CALVERT Fine Wines & Spirits WOODLEY CW FALL2017 SALE La Cheeserie & International Deli It’s a tough job, but . 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 Welcome to Our 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 Download the CW app in your Apple -- CALVERT or Android app store this November. Fine Wines & WSpiritOODLEYs CW The CW app will streamline your ordering process and also allow you to receive tailored FALL2017 SALE recommendations and La Cheeserie & International Deli notifications, and so much more! 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.. 2 CALVERT WOODLEY 2017 FALL SALE CALVERT WOODLEY 2017 FALL SALE La Cheeserie & International Deli 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.