Our weekend wine tastings are on hiatus, but we will still be featuring select wines for discount! This week we have six wines to highlight that are new to the store and come in under $20, including a organic white Bordeaux, a vibrant Beaujolais Rosé and a rich and smooth Syrah blend from Greece. All wines featured will be available for purchase at 10% off retail price. Scroll down for tasting notes!
Find a printable PDF of this week’s tasting notes here.
Château Suau Bordeaux Blanc 2019
Origin: France
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.25
Château Suau is a remarkable vineyard whose origin dates back to the 16th century and were one of the first estates in Bordeaux to start its organic certification. This wine offers ample citrus, lime, and pear notes to go with good minerality, medium body, bright acidity, and terrific overall balance. It’s a steal at the price and a terrific white to drink over the coming couple of years.
Sauvignon Blanc | Semillon | Muscadelle | Organic
Ovum 'Big Salt' White Blend 2018
Origin: Oregon
Retail: $21.95 | Sale: $19.75
Founded by husband-and-wife duo John House and Ksenija Kostic in 2011, Ovum is a celebration of the diverse expressions of Oregon Riesling. They achieve this bright, fresh, and dry white by letting mother nature create complexity – they allow all of the grapes to ferment together, with native yeast. There is grit and saltiness in the wine, along with floral, honeysuckle and tropical fruit notes balanced by chalky texture and minerality. A supremely satisfying aromatic sipper, and excellent food wine at a value price.
Riesling | Gewrztraminer | Muscat | other grapes
91 Points Wine Enthusiast
Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais Rosé 2018
Origin: France
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.25
Domaine Dupeuble is a benchmark in Beaujolais, crafting some of the region’s freshest expressions of Gamay for over 500 years. White flowers, rhubarb, and ripe wild berries pull you in. On the palate, it’s smooth and rounded yet mineral, with a hint of citrus on the finish. It has a subtle herbaceousness and vibrant acidity, making it a gastronomic stunner and the perfect match for light summer fare.
Gamay
Lyrarykis Kotisfall Syrah 2016
Origin: Greece
Retail: $15.95 | Sale: $14.35
Domaine Lyrarakis, established in 1966, is located in the mountainous commune of Alagni (440 metres above sea-level), south of the city of Heraklion, in Crete. The Lyrarakis Red is a blend of Syrah and the indigenous variety Kotsifali. Here Syrah lends plush berry fruit and soft tannins to the blend, tempered by Kotsifali’s fresh fruit profile. A rich mouth-feel combines with smooth tannins and a peppery spice. The finish is long and defined with notes of toasted sesame and black cherry. A wonderful introduction to Cretan wine, pairs well with grilled or roasted meats and hard cheeses.
Syrah | Kotsifali
Bronze Medal, 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards
Cosimo Taurino Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva 2010
Origin: Italy
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.25
The Taurino family has been growing grapes and making wines in Puglia for seven generations. Today, the estate encompasses 80 hectares of vineyards planted almost exclusively with local varieties Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes; this bottling is a 90/10 blend of the two. These deep, dark grapes of the region combined with age in bottle gives it an earthy, spicy, and black-fruit note. Flavors of pepper, cola and cherries follow through to a long, satisfying finish. Perfect for pasta!
Negroamaro | Malvasia Nera
Sustainable.
Peirano Estate Vineyards ‘Six-Clones’ Merlot 2016
Origin: California
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.25
Peirano Estate Vineyard’s Merlot is produced from 6 different clones of Merlot grown on the estate. Aromas of raspberries, ripe blackberries, boysenberries and anise mingle together on the nose. The palate is filled with an array of flavors, including red cherries, pomegranates and raspberries, with a lingering hint of dried cherries. Bright red fruit tannins and good acidity leave a pleasing, long lasting, soft finish.
Merlot
88 Points Wine Enthusiast