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2007 I Greppi Greppicante (Bolgheri, Italy)
2007 I Greppi Greppicante (Bolgheri) On Sale: 19.99
Here’s a great Tuscan value and one of the top 100 wines of the year according to The Wine Spectator at a new low price for a limited time. For the month of July B-21 is offering the 2007 Greppicante for only 19.99 (a two dollar savings from our already low everyday price of 21.99). This Cabernet Sauvignon based blend is loaded with fruit complemented by toasty oak in a very polished and seamless style. It offers considerably value in the Super Tuscan category where that can be hard to come by.
91 Points, Steve Rayman
Staff Selection, July 2010
2007 Col D’Orcia Rosso di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy)
2007 Col D`Orcia Rosso di Montalcino (Tuscany) On Sale: 15.99
An Italian for Pinot Noir lovers!
The grape Sangiovese Grosso (of Brunello di Montalcino fame) from a great producer in an special vintage like 2007 will surprise you as it did me. What struck me was its silky purity of fruit with a Tuscan inflection: rare find these days. Sure, Italy makes Pinot Noir. They will not provide this level of pleasure/satisfaction.
90 Points, Bob Sprentall
Staff Selection, July 2010
2008 Emilio Moro Resalso (Ribera del Duero, Spain)
2008 Bodegas Emilio Moro Resalso (Ribera del Duero) 11.99
In February, David Espinar, Winery Director for Bodegas Emilio Moro was here in Tarpon Springs to conduct a dinner with B-21. The #1 selling wine that evening was Emilio Moro’s value-priced 2007 Resalso! Why? It’s a great wine that is affordable and ready to drink. We quickly sold out of the 2007 but just received the already-well-reviewed 2008. Both Steve Rayman and I tasted the 2008 and we agree; it’s rockin’! Made with 100% Tempranillo (or Tinta del Pais), its has great black fruit aromas which lead to a medium to full bodied wine with intense blackberry fruits and hints of dark chocolate espresso beans. ¡Delicioso!
90 Points, Summer Martin
Staff Selection, July 2010
Additional Score: 90 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
2005 Chateau Chapelle Segur (Montagne Saint-Emilion, France)
2005 Chateau Chapelle Segur (Montagne St-Emilion) 17.99
For the last 2 years we have lit out toward Bordeaux in January to find value to deliver to you. It has been a very successful idea that I’m sure will continue, the bounty of this last outing so simply superlative. Chapelle Segur is the only wine we have bought on both trips, this being the second vintage. Finding a 2005 this good in the after market is insane, and that’s before mentioning the price! This wine really delivers the goods in a very traditional manner. Made from 70% Merlot, 20% Cab S and 10% Cab F, this wine shows a nervous energy, cut and delineation attributed to the limestone sites. The texture of the wine is supple but sinewy still, the black cherry and red plummy flavors are lifted by a mouthwatering acidity and fine tannin structure. This is a Bordeaux wine of old and is elegant and for the drinker who is ready to get back to basics and away from the modern. If this property would have sold the wine 3 years ago it would no doubt have been 30-40% more expensive. Good for us all!
91 Points, Rhett Beiletti
Staff Selection, July 2010
2008 MAN Pinotage (South Africa)
2008 Man Vintners Pinotage (South Africa) 7.99
This wine takes a more modern approach to South Africa’s indigenous grape variety. 30% of the wine was matured in American and French oak barrels (25% new) for 12 months. 14% Shiraz was added for its silky tannin structure and fruit spice flavors. Full body, bold red- berry flavors, sweet oak with touches of tobacco, cinnamon and nutmeg. Great balance of soft n’ hearty. This Pinotage goes well with a wide range of foods from grilled meats to spicy curries. It’s the only wine I have ever heard of that perfectly complements eel to a steaming bowl of ‘roo stew.
89 Points, Shannon Sprentall
Staff Selection, July 2010
2005 Bacchantes ‘The Dancer’ Shiraz Gomersal Vineyard (Barossa, Australia)
2005 Bacchantes 'The Dancer' Shiraz Gomersal Vineyard (Barossa) 14.99
No contest. This fat and juicy shiraz wine knows it can dance tonight and 10 years from now. And leap and twirl, wearing a perfume of blackberry, fennel and pepper, surprisingly delicate and poised for such a voluptuous wine with strong backbone. Credit that to its single-vineyard roots in 120-year old Gomersal and young partner Ben Glaetzer, Oz winemaker of the year in many books, and the first Aussie to collect 100 pts. from Parker. A rich taste of Glatezer style for pennies.
91 Points, Chris Sherman
Staff Selection, July 2010
2007 Chappellet Mt. Cuvee (Napa)
2007 Chappellet Mt. Cuvee (Napa) 21.99
The folks at Chappellet are famous for delivering quality wines at great prices and their 2007 Mountain Cuvee is one of California’s biggest steals. A blend of 51% Cab, 46% Merlot, rounded out with Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, this wine brims with complex and vivid fruit flavors…plum, fig, and cherry cola with a lingering strawberry essence on the finish. Wine Spectator’s Tim Fish calls the Cuvee “rich and seamlessly mouthfilling, yet complex and beautifully structured.” We all love this wine.
92 Points, Shawn Reynolds
Staff Selection, July 2010
Additional Staff Scores: 91+RB, 90 RAS, 90SR
2008 Achaval Ferrer Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina)
2008 Achaval Ferrer Malbec (Mendoza) $19.99
“I was extremely impressed with this Mendoza youngin’ for its silky smooth texture, intense minerality and excellent depth. This 2008 Malbec spent 9 months in French oak before bottling without fining or filtration. Produced from Malbec sourced from vineyards located in Mayor Drummond, La Consulta and Medrano (sub-zones of Mendoza), this blend of distinctive terroirs is just one element of detail that distinguishes Achaval Ferrer’s Malbec from others. Deep purple with a bouquet of violets and savory flavors of black cherry, fig, spice and plum. Ideal wine for steak night!”
91 Points, Shannon Sprentall
Staff Selection, June 2010
- 91 Points, Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
- 91 Points, The Wine Spectator
2009 Shaya (Rueda, Spain)
2009 Bodegas Shaya Shaya (Rueda) $13.99
“My favorite month is here (my name was no coincidence), and to celebrate I plan on eating lots of fresh seafood. After all I live in Florida right? Its time for a white wine and Verdejo has been calling my name. Shaya is a new project from the dynamic duo of Juan Gil and Jorge Ordonez. It is absolutely delicious. Besides the obvious hints of melon and apple, it reminded me of the Jamaican Grapefruit that I ate on vacation this May. If you’ve never tried one, it tastes like a heavenly mix of a orange, kiwi and grapefruit, similar to the flavors I picked up in the Shaya Verdejo. Shaya is refreshing, crisp and dry and a perfect match to ceviche!”
90 Points, Summer Martin
Staff Selection, June 2010
Also: 91 Points, Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
2009 Kung Fu Girl Riesling (Columbia Valley, Washington St.)
2009 Kung Fu Girl Riesling Evergreen Vineyard $11.99
“Kung Fu Girl Riesling. Laugh not, grasshopper. Inside the bottle is an orchard where all the fruit is ripe now. Taste of the peach, the mango and the lime. Splash in the bubbling brook. Only then will you know pure riesling and find the path to the valley of Columbia. And bliss.”