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December 29, 2011 Posted by Cellar Door in Champagne

1999 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, France   How about celebrating New Year's Eve with some millennial bubbles from Delamotte! We have a small allocation of this hard to find Blanc de Blancs Champagne from the 1999 vintage in house.  This is definitely a wine with pedigree with 92 points from Robert Parker who writes: "Pretty notes of smoke, mint, licorice and peaches emerge from the 1999 Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru. This medium-bodied, refined Chardonnay possesses notable complexity in its layered, refined personality. Here, too, the wine offers superb length and finesse."   Make sure to stop by on December 30th, from 2-6 pm, to taste this in the shop. Cellar Door Price: $94.95
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December 19, 2011 Posted by Cellar Door in Italy, Soave, white wine

Anselmi "Capitel Foscarino"

Veneto, Italy  

Occasionally a wine comes along that makes you just say "wow."The 2010 Anselmi is one of those wines and is a blend of 90% Garganega and 10% Chardonnay. The grapes are grown on a hilltop named Foscarino in Soave in volcanic tuft soils which adds a saline minerality to the wine and the after pressing and fermentation the wine is is left on its natural lees or (dead yeast cells) for six months in stainless steel tanks. Leaving the wine on its lees gives the Foscarino an angelic aroma of the finest sourdough or fresh bread. Layered upon the wonderful toastiness are bright stone fruits, crisp apple, lemon zest and roasted almonds. This a very unique wine and would be fantastic over the holidays or with Christmas dinner.

 

Cellar Door Price: $31.95

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December 13, 2011 Posted by Cellar Door in Australia, Dessert Wine, Pinot Noir, red wine, Uncategorized, USA, white wine

Christmas Dinner Gift Basket

Wondering what to drink on the 25th? Make your Christmas and Holiday dinner seamless with our assortment of wines that pair perfectly with your holiday feast. Start with festive Bubbles, then enjoy fantastic Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with your turkey or ham then finish with some sweet Muscat.

The Cellar Door Christmas basket includes:

  • 1 x Evans & Tate Zamphire Sparkling, Australia

The palate is fresh and crisp. Crunchy green apple, white peach and melon flavours dominate with time on yeast lees adding a delicate creamy note and texture.

  • 2 x 2009 Joel Gott Chardonnay, California

A refreshing and crisp un-oaked chardonnay from Monterey. Aromas of nectarine, tree fruits and zingy lime.

  • 2 x 2009 Waitiri Creek “Drummer” Pinot Noir, New Zealand

Rich on the nose, the wine displays classical raspberry and cherry notes.  The palate displays bramble characters, and some sweet dark fruits supported by oak and an integrated tannin structure.

  • 1x Chambers Rutherglen Muscat, Australia

Smoke, roasted nuts, coffee, brown sugar, maple syrup, prunes, honey, fruitcake, overripe orange/apricots, and remarkable spicy characters. Yummy.

  • One Cellar Door Gift Bag
 

Total Price including tax = $161.39

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December 11, 2011 Posted by Cellar Door in California, Pinot Noir, red wine, Sonoma

2008 David Bruce Pinot Noir

Santa Cruz, California

The David Bruce Winery is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains just above the Silicon Valley. The winery was founded in 1964 by David Bruce and won notoriety at the "Judgement of Paris" in 1975 when the Chardonnay was selected for the famous tasting. The pinot noir grapes are sourced from Sonoma vineyards and the 2008 vintage shows ripe red raspberries, pepper, dark cherries and red currants. This pinot is a great wine to enjoy this holiday season or to gift as a special occasion wine.

Cellar Door Price: $34.95

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