Mollydooker 2008 The Boxer -Shiraz 

About This Wine:

This year, hints of the Blue Eyed Boy make themselves known on the nose and the palate. With aromas of blueberry, raspberry, violets, cedar and tobacco, it has a kaleidoscope of flavours that explode in your mouth with layers of blackberry, licorice, and spicy sweet fruit. Super-rich and opulent with a lingering finish of dark fruit and vanilla-oak. There’s a reason everyone asks for The Boxer by name. Incredible power and purity.

WS: 91 points & Best Buy of the Week
'Bright and jazzy, offering an effusive mouthful of cherry, pomegranate and spice flavors that are as aromatic as they are long and vivid. This has density without great weight, and the finish keeps on going...' – Harvey Steiman, www.winespectator.com
Reviews: Wine Advocate - 91 points
'The 2008 Shiraz The Boxer is the deepest colored of the Mollydooker wines. Fragrant scents of bacon, game, lavender, plum, and blueberry lead to a dense, layered, ripe, and intense wine that can be enjoyed now but will continue to drink well for another 5-7 years.' - Jay Miller, www.erobertparker.com 

Mollydooker 2008 The Maitre D- Cabernet Sauvignon

About This Wine:

Classic Cabernet characteristics of dark berry, scorched earth and menthol combine with plush fruit, liquorice, oak vanillian and spice. It is a joy to drink from the first glass to the last.
WA: 90 points
'Opaque purple-colored with legs that ooze down the glass, it displays a reticent bouquet that with coaxing reveals wood smoke, violets, black currant and blackberry. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with a glossy texture, succulent fruit, and excellent concentration…' – Jay Miller, www.erobertparker.com
Reviews: Wine Spectator
'Ripe and open-textured, with dark berry and root beer flavors, echoing with spicy oak on the finish. Drink now through 2012.' - Harvey Steiman, www.winespectator.com    

Mollydooker 2008 Two Left Feet -Shiraz / Cabernet / Merlot

About This Wine:

Consistently one of our top-rated Lefty wines, this blend has superb aromas of butterscotch, plum, white chocolate, cherries and raspberry. Its big, unctuous texture and incredibly dense, spicy fruit give you a wonderfully rounded mouth-feel and a silky smooth finish. As in years past, the mouth-filling texture gives this wine a very long finish. Delicious.

WA: 90 points
'A glass-staining opaque purple color, it emits an enticing aromatic array of sandalwood, Asian spices, incense, blueberry, and blackberry preserves. Dense, sweet, and layered on the palate, it is surprisingly light on its feet despite its size. Concentrated, lengthy, and full-flavored, this wine is all about pleasure…'– Jay Miller, www.erobertparker.com
Reviews: Wine Spectator
‘Ripe and forward, with a sharp edge to the cherry, coffee and spice flavors.’ – Harvey Steiman, www.winespectator.com 

2009 Novellum Chardonnay,  France

AN ERIC SOLOMON CUSTOM CUVEE Appellation of Origin: Vin De Pays Des Côtes Catalanes Varieties: 100% Chardonnay Vineyards: Tet Valley terroir planted East-West Soils: Deep, rocky soils Age of Vines: Average of 30 years Aging: 30% fermented in new Burgundian barrels with the balance in stainless steel. Aged 3 months on Viognier lees

Jean-Marc Lafage and his importer are rendering a huge service to consumers with several white cuvees that represent outstanding values. His 2009 Novellum Chardonnay comes from 25 year-old vines on ocean-viewing schiste and chalk and delivers lovely apple, pineapple, clover and herbal aromatics, a juicy, fresh fruit cast yet also creamy texture from the working of its lees in tank, and a finish with a balance of fruit, flower, herb and mineral.

Casal Garcia Vinho Verde

Vinho verde is so very underrated! With a light, slightly effervescent character, this wine is perfectly paired with light, simple meals such as lightly grilled chicken, and even pork dishes. With its crisp, light body, vinho verde is very nearly the perfect table wine. It is without pretense, and clearly a fine drinking wine. As soon as it is "discovered," prices on vinho verde will skyrocket. Sadly, it is not the kind of wine that can be purchased and laid away. It must be drunk fresh.
Food pairing:
This wine is ideal as an aperitif or throughout a meal, especially with fish, seafood, game and salad. Due to its freshness, it is particularly pleasant in a relaxed and informal ambience.

Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Noble House Riesling Qba  2009
Nothing says German winemaking like, "Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler." This may not be this winery's top offering, it does however make for a fine introduction to the racy semi-sweet style typical of many good Rieslings. It also offers what many inexpensive wines from Deutschland lack… harmony and balance between acidity ∧ sugar.
The NOBLE HOUSE wine is a carefully selected, refreshing Riesling wine. It is the proud result of traditional and innovative winemaking. Harvested in the region of Bernkastel, NOBLE HOUSE RIESLING has an agreeable ripe peach and apricot aroma, typical of the Middle Moselle slate terrain. Its finish is long and lingering.