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Week in Review - This Week's Wines and Special Offers Cheers to another week of fantastic wine in the books! We thank you for your continued support! Here is the full list of everything we've offered this week including some very special offers you might have missed. Cheers! - The Plucky Team
Comando G - Grenache "La Bruja de Rozas" Madrid, Spain 2020 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 94 Points! This is hands-down our favorite Grenache for the price! Made from revived old vine Grenache from some of the most unique terroir in the world, and vinified by the rockstar duo Daniel Landi and Fernando Garcia. This is a seriously sophisticated wine for the price, upfront aromas of floral laced red fruit, over-ripe strawberry, bing cherry, and struck match stick, followed by a plethora of nuances with white pepper, sage, and earthy oregano. The finish is exotic to say the least, clean minerals, leather, flint, and Moroccan spices round out the lasting conclusion. An absolute stunner for the price!
Newsletter Special - $33.95
Azienda Agricola Viviani - Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy 2019 Explore the Elegant Side of Valpolicella with this Everyday, Food Friendly, Small Family Corvina Blend of Energetic Grace Over Power This is not your typical Valpolicella "Baby Amarone" that you might expect, this is a wine of balance and elegance, a wine of nuance, and most importanly, a wine to complement and enhance any meal. Winemaker Claudio Viviani's approach is founded on minimal intervention, terroir driven expression with an emphasis on food-friendly drinkability to share with his family and friends. His 2019 Valpolicella Classio is exactly that - a blend of 70% Corvina and 30% Rondinella from high elevation 10-80 year old vines deeply rooted in limestone and pink coral fossils, then aged in concrete. The result is bright, lively, and full of energy - expect notes of floral laced juicy red fruit, earthy tobacco, subtle mocha, and peppery spice in the finish. A remarkable value under $15 to pair with family, friends, and great food!
Newsletter Special - $14.99
Domaine de Baron'Arques - Bordeaux Blend Limoux AOC, Languedoc 2016 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Expert Winemaking at a Languedoc Price! Decanter - 97 Points! - "A seamless on-song Bordeaux style blend, yet with much more ripeness and juicy fruit gum character. Monumental depth of character which is enhanced by well-managed oak that is adroitly integrated with the silky tannins to give a fresh, elegant finish. Very complete, nuanced, long and beautifully balanced. Pitch-perfect now but still lots of life ahead. Excellent release."
Newsletter Special - $33.99
Terrazas de Los Andes/Cheval Blanc - Cheval des Andes, Vistalba Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentian 2018 WA98/JS98 "I think this is the finest Cheval des Andes I've ever tasted."- Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate Widely known as one of South America's "Grand Cru" reds, and a brilliant example of how far the quality of the top wines of Argentina have come in the last couple of decades. This is a world class Bordeaux style blend, inspired by the relationship between Bordeaux's Premier Grand Cru Cheval Blanc and their Argentine partners Terrazas de Los Andes. This is a brilliant combination of old world lineage with some of the best terroirs in the new world. The results are a stunning world class wine that has stormed the top of the ratings in the 2018 vintage.
Newsletter Special - $87.99
Bloodroot Cellars - Pinot Noir, Sonoma County 2019 Incredible Quality Cool Climate Coastal Sonoma Pinot Noir at an Everyday Price! Bloodroot Cellars is a secret collaboration between several winemakers who have come together here to make a masterful, value-minded blend from the region's premier vineyards throughout the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Marin, Anderson Valley and Bennett Valley. For under 20$, it really doesn't get much better than this! Fresh and floral on the nose with macerated strawberry, rhubarb, vanilla, candied violets, and hibiscus tea. 20% barrel for 16 months adds a warm core of spice and vanilla into the lasting complex finish. Just an incredible quality wine for the price.
Newsletter Special - $19.99
Frank Family Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2018 Classic Style Napa Cabernet from the Near-Perfect 2018 Vintage! Sourced primarily from their family-owned S&J Vineyard in Napa’s Capell Valley and the Benjamin Vineyard located on the valley floor in the heart of Rutherford. Additional vineyard sources include neighboring Quarry Vineyard and Round Pond Estate both in Rutherford as well as Delouise and Shooting Star Vineyard located in Napa Valley. The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon shows incredible balance and complexity - aromas of spiced blackberry cobbler, earthy tobacco, crushed violets, and with 20 months in 33% new and 67% once and twice-filled French oak barrels adding nuance of clove, nutmeg and vanilla. Full-bodied classic Napa style that packs a powerful punch of ripe fruit without abandoning elegance.
Newsletter Special - $49.99
Special Offers CVNE - Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva 2015 Vinous: 95 Points - “Deep, brilliant ruby. Offers sharply defined, mineral-inflected red and dark berries, cherry liqueur, pipe tobacco, vanilla and exotic spice scents. Chewy and penetrating in the mouth, offering concentrated black raspberry, bitter cherry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors that steadily become more lively on the back half. The strikingly persistent finish features polished tannins, repeating minerality and a touch of candied flowers.”
Special Offer - $69.99
Clarice Wine Company - Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 2018 Wine Enthusiast: 96 Points - Intense and pure aromas of dark boysenberry and black plum are tightly wound and focused on the nose of this bottling, with ample earthy funk to add intrigue. Smooth yet structural tannins and lively acidity enable the baked berry, light game, vanilla and baking spice flavors to take center stage. Drink now–2038. MATT KETTMANN Vinous: 95 Points - Dark, glistening scarlet. A powerfully scented bouquet evokes spice-tinged red and blue fruits, hibiscus, cola and woodsmoke, along with an exotic hint of blood orange. Stains the palate with concentrated, appealingly sweet raspberry, cherry and boysenberry flavors that are supported by an undercurrent of juicy acidity, which adds back-end cut. The floral and spice notes come back strong on an impressively long, gently chewy finish framed by youthfully gripping tannins
Special Offer - $74.99
Château Pape Clément - Pessac-Léognan 2018 Jeb Dunnuck: 99 Points - Coming from 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new French oak, the 2018 Château Pape Clement from Bernard Magrez is a gorgeous wine that's performing even better from bottle than barrel, which is always a good sign. Deep ruby/purple, with stunning crème de cassis and blackberry fruits as well as kaleidoscope-like notes of graphite, scorched earth, smoke, violets, and spring flowers, it offers full-bodied richness yet stays light on its feet, graceful, and almost ethereal on the palate, with integrated acidity and building yet seamless tannin's. The Cabernet Sauvignon really sings at this point, and there's almost a Médoc-like regalness here. Reminding me of a slightly more elegant 2005 (it also has similarities to the 2016), it will benefit from 4-6 years in the cellar and keep for 30+ years
Special Offer - $104.99
Cheers! -Alex Alexander Knechel - Certified Sommelier Wine Sales Manager - Plucky Wines alexanderknechel@pluckywines.com
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