{"id":3652,"date":"2016-02-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2016-02-11T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:56:35","slug":"what-to-look-for-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/what-to-look-for-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Look For In February"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"casarena-malbec-2014\"<\/a>In February, The International Wine of the Month Club\u2019s Premier Series<\/a> offers four exceptional wines from four different countries. Situated in Mendoza\u2019s premier viticultural areas of Agrelo and Lujan de Cuyo, the award-winning Casarena Estate shines as a beacon of quality and value, and its 2014 Casarena Estate Malbec leads this month\u2019s venture. Casarena\u2019s ultimate goal is to become Mendoza\u2019s greatest vineyard project, a feat Casarena is realizing with the help of Eno Rolland and Bordeaux oenologist Michel Rolland\u2019s renowned team, who oversee vinification.<\/p>\n

The 2014 Emile Beyer Tradition Pinot Blanc d\u2019Alsace comes to us from one of France\u2019s greatest producers of Pinot Blanc. The 2014 Emile Beyer Tradition Pinot Blanc exudes aromas and flavors of Bosc pears and mountain apples laced with soft seductive hints of freshly baked bread and spice that make it easy to drink and completely satisfying, either as an aperitif or at table with seafood, salads, pastas, and white meats.<\/p>\n

Another one of this month\u2019s special features is the 2010 Oro de Xiloca Garnacha, a delicious wine from the Xiloca estate\u2019s old vines, some of which are up to 100 years old. The 2010 Oro de Xiloca offers an enchanting bouquet of ripe black cherry infused with subtle hints of plum, espresso bean, and vanilla, as well as plenty of rich, refined flavors and a long, delightfully dry finish.<\/p>\n

Last, but not least, in this month\u2019s International Wine of the Month Premier Series is the 2014 Terra d\u2019Oro Chenin Blanc-Viognier, a special white wine that garnered 90 points from Wine Spectator<\/em> and earned a coveted place on Wine Spectator\u2019s<\/em> 2015 list of Top 100 Values. This artful blend makes for one tasty, mouth-filling glass of white wine with alluring aromas and flavors of tropical fruits, mango, and papaya to grace the nose and enliven the palate.<\/p>\n

\"westerly-happy-canyon-cabernet-sauvignon-2010\"<\/a>The International Wine of the Month Club\u2019s Collectors Series<\/a> is proud to offer three special February features. Our first February feature is the outstanding 2010 Westerly Happy Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon. If Happy Canyon and Westerly are unfamiliar to you, they won\u2019t be for long after tasting the 2010 Westerly Happy Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon. Westerly has fashioned a truly beautiful, classically styled Cabernet Sauvignon that received 92 points from Wine Enthusiast<\/em>. While remaining fresh, complex and impeccably balanced, the Westerly Cabernet delivers tremendous flavor along with considerable finesse \u2013 a marriage of the finest attributes of California Cabernet and Classified Bordeaux.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Emile Beyer Grand Cru Pfersigberg Alsace Riesling is this month\u2019s Collectors Series special white wine. Hauntingly beautiful in aroma, delicate and complex in flavor, Emile Beyer\u2019s 2012 Grand Cru Pfersigberg Riesling offers an enthralling potpourri of spring flowers, orchard fruits, cardamom, and pure fruit and mineral flavors to delight the nose and palate. Emile Beyer\u2019s 2012 Grand Cru Pfersigberg Alsace Riesling is delightfully dry. Under the direction of Christian Beyer, the domain\u2019s present guardian and the family\u2019s 14th<\/sup> generation Alsace winegrower, Beyer\u2019s wines rank among France\u2019s finest.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Casarena Owen\u2019s Vineyard Agrelo Cabernet Sauvignon rounds out this month\u2019s offerings from the Collectors Series. Although Argentina is best known for fine, full-bodied Malbecs, it is Argentina\u2019s old vine Cabernet Sauvignons that garner the greatest scores and provide the grandest red wines to grace the tables of the great steak houses of Buenos Aires and Mendoza. The deeply colored 2012 Casarena Owen\u2019s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (91+ points from Robert Parker Jr.\u2019s The Wine Advocate,<\/em> as well as from Stephen Tanzer) is one such grand Cabernet. It offers plenty to excite all of the senses.<\/p>\n

Salud!
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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