Featured Wines - July 2003

Born in the sun-drenched Apulia, the 2000 Apollonio Terragnolo Pimitivo conjures all the sight, smell and flavor of this historical land. Purple, powerful, and packed with flavor, Apollonio's Primitivo is a heady potion that proffers plenty of Zinfandel like flavors. Aromatic berries, bramble, fennel and deep down barrel tones offer plenty of sensory pleasure, and display a tour de force in winemaking for Primitivo. In short, this is the finest e...

Deeply robed, powerful, and assertive, the 2000 Collosorbo Rosso di Montalcino offers more than a mere hint of the greatness of Brunello di Montalcino. In fact, this Rosso di Montalcino is better than many of the more renowned Riserva Brunellos we have tasted. The aromatic redolence of black fruits, truffles, and the terroir of Tuscany haunt the senses. Silky fruit and a deep down plummy flavor that is best described as liqouroso fill the mouth a...

Pretty wine, homely label!' Rarely, has the adage, you can't drink a label' been more accurate than with the 2002 Alta Vista Torrontes. If what lies within is what counts, the Alta Vista Torrontes is not afraid to stand and deliver. It offers a lovely bouquet of rose petals, lichee and delicate spice, followed by a mouth full of ripe fruit and an exuberant finish that reminds you that this wine is indeed dry, but not desiccated. We suggest servin...

Jackson Estate is truly one of the most consistent wines estates we have encountered. In every vintage, this estate seems to have the uncanny ability to clone its sublime Sauvignon Blanc, and the 2002 Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc is no exception. It exhibits the telltale bouquet and flavor of tropical pineapple, fresh mown grass, gooseberry and ripe melon, infused with lichee and traces of other exotica. Reminiscent of a good French Sancerre or...