Always Swimming Up Stream....
December 04, 2009
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Dear
Wine Friend,
So
many of you contacted me early last summer when the
06 COHO (who?) Headwaters from Napa Valley scored
95 points in the Wine Spectator. How often
does a Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Napa Valley make
this kind of impression, but sells for only $40 a
bottle? Maybe 20 years ago!
COHO might seem like a curious name
for a winery brand, but as co-partner Gary Lipp
explained it to me yesterday, the salmon's steadfast
will to keep going no matter how difficult the journey,
to complete the cycle, has many parallels to viticulture
and winemaking. Lipp, and partner Brooks Painter
have a combined near fifty years working for
California wineries....and still do. But for their
COHO projects they mostly source and contract
with growers in the lesser known Coombsville region
of Napa Valley, just east of the city of Napa, where the north
San Pablo Bay provides cooling breezes and fog, but
the hills warm up to fully ripen the Bordeaux
varietals.
Like
the great 06, the stunning 07
COHO Headwaters is
a similar blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34%
Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot. I was struck by the
finely tuned, exuberant core of black cherry
fruit aromas. Likewise, one is
easily capitivated by the vivid intensity
of perfectly ripened black
cherry-cassis flavors leading to lasting
palate impressions and already some
complexity. This young wine has a sense
of symmetry & balance, but then I love the
firm, gritty "little" tannins that vie for your
attention in the long, lingering finish. A
pure and delightful drink now, but one of
those wines that beckons you to delay instant
gratification for what's to come. This wine will
sell out quickly. 1,600 cases
produced.
Still
$39.95 a bottle!
Order
3 bottles - $36.95, OR 6+
$34.95
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ALSO
AVAILABLE!
06 COHO
Merlot - Michael
Black Vineyard
Michael
Black Vineyard was once a prized source for many
a Paul Hobb's Merlot, but now this
Coombsville fruit produces a profound
"Cabernet drinkers" Merlot for
COHO. Currently, this is the
only American Merlot stocked at The Wine
Consultant! YES! I like it that
much!
Should
be $55 to $65 a bottle.
NOW
$47.95
"Richly
structured yet dense and complex. Offers appealing
aromas of red currant, thyme and pencil lead, with
layered black cherry and toasty mocha-oak flavors that
deftly balance bold fruit and firm tannins. Drink now
through 2015. 315 cases
made. " - 93 points,
Wine Spectator (Nov 15,
2009)
ORDER NOW BY REPLYING TO THIS
EMAIL!
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TASTING
BAR!
At
the Saturday's Tasting Bar from Noon to 4pm, I
will be pouring two new discovery value wines
that are perfect for holiday
entertaining! Both are from
the new California producer Lander-Jenkins; an
08 Monterey
Chardonnay and a 07 Paso Robles
Cabernet Sauvignon discounting to just
$10.75! Handsomely packaged, these delicious wines
are a no-brainer!
Up
the scale, I will also be pouring the always
popular Burgundian styled 08 Solitude
Chardonnay from Carneros, and
the rich Graves-like 08 Vogelzang
Sauvignon Blanc from Santa Ynez (WS 94
points).
So many of you jumped on the Rusina Monte
Rosso Syrah, now comes a deal on the 06 Rusina
Petite Sirah from Alexander
Valley! Big, broad shouldered, but not
"overdone", it was wonderful with Renee's new recipe
posting for "Grown Up
Sloppy Joe's". I purchased the last
21 cases. Rusina's price is $30 at its
website, now only $20.95 a bottle at
TWC.
One other enticement for you will be the
opportunity to sample the 06 I Greppi
"Greppicante", another outstanding
value SuperTuscan from the typically expensive Bolgheri
region of Tuscany. The 07 just received
#46 in the Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of the Year
(92 points), but is not due to arrive until next
Spring. The 06 blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc received 91
points, and is should be priced at $28 a
bottle, but is simply a STEAL at $20.95!
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT?
ORDER BY REPLYING DIRECTLY TO THIS
EMAIL!
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The
Wine Consultant -
est 1990
WISHING YOU THE
BEST IN HOLIDAY CHEERS!
Eric Stumpf
Renee Kroeger
8039 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 721-WINE (9463) - JUST
ASK!
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