THE CELLAR DOOR'S 'FROZEN TUNDRA' WINESHEET
9 Wines including Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Zin Special, Styling Italian White
2023 MAYLANDIE CORBIERES
'LES FERALS'
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
One of our favorite Corbieres producers. Up until recently we have only ever featured their Cabanon cuvee but now we can offer the estate’s upper cuvee wines, including this mid-range number that overachieves for its twenty-dollar price point.
70% Grenache, 30% Syrah. Inviting, expressive and well balanced with aromatic strawberry up front while smoke, white pepper and licorice permeate beneath the surface; this wine shows engaging personality and carries to the dinner table very nicely. A selection that pairs with so many flavors. Try it with mushroom quiche, grilled fish, roasted chicken with mushrooms, braised pork loin, sausages and more. Drink it now, drink plenty and drink it often!
2023 TIBERIO TEREBBIANO
D'ABRUZZO
$23.99 BTL./$287.88 CASE
Pound for pound and euro for euro, this is one of Italy's finest wines, especially for price/quality rapport. There are numerous iterations and clones of the Trebbiano grape but one that is so very crucial is Trebbiano Abruzzese. Tiberio's is from 55+ year old vines and is very special indeed.
Trust me, if you are a fan of dry white wines, do not miss this unoaked, rather limited version from steep hills just inland from the Adriatic Sea. A clinic in terroir, intense and concentrated aromas attack and zip from the glass. Packed to the brim with orange blossom, mineral-smoke, anisette, jasmine, and white flowers with stunning nervosity that picks up the fleshy fruit and sends it spinning around the palate. The finish is long and satisfying. A beautiful match with risotto or spaghetti with veggies or shellfish. Also superb with cracked crab, omelets or white meats prepared very simply.
2022 CINCO LEGUAS 'MALDICION'
VINOS DE MADRID TINTO
$13.99 BTL./$167.88 CASE
We absolutely adore this Spanish red. Six months after initially offering this, it is still showing even better complexity.
From old forgotten vineyards of Tempranillo (80%) and Malvar (20%), the warmth of the region and natural tendencies of the Tempranillo grape in this region put forth a wine chock full of blackberry and balsamic notes with the Malvar grape enhancing the wine with aromatic aspects as well as ample freshness. Enjoy this very individual Madrid red on an every evening basis with tapas or pork dishes.
2024 KUMUSHA SAUVIGNON BLANC
WESTERN CAPE
$16.99 BTL./$203.88 CASE
Pound for pound and euro for euro, this is one of Italy's finest wines, especially for price/quality rapport. There are numerous iterations and clones of the Trebbiano grape but one that is so very crucial is Trebbiano Abruzzese. Tiberio's is from 55+ year old vines and is very special indeed.
Trust me, if you are a fan of dry white wines, do not miss this unoaked version from steep hills just inland from the Adriatic Sea. A clinic in terroir, intense and concentrated aromas attack and zip from the glass. Packed to the brim with orange blossom, mineral-smoke, anisette, jasmine, and white flowers with stunning nervosity that picks up the fleshy fruit and sends it spinning around the palate. The finish is long and satisfying. A beautiful match with risotto or spaghetti with veggies or shellfish. Also superb with cracked crab, omelets or white meats prepared very simply.
2017 FREIRE LOBO DAO TINTO
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
The Dão region is one of Portugal's most famous and oldest producing areas first recognized in 1908. Situated south of the Porto region, in Central Portugal, the red wines here tend to be assertive and packed with character from its diverse sandy/granitic soils and both maritime and continental climate.
Elisa Freire Lobo has worked for a who’s who of Portugal’s finest producers including Anselmo Mendes and Alvaro Castro before taking over her family’s Dao vineyards. This mouth-coating number delivers up loads of strawberry, licorice, herbs and coriander. Buxom, yet cerebral, there is a lot of goodness in the bottle. Chewy and beefy along with vibrancy and balance to pull it all together. Really fine with smoked meats.
2021 D'ANGELO AGLIANICO
DEL VULTURE
$23.99 BTL./$287.88 CASE
Subliminal sensuality from Southern Italy. Bold and brazen in personality, this red does more than just give a kiss on the cheek. Hailing from Italy’s Basilicata region, this wine is made with 100% Aglianico.
It is often argued that the finest versions of this hearty varietal come from the Vulture area (although Campania would certainly have a rebuttal about this statement), aromas & flavors of licorice, tea leaf, touches of violet and red earth show generosity along with eloquence and attitude. Enjoy this with lamb, eggplant parmesan or pork chops alla Napoli (tomatoes, garlic, rosemary & green olives) while listening to D'Angelo's (no relation) 'Sugah Daddy' to start and then go and listen to the entirety of 'Black Messiah'.
2023 CHATEAU THIVIN
COTES-DE-BROUILLY
$31.99 BTL./$383.88 CASE
For Beaujolais and wine lovers in general, the 2023 vintage for Beaujolais is promising to be a top thrill ride meaning this is going to be rock star stuff. Chateau Thivin is one of the heroes and inspirational producers in the region and many young and upstart producers often namecheck their wines as a reference point.
One of the benchmarks of the estate, Thivin’s Cote-de-Brouilly is from 50-year-old vines planted in the appellation’s prized blue volcanic rock which brings pronounced minerality. Concentrated both aroma and flavor-wise, generous strawberry, scents of wet chalkboard, undertones of black cherry and plum, this wine lifts and takes off. Spreads out on the palate and persists with peppercorn and a backdrop of succulence. So attractive now but it will also age another 10-12 years. A magnet to steak au poivre or chicken with stronger mushrooms.
2021 BROWN ESTATE ZINFANDEL
NAPA VALLEY
[reg. $49.99]
SPECIAL - $37.99 BTL./$455.88 CASE
Zinfandel from the Napa Valley is becoming scarcer, especially since Cabernet took the monarch’s throne in the region. The Brown family first planted their estate vineyard in 1980 and made their first wine in 1995. Thirty years on and the quality of their Zin remains at an apex level.
A wonderful eye-opening expression of Napa Valley Zin which displays currant, licorice whip, strawberry with caraway and peppermint tones adding extra dimension. Pronounced vanilla bean rides shotgun and rounds everything out nicely in this hearty, distinctive offering. The texture is full, nicely structured and well-integrated between dense fruit, spicy oak and deft earth tones. Extraordinarily long and great early on or over the next 10-12 years.
2022 EVESHAM WOOD
PINOT NOIR 'LA GRIVE BLEUE'
$39.99 BTL./$479.88 CASE
LAST CALL! 94 Points – Vinous…Since the mid-eighties, Eola-Amity area’s Evesham Wood has been one of Oregon’s go-to, small producers who is always on collectors’ short lists. La Grive Bleue is one of Evesham’s single vineyard sites and is always a special find at a fair price. Planted in 1996, these vines now have age on them and the complexity is very evident.
Based around aromatics, finesse and beauty; red berry, violet, soft smoke, and elusive herbs and spices are the characteristics of this sultry, fine Pinot. In the mouth, it is noticeably young and packed in, but what is underneath is velvety, stylish, deftly proportioned, long, and ethereal. Finishes very sleek, round and extensive, offering up a great, long aftertaste. Enjoy through 2034 and beyond.