentation gives this wine a crisp freshness while the subtle oak character from barrel aging adds great complexity and depth.

Henschke 2004 Eden Valley Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon - Special Price $89.00, Regular Price $110.00 - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The cabernet sauvignon label carries the name Cyril Henschke (1924-1979) as a tribute to one of Australia’s outstanding winemaking pioneers, renowned for the production of varietal table wines, with the accent on quality and flavor. Cyril Henschke planted cabernet sauvignon at Eden Valley in the 1960s.

Deep crimson in color. Lifted and perfumed with violets, cassis, blueberries, plums, blackberries and spice with hints of vanilla and cedar. The palate is supple and shows soft, fleshy, nicely textured fruit with mossy notes and a long finish.

Matua Valley 2009 Sauvignon Blanc - Our Price $12.29 - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Light green in color. The nose shows tropical and citrusfruits along with herbaceous varietal characters. Thepalate is generous and fruit driven with classicalMarlborough acidity giving structure and length. This is afresh and fruit driven Sauvignon Blanc - perfect fordrinking now.

Markham 2008 Chardonnay - Our Price $17.29 - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Color: Straw Yellow.

Nose: Golden apple, caramel and honeyed apricots are infused with loads of vanilla and toasty oak.

Palate: Full mid-palate flavors are generous and juicy while still allowing crisp apple notes to shine through.

Ridge 2007 Geyserville (half-bottle) - Our Price $15.79 - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
A blend of 58% Zinfandel, 22% Carignane,18% Petite Syrah and 2% Mataro.

Winter quickly came and went, leaving the vinesshort on rain, but in good shape to begin an early growing season. A mild summer moderated thepace of ripening, allowing color and flavor tointensify. Mid-August heat accelerated maturation, and we harvested at ideal ripeness from late August through September. Parcels and sub-parcels fermented on natural yeasts in fifty small tanks. As we blind-tasted over the ensuing months, Geyserville's unique character seemed clearest in thirty-nine of the lots. The exceptional quality of Carignane and Petite Sirah argued for their full inclusion; percentages are comparable to the superb1991 vintage. By year's end, the blend was aging in air-dried american oak barrels. Sensuous structure and opulent fruit give this fine wine immediate appeal. Firm tannins and acidity assure its longevity over the next ten to twelve years.

Ridge 2007 Lytton Springs Zinfandel (half-bottle) - Our Price $15.79 - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
A blend of 71% Zinfandel, 22% Petite Sirah and 7% Carignane.

After a dry winter and spring, budbreak came early. Despite the lack of spring rain, temperate summer weather mitigated vine stress and created ideal ripening conditions. At veraison, we dropped a quarter of the young zinfandel. A warm August ripened the fruit earlier than expected, and we harvested the thirtyfour parcels as flavors developed fully, fermenting each separately on its natural yeasts. Color and tannin extracted easily, reducing maceration time to seven days, on average. After malolactic, we chose twenty-one lots for this year's wine. Aged for fifteen months in air-dried american oak, this classic Lytton Springs is remarkable for its richness, balance, and elegant texture. It will soften and gain complexity over the next ten years.

Duckhorn 2008 Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon - Our Price $23.99 - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc

This appealing Napa Valley bottling highlights the complexity of the Cabernet Sauvignon varietal.Since 1978, Duckhorn Vineyards has been producing Cabernet Sauvignon that embodies thediversity of Napa Valley winegrowing and offers classic Cabernet elements of currant, cherry, plumand olive.

Though the 2008 growing season presented certain challenges—from early frosts to droughtconditions—a meticulous approach to viticulture and sorting yielded small crops with goodconcentration, highlighting soft, appealing tannins for our red varietals and bright acidity for ourwhite grapes. A long, moderately cool summer led to a harvest that commenced in mid-August andconcluded in early November. This relatively relaxed pace allowed us to pick in numerous passes toensure quality, often focusing on individual rows or a single side of the vines.

Whitehall Lane 2006 Merlot (half-bottle) - Our Price $15.49 - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
A blend of 83% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Syrah.

The aromas are somewhat exotic, melding spicy aromas with dark cherry and blackberry notes and hi-lighted by hints of violet and lavender. The flavors are similar to the aromas with sandalwood and vanilla just beginning to give ground to the greater fruit below. It finishes long and silky, revealing its cherry core in the delicious finish. The wine is ready to enjoy now and will evolve with cellaring to 2012.

Henschke 2006 Johann's Garden GSM - Our Price $39.99 - Mon, 08 Mar 2010
68% grenache, 17% mourvèdre and 15% shiraz.
Bright crimson in color. Sweet ripe lifted aromas of cherry plums, raspberry, rhubarb and anise. Hints of spicy nutmeg, clove and mace with smoky cedar nuances. The palate is rich and full with supple layered fleshy texture and ripe sweet plum/prune flavors; concentrated and complex with layers of velvety tannins, good balance, weight and length.