Host
& Toast Cru Club
This
month is different…you get a choice!
Taste 3 wines, choose the 2 you like the best!
Heartland
Director’s Cut Shiraz, Australia, 2012
The
deep color gives a clue to the concentration of arom and flavors to
follow. Dark cherry and blackberry fruit
dominate the nose with undercurrents of blck licorice and pepper. The palate brings to mind a berry compote
enriched by elusive hints of spice.
Jonata Todos
Vineyard Blend, Santa Ynez Valley, CA, 2010
95
POINTS—Wine Advocate
Over
75% Syrah, it offers up knockout aromas and flavors, full-bodied richness and a
seamless, layered profile that is hard to resist. Blackberry liqueur, caramelized
beef, chocolate and flowers are just some of the nuances here. This pure,
polished 2010 can be enjoyed now or cellared for a decade.
Domaine
Weinbach Gewürztraminer, Alsace, 2011
Bright
yellow with aromas of rose, jasmine and spices.
Flavors of lime, tropical fruit, and vanilla on the palate. An insanely
good wine for the summer, it will pair well with French cheese such as Muenster
and Roquefort.
Host
& Toast Table Club
Come in to taste all 4, and choose your 2 favorite!
Praidis
Vermentino de Sardignia, Italy
Straw in color with a hint of honeysuckle on the
nose, this light and lively white wine is perfect with seafood dishes or
sipped on its own.
Chateau Pilet Bordeaux Blanc
Fruity wine with nice notes of citrus on the nose
and the palate. Easy to drink alone or
pair with cheeses or fish.
Reguengos Tinto, Portugal
Powerful, condensed wine with dark fruits and
solid tannins. Rated 90 points by Wine
Enthusiast, will age well.
Gran Passione
Riserva, Salice Salentino, Italy
The
wine displays a dark ruby red color, and the nose shows deep black fruits like
cherry, plum, and raspberry, supported by pretty floral notes like violet and
notes of oak such as coffee and spice.
The palate is forward and fruity, but complex with leathery notes.
