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T h e V i n e y a r d : January/February 2008 Linne Calodo MATT TREViSAn, PRoPRiEToR & WinEMAkER “One of my favorite Rhône Ranger producers is Linne Calado’s Matt Trevisan. He has been courageous in avoiding the mainstream approach to selling Rhône Ranger wines via varietal labeling, preferring to make the best blends possible à la some of the the Central Coast’s most successful producers (i.e., Sine Qua Non, l’Aventure, Saxum, and Villa Creek). Wine Advocate 2006 Contrarian ________________________________________________ 31.99 68% Roussanne, 32% Viognier “Linne Calodo’s gorgeous white wine, one of the best dry whites of the area, is the 2006 Contrarian, a blend of 68% Roussanne and 32% Viognier. This is a dry, full-bodied wine with notes of honeyed melons and citrus, a bit of pear, and some more exotic rose petal/floral notes. The wine has terrific fruit and finishes dry. Moreover, the good news is that there are 450 cases of it. All of this comes from both the James Berry and Denner Vineyards. “ Wine Advocate, rated 93/100 2005 Problem Child ______________________________________________ 44.99 71% Zinfandel, 17% Syrah, 12% Mourvedre “The 2005 Problem Child (71% Zinfandel, 17% Syrah, and 12% Mourvedre) possesses beautiful raspberry and briery fruit as well as copious quantities of roasted herbs, pepper, and meaty characteristics. With excellent texture, full-bodied, powerful flavors (15.6% alcohol), good acidity, and a robust finish, it should drink well for 5-6 years.” Wine Advocate, rated 92/100 2005 Leona’s __________________________________________________ 45.79 62% Zinfandel, 30% Syrah, 8% Mourvedre “A blend of 62% Zinfandel, 30% Syrah, and 8% Mourvedre, the 2005 Leona’s exhibits gorgeously sweet raspberry and black cherry fruit along with a hint of resiny pine forest, medium to full body, terrific texture and richness, and a Mediterranean-styled personality as well as mouthfeel. Enjoy it over the next 3-4 years.” Wine Advocate, rated 93/100 2005 Slacker __________________________________________________ 41.99 65% Syrah, 35% Grenache 2005 nemesis __________________________________________________ 59.99 85% Syrah, 11% Mourvedre, 4% Grenache “The 2005 Nemesis (which was still in barrel) reminded me of a 2003 Northern Rhone red Hermitage. A blend of 85% Syrah, 11% Mourvedre, and 4% Grenache, the wine exhibits blackberry notes with hints of road tar, truffle, and earth. Spicy, with fabulous layers of rich creme de cassis fruit, this broad, expansive wine has superb purity, a beautifully textured mouthfeel, and a long finish. It should evolve for a decade or more.” Wine Advocate, rated 94-96/100 PG. 8 | Phone 1-800-491-3438 • Local 417-883-4066 • FAX 417-881-0036
T h e V i n e y a r d : January/February 2008 nicolas Rossignol} “Unprepared for the enormity of his range of Pinots (eight Volnays, four wines each from Beaune and Pommard, plus myriad other appellations) and their multiple locations, I was regrettably unable to taste all of the 2005s from this domaine. But based on the consistent excellence of what I sampled - not to mention prices well below those commanded by Volnay’s most celebrated vignerons - consumers should hasten to claim whatever they can from this vintage, which Rossignol characterizes as ‘complete, combining the richness of 1999 with the finesse of 2002.” Wine Advocate niCoLAS RoSSiGnoL 2005 Beaune ____________________________ 39.99 “From near the Epenotes cru comes a rarity in Burgundy, namely a ‘mere’ village 2005 Beaune. A lovely deep, black-edged color reflects these old vines and their nutty, stony meaty, black-fruited flavor concentration. Blackberry, beet root, toasted walnut, and tobacco feature prominently on a silken, expansive and impressively dense palate, which this wine stains thoroughly while displaying just a bit of post-bottling tightness in its finish.” Wine Advocate, rated 90+/100 2005 Bourgogne Rouge ______________________ 22.99 2005 Savigny Les Beaune Fourneaux ______________ 49.99 “Vinified with around a third whole clusters, the 2005 Savigny-les- Beaune Les Fourneaux smells of cooked blackberry and raspberry with overtones of underbrush and smoke. Rich and substantial in the mouth, it finishes with generous fruit but firm tannins, accentuated by its recent sulfuring and bottling.” Wine Advocate, rated 90+/100 2005 Volnay ____________________________ 49.99 “From young, clonally-diverse vines in la Bouchere – a very chalky, rocky site high above the village – Rossignol’s 2005 Volnay is loaded with deep, dark black cherry fruit, cherry pits, salty, chalky, iodine- and iron-like minerality. Incipiently velvety in the mouth, it promises to blossom with 3-5 years in the bottle, which it seems not at all disturbed by having just been put into. Here is the spirit of Volnay in a great vintage at a modest price: run, don’t walk!” Wine Advocate, rated 92/100 2005 Volnay Chevret ________________________ 64.99 2005 Volnay Chevret ______________________mag. 159.99 “From a deeper site just below Caillerets and north of the Santenots du Milieu, a 2005 Volnay Chevret offers generous ripe blackberry, a simple, salty mineral expression, and a compelling richness and sheer fruit intensity. Dark forest floor notes are only hinted at, although this is almost certain to offer more complexity after allowing it 5-7 years to shut down and recover.” Wine Advocate, rated 92/100 2002 Volnay Les Angles ______________________ 54.99 2002 Volnay Les Chevret _____________________ 59.99 2005 Volnay Santenots ______________________ 64.99 2005 Volnay Santenots ____________________mag. 159.99 2003 Volnay Santenots ____________________mag. 159.99 2002 Volnay Santenots ______________________ 59.99 2005 Volnay Caillerets _____________________mag. 169.99 “From 20 and 50 year-old vines (the younger touching d’Angerville’s parcel and the older the 60 Ouvrees) Rossignol’s 2005 Volnay Caillerets largely leaves behind fruits and berries for a tour of stony terroir on the back of a wild animal. Iodine, chalk and cherry pit pungency and bitterness, invigorating saltiness, tart hints of red currant, fascinating florality, and gaminess make for a complex young Pinot, dense and full of fine tannin yet already hinting at creaminess. The length and multifarious mineral dimension harbor grand cru pretensions, and I would not hesitate to hide bottles away for 8-10 years.” Wine Advocate, rated 94/100 2005 Cuvée L’Héritière } Vieilles Vignes A single parcel cuvée from the Lieu-dit “Les Crenilles” planted in 1922! “The 2005 Bourgogne l’Hertiere — representing a parcel of nearly ninety year-old vines below Pommard ‘treated just like my premier crus’ — offers impressively concentrated aromas and flavors of black fruits, bitter chocolate, savory smokiness, forest floor and roasted game. Savage in more than one sense of the word, this ample mouthful of Pinot grips intensely and with significant tannic roughness accentuated by its recent sulfuring and bottling. Rossignol is developing a selection massale from these vines for future planting.” Wine Advocate $ 29 99 per bottle info@brownderby.com • www.brownderby.com PG. | 9
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