AWM Bordeaux Best Buy! 2011 Château Le Bergey Bordeaux
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Join George Staikos, National Sales Manager, for this $132.50 per case ($11.04) unique insight into their brilliant wines. Bread, cheese and wine………………………....….....$25.00 per person he Wine World’s Best Buys between $15 and $30 T Thursday, September 18th., 2014 - 7:00 p.m., Asheville Wine Market Cellar Navarra, Spain We do live in the Golden Age of wine: with so many exciting, delicious, unique and interesting wines available in the marketplace between these two price points we felt driven to schedule this tasting. Old World - New World; wines from both arenas will be well represented. Join us for what promises to be a great opportunity to pick up some terrific values for the changing culinary season. 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Bread, cheese and wine………………………….…...$25.00 per person $10.99 per bottle taly’s finest offerings: An exciting evening of new wines from recent vintages $112.10 per case ($9.34) I Thursday, November 6th., 2014 - 7:00 p.m., Asheville Wine Market Cellar Visit Italy without a passport! With a string of recent, highly successful vintages to draw from, it was hard to winnow the long list wines down to a chosen few for this grand evening. Piemonte, Veneto, and Toscana are Riebeek Cellars but a few of the regions we will be exploring. Bread, cheese and wine……………......$25.00 per person Payment in advance is required to hold your reservation for all dinners and tastings. Call early to avoid disappointment. Cancellations made within 24 hours of any event can not be refunded. Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Riebeek Cellars AWM Bordeaux Best Buy! Swartland, S. Africa A real winner, the slightly exotic 2013 Sauvignon Blanc exhibits 2011 Château Le Bergey Bordeaux notes of tropical fruits such as mango in addition to melon and Le Bergey is the entry level label of Château L'Escart, a Bordeaux Superior winery run by Damien Laurent, caramelized grapefruit. The zesty who lives on the property with his family. The property is organically farmed and managed for quality acidity, medium-bodied mouth- throughout every step necessary to make a fine bottle of wine. You've got to try this if you are a Bordeaux feel and purity of fruit make this a fan. Consistently outstanding, this is yet another strong showing from one of our most price-worthy proper- delicious Sauvignon to drink over ties. Using only vines that are a minimum 15 years of age adds a measure of concentration usually found the next year. Enjoy with salads, only in wines costing considerably more. This is our third vintage of this stunning bargain! seafood, goat cheeses, or spicy Asian dishes. The 2011 is a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot, exhibiting an amply fruited nose with cassis and black-cherry nuances. The palate is refined with a silky structure making this deliciously drink- Regular price: $9.99 able now. Exhibiting a medium body and pretty notes of black cherry, cassis, and subtle oak, this dry yet Fall Special: $8.49 fruit-filled wine is classic, elegant Bordeaux. Decant and enjoy now and over the next 2-3 years. AWM Regular Price: $12.99 per bottle Fall Special: $10.99 per bottle while supplies last! South Africa The Shop for Gourmet Palates and Wine Aficionados ith late summer still firmly in control of our weather patterns, it is Weingut Horst Sauer W a relief to know that refreshing sparkling, rosé, and white wines are in good supply and that the Oktoberfest beers as well as the pumpkin ales, first harbingers of fall, are arriving. If you are as passionate about wine and Weingut Horst Sauer is one of Germany’s food as we are you will not want to miss the plethora of newly arrived selections - top estates. The Erschendorfer Lump is please ask us about helpful menu pairings. With parking an ongoing concern we want their top vineyard and this supreme site to be sure you take advantage of the 300+ spaces just a door away, at the Aloft Hotel has been characterized by its very special Deck, (entry on Lexington or Biltmore) where the first hour is free - is there a better deal? microclimate for more than a thousand Sign up for our weekly email so you won’t miss events like our free meet the supplier tastings years. The steep slope opens to the South and open house nights happening throughout the last quarter of this year. Join us for one of our like a parabolic reflector, collecting every cellar tastings and become part of one of Asheville’s most unique evening events. Watch our Wine sunbeam all year long while protecting Videos at www.ashevillewine.com - and stay tuned as we have lots planned during the remain- the vines from the cold North and East der of our 21st year! Jean, Larry, Michael, Marshall, Eric, and I look forward to seeing you soon! winds of winter. The combination of slope angle, insulation and shell limestone soil makes for a unique terroir creating wines Affordable Burgundy from Olivier Leflaive characterized by a distinctive, concentrat- ed fruitiness and great longevity. Wines that over deliver! 2013 E. Lump Silvaner Kabinett 2011 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne “Les Sétilles” Blanc This is loaded with juicy apple and Com- Les Setilles (family garden) is sourced from vineyards within the communes of Puligny Montrachet ice pear fruit, wreathed in flowers and and Meursault, with each village representing roughly half of the final blend. Grapes are sourced herbs. Lusciously juicy and clear, with a from multiple plots within each village in an effort to maximize complexity of the final wine. A so- hint of cress adding finishing invigoration. phisticated wine which is given partial fermentation in Allier barrels, it displays a nice richness of Great with seafood, spicy Asian dishes, fruit, a mineral underpinning and a gently oaky nuance which adds complexity to the fruit compo- picnic fare, salads, and goat cheeses. nent. This wine exceeds expectations of even the most discriminating of palates. The 2011 Les 2013 E. Lump Riesling Kabinett Setilles is, as usual, a stunning value from Burgundy. The wine is medium in body with notes of green apple, pear, mineral and just a touch of smoky oak on the finish. This intense, gripping wine mingles fruit ———————————————————————- pits and citrus rinds, stone and chalk, res- inous herbs and hints of white peach on a 2011 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne “Cuvée Margot” Rouge full and firm yet persistently bright and The Cuvée Margot is sourced from a variety of terroir within the Côte de Beaune with a large per- juicy palate. The energy this applies in its centage sourced within the village of Pommard. Soils are a combination of limestone and clay. Fol- finish is truly mouth-shaking, not to mention lowing a strict sorting of grapes and long cool fermentation the wine is aged in a combination of refreshing. A do not miss wine!! oak (60%) and stainless steel with no more than 20% of the barrels being new. Stainless steel ag- ing helps to retain the freshness and vineyard character of the final blend producing a wine of Either wine $26.99 per bottle great purity and character.