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 This second release from BloodRoot is sourced from top vineyard sites mostly throughout Sonoma County. The goal is to produce a Pinot Noir blend that displays cool, coastal Pinot elegance with the velvety polish of culty high-end Pinot producers. BloodRoot is a collaboration between several very well known winemakers whose goal with this project is to use their talent and deep rolodex of some of the best vineyard sites in California to make delicious, affordable pinot noir. They prefer to remain anonymous as the wines they produce under other labels sell for 4 to 5 times the price of Bloodroot. The 2019 Sonoma Pinot Noir comes from a relatively cool vintage. A mild late summer allowed extra hang time with even ripening to alow for pretty distinctive flavor development. Twelve different vineyard sites were used to create this Sonoma County Pinot Noir. Harvest dates ranged from as early as September 3 all the way until October 10, which is very late for Pinot. The wine was fermented in small open top vessels with hand punch downs daily, and it was aged for 16 months in French Oak (20% new) Selling for $25 on the winery’s website, this wine is an absolute steal at $19.99. Stock up now and enjoy world class Pinot Noir at a bargain price! Justin Girardin - Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy 2019 Outstanding Quality White Burgundy With 13 Generations of Winemaking Experience! The Girardin family needs no introduction, with winemaking experience dating back to 1570. Justin is now following in his famed Ungle Vincent's footsteps proudly managing 17 hectares of the family estate vineyards through Santenay to Savigny-les-Beane. We can be some seriously tough critics of white Burgundy here at Plucky, but after we tried his Bourgogne Blanc, we knew we found something special - especially for under $20! His wines are terroir driven with minimal intervention, revealing clean 'true-to-varietal' Chardonnay from the region’s top vineyard sites. Justin's wines strike the perfect balance between traditional Burgundian rusticity and a modern new-generation approach to winemaking. An expansive, complex bouquet evokes fresh pear, white peach and honey, with a hint of toasted hazelnuts in the background. Dry and stony on the palate, offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors with a touch of brioche. Closes with clean finty minerals, lively acidity, and very good persistence. Newsletter Special - $19.99
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
Cheers! -Alex Alexander Knechel - Certified Sommelier Wine Sales Manager - Plucky Wines alexanderknechel@pluckywines.com
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