Unique Wines for Everyday Life Club Selections for December 2009
Italy
2008 Moncaro
100% Sangiovese
Marche, Italy
This is a lovely, smooth, easy drinking Sangiovese.
Good fruit and a pleasant dry finish.
This is a great wine for everyday drinking,
equally good with or without food, low in sulphites and preservatives.
Great value.
Regular Price $7.99 Wine Club $7.19 Reorder price through December 2009 $6.79 (6 bottle minimum)
Italy
2006 Monte Antico
75% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Tuscany, Italy
According to James Suckling on his WineSpectator.com blog:
I came across an incredible value in my office in Tuscany today. Tasting a range of wines from $10 to $25
with Neil and Maria Empson of Empson & Co., I found some excellent wines. But what was the most
impressive for the money was the Monte Antico 2006. And it is in the market now. Granted, I have not tasted
it blind yet. But it’s in the very good to outstanding range. The wine is 75 percent Sangiovese, 15 percent Merlot and 10 percent
Cabernet Sauvignon. It is made from 25-year-old vines minimum, mostly from Pisa, Maremma and Chianti Classico areas. Of
course, the quality of the 2006 vintage in Tuscany shined through on this wine. This is a superb Sangiovese year. The aromatic
quality of Sangiovese is mind-blowing for most wines from Tuscany. 90 Points Wine Spectator!!
The 2006 Monte Antico has beautiful plums, berries and fresh acidity. Fantastico!
Regular Price $11.99 Wine Club $10.79 Reorder price through December 2009 $10.19 (6 bottle minimum)
Australia
2006 Fetish “The Watcher”
100% Shiraz
Barossa Valley, Australia
The Watcher. It is an image steeped in legend and mystery. It implies transcendence and authority. The
Watcher is a being of knowledge, of understanding, of concern, of influence. At Fetish Wines, we value this
level of attention to every step of the winemaking process, from the soil to the bottle. We do not want to
manipulate wine, but to craft it by the subtle direction that can only be achieved through an intimate
relationship with the land."Supple, generous and deftly balanced to show plenty of ripe cherry and plum
fruit, shaded with sweet spices. But there's not a lot of weight, and this finishes with elegance and
restraint. Shiraz. Best from 2010 through 2020. 91 Points Wine Spectator
Regular Price $19.99 Wine Club Price $17.99 Reorder price through October 2009 $16.99 (6 bottle minimum)
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