|

Selection Limited Edition Wine Kits
2012
JANUARY
WASHINGTON MERITAGE
is
a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit
Verdot. This wine has deep colors and intense
aroma featuring dark berry fruit, cassis, peppery
spice, cedar and smoke.
The Food:
Marinated & Grilled Flank
Steak with Blue Café De Paris Butter.
Ageing:
This wine will continue to age
well for several years, but if you cannot wait to try
this give it at least three to six months before
your first taste and it will continue improving for
several years. Decanting is also suggested do to the
amount of tannins before serving.
Sweetness Code:
0 (dry)
SOUTH AFRICAN
SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON
has many wild flavors including a tart grapefruit-like
character, which show strongly in the young wine, while
Semillon has flavors of honeydew melon and sweet honey
that take a bit longer to come out.
The Food:
Pan Roasted Digby Bay
Scallops, Jewel Yam Purée, White Truffle Oil & Salsa
Verdé.
Ageing:
The citrus notes of the
Sauvignon Blanc make this wine tempting to drink right
away, and after three months the Semillon will rise up
to give a mellower white wine. It will improve for at
least a year, giving deeper flavors of melon and honey
as it goes.
Sweetness Code:
0 (dry)
FEBRUARY
CALIFORNIA PETITE SIRAH/ZINFANDEL
is a bold Petite
Sirah which complements the jamminess of a Zinfandel.
taming the abundant blueberries and blackberries with a
hint of dark cherry and vanilla. Full-bodied with a
lingering palate and peppery spice, this is a wine of
unprecedented power and length.
The Food:
Apple Cider Brined Thick-Cut
BBQ Pork Chops.
Ageing:
This is a wine that shows best
with ageing. After one year the blackberries will come
out, and at two years will tame the tannin's grip,
showing the black pepper and rich dark fruits.
Sweetness Code:
0 (dry)
MARCH
GERMAN TRAMINER
SPATLESE
is a gently golden-colored
wine, unmistakable in its heady, aromatic intensity,
with a pungent fragrance of lychee, tropical fruit and
rose petals. Its flavors are ample, lusciously fruity
and spicy.
The Food:
Peach and Blueberry Cobbler.
Ageing:
The intense fruit character
will be apparent immediately in this rich wine making it
a tempting sipper right away, but the deeper floral
characters of rose petal and lychee will become much
more apparent after six months to a year.
Sweetness Code:
1 (off-dry)
APRIL
SPANISH MATADOR
TRIO RED is a mix
ofTempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon ,and Monastrell.
Lush, tannic and complex, with intense black fruit
flavors of black cherry, raspberry, black currant and
notes of plums and tobacco, the wine takes gracefully to
oak, adding layers of vanilla, cedar and rich coffee
nuances.
The Food:
Mediterranean White Bean Salad
Marinated with Garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parmigiano-Reggiano & Fine Herbs.
Ageing:
With soft acidity and lush
tannins, this wine is enjoyed after only three to six
months, but the black fruits, cherry and plum notes will
take six months to show well, and the vanilla/coffee
nuances will show best after one year.
Sweetness Code:
0 (dry)
|