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2012 Nikoonj Napa Cabernet Sauvignon !
2012 Nikoonj Napa Cabernet Sauvignon !
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- Cabernet Sauvignon: 20% Yountville Estate, 20% Annapurna Stags Leap District, 15% Pope Valley, 10% Rutherford, 10% Somerstone Oakvill, 10% SonomaMerlot: 10%Annapurna Stags Leap DistrictProduction : 25 casesPetite Verdot: 5% Somerstone Oakville
Tasting notes: The nose offers the promise of a complex and serious wine that can be immensely enjoyed immediately but will continue to evolve under proper cellaring for the next 5-10 years. Barreled for 26+ months, this wine shows complex dark cherry notes and the hint of tobacco that will bring a smile to your face. The taste is full-bodied and chewy with fruit notes strongly expressed. A hint of dark chocolate threads its way through the nose and taste, as well. The finishing tannins are well-mannered and give proof to the long-life this wine promises. This full body wine coats the tongue and mouth with a lingering reminder that you have experienced an excellent example of the miracle of Napa Valley Cabs at their best. Enjoy!Château Pétrus 2014
Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker Notes
Critical Acclaim
Classical and fine with the Merlot providing a Cabernet-like presentation of tannin. Very natural and unforced. Lovely texture and fruit. Long, persistent finish.A wine evincing true enlightenment. It’s floral on the nose and also shows blackberries, stones, minerals and cedar. Full-bodied, yet its so fine-grained and tight. So, so long. It builds like a waterfall on the finish. The tannins are powerful yet superbly integrated and harmonious. Needs four to five years in bottle. Drink in 2023.Ripe, smooth and with a velvety texture, this is a superrich, over-the-top wine. It is opulent and generous in warm red-plum flavors. The freshness is slow to come through this weighty wine.The 2014 Petrus was tasted on the same morning as the 2014 Vieux-Château-Certan and though they are built from different blends, their personalities are quite similar. This is a succinct, not powerful, much more refined and discrete bouquet, gradually unfurling and revealing a subtle sea spray/marine element. The palate is again quite discrete at first and unfolds at a glacial pace. It is beautifully balanced with fine tannin, quite linear and structured, gently building towards a finish that has wonderful salinity (continuing that marine theme). Note: I actually returned to taste this several hours later, because it was so closed earlier on and it did finally open, which is atypical for this Pomerol. It is a wonderful Petrus, but one that will deserve bottle age and decanting.
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Kopke CNK 380 an exquisite blend of wines from the 1920’s, 30’s and extremely rare Colheita 1900, in stock.
THE OLDEST PORT WINE HOUSE
The oldest Port wine House is releasing 380 numbered bottles of an exclusive Very Old Tawny Port in honour of Cristiano Nicolau Kopke, who founded Kopke in 1638.
Kopke CNK is an exquisite blend of wines from the 1920’s and 30’s, as well as the extremely rare Colheita 1900, which Kopke still holds in its wide stock of old wood-aged Ports. This is a one of a kind Port Wine that stands out for its complex flavours unfolding layer after layer!Origin / Demarcated Douro Region | Portugal
Vineyard / Old vinayards of Quinta S. Luiz (located in the prodigal sub-region of Cima Corgo), disposed along the slopes in horizontal levels, at an altitude between the 90 and the 140 meters.
Vinification / Grapes picked by hand. Traditional fermentation process in wide granite tanks called lagares, with grapes trodden by foot, enabling the gentle and complete extraction of colour, aromas and structure.
Ageing / Most of the wines in this blend have aged in small oak casks of 650 litres in the cellars of Kopke in Vila Nova de Gaia. The exception is one of the oldest wines of the lot, which for the past two decades has aged in a large oak vat of 2500 litres.
Tasting notes / Mahogany colour with green hues. On the nose it reveals intense and opulent aromas in a perfect combination of notes of spice such as clove, curry and black pepper and notes of dried fruit (hazelnut, fig, walnut), with hints of coffee, chocolate and molasses. The palate offers a remarkable marriage between acidity and sugar, resulting from all the decades of maturing in oak casks, whilst being fresh, full-bodied and audacious. Flavours of jelly, cinnamon, curry, nutmeg and light balsamic combine with other lighter notes of resin. A wine with complex flavours that
develop layer after layer. This wine reflects all the art and history of making and blending Port wines, which are the mark of the House of Kopke.Wine Advocate: 97 Points
The NV CNK Very Old Tawny Port is a tribute to Cristiano Nicolau Kopke and the 380th anniversary of Kopke (a rather odd anniversary—375, 350, 400—but 380?). The anniversary date aside, it comes in with 92 grams of residual sugar. The average age of the blend is 91 to 92 years, with wines from the 1920s, 1930s and older. Beautifully done, this certainly has very mature nuances, with plenty of molasses and hints of treacle here and there to go with the caramel and chocolate, but the vibrant acidity makes it seem young and alive. It just lifts the fruit and makes this sing. The finish is powerful, intense and very long. There's a lot of bite there. I don't expect Very Old Tawnies to be very young, and this isn't, but it does everything I want in a Very Old Tawny. There were 380 bottles (the anniversary) produced. This has a bar-top cork. It will last for decades if the cork stays intact, but it is made for drinking today. Tawnies don't require bottle aging.
96 points Wine Enthusiast
This is a blend of old tawnies from the 1920s and 1930s with some from 1900. It was bottled to celebrate the company's 380th anniversary in 2018. The wine tastes old, but there is some extraordinary freshness as well. Bitter-orange marmalade comes through the old-gold wood flavors while the intense acidity is stunning. Drink now, sip by sip.
1994 Pocas Colheita Port - Bottled in 2016
1995 Pocas Colheita Port - Bottled in 2016
2000 Pocas Colheita Port - Bottled in 2016
2002 Pocas Colheita Port - Bottled in 2016
2005 Pocas Colheita Port - Bottled in 2016
Kosta Browne
Sebastopol’s Kosta Browne winery — which helped put luxury pinot noir from Sonoma County on the map for wine lovers across the worldKosta Browne Keefer Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Pinot Noir from Russian River, Sonoma County, California
The 20 acre plot was planted in 1996 on its goldridge fine sandy loam. This Estate vineyard lies within Green Valley, in the southwestern corner of the Russian River Valley. Here, gently rolling hills harbor some of the coolest conditions within the appellation – fog, breezes and fresh nights help vines balance their ripening with warm afternoon sunshine. A heralded property, Keefer has been in the Kosta Browne family since 2005 and we are drawn to the terrific natural acidity and elegance we find in the grapes we farm here. Classic Goldridge soils offer Pinot Noir an ideal home.
Critical Acclaim
Coming from the Sonoma Coast, the 2016 Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch offers a classic, perfumed, red (sometimes blue) fruit driven perfume that I often associate with this cooler region. Wild strawberries, pomegranates, forest floor, and hints of leafy herbs all emerge from this medium-bodied, incredibly elegant and seamless Pinot Noir. I love its purity of fruit. It offers intensity with no weight and a great, great finish. It’s a brilliant wine.Aromas of strawberries, raspberries and lemons follow through to a full to medium body. Bright acidity and a linear, vivid finish. This is very cool and clean for Russian River, reflecting a unique terroir. Drink or hold.Full, rich and layered, with a firm and fleshy core of well-centered wild berry and raspberry flavors, intense and focused, ending with a long, persistent aftertaste. Best from 2019 through 2024.Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Pinot Noir from Petaluma Gap, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California
First planted in 2002, Gap’s Crown includes 106 acres of Pinot Noir and 32 acres of Chardonnay and is located in the cool and windy Petaluma Gap in southwestern Sonoma County. A section of about 37 planted acres will be leased to Kosta Browne, allowing the Sebastopol winery to launch an estate-vineyard program.
Located in the foothills of the Sonoma Mountain, east of Rohnert Park, the vineyard offers a variety of soil types at elevations ranging from 300 to 800 feet above sea level. “It doesn’t get pounded by cold air,” which is typical in the often gusty Petaluma Gap. Many of the vines also sit above the fog level, which benefits ripening. “It’s kind of a magic mix,” “The vineyard produces some pretty intense fruit.”-KB
Critical Acclaim
Lots of purple fruit with cherry and raspberry character and hints of violets on the nose. Full body that is very dense with defined layers. Yet, remains agile and fresh. Hints of salt. A little reserved now. Needs two or three years of bottle age. Better in 2021.The 2016 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown comes from a great, great site on the Sonoma Coast and saw 15% whole clusters and 40% new wood. It’s a deep, rich, blacker fruit-driven effort that shows more and more savory, iron, and earthy notes with time in the glass. It’s ripe and opulent on the palate, with building tannin, yet packs a wealth of fruit and texture, while still showing the more elegant, balanced style of the vintage.
Rating: 95+Everything is moving in the right direction, from the snappy wild berry and plum flavors to the crushed rock and savory underbrush notes. Ends with fine-grained tannins that bode well for the future. Drink now through 2024.
winemaker's notes:The Chocolate Block is a blend of Syrah (69%); Grenache noir (12%); Cabernet Sauvignon (10%); Cinsault (7%) and Viognier (2%). The Syrah fruit comes from Malmesbury with its unique growing conditions and dryland farmed vineyards to ensure it deep-rooted vines and therefore optimal concentration of colour, flavour and tannin structure. The Grenanche noir (from some of the oldest in the country) is sourced from Citrusdal with its very sandy soils and perfect terroir for ripening this grape varietal. This batch was matured in 600L barrels to retain the unmistakable fruit and freshness on the cultivar. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier come from the organically farmed vineyards of Boekenhoutskloof and the Cinsault is from old bush vines on decomposed granite soils on Welbedacht in Wellington. The wine matures in 2nd and 3rd filled French oak barrels for 15 months before it gets a light egg-white fining.
The wine shows typical Malmesbury Syrah flavours on the nose with intense spicy notes which is supported by ripe plum, black fruit and violet aromas. The wine has a grippy acidity and well integrated tannins with a well textured and rounded mouth feel. The long, elegant and succulent finish with superb structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon leads us to believe that this wine has at least 8 years of aging potential.
Montes Purple Angel
Purple Angel is a blend of 92% Carmenre and 8% Petit Verdot from the Colchagua Valley. Of this, half of the Carmenre comes from Montes La Finca de Apalta estate, bringing sophistication and elegance (the Petit Verdot also comes from this vineyard). The other half of the Carmenre comes from Montes Archangel estate in Marchige, adding potency and strength. The grapes are hand picked, normally early in the morning to make sure that cold temperature is achieved to crush the fruit. The clusters go through a berry selection, in which only good fruit is allowed into the tank. During the 18 months of barrel aging in new French (50%) and American (50%) oak, the wine is racked 3 times to get rid of lees, and allow some oxygen to interfere in the evolution and maturation of this wine.
When the final blend is made, if the wine is totally clear, and have no microbiological pressure, there is no need for filtration or fining so the wine goes unfiltered to the bottling process. The bottles are laid down for 1 year before releasing the wine to the market.
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Poças Pink is the new Rosé Port lighter and fresher. We honour the legacy of traditional Ports by using our expertise to create this delicious wine with hints of berry flavours. Serve on ice for a perfectly smooth and tasty drink.
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What is Mead?
Mead or honey wine is an alcoholic beverage created by the fermentation of water and honey. Mead’s alcohol content can vary greatly between mild and strong, and it can range between still and sparkling. Similar to grape wine, mead can be dry, semi-sweet, or sweet. Mead is quite possibly the oldest alcoholic drink in history and may have been accidentally discovered when old tree stumps serving as homes for honey bees were flooded during the rains and the fermentation process took place naturally, only to be found and enjoyed by the people traveling through. It went on to become the preferred drink in the Mediterranean during the Age of Gold. In fact, the word “drunk” in classical Greek translates to “intoxicated with honey”. Honey itself has been held as a sacred food for thousands of years; interestingly it’s the only food found in nature that never spoils!Vermouth
Vermouth
The world would be a lot less interesting without vermouth. You wouldn’t be able to make a Dry Martini, a Manhattan or countless other classic and modern cocktails. So what exactly is vermouth, anyway? It’s a fortified wine—wine spiked with distilled alcohol to raise the proof—that’s flavored with herbs and spices, often including wormwood. (The name comes from Wermut, the German word for wormwood). While every brand has its own special recipe, there are two main varieties of vermouth: sweet, which is reddish-brown in color, sweetened with sugar and sometimes called Italian vermouth; and dry, which is straw-colored, typically more bitter and sometimes called French vermouth. Interestingly, nearly all vermouth actually starts as white wine: The color of sweet vermouth comes from the botanicals used, plus caramelized sugar. Both versions, according to legendary mixologist and Liquor.com advisory board member Dale DeGroff, became widely available by the end of the 19th century.Thanks to the resurgence of cocktails, we’ve seen the selection of vermouth explode in liquor stores and at bars. Most brands are still made in France and Italy, but several American upstarts have gotten into the vermouth game in recent years. Do a taste test to find the ones that you like best. No matter what type or brand you buy, we suggest getting a small bottle and refrigerating it. If your vermouth has been open for more than three months, you should replace it.
HOW TO DRINK VERMOUTH:
While vermouth can be sipped on the rocks as a light aperitif , it also works in a wide range of cocktails.
If you’ve had vermouth, it was probably in a martini or Manhattan, but it’s doubtful you’ve ever been offered it neat. Fortunately, vermouth is starting to become quite a “thing” in the United States, and whole bars are being dedicated to this complex, flavorful, fortified wine. Keep reading to learn what vermouth is, how to choose it, and what to do with it.
What Exactly Is Vermouth?
Vermouth belongs to one of my favorite families of wine: aperitifs. The word “aperitif” means “to open,” and these spirits are designed to prime you for a meal by getting those gastric juices flowing with their characteristic bittersweet flavor. To get to that particular flavortown, a sweet, low-alcohol wine is “aromatized,” which just means the wine has been infused with plant parts (herbs and botanicals) to give it flavor and color.
The list of botanicals that can be used in the making of vermouth is long and varied, but licorice, mace, lavender, cardamom, St. John’s Wort, gentian, and anise are all contenders (to name a very small percentage). Just as those plants vary greatly in flavor, so does vermouth, and a good vermouth will have a complex, herbaceous, can’t-quite-put-your-finger-on-it flavor profile that keeps your mouth interested. Good luck finding out exactly what you’re tasting though, as botanical blends are proprietary and fiercely guarded by manufacturers.
But botanicals aren’t enough for wine to be considered a vermouth; vermouth has to be both aromatized and fortified. Fortification simply means you’re making that stuff a bit stronger, adding spirits (such as neutral grape brandy) and raising the ABV. In addition to adding a little extra oomph, the higher ethanol content helps the wine last a little longer, but it will still oxidize over time. To get the most out of your bottle, keep it in the fridge, where it will stay good for at least a month. (It won’t actually go “bad” in the sense that it will cause you harm, but the flavor will start to seem a little off.)
NIKO'S WINE CORNER
2118 scenic hwy n
snellville, GA 30078
ph: 770-979-3111
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