Weekly Specials December 11 – January 27
Weekly Specials December 11 – January 27
The Holiday Season
The holiday season is officially upon us. Make Ansley Wine Merchants your one stop gift shop (for you family and friends over 21). To make your holiday shopping easier, we are going to go ahead and give you some great ideas.
A Bottle of Wine
Come in and we will gladly help you pick the perfect bottle for your “Foodie” friends. Show them that you also know a thing or two about wine.
A Bottle of Liquor
Why not buy something unusual this holiday season. Let’s say your friend always drinks a particular type of Gin. Introduce them to something new or buy them an unusual liqueur so they can make some fancy new drinks to share with you.
A Gift Certificate
This is perfect for the friend who already loves Ansley Wine or the friend who you keep trying to convince that Ansley Wine Merchants is the best in town.
A Mixed Case of Wine
For that special friend who really deserves a great gift. You can even come in and tell us what you want to spend and what type of wine your friend likes and then leave to continue your errands for the day. Return and your case will be ready to go. How easy is that!
The Gift of Wine Knowledge
This is a fun gift to give your inquisitive friends who are always thirsty for information. This is a private wine tasting with a fun knowledgeable staff member to teach and inform. We can do everything from “Intro to Wine 101” to “Focus on France” or “Rhone and its Varieties Around the World”. The themes are endless.
So many options!
Come by and see us this holiday!
Luzon
Monastrell and Syrah 2008
Jumilla, Spain
$8.99
Wine Spectator “Best Value”
Wine Spectator says, “Cherry, licorice and tobacco notes are fresh and focused in this balanced red. Light, firm tannins provide enough structure for food, and the finish is lively. Monastrell and Syrah. Drink now through 2014.”
Veramonte
Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2008
$8.99
89 points “Veramonte knows how to capture the pungent, alert character inherent to Sauvignon Blanc. This is a peppy wine with spiky tropical and green-fruit aromas and flavors. It’s a mash up of citrus and nettles, with a controlled, fairly long grapefruit driven finish. Modest in price, but the real thing.”
Wine Enthusiast Top 100 #79
Lemelson Vineyard
Thea’s Selection
Pinot Noir 2007
Willamette Valley, Oregon
$29.99
For the 2007 vintage, Lemelson chose to put all of their single vineyard wine into the Thea’s Selection. There will be no single vineyard options for this vintage. This wine is exquisitely structured. Classic Willamette which is reminiscent of classic Burgundy.
Pisoni Vineyard
Syrah 2007
Susan’s Hil
$49.99
Parker 94 “The 2007 Syrah Pisoni Vineyard-Susan’s Hill, which comes from an upper ridge of the Pisoni Vineyard. The most backward of this quartet, about one-third whole clusters/stems are utilized. The result is a full-bodied, inky/blue/purple-colored Syrah offering up sweet aromas of creosote/charcoal, barbecue spice, blackberries, boysenberries, licorice, and a hint of lavender. Possessing a superb texture, full-bodied opulence, and a long, 45+ second finish, it should drink well for 5-6 years, and may evolve for a decade or more. Time will tell.”
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht
“Zind” 2005
Alsace, France
$36.99 now $19.98
Parker 90 “The 2005 Zind – combining Chardonnay and one-third Auxerrois, all from the Clos Windsbuhl – did not complete its fermentation until January, 2007, with an anticipated bottling date of late 2007. Aromas of apricot and hazelnut lead to a creamy-textured yet lively, bright palate, loaded with chalky, saline mineral character as well as deep, toasted nut richness and nicely-integrated apricot kernel bitterness. This shows remarkable refinement, polish, and early complexity, and should be well with following for several years in bottle.”
Henriot NV Souverain Brut
$39.99
WE 94 “A beautifully fine mousse indicates the class of this finely crafted wine. It has some weight, flavors of green apples, with hints of fresh apricots. There is extreme freshness here, the style dry but rich. This bottling tastes young and would be worth aging six months. Editors’ Choice”
Henriot NV Souverain Brut is #5 on the Wine Enthusiast top 100 of 2009. It is also a Editors’ Choice.
La Lieutenance
Prunier Liqueur d’Orange
$28.99
Wine Enthusiast 90-95 “The orange aroma grows substantially in the glass, expanding and mingling perfectly
with the Cognac. Palate entry is zesty, piquant peppery and spicy, the midpalate makes the tongue glow with spirity warmth as the flavor profile takes the orange zest/peel to the edge of bitterness. Ends bittersweet, zesty and luscious.”
This blend, containing Cognac, natural orange extracts, sugar syrup and distilled water was created more than thirty years ago at Maison Prunier and has remained our exclusive formula. The orange extracts are mixed with young Cognac, especially chosen for its high, fruity flavors, and the final blend is left to age in wood for about 6 months. It is then finally reduced to 80 proof before filtering and bottling. A perfectly balanced liqueur for consumption neat, on ice or in recipes such as Chocolate Mousse, Orange Pancakes, French Toast, Fruit Salad and more.
“La Lieutenance” is a medieval property owned by Maison Prunier that was, for many years, the official residence of the
Lieutenants General of Cognac. This “old house” has become the trademark for Maison Prunier
and, after careful restoration, symbolizes tradition and quality.
Pierre Ferrand
Ambre
Cognac
Premier Cru
$39.99
Aged in old casks, Ambre has little tannin. Its color is golden, with a light and delicate nose. Aromas of flowers, oranges and a hint of vanilla highlight this cognac.
Pierre Ferrand
Ambre
Cognac
Premier Cru
$81.99
A complex and full-bodied cognac, Reserve has a fine gold color and is very fruity and round, with a slightly vanilla flavor. The aroma is like fresh picked grapes at the harvest.
Pierre Ferrand symbolizes the quintessence of cognac. These exceptional cognacs combine the fruits of human talent and the work of nature, and constitute a reference for connoisseurs and professional specialists the world over.
Pierre Ferrand cognacs are made exclusively with grapes from an exceptional growing area that is considered as producing the finest cognacs: Grande Champagne.
Over 5 generations, the Cellar Masters hav perfected the subtle, careful blending process that gives these very fine cognacs their unique smoothness.
Magic Hat
Feast of Fools
Winter Variety 12-Pak
$13.99
3 beers for each Flavor
Lucky Kat - Lucky Kat purrs as he pours with a grin on his mangy face and a grin in his searching eye. He sits on the fence he calls home, dividing up from down. Is he an imperial beast or a pale soul from the east? Only he knows and we know only this: if you reach out to pet him he’ll bite back with a big, hoppy kiss.
#9 – A beer cloaked in secrecy. An ale whose mysterious and unusual palate will swirl across your tongue and ask more questions than it answers. A sort of dry, crisp, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. #9 is really impossible to describe because there’s never been anything else quite like it.
Howl – Born of dark and cold and snow in the marrow of the northeast’s longest night, HOWL comes in on wailing winds with winter-weary eyes burning holes in sunless shadows. In its darkened depths out inner voids are warmed.
Winter ’09 - This American Sour Ale is brewed with 4 different malts and oak chips. The chips give it hints of vanilla, the malts a puckering sourness. This is the temptation of tart. Drink it down and let it steal your facebuds
