New Wine Arrivals
Check out these great new wine selections available at Vestal Wine and Liquor.
Mercedes Eguren 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Some of the best wine values today are coming out of Argentina. Mercedes 2007 Caberent is a solid red that pulls no punches. Full-bodied with lots of plum & black cherry flavors finishes up with firm tannins. NO wimpy wine here, this Cabernet way over delivers for $9.99 price tag. Wine Spectator gave this wine 89pts call it a "solid, yet lively Cabernet that remains accessible"
Crosby 2008 Merlot
This is what wine making should be all about, great quality at a value price. With the glut of grapes on the market today, Crosby sources the best Merlot grapes available and the result is a fun & easy drinking Merlot perfect for burgers or other summer barbecue fare.
Rex Goliath Wines
One of the top 10 growth brands of 2009, Rex Goliath (the 47 pound Roster) brings quality at a recession proof price! I tasted these wines and was surprised how much quality they offer for the price. Right now, I am offering the 750ml size of Chardonnay, Cabernet & Merlot at 4 bottles for $20!. In addition, I have a mail-in rebate that offers you $18 on one case and in incredible $47 dollar rebate on a 2 case purchase! Come on in and check them out!
Willakenzie 2008 Pinot Gris
Super Pinot Gris from top Oregon winer, Willakenzie! WILLAKENZIE Pinot Gris Willamette Valley 2008 Score: 90
Release Price: $20
Country: Oregon
Region: Oregon
Issue: Dec 31, 2009
Designation: Smart Buys
Bright and juicy, with pineapple and melon flavors that persist into the long, vivid finish. Drink now. 5,684 cases made. –HS
klinker Brick 2007 Syrah Lodi Farrah
Small production Syrah with a killer rating! Check it out!
KLINKER BRICK Syrah Lodi Farrah 2007Score: 91
Designation: Smart Buys
Smooth, rich and complex, showing tiers of ripe plum, blackberry and wild berry, with notable cedary dill- and vanilla-laced oak. But this is very nicely proportioned, ending with a long, lingering finish. Drink now through 2015. 3,500 cases made. –JL
Windmill 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
From Michael David Winery comes a really nice buy in a smooth, consumer friendly California Cabernet. It is not often Robert Parker finds an inexpensive California Cabernet he likes. Check out his review below.
Wine Advocate # 184
Aug 2009
Another reliable name for consumers to remember is Michael-David Wines (some of their Rhone
Sextant 2007 Zinfandel
Once you get over the name, this is an excellent buy in Red Zinfandel. I brought this wine over to a friends house Christmas Day and it received unanimous approval. Everyone though it drank like a $20+ Zinfandel. Gobs of jammy plum & cherry flavors finishing up with nice pepper and spice. Wine Spectator gave this wine 88pts (only 1275 cases made)
2006 Sabor Real Toro
Wine Advocate # 178Aug 2008 Jay Miller 90 Drink: N/A $10-$13 (13) The 2006 Toro was aged in French and American oak, 50% new. Purple colored, it has an excellent, slightly roasted perfume with notes of wood smoke, scorched earth, espresso, and blackberry. Full-bodied, fat, and well-endowed on the palate, the wine has gobs of spicy, forward fruit, excellent balance, and enough structure to last for another 8 years. It is a spectacular value in Toro that totally over-delivers for its bargain basement price. This is one to buy by the case.
The Bodegas was started in 2003 and all of the wines are produced from estate owned Tinta de Toro vines, most of them over 80 years of age.
Spain continues to pump put amazing wine values. This 2006 Toro is made in the "old world" style. Rustic & full-bodied, this wine delivers smoky aromas, blackberry fruit flavors & spice finishing up with firmness. Robert Parker gave this wine 90PTS and states "A spectacular value in Toro that totally over-delivers for its bargain basement price. This is one to buy by the case."
Charles Krug Yountville 2006 Cabernet
When you have been in this business for years, one thing you start to notice is consistency with certain producers. One fine example is Charles Krug winery. Year in and year out, their Cabernet's are always excellent. The recent 2006 vintage is no exception. The 2006 Yountville has classic black currant, spice and solid oak on the finish. If you like your Cabernet as dry as the Sahara, this is the one for you. This wine just got 91 points in the Wine Enthusiast!
Beaulieu Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
Hard to find a better deal in California Cabernet these days. I recently tasted this wine and as amazed at how good it is for the price, $16.99!. It has delicious flavors of currant, black cherry finishing with sturdy oak. Wine Enthusiast just gave this wine a 92 point rating stating "no one in Napa Valley could produce a Cabernet of this pedigree, at this price beside Beaulieu". There were only 28 cases available for NYS when I bought this for the store so it will not be around for long!
New Reds in stock!
Hess 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino, Lake & Napa Counties)--88 Pts Wine Spectator $16.99
Foxglove 2007 Caberent Sauvignon--88Pts Robert Parker $16.99
Robert Mondavi 2006 Napa Cabernet--88 Pts Wine Spectator, 90Pts Robert Parker $22.99
Beringer Knights Valley 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon--88Pts Wine Spectator $19.99 G(reat Price!)
Joseph Drouhin 2006 Chorey-Les-Beaune 88Pts Wine Spectator $21.99
Louis Latour Marsannay 2006--88Pts Wine Enthuiast (great entry level Burgundy!)
Vina Mayor Reserva 2001 90Pts Wine Spectator $18.49
Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2008 89Pts Wine Enthusiast
Orin Swift "The Prisioner"
By far the best "cult Zinfandel" in the market over the past few years, and a perennial visitor to Wine Spectator's top 100 wines of the year. This wine is extremely hard to find so stop on down a grad a bottle before it is gone.
Offers both style and structure, with lively aromas of black raspberry, cracked pepper and mocha that lead to plush, layered flavors of wild berry, fresh sage and licorice. Ripe tannins sneak in on the finish. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Charbono and Grenache. Drink now through 2014. 39,000 cases made. –TF
Score: 92Release Price: $35
Country: California
Region: Napa
Issue: Jun 15, 2009
MezzaCorona 2008 Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigios are a dime a dozen. However, good Pinot Grigio is much harder to find. Italy's MezzaCorona hits yet another winner with their 2008 Pinot Grigio. Check out the review!
MEZZACORONA Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2008
Score: 87
Release Price: $10
Country: Italy
Region: Northeast
Issue: Jul 31, 2009
Designation: Best Values
Apple pie and cream aromas follow through to a full body, with lively acidity and flavorful fruit. Offers good intensity and lemony acidity. Drink now. 750,000 cases made. –JS
Stoneleigh 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
The 2008 Vintage from New Zealand is a blockbuster! Here is yet another great New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc value!
STONELEIGH Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2008Score: 90
Release Price: $19
Country: New Zealand
Region: New Zealand
Issue: Apr 30, 2009
This crisp white brims with rich layers of fruit, offering grapefruit, pear and apple flavors in abundance. Finishes with a deft balance of softness and lacy acidity. Drink now. 10,000 cases imported. –HS
Powers 2007 Cabernet
The king of the 3L box wine category. Powers antes up rich berry flavors and spicy oak on the finish. Remember, this is equivalent to 4, 750ml bottles. There is NO $7 Cabernet close to this quality on the shelf.
Sangre de Toro 2006
A great value from one of Spain's best known wineries. Available in 750ml and 1.5's!
RATING
86
2006 Torres Sangre de Toro
Red Blend, Catalunya, $10
A Best Buy
A perennial Best Buy, Sangre de Toro always delivers a quality red-wine experience that does not bowl you over. Here the aromas are light and jammy, with strawberry. The body is medium in weight and intensity, with pure but basic cherry, raspberry and plum flavors. Like all other parts of the wine, the finish is easy and clean, with carry-over flavors of berry fruit. — M.S. (4/1/2009)
Dreyfus, Ashby & Co
Poet's Leap Columbia Riesling
Phenomenal riesling that is extremely limited! Check on the review from the Wine Enthusiast
2006 Poet's Leap
Riesling, Columbia Valley (WA), $20
An Editors' Choice
Poet’s Leap is the Long Shadows collaboration with Armin Diel of Germany’s Schlossgut Diel. Ripe pear, melon, and white peach mingle with a streak of honey. Old Yakima Valley vines contribute concentration, adding herb and mineral to the fruit. The residual sugar is about 1.4%, keeping the alcohol just under 13%, with acids that keep flavors buoyant and precise. — P.G. (5/1/2008)
Long Shadows
Marquis Philips 2006 Sarah's Blend
2006 Marquis Philips Sarah's Blend Marquis PhilipsA Proprietary Blend Dry Red Table wine from Southeast Australia, Australia
Fantastic Australian Red blend from famed wine maker Dan Phillips!
Source Reviewer Rating Maturity Current (Release) Cost Wine Advocate # 178Aug 2008 Jay Miller 91 Drink: 2008 - 2016 $13-$17 (15) The 2006 Sarah’s Blend is composed of 60% Shiraz, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It was barrel-fermented and aged in seasoned French oak for 12 months. Deep crimson-colored, it yields a complex aromatic array of cedar, spice box, clove, pepper, cassis, and blueberry. Full-bodied, fruit-driven, and intensely flavored, this layered blend has a 45-second finish. Drink it over the next 8 years.
Round Hill Chardonnay Oak Free
Here is a really nice Chardonnay for those who don't like the typical over-oaked Chardonnay's in today's market.
It is not often that you see this high a rating for an $8 wine from Robert Parker!
Aug 2008 Robert Parker 87 Drink: 2008 - 2009 $11 (11) The 2007 Chardonnay Oak Free, a tank-fermented and aged offering, displays crisp orange and lemon blossom characteristics, medium body, good fruit and purity, and surprising character. Drink it over the next 12 months.
Tel. (707) 968-3200; Fax (707) 968-3244
Geyser Peak 2005 Walking Tree Cabernet Sauvignon
RATING
91
This is a killer Cab and an absolute steal at $16.99. Check out the Wine Enthusiast review below!
2005 Geyser Peak Block Collection Walking Tree
Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, $25
An Editors' Choice
Youthful tannins and ageability always characterize this Cab, which contains a splash of Syrah. Like its predecessors, it’s very dry, with herb-infused cherry and currant flavors, and new oak plays only a supporting role. It’s really an elegant wine and a great value at this price. — S.H. (12/15/2008)
Fetish "Playmates"
Another top wine from Australia's Fetish Vineyards!
Smooth, ripe and decadent. Not a big wine, but distinctive and focused on its smoky blackberry, cherry and charred meat flavors. It all lasts nicely against fine tannins. Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache. Drink now through 2016. 5,000 cases imported. –HS
Score: 91Release Price: $22
Country: Australia
Region: Australia
Issue: Oct 15, 2008
Designation: Smart Buys