"92 points in the SHADE"
Grand Vin & Noble Wine Estates present "92 points in the SHADE". This event will be a guided tasting of 8 wines from around the world with scores in the 90's from the major wine publications,
Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast and others.
Limited to 20 people
$30.00 per person at the door
Reservations are required call 305.296.1020
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1107 Duval Street
Bruno Paillard Brut Premiere Cuvée, Reims
Served at just below room temperature. Straw gold in color with a very active beading. Green apple and yeast with a sharp and structured mineral foundation and acidity. Medium finish.
90 Points Wine Spectator, 91 points Wine Advocate
Seascape Vineyard,
Tasting Notes
The Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay typically shows orange blossom and citrus oil aromas, keen acidity with lemon drop flavors and underlying mineral notes. The multifaceted aromas, grilled peach flavors and dense mouth feel are knit together by centered acidity and a long, complex candied apricot finish. This amazing wine is truly a unique expression of terroir along the western edge of
Acclaim
94 Points - "High acidity marks this vibrant wine, which is from one of Kendall-Jackson's coolest coastal vineyards. The crispness lends a vibrant tension to the intense flavors of Meyer lemons, orange blossom and minerals, while oak adds softer, spicy notes. Feels racy and nervy all through, in a delicious way." - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast, July 2009
92 Points - "Bright gold. Powerful scents of papaya, pear skin and tangerine, with a strong mineral underpinning. Sharply focused citrus and orchard fruit flavors pack a serious punch and gain a smoky mineral and floral character with air that repeats on the lingering finish. This is the most vibrant of this set of chardonnays." - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May 2009
Poet’s Leap Riesling, Columbia Valley
Poet’s Leap Riesling made by Armin Diel of the renowned Schlossgut Diel in the Nahe River Valley of Germany. Medium straw-colored with a greenish tint, it offers aromas of fresh apples, honey, and spring flowers. This splendidly balanced wine has lively acidity, crisp spicy flavors, and excellent length. This Kabinett-styled Riesling should evolve for several years and drink well through 2015.
91 Points, Jay Miller - Wine Advocate
Byron Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley
Single Vineyard Designates
2006 BIEN NACIDO PINOT NOIR
The 2006 Bien Nacido Pinot Noir has vivid aromas of rose petal, violets, red plum and a hint of brown spice. The flavor profile is packed with cherries, spice, earth and truffles, giving way to a lingering, smoky finish.
91 points, Robert Parkers Wine Advoate
92points Wine Enthusiast
Pedestal Merlot,
The Pedestal features the peripatetic Michel Rolland. His wine is 80% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 7% Cabernet Franc aged for 22 months in 85% new French oak. Deep crimson-colored, it offers an enticing perfume of toasty new oak, pencil lead, spice box, clove, allspice, red currants and black cherry. Seamless on the palate, the wine has gobs of ripe, savory flavors, well-concealed tannin, excellent aging potential, and a long, pure finish. It will provide much pleasure between 2012 and 2025.
94 Points - Wine Advocate
Decero Amano, Mendoza (Malbec, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot)
2006 was an excellent vintage in Agrelo. A cool winter with plenty of snow fall in the
This flagship wine is a blend of 60% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot from the best vineyard lots in the Remolinos vineyard. These lots have lower natural yields, and are also thinned to 1 cluster per shoot. Maceration is slightly longer for these lots, and fermentation times and temperatures depend on the characteristics of the particular lots. The wine is then gently basket pressed before going into new French oak barrels for 22 months, followed by 10 months maturation in bottle.
The wine shows a deep purplish, ruby color, with violet and intriguing spice notes on the nose, and on the palate soft, fine, integrated tannins, and a deep, rich character. Aromas and flavors unfold from the violets of the Malbec to the red fruits of the Cabernet, and the jasmine perfumed Petit Verdot. The Cabernet also lends excellent structure and length, and the Petit Verdot adds firm tannins and textural complexity.
"A saturated purple in color, it reveals a sexy aromatic array of pain grille, crushed stone, Asian spices, black cherry, and blackberry liqueur. Round, rich, and complex on the palate, it has superior depth and concentration, well-concealed structure, with chocolate covered cherries making a cameo in the lengthy finish. What an impressive debut for Finca Decero!"
(94 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate, 92 points Wine Spectator
History
Napa Valley vintner, Randy Dunn, brings his artistry and expertise to Washington State to produce small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Columbia Valley's finest vineyards. His reputation for producing world-class Cabernet spans more than four decades. After making wines at Caymus from 1975-1985, Randy established Dunn Vineyards on Howell Mountain where he continues to craft distinctive wines of high acclaim.
Tasting Notes
Concentrated and beautifully balanced, Randy Dunn’s 2006 Feather might best be described as “an iron fist in a velvet glove.” This wine offers fresh, fragrant, fruity aromas; spicy, dark cherry on the palate and a silky mouth feel and lengthy finish.
92 points, Robert Parkers Wine Advocate, 90 points Wine Spectator
Anakota Helena Dakota Cabernet Sauvignon,
"The dark ruby/purple-tinged 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Dakota offers pretty raspberry/floral notes with a Chateau Margaux-like finesse and complexity. Medium to full-bodied with a more elegant, restrained style than its younger sibling, it possesses a Bordeaux-like structure, beautiful fruit, firm tannin, and a long finish." -Rated 92, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
92 points - Wine Enthusiast, 96 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
