Chateau Pavie Macquin
Saint Emilion 2008
1er Grand Cru Classe
$69.98
Parker 94+ “Consultants Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt have produced a beautiful St.-Emilion that tastes like the quintessence of crushed rocks intermixed with blueberry, blackberry, black raspberry, licorice, camphor and truffle notes. This full-bodied effort should drink well in 4-5 years, and last for two decades or more. It achieved 14.5% natural alcohol.”

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The Wine Spectator writes about Louis Barruol, winemaker at Chateau de St. Cosme, “Louis Barruol, one of the most dynamic vignerons in France’s Southern Rhône Valley, is on a roll.
At Barruol’s own Château de St.-Cosme estate in Gigondas, he has set a new quality level for the appellation.”

Chateau de St Cosme
Gigondas 2009
2009 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability
WS 93 “Dark, with terrific cut despite the heft of the roasted fig, baked plum, macerated black cherry and currant fruit, all pushed by sage, smoldering tobacco and singed apple wood notes. The muscular finish will need some cellaring to stretch out fully. Best from 2012 through 2020. 2,900 cases mad”
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Although many liquor stores fought against Sunday sales, the day finally arrived. Here is a list of where you can start to buy for now. Help your locally owned neighborhood stores by continuing to shop with them rather than picking all your wine up at the giant grocery stores.

The following municipalities are currently allowing for Sunday alcohol sales as of last Sunday, Nov 13
Centerville
Richland
Winder

The effective date for Sunday alcohol sales for 23 more municipalities is this upcoming Sunday, November 20. These municipalities are listed below.
Alpharetta
Braselton
Bronwood
College Park
Dawsonville
Duluth
Flowery Branch
Grayson
Griffin
Jonesboro
Lawrenceville
Milton
Newnan
Norcross
Roswell
Sandy Springs
Senoia
Snellville
Sugar Hill
Suwanee
Union City
Villa Rica
Woodstock

We brought the Les Heretiques back in due to the huge number of requests from customers who bought this wine before.

Les Heretiques commemorates the massacre of Minereve in 1208. Inhabited by members of the Cathari religious order, a pacifist Christian, non-conformist group that prospered during the Middle Ages, the destruction in Minereve was only one of the many Crusades led by the Roman Catholic Church, who, calling the Cathari “heretics,” persecuted them in town after town. The Cathars’ story, one of the unquenchable spirit of man, juxtaposed with the inhumanity of man, imparts new significance on Languedoc’s ruined towers and castles, some sitting high and seemingly inaccessible, on mountaintops.

Chateau d’Oupia
Famille ICHE 2009
Les Heretiques
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
$11.99
“A ripe and smoky red, with flavors of juniper, tar and dark fruit. Lots of mocha notesare in the mix as well. Carignan and Syrah.”
This special cuvee made by Andre Iché is a blend of Carignan from 70-year-old vines and Syrah. A complex and hearty red, Les Heretiques is bursting with ripe berry flavor. The tannins are well-balanced and the finish long.

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Clos des Papes
Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009
$115.99
Parker 95 “I tasted through various foudres of the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape and it is unquestionably a top-flight wine for Clos des Papes that is seductive and forward by the standards of this estate. It reminded me of the precocious style of the 2003, and Avril told me the 2009 is less alcoholic than either the 2003 or 2007, and the pH is a normal 3.75. Yields were a very small 20 hectoliters per hectare, largely because of their selection process and the drought. Every foudre I tasted was beautifully pure displaying a deep ruby/plum color, sweet kirsch and black raspberry fruit, full body, decent acidity (they never acidify here) and sweet, velvety tannins. This should turn out to be a mid-90-point wine that will take a back seat to the 2007, possibly even to their monumental 2006, but will surpass what they did in 2008, 2005, 2004, 1999 and 1998. The 2009 is a beautiful success that should drink well for 15+ years”.

There are 12 bottles available.
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