Vintage Select Buyers’ Club Newsletter www.mccarthyandschiering.com July, 2014

The 2014 McCarthy & Schiering Visits at the Shops Summer Case Iberian Wines Our summer case includes a range of tasty whites, a dry Frank Paredes is a director of brands for Winebow Imports, rosé, and a selection of easy to quaff reds, each designed for and his specialty is Iberian wines. He will be at the shop on summer sipping—backyard barbecuing, deck side imbibing, Saturday, July 19th to sample and discuss a variety of Spanish and poolside partaking. and Portuguese wines. Frank is a wealth of knowledge and 2013 Le Provençal Rosé truly entertaining. Côtes de Provence 12.00 9.96VS 2010 Finca Valpiedra ‘Cantos’ 2013 Domaine des Cassagnoles Rioja 21.00 17.43VS Cotes de Gascogne 11.00 9.13VS 2010 Marques de Griñon ‘Caliza’

2013 Château Ducasse Blanc Dominio de Valdepusa 21.00 17.43VS 17.00 14.11VS Bordeaux 2011 Duorum ‘Tons de Duorum’ 2012 Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc Douro 13.00 10.79VS ‘Le Grand Caillou’ 13.00 10.79VS 2011 Quinta do Passadouro ‘Passa’ 2012 Colterenzo Pinot Grigio Douro 16.00 13.28VS Alto Adige 13.00 10.79VS 2008 Juve y Camps Reserva Brut Nature 2012 Domaine Talmard Macon-Chardonnay Sant Sadurní d’Anoia 17.00 14.11VS Mâconnais 13.00 10.79VS Taste a selection of these wines on Saturday, 2013 Purple Star Chardonnay July 19th at both shops from 11AM-5PM Columbia Valley 12.00 9.96VS Frank Paredes will be at the Ravenna shop from 11:30AM-2:00PM 2012 Francesco Bonfio Chianti and at the Queen Anne shop from 2:30PM-5PM Colli Senesi 12.00 9.96VS 2011 Domaine du Couron Côtes-du-Rhône Broadley Vineyards 12.00 9.96VS Morgan Broadley will be at the shops to pour a range of 2012 Punto Final Malbec ‘Clasico’ his 2012 wines. Located in Monroe, Oregon, the winery Mendoza 11.00 9.13VS was established in 1982, and is capable of producing about 2012 Lorelle Pinot Noir 5,000 cases per year. These are shop favorites. Come in and Willamatte Valley 16.00 13.28VS meet Morgan and taste his wines. 2012 Sharecropper’s 2012 Broadley Chardonnay Columbia Valley 16.00 13.28VS Willamette Valley 39.00 32.37VS 2014 McCarthy & Schiering Summer Case 2012 Broadley Pinot Noir Estate in a cardboard case 134.95 net Willamette Valley 28.00 23.24VS 2012 Broadley Pinot Noir ‘Marcile Lorraine’ Willamette Valley 43.00 35.69VS 2011 Manu Propria 2012 Broadley Pinot Noir ‘Claudia’s Choice’ Mike Macmorran makes wine for Mark Ryan, but he has his own venture, Manu Propria. It’s a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, Willamette Valley 43.00 35.69VS 9% and 3% Cabernet Franc from the Red Willow Vine- 2012 Broadley Pinot Noir ‘Jessica’ yard. It is a full-flavorved Washignton red that sets a very high Willamette Valley 43.00 35.69VS standard for the $35 price category! Taste a selection of these wines on Saturday, 2011 Manu Propria Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Ex Animo’ July 12th at both shops from 11AM-5PM ‘’ 35.00 29.05VS Morgan Broadley will be at the Ravenna shop from 11:30AM-2:00PM and at the Queen Anne shop from 2:30PM-5PM The two prices reflected in this newsletter are the regular retail and the Vintage Select discount price. The Vintage Select Club is a buyer’s club which saves you 17% on wine purchases (paid by cash or check) whether you buy them by the case or by the bottle. In addition, you are mailed this monthly newsletter which details the new releases, special prices and gives you advance notice of the arrival of hot new wines. Lifetime membership fee is $100. Be sure that you’re getting the most for your money...join the Vintage Select Club. Vintage Select Newsletter Page 2

rr ines henin lanc 1998 Dom Perignon ‘P2’ Erica2013 Orr O caught Wthe wine bug C while working B harvest with Dom Perignon’s Chef du Cave, Richard Geoffrey discovered Cathy Corison in Napa Valley. She honed her craft working that as bottles of Dom Perignon rest on their lees in the at some of the best wineries in the world, including Rudd cellars, the maturation isn’t steady. Instead the Champagne Estate, Cain Vineyard, Domaine Dujac, and Yering Station. remains unchanged for years until mother nature has her In 2005 she moved to Washington State and started a wine- way. Then the wine makes a quantum leap in quality. These making consulting business in Woodinville, and has helped leaps are termed “plentitudes” and seem to occur at 7-9 year many wineries such as Baer, Mark Ryan, Guardian Cellars, intervals. There are three levels of development: the vintage and Sparkman with lab work and technical analysis. She has wine, Plentitude 2 (P2), and Plentitude 3. After the third, made her own wine, the 2013 Orr Wines Chenin Blanc ‘Old there are no more, only slow and steady improvement, last- Vines’ that is dry, delicious and delightful to savor with local ing nearly 100 years. Dom Perignon that is not resting on finfish. Only 116 cases were produced. its lees never makes the second or third plentitude. We are fortunate to be one of the few retailers to receive the first 2013 Orr Wines Chenin Blanc ‘Old Vines’ shipment of 1998 Dom Perignon ‘P2’. Columbia Valley (Limited) 22.00 18.26VS 1998 Champagne Dom Perignon ‘P2’ eatured ines F W : Epernay (Limited) 297.50 net Eight Bells Winery Three new wines have just been released from Eight Bells Pinot Noir - The Next Generation Winery. The 2011 Eight Bells Roosevelt Red is a great value Cody Wright is the son of Ken Wright of Ken Wright Cellars Bordeaux-style blend. The 2012 Eight Bells Sangiovese is a and Corby Stonebraker-Soles of Roco Winery. Cody grew combination of Sangiovese Grosso and Piccolo clones from up making wine and getting “purple hands’ working at Ken the Red Willow Vineyard. These vines are over 20 year old, Wright Cellars and then at Argyle. He also worked in Australia some of the oldest Sangiovese in Washington. The wine at Knappstein Winery in Claire Valley. Sourcing fruit from shows beautiful dried cherry fruit and has a soft, supple a series of vineyards in the Dundee Hills, Cody has crafted character. The 2011 Eight Bells Cabernet Sauvignon ‘David’s delicious full-flavored Pinot Noirs. The 2012 Purple Hands Block’ is one of the old world field blends that exist at Red Pinot Noir ‘Stoller Vineyard’ is a blend of 777 and Wadenswil Willow Vineyard, originally designed by owner, Mike Sauer clones that is bright and spicy. The 2012 Purple Hands Pinot and David Lake of . The goal of a field Noir ‘Holstein Vineyard’ uses 777 and 115 clones and has blend block is to manage it such that all the fruit can be a rich full mid-palate. Jason Lett, the son of pioneer David harvested at the same time to allow the winery to co-ferment Lett, began making the wines at in 2005. it into an integrated blend. The wine includes Cabernet The 2012 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir is a bold, deep Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petite Verdot. flavored wine with the dark color and the big berry flavor 2011 Eight Bells Red ‘Roosevelt Red’ of the vintage. These wines show the continued growth and Yakima Valley 18.00 14.94VS development of the industry. 2012 Eight Bells Sangiovese ‘Red Willow Vineyard’ 2012 Purple Hands Pinot Noir ‘Stoller Vineyard’ Yakima Valley 20.00 16.60VS Dundee Hills 37.00 30.71VS 2011 Eight Bells Cabernet Sauvignon ‘David’s Block’ 2012 Purple Hands Pinot Noir ‘Holstein Vineyard’ Yakima Valley 35.00 29.05VS Dundee Hills (Limited) 37.00 30.71VS Taste these wines on Saturday, 2012 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir July 5th at both shops from 11AM-5PM Willamette Valley 35.00 29.05VS 2012 Numbskull Red 2010 Dominus Red ‘Napanook’ The 2012 Mark Ryan Red ‘Numbskull’ is a blend of 58% The 2010 Dominus Red ‘Napanook’ is a blend of 98% Cab- , 26% Grenache, and 6% Mourvèdre made with fruit ernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot that is the best second sourced from Walla Walla vineyards. Spicy, bold, and full-bod- wine ever from Dominus. It has a mocha and cherry aromas ied, it is a great wine for summer barbecues. with a wonderful, rich mid-palate. 2012 Mark Ryan Red ‘Numbskull’ 2010 Dominus Estate Red ‘Napanook’ Walla Walla Valley 32.00 26.56VS Napa Valley 60.00 49.80VS

Ravenna Shop Queen Anne Shop 6500 Ravenna Avenue NE 2401B Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA 98115 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 524-9500 (206) 282-8500 FAX (206) 524-0310 FAX (206) 284-2498 [email protected] [email protected] Vintage Select News July, 2014 Page 3 2012 Domaines Leflaive Mâcon Pecchenino In 2004, Domaines Leflaive acquired five parcels of mature Orlando and Attilio Pecchenino farm 25 hectares, of which Chardonnay vines in the commune of Verzé in the Mâconnais 22 are located in the Commune of Dogliani, and 3 in Mon- region of France,(Les Chênes, En Perret, Le Monté, Escolles and forte d’Alba. The area of Dogliani is especially suited to Les Muses). A total of 23 acres are biodynamically farmed by the cultivation of the Dolcetto grape, and has been since family member, Paul de Noüe. The wine is produced and aged 1432. A full 70% of the estate vineyards are dedicated to in a fashion similar to the wines from Puligny-Montrachet Dolcetto, with the remaining planted to Barbera, Nebbiolo, for which the estate is famous. The 2012 Domaines Leflaive Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. They also own land in Mâcon-Verzé is rich with new and hazelnut flavors and the municipality of Monforte d’Alba, one of the prime areas a bright citrusy acidity. for the production of Barolo, at San Giuseppe, where the 2012 Domaines Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé cru ‘Le Coste’ is produced. 42.50 35.28VS 2013 Pecchenino Dolcetto ‘San Luigi’ Dogliani 17.00 14.11VS Taste this wine on Saturday, 2012 Pecchenino Dolcetto ‘Sirì d’Jermu’ July 26th at both shops from 11AM-5PM Dogliani Superiore 28.00 23.24VS 2012 Christian Moreau Chablis 2009 Pecchenino Barolo ‘San Giuseppe’ The vineyard for the 2012 Christian Moreau Chablis is located DOCG 57.00 47.31VS in the village of Chablis, in the climat Les Pargues, on the left 2009 Pecchenino Barolo ‘Le Coste’ bank of the Serein River. It benefits from a excellent south, DOCG (Limited) 70.00 58.10VS south-east exposure. The soil is made up of Kimmeridgien clay and is rich in the fossil shells of a small oyster, Exogyra 2013 Pieropan Soave virgula. This imparts the familiar sea breeze note found in The 2013 Pieropan Soave Classico is made from fruit that better Chablis. The 2012 Christian Moreau Chablis tastes is hand-harvested off west facing estate owned vineyards, like a 1er Cru wine, having a complex and citrusy aroma, situated at 100-300 meters above sea level. It is a combina- lovely acidity, and a long, crisp finish. tion of 85% Garganega and 15% Trebbiano di Soave from 2012 Christian Moreau Chablis volcanic soils. The wine has a delicate aroma reminiscent of 28.00 23.24VS almond and citrus blossoms. The winery considers it to be the best they have made since the legendary 1996 vintage! Taste this wine on Saturday, July 26th at both shops from 11AM-5PM 2013 Pieropan Soave Classico DOC 16.00 13.28VS 2013 Schoenheitz Riesling The vineyards of Wihr-au-Val belonged to the famous 2012 Gran Moraine Pinot Noir Habsbourg and Ribeaupierre families in the Middle Ages. The Jackson Family purchased the Solena Estate Winery, But the devastation of World War II nearly wiped out the one of the rare parcels of Yamhill-Carlton vineyards that region. In 1980, Dominique and Henri Schoenheitz set was available. Named for the rock carved by glaciers during about rebuilding the winery and creating world-class wines the last ice age, Gran Moraine is a majestic hillside vineyard from Whir-au-Val. Located in the heart of the Munster reminiscent of the grand crus of Burgundy’s Cote d’Or. Valley, the soils are perfect for Alsatian varieties and the The cooling effect of ocean breezes through the Van Duzer steep slopes require that all fruit is hand harvested. Vibrant Corridor, along with a drier location in the rain shadow of acidity and a dry style give the 2013 Schoenheitz Riesling the Coastal Range. The shallow and particularly well-drained a broad range of flavors it can match—from seafood stews Willakenzie series of ocean sediment soil makes this area to grilled pork chops. an ideal place to grow Pinot Noir. The talented Eugenia 2013 Schoenheitz Riesling Keegan was chosen to craft the wines, and her first release Whir-au-Var 17.00 14.11VS is a stellar achievement. Get on board! Taste this wine on Saturday, 2012 Gran Moraine Pinot Noir July 26th at both shops from 11AM-5PM Yamhill-Carlton 45.00 37.35VS

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Tastings at Both Shops Very Limited Quantities Saturday July 5th 11AM-5PM free Eight Bells Reds 2013 Château de Pibarnon Rosé Saturday July 12th 11AM-5PM free Bandol 45.00 37.35VS 2012 Broadley Vineyards Morgan Broadley will be at the Ravenna shop from 11:30AM-2:00PM 2013 Domaines Ott Château Romassan Rosé and at the Queen Anne shop from 2:30PM-5PM Bandol 48.00 39.84VS 2013 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc Saturday July 19th 11AM-5PM free Iberian Wines Napa Valley 38.00 31.54VS Frank Paredes will be at the Ravenna shop from 11:30AM-2:00PM and at the Queen Anne shop from 2:30PM-5PM 2012 Domaine Jomain, Etienne Sauzet, and Jean-Philippe Fichet White Burgundies Saturday July 26th 11AM-5PM free New French White Wines are available—please inquire.