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Below is a small sampling of the culinary delights that awaited us on our Customer Trip to Bordeaux. You can read more about our trip in my Travelog on page 16. — Michael Sands 2017CALVERT FALLWOODLEY SALE
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2017 Fall Sale Catalog e’re proud to celebrate our 35th anniversary this year, after Calvert Liquors joined forces with Woodley Wine W& Liquor back in 1982. It’s humbling to know that so many of you take the time to read through our catalog — some of you even save them each year! — so we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It’s been quite a year since our last Fall Sale. With all the recent upheaval in the world, be it hurricanes and other natural disasters, or racial/political tension, we know there are way e want to take this more important issues in the world than what’s contained inside the four walls of CW or in Wopportunity to thank the this 100-page catalog. Knowing this, we hope we can be a happy distraction for you to relax people who, once again, breathed and appreciate the good times in your life. Some of those good times are when you gather with life into this beautiful catalog. friends and family, often around a meal and some wine. These shared experiences can really From Calvert Woodley there’s bring people closer together, and we’re pleased that we can play a small part in some of the Tom McKnew, Jenn Legge, Ben happier moments in your life. Giliberti, and Maria Rios. They have dedicated their time, effort As the retail landscape changes each year — each day, practically — we continue our and passion these last few months promise to offer you friendly, knowledgeable, professional customer service with real, live and we are lucky to have them. people. We aim to keep up with technology, of course, as evidenced by the new Calvert Thankfully, the non-CW Woodley app that will be available in the next month or so (see page 2)! It’s another way for members of the team have stayed you to connect with CW, and to hopefully make your shopping experience faster, easier and the same the last few years. more fun. No matter how fast technology changes, we’ll never stop the personal service you Marlene Rice is our spunky deserve because at its core, and you hear this in many businesses, ours really is a relationship Graphic Designer, and Kathy and Rusty Coolidge are our printers business. from Chroma Graphics. They have We’ve been a fabric of the neighborhood for 35 years, and many years before that in done beautiful work, again, and we Cleveland Park and Glover Park, and by continuing to provide first-class service we aim to be say thank you! a part of the Van Ness neighborhood for many, many more years. When you simplify things, customer service isn’t really that difficult. Be friendly, be helpful, be knowledgeable, be professional. Try as we may, we don’t always get it right. If you ever have an issue at CW please bring it to our attention and we’ll address it as quickly and professionally as possible. This is usually the space where we highlight a few of the other features in this year’s catalog, but this year we think we’ll let you explore on your own. The Table of Contents on page three should make things a little easier. Our Fall Sale runs through Sunday, December 3rd this year so we invite you to come to CW. If you can’t make it in to see us, please visit us online at calvertwoodley.com. We encourage you to sign up for our e-mail newsletters and our social media pages (@CalvertWoodley) to stay current with everything going on at CW. We wish you a Happy, Safe and Peaceful Holiday Season, and look forward to seeing you soon. COMING SOON CW The Calvert Woodley APP
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Save an Additional Stock Up and $ave! 5%! Every year in the catalog we offer an additional 5% “mix and match” discount off the already low sale price when you buy at least 12 bottles of any of our CW Staff Selection wines. This year we’re pleased to extend the additional 5% off to all of the wines* in this catalog!!! Mix and Match and Save! * Only applies to 750ml bottles or larger. No rainchecks, no pre-arrivals..
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Customer Appreciation We feature the stories of three loyal customers. Bordeaux Features If only we had the space to thank everyone. Grand Cru Bordeaux Tasting Thank you!______37 Join us as we host 50 Grand Cru châteaux for a walk-around tasting this Meet the CW Staff January at the Fairmont Hotel in Georgetown ______5 See “Who’s Who” at CW______38–39 2016 Bordeaux Futures Our NEW App Even better than the 2015s? Many are ranking 2016 with the all-time greats. A fast and fun way to connect Pricing will never be this low ______14-15 with CW is coming this fall! ______2, 50 Petit Châteaux Staff Selections These inexpensive wines provide immense drinking pleasure at Some of our favorite wines and beers ______65 bargain prices ______12-13 Craft Beer Great Bordeaux for $9.99! Meet Diana Ash, new Beer Buyer at CW, and see Bordeaux doesn’t have to be expensive. See for yourself as we highlight the fun stuff in our beer department______40–43 13 petit châteaux, each on sale for only $9.99 ______13 Pink Power! There’s nothing hotter at CW than rosé wine ____31 Travelog: Bordeaux Chef Chat Read about Michael Sands’ two weeks in Bordeaux ______16-19 We spoke to two local chefs, Troy Knapp and Eric Fête du Bordeaux Wine Dinner Ziebold, to get their feelings about food, wine, An annual ritual, this dinner features the soon-to-be released 2015s and the DC restaurant scene ______27, 52–53 as well as older vintages, paired exquisitely by the chefs Wine Pilot at the Park Hyatt in DC ______7 Meet Lanny Lancaster, who successfully transitioned to wine importer after a Rare Assorted Cases career as a fighter pilot______22 Rare and beautiful assorted cases of world-class Bordeaux______6 Bigger is Better CW’s collection of large-format wine bottles ____23 Wine Listings Wine Samplers Pre-assembled to save you time and money ____77 Alsace ______35 Italy ______58–63 90+ Points, Under $20 America______88–99 Loire Valley ______34 These wines score big with the wine Argentina ______78 New Zealand ______86 reviewers as well as with us ______54–57 Australia ______84 Port ______72–73 Direct Imports: Longtime Favorites Austria______74 Portugal ______71 We travel the world looking for great people Beaujolais ______26 Rhône Valley ______28–30 who make great wine, and we’re thrilled Bordeaux______4–11 Rosés (all countries)______31 you’ve embraced these wines and made them runaway bestsellers ______25 Burgundy (Red) ______20–21 South Africa ______83 Wine Auction Burgundy (White) ______24 South of France ______32–33 We’re pleased to continue our collaboration Chile ______81 Spain ______66–69 with Hart Davis Hart, the leading wine Germany ______74–75 Wines from Around the World _____76 auction house in the U.S. ______9 Champagne and Sparkling Wines Festive and food-friendly, bubbly Other Noteworthy Highlights makes everything better______34–36, 46, 71, 80
Fine Spirits Beaujolais Nouveau 2017 ______26 Order Form ______101 Choose from a dizzying array of hand-crafted CW Gift Card ______30 Madeira ______72 spirits to enjoy this holiday season ______44–49, 51 CW in the Community ______87 Social Media ______75 Cheese and Olive Oil Email Sign Up & Website ______84 Win a FREE Trip Our world-renowned La Cheeserie & In-Store Tasting Schedule ______8 to Spain ______67 International Deli ______53, 62 CALVERT WOODLEY 2017 FALL SALE 3 ITEM# SALE THE WINES OF Bordeaux MARGAUX 34777 Cantenac Brown 90 WA 2009 69.99 fter the extraordinary 41127 Du Tertre 90 WS 2014 34.99 A back-to-back vintages of 42320 Lascombes 96 WA 2010 115.00 2009 and 2010, the best "twin- 35810 Margaux 93 WA 2011 449.00 set" since 1928/1929, if not 68340 Margaux 95 WA 2012 449.00 1899/1900, Bordeaux's amazing 68487 Margaux 95 WA 2014 399.00 run of good luck seemed 67320 Paveil de Luze 2015 24.99 destined for a fall. However, to the amazement of everyone but the 29420 Rauzan-Ségla 93 WA 2011 79.99 preternaturally optimistic vignerons of Bordeaux, Lady Luck never 54997 Rauzan-Ségla 94+ WA 2012 69.99 lost her smile. After striking gold in 2015, Bordeaux doubled up in 32767 Rauzan-Ségla 92 WA 2014 64.99 2016, producing another great vintage. Like 2015, the 2016 vintage 11210 Siran 2011 34.99 harkens back to the classic style of the fine 1995, 1985, and 1966 SAINT-JULIEN vintages. The top wines of the 2009-2016 vintages clearly have the 20097 Ducru-Beaucaillou 95+ WA 2008 149.00 stamina and structure to reward decades of patient aging in a cool 19387 Ducru-Beaucaillou 98+ WA 2010 349.00 cellar. But, what if you get thirsty tonight? No worries! We’ve been 34637 Ducru-Beaucaillou 96 WA 2014 119.00 highly impressed by the ready accessibility of the 2014 Bordeaux, 53497 Langoa Barton 91 WA 2006 59.99 an initially underrated vintage that’s really come on strong. We also 45227 Langoa Barton 93 WS 2009 79.99 recommend our unrivaled selection of affordable petit châteaux 69767 Langoa Barton 93+ WA 2010 79.99 Bordeaux, all of which are ready, willing and able to delight the 33780 Langoa Barton 90 WA 2012 54.99 palate tonight.—Ben Giliberti 49827 Langoa Barton 93 WA 2014 46.99 69860 Léoville Barton 91 WS 1999 129.00 30937 Léoville Barton 93+ WA 2009 129.00 149.00 ITEM# SALE 70007 Léoville Barton 96+ WA 2010 68310 Léoville Barton 92 WA 2012 69.99 14767 Léoville Barton 94 WA 2014 69.99 Bordeaux Rouge 39930 Léoville Barton “Réserve de Léoville Barton” 2010 44.99 62467 Léoville Las Cases (Magnum) 96 WA 2003 399.00 PAUILLAC 76397 Léoville Las Cases (3 Liter) 96 WA 2003 869.00 33617 Duhart-Milon 97 WA 2009 149.00 29507 Léoville Las Cases (Magnum) 98+ WA 2009 769.00 78567 Duhart-Milon 96 WA 2010 149.00 14837 Léoville Las Cases 96 WA 2014 149.00 60130 Duhart-Milon “Moulin de Duhart” 92 Vinous 2010 39.99 34877 Léoville Poyferré 98+ WA 2010 169.00 38397 Grand-Puy-Lacoste 95 WA 2010 139.00 SAINT-ESTÈPHE 32727 Grand-Puy-Lacoste 92+ WA 2014 69.99 18030 Haut-Batailley 92 WA 2012 39.99 19847 Cos d’Estournel 100 WA 2009 399.00 23557 Lafite Rothschild 99+ WA 2009 999.00 44387 Cos d’Estournel 97+ WA 2010 349.00 32717 Lafite Rothschild 98 WA 2010 1,299.00 23627 Cos d’Estournel “Les Pagodes de Cos” 93 WA 2010 79.99 32337 Lafite Rothschild 90-93 WA 2011 679.00 37387 Lilian Ladouys 90 WA 2014 21.99 36400 Lafite Rothschild 91 WA 2012 499.00 45590 Montrose 90 WA 1998 139.00 34127 Lafite Rothschild 95 WA 2014 449.00 31987 Montrose 95+ WA 2000 199.00 38327 Lafite Rothschild “Carruades de Lafite” 93 WA 2009 299.00 64927 Montrose 94+ WA 2005 159.00 32877 Lafite Rothschild “Carruades de Lafite” 94 WA 2010 299.00 21040 Montrose 100 WA 2010 269.00 71767 Latour “Les Forts de Latour” 90 WA 2004 149.00 35550 Montrose 92+ WA 2012 86.99 36527 Lynch-Bages 93-96 WS 2014 99.00 31577 Montrose 96 WA 2014 129.00 51827 Mouton Rothschild 97 WA 2005 599.00 31277 Montrose “La Dame de Montrose” 91 WA 2009 59.99 31967 Mouton Rothschild 99 WA 2009 899.00 31600 Phélan Ségur (Magnum) 1995 169.00 36087 Mouton Rothschild 94 WA 2012 399.00 24197 Phélan Ségur 91 WA 2014 39.99 68247 Mouton Rothschild 95 WA 2014 399.00 17647 Serilhan 2010 29.99 38437 Mouton Rothschild “Le Petit Mouton” 90 WA 2009 149.00 19270 Tronquoy-Lalande 90 WA 2008 34.99 23757 Mouton Rothschild “Le Petit Mouton” 91 WA 2010 199.00 22217 Pichon Baron 94 WA 2014 99.00 39407 Pichon Lalande 95 WA 2009 199.00 35777 Pichon Lalande 93 WA 2014 99.00 72907 Pontet-Canet 94+ WA 2000 159.00 17767 Pontet-Canet 100 WA 2009 269.00 66420 Pontet-Canet 100 WA 2010 269.00 Save an Additional 5%! 26157 Pontet-Canet 93+ WA 2011 99.00 45400 Pontet-Canet 93 WA 2012 99.00 This year we’re pleased to announce a mixed 34180 Pontet-Canet 93-95 WA 2014 99.00 case discount of an additional 5% off our already 58900 Tour Pibran 2012 24.99 low sale prices when you purchase 12 bottles or more of any wine* in this catalog!!! Wine Review Legend WA = Wine Advocate Mix and Match and Save! WS = Wine Spectator * Only applies to 750ml bottles or larger. Vinous = Antonio Galloni and Stephen Tanzer No rainchecks, no pre-arrivals. BH = Burghound (Allen Meadows)
4 CALVERT WOODLEY 2017 FALL SALE CALVERT WOODLEY INVITES YOU TO A BORDEAUX GRANDS CRUS TASTING With the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC)
January 18, 2018 5:00 – 8:00 pm Join us for a walk-around tasting featuring 50 châteaux from the UGC (the final list of châteaux will be on our website by late-October)
Fairmont Hotel/Georgetown Grand Ballroom & Foyer 24th & M Street Washington, DC