Featured Wines - August 2002

Round, charming, and so easy to drink, the 2000 Champagnon Fleurie Les Roches is a real crowd pleaser. It is packed with all the vinous fruit and sound underpinning that make the best Fleurie the most sought after of all Grand Cru Beaujolais. Strawberry, current and violet scents permeate the aroma and linger in the mouth, providing a subtle haunting of sensual delight. The 2000Champagnon Les Roches is one of the more powerful renditions we have ...

Produced primarily from the free run must of Parellada, with minor additions of Macabeo and Chardonnay, the 2001 Can Feixes Blanc Seleccio resembles a hypothetical cross between a Grand Cru Chablis and a dry Rheingau Riesling. At Can Feixas the native Montelec produces very small, tight-bunched grapes of great structure and aroma. An amplifying nose comprised of pure mineral, gravel, citrus, and wild flower hints at the complexity and longevity o...

A saturated St. Emilion style wine, the 1999 J. Lohr Los Osos Paso Robles Merlot is no shrinking violet. A robust, purple robe begins the odyssey, while gobs of blackberry fruit and firm ripe tannins complete the journey. Yet, there is so much in between the pages of this wine one would have to keep a journal on the Los Osos in order to accurately describe it. Unlike the majority of California wines, which we believe, rarely require much airing, ...

Exuberant and fresh like spring, the Nino Franco Prosecco Rustico Brut embodies all that is good about the awakening land. It proffers the scents of pear, apple, and white peach, all of which are entwined in a delicate, round body. In addition, what makes this Prosecco even more appealing is that it sparkles and caresses, without ever trying to imitate Champagne. Although dry and refreshing on the palate, the Nino Franco never slips into austerit...