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Supporting the Pajama Program
Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 3:00PM – 6:00 PM
$55/person + tax,
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CLUB MEMBERS: $30/person + tax (limit 2 per membership at this price)
Vintage Wine Merchants proudly presenting Santana Row’s BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY and Pajama Drive of the year. Join us for an afternoon under the sun and help us support a great charity – the Pajama Program – to help provide new pajamas and reading books for children in need, many waiting and hoping to be adopted.
We’ll have the entire block from the Tequila Garden to the Vintage Wine Bar and invite over 30 wineries and suppliers to pour OVER 100 WINES. There will be music, raffle, small appetizers and a whole boat load of FUN IN THE SUN. The tasting list will be massive and impressive – spanning the globe from Santa Cruz to San Gimignano and from the Napa Valley to the Northern Rhone. While we will firm up the tasting list over the next two weeks, here are some names that you will have the opportunity to taste:
Pahlmeyer. Caymus. Gaja. Ornellaia. Juslyn. Morgan. Sonnet. Corison. Miura. Cakebread. Il Poggione. Chateau Montelena. Pelerin. Turnbull. Cambiata. Storrs. Fogarty. Heitz. Gruet. Gosset. Pol Roger. Corte Riva. Frescobaldi. Hopper Creek. Kathryn Kennedy. More, more, more. (Subject to change.)
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Net event proceeds donated to Pajama Program.
2008 Capiaux Pinot Noir Gary’s Vineyard - $39.98
Capiauxs’ Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir in production since its first harvest in 1999, making this the 10th anniversary bottling. Beautifully deep ruby red color with a bright appearance brings you into the explosive aromas of ripe cherry, caramel apple, espresso coffee bean, currants and smoky tones. Ripe, fleshy and sweet textured on the palate this is an opulent wine with a super long finish balanced tannins and good acidity. Following in the success of its parent vineyard, Pisoni, located just eight miles North in the Santa Lucia Highlands this vineyard is a partnership between Gary Pisoni, of Pisoni Vineyard, and Gary Franscioni. The bud wood for Garys’ vineyard came from the Pisoni vineyard, which came from the famous “La Tache” vineyard in Burgundy. This is a younger vineyard that continues to improve with age.
2008 Quinta Cruz Graciano $27.98
Graciano is a Spanish grape that you would usually see used in a blend. This 100% Graciano is BIG and BOLD with a heavy, dark berry fruit profile. Very much a fruit forward new world style wine with a touch of sweet oak, it drinks very well straight from the bottle but should improved over the next year. This outstanding wine will appeal to any Zinfandel, Syrah and Petite Sirah drinker.
2007 Jean Luc Colombo Terres Brulees $39.98
From one of the masters in Cornas and one of the best vintages in a decade, it’s a beautiful Syrah that exudes of dark fruit, minerality and mysterious romance. This wine normally sells at around $80., but we snatched it all up on close-out. This is a tremendous buy for the money. 92 Points Wine Spectator - This is strong, with an impressive core of melted black licorice, dark plum, currant and maduro tobacco all laced together with a dark, loamy note. There’s a polished mouthfeel, but also brooding intensity. Best from 2011 through 2017.
2009 Lafon Macon Villages - $21.98
Comte Lafon of Mersault rightfully deserves its place in the highest ranks of white Burgundy makers. Some of the domaine’s regular offerings have become frightfully expensive in the last few years. Well here’s the scoop - there is a cheaper Lafon! Since 1999 Lafon has conducted an operation in Macon delivering high quality and good value white wines called Heritiers du Comte Lafon. Situated in the Macon, the property covers around 35 acres and produces 6 or 7 white wines. The viticulture has now gone organic and harvest is done by hand. This wine is entitled to the Macon-Villages appellation but adhering to his rigorous standards, Dominique made a selection in the cellar of the more forward, supple cuvees and bottled it as Macon. It is soft, round and delicious, with lovely notes of citrus, mineral and nuts. Now you can say you’ve tasted some Lafon!
2007 Coterie Cellars Saralee’s Vineyard - $37.98
Situated near Willow Glen, is pioneering the Urban Winery movement in the South San Francisco Bay Area. As one of the smallest wineries in California, we produce wines made by hand, berry to bottle, from highly regarded vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, and Fiddletown. Our approach is to work only with small, exemplary growers, to understand the unique characteristics that each vineyard offers, and to respect those characteristics through gentle winemaking in order to produce the most flavorful and evocative wines for each site. The 2007 Saralee’s Vineyard Pinot Noir reflects the purity and elegance of Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley. In 2007, low yields and exceptional hang times at Saralee’s Vineyard created a wine of focused, layered flavors and noteworthy structure. Enchanting fruit, good acidity, and delicate tannins, all in the proper harmony, enhance this wine’s worthiness for aging, yet the wine has been very approachable while young.
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2009 Cima Collina Sauvignon Blanc Cedar Lane $14.98
This Sauvignon Blanc - all Musque clone – was harvested by hand on September 12 & 18, 2007 and was the first fruit to come into our winery.
We received a total of 10 tons between two days of harvesting. The grapes were carefully pressed in small batches and then 50% of the juice was fermented in a stainless steel tank, and the remainder was fermented in old French oak barrels. As a result of this handling, it is characterized by floral, tropical and grapefruit aromas and has a rich mouthfeel while maintaining a crisp, food-friendly acidity.
2008 Alexander Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - $18.98
 The 2007 vintage of this wine was arguably the best valued Cabernet in the
store.
2006 Goodnight Meritage, Central Coast - $14.98
Meritage rhymes with heritage, and the Firestone Winery has plenty of heritage! Started by Harvey Firestone, the famous tire manufatcturers son Leonard, Firestone has been a part of Santa Ynez Valley’s beginnings as a wine region.
2006 Matchbook Tinto Rey - $16.98
Tinto Rey means Red King. Tempranillo is the king of Spanish red wines and one of the most important red varietals of the Matchbook vineyard in the Dunnigan Hills. The Spanish varietals Tempranillo and Graciano contribute spicy red berry fruit flavors; Syrah adds rich flavors of black cherry and blueberry; the spicy cedar and tobacco notes are from the cool-weather Cabernet Sauvignon; a touch of Petite Sirah pumps up the tannins, the rich color and adds a little pepper spice. This is a great wine to enjoy with tapas, grilled meats, even your favorite slice of pizza!
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