Featured Wines - December 2003

The 2001 Casa Silva Cabernet Sauvignon Los Lingues Reserve is a suave, sophisticated wine that seems to combine all the best attributes of a fine Médoc with those of a top notch Napa Valley Cabernet. Deep in color, but never thick or syrupy, the Los Lingues Cabernet offers up a beguiling array of olfactory pleasure. Scents of classic Cabernet Sauvignon, blueberry, cassis, cedar and vanilla begin to pour from the glass with just a little airing, a... Read More

Produced in the actual bottle in the same painstaking way as French Champagne, the Avinyó Brut is Cava at its finest. A lovely pearl of a bubble beads to the top of the glass: soft scents of apple, pear, and fresh bread delight the nose. In the mouth, creamy fruit and the faintest hint of cinnamon caress the palate. Fun, flavorful and easy to drink, the Avinyó Brut is one of the tasting panels favorite sparkling wines. Kudos to the Esteve Nadal f... Read More

There is nothing quite like the deep, foreboding color of a true South Australian Shiraz, and the 2002 Rockbare McLaren Vale Shiraz is perhaps the quintessential example. And better still, this wine's regal purple robe is followed by all the olfactory fireworks that make good Shiraz so popular. Eucalyptus, blackberry, herbes de Provence and a smooth but richly fruity hedonistic quality define both the scent and the savor of this luscious, easy to... Read More