Wine Club April Newsletter

Greetings and Cheers!

Your Wine Pick-up Party this month will
be on the second Tuesday, April 9th,
anytime from 5-9 pm. We’ll have both
the Silver and Gold level wines available
to taste.

Congratulations to our April winner of the
monthly free bottle, Jennifer Herrera!
Jen, you may choose any past or present
Silver Level bottle.

Now let’s get to the wines!

Starting with the Silver Level, you’ve
got the 2011 Finca Domingo Malbec
from Salta, Argentina.

You’ll catch loads of dark fruit on the nose,
along with coffee, vanilla, and oak accents,
staying consistent on the palate, albeit with
a nice, big mouthfeel. Big tannic grip and
big fruit keep your attention, but it never
comes across as overblown. This is a nice, ripe
wine with a lengthy, dry finish.

Next up is the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon called
“Nebula,” from Midnight Cellars in Paso Robles.

This one is equally ripe, and chock full of
cherry, currant, and blueberry fruit. Look
close and you’ll find secondary notes of
cedar, leather, and minerals. It shows terrific
balance, with tannins and acidity working
together to provide structure for the fruit.

Now for the Gold Level Wines. We’ve decided
to repeat what we did a few months ago and
offer a choice. You may choose the following
two:

The 2011 Prisoner, 92 points Wine Spectator:

“Deep and jammed with fruit character, this ripe
version offers plenty of new oak, revealing a rich
texture and zesty flavors of smoky licorice,
blackberry cobbler and cracked pepper.”

And the 2007 JAQK Cellars Black Clover Merlot
from Napa Valley, which shows fine-grained
tannins and creamy, concentrated flavors of black
cherry, blueberry, olive, lavender, orange peel,
earth, and vanilla.

OR… you may choose one bottle of 2007 Hidden
Ridge Impassable Mountain Reserve Cabernet,
95 points Wine Enthusiast:

“This has intensely concentrated flavors of black
currant, blueberry preserves, violet, vanilla and
buttered toast; it’s as delicious as any Cabernet out
there. The structure shows firm tannins and fine acidity,
true to its mountainous origins. Keep this in your cellar
for at least six years, and as many as 20.”

That’s it for April. Enjoy!