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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


   
 
 


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