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The Green’s Advantage-Great Bordeaux for Modest Prices!
2009 Bordeaux: “…unquestionably the greatest Bordeaux vintage I have ever tasted.”
- Robert Parker
2010 Bordeaux: “…unquestionably another great vintage.”
- Robert Parker
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You would normally expect to pay a lot of money for Bordeaux scored as highly as those listed. We at Green’s have been in the Bordeaux market for decades, starting with the 1970 vintage. We know where to look for great deals. Most of the wines in this selection are rated 90+ points and all sell for $15- $35. Compare these prices with those of the Grand Cru aristocrats!
2009 and 2010 were superb years for these wines. The follow on vintages, 2011 and 2012, are simply not in the same league. Buy these wines while stocks are still available. It will be years before a comparable quality vintage becomes available. The pipeline is empty.
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MEDOC
Chat. Haut Barrail Medoc 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $14.99
“…has a very fine bouquet with cedar, black fruits, a touch of Xmas cake and sous-bois with good definition. The palate is mediumbodied with fine tannins, good acidity and a very composed finish with ample freshness. This is a very well made 2009 Cru Bourgeois…90 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Chat. Tour St. Bonnet Medoc 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $17.99
“A beautiful sleeper of the vintage, this is possibly the best wine I’ve ever tasted from this over-achieving estate near St.-Christoly-de-Medoc. A blend of 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Petit Verdot…an absolutely staggering value in the worldwide marketplace. The 2010 exhibits classic cedar wood, tobacco leaf, creme de cassis, licorice and some balsam wood notes in a strong, medium to full-bodied, layered style with good opulence, purity and overall harmony. A real beauty…90 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Chat. De Villambis Haut Medoc 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $16.99
“…has a tightly coiled cedary, tertiary bouquet with touches of tobacco developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded, ripe entry, good cohesion, very good delineation with a plush, generous finish of redcurrant, raspberry and cedar. Very fine…90 points.”
- Robert Parker.com
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Chat. Fleur La Mothe 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $19.99
“…has a very concentrated bouquet with far more fruit intensity than its peers. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with very good depth, harmonious with luscious black, vanilla-tinged fruit towards the succulent finish. Good length. Modern in style and
beautifully crafted…90 points.”
- Robert Parker.com
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HAUT MEDOC
Chat. Devise d’Ardilley Haut Medoc 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $19.99
“The Devise d’Ardilley was the winner of the Coup de Cru Bourgeois that I judged at Vinexpo in June. Here, it justifies that “coup”. It has a lovely, beautifully defined bouquet with pure dark berried fruits intertwined with marmalade and orange rind. Sheer class. The palate is beautifully balanced with superb acidity. Very vibrant, very composed with a sensual, caressing finish worthy of a Grand Cru Classe. Outstanding for its class…92 points.”
- Robert Parker.com
Also available in Magnum size at $45.99
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GRAVES
Chat. Chantegrive Rouge 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $21.99
“A major sleeper of the vintage, this blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is another “best ever” performance. Notes of tobacco leaf, hot rocks, sweet kirsch and black currants are impressively displayed in this medium to full-bodied, velvety textured, very seductive style of wine. Drink it over the next decade…90 points.”
- Robert Parker
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"RIGHT BANK"
Chat. Thieuley Bordeaux Rouge 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $14.99
“This has a good briary frame that adds vivacity to the core of loganberry and plum fruit, with a licorice snap edge enlivening the finish. Juicy and fun, with good stuffing on the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2014.”
- The Wine Spectator
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Chat. Thieuley Reserve Francis Courselle Bordeaux 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $17.99
“Ratcheting up the level of concentration, this sleeper of the vintage offers plenty of deep red and black currant fruit notes intermixed with cedarwood, subtle smoke and herbs. Medium-bodied and richly fruity with more power than the regular cuvee, it should drink well for 4-5 years.“ …Thieuley…2010 offerings represent good value Bordeaux that are hard to duplicate from any other area of
the world.
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Chat. De La Cour D’Argent Bordeaux Superieur 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $14.99
“I tasted this wine twice during my visit to Bordeaux and on each occasion it was a beauty. Made from 100% Merlot planted in clay and limestone soils and aged in old oak, it is an attractive, chubby, delicious, young Bordeaux bursting with raspberry and black cherry fruit. With admirable purity as well as a nice texture, it is the type of wine that Bordeaux needs to make more frequently, as it is unmistakably Bordeaux in taste and textural/aromatic profile. It also represents a great value.”
- Robert Parker
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Chat. La Prade Francs-Cotes de Bourg 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $19.99
“Dark and ripe, with a lush edge to the plum sauce and dark fig notes that’s held in check by a charcoal frame. Bitter orange and Campari hints flash through the finish, with a briary feel as well. Drink now through 2015…90 points.”
- The Wine Spectator
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Chat. La Vieille Cure Fronsac 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $34.99
“…a charming, sexy, dense ruby/purplecolored offering displaying lots of ripe Merlot fruit intermixed with hints of charcoal, black raspberries, black currants, lead pencil shavings and truffles. This full-bodied, pure, nicely textured and layered Fronsac is a sleeper of the vintage that considerably over-performs for its modest price…This is an obvious great value!...93 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Old reliable Chardonnay, it is the chameleon of white wines. You want a light, crisp, non-oaked aged white wine? Have a bottle of Chardonnay. Is a full-bodied, rich, ripe, buttery, low acid style of white wine your favorite? Have a bottle Chardonnay. If you can’t make up your mind between these two renditions, then let me present the medium-bodied style that displays more nuanced characteristics of the full and buttery ones. I have listed 4 of our best Chardonnay selections in all Three styles: light, medium, and full. Good examples of each are available at modest prices (from $12) as well as the “really good stuff” that sells for a tad more. If you like white wine, there is a Chardonnay here you will enjoy.
- Green’s Wine Buyer, Michael Bishop
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Franciscan Chardonnay Napa Valley 2011
Green’s Cash Sale price: $11.99
If you yearn for the California Chardonnay style of the 1970’s and 1980’s, big, rich andbuttery, you’ll love this wine. Vanilla, tropical
fruit, and smoke in the bouquet, the flavor
displays a rich viscous texture and notes of
ripe fruit and spicy oak.
All that said, the winemaker did a good job of putting balance in the wine. Much of the fruit is sourced from the cool Carneros district in the southern Napa Valley. This adds acidity and minerality for complexity.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Lincourt Chardonnay Steel Santa Rita Hills 2011
Green’s Cash Sale price: $12.99
“This is cool, intense, acid-driven chardonnay. Unimpeded by oak or malolactic fermentation, the fruit has the tangy cut of a pineapple on the edge of ripeness, while still holding plenty of concentration thanks to the notably long hangtime of 2011. The saline minerality of Lincourt’s two wind-battered Santa Rita Hills vineyards is on full display, and it’s also a steal – an honest, terroir-driven wine for under $20. Buy a case and drink it over the next several years with seafood…92 points…Best Buy.”
- Wine & Spirits
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Talley Vineyards Bishop’s Peak Chardonnay Edna Valley 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
Produced entirely from fruit hand harvested at one of California’s most prestigious estates ,Talley, this is their second wine. Fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and neutral French oak barrels with no malolactic fermentation, it is aged sur lie in stainless steel and neutral French oak. This is an expensive process for a $12.99 wine! Yellow and tropical fruits in the bouquet, the wine displays a harmonious blend of fresh ripe fruit on the palate and lively refreshing aftertaste.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Landmark Overlook Chardonnay Sonoma Co. 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $24.99
It is almost impossible to find a better Chardonnay for this price. It’s absolutely first rate. Hints of nutmeg and white fruits in the bouquet, there is a fresh fruit and spicy oak flavor with delightful balance in the finish.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
“A reliable winery with a realistic pricing policy, one of California’s finest Chardonnays.”
- Robert Parker, Jr.
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Chat Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga-Napa Valley 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $39.98
“A big, mouth filling wine, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon shows the personality of the vintage in its intense fruit. There is plenty of underlying structure in this deep, resonant Cabernet Sauvignon. Mint, flowers and sweet red berries are some of the nuances that are woven into the finish. This is far from an easygoing Napa Cabernet. Although delicious today, it should drink well for a number of years…92 points.”
- The Wine Advocate
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Vineyard 29 Cru Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $49.99
“One of the very best values in Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Cru bursts from the glass with dark red cherries, plums and tobacco. The 2010 is totally gorgeous from start to finish. There is more than pure vibrancy and freshness to support the generous, opulent fruit in this striking, beautifully delineated Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaker Keith Emerson crafts the Cru bottling from a variety of vineyards across Napa Valley…93 points.”
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Andezon Cotes du Rhone 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $13.99
“This co-op, located just south of the village of Chateauneuf du Pape in the sector known as the Gard, has been a perennial top-bargain pick in The Wine
Advocate.”
- Robert Parker
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Cuvee de Vatican Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $16.99
Solid, with a nice gutsy feel to the dark currant and fig fruit, liberally laced with roasted espresso notes. Hefty, but still racy enough for balance…89 points.”
- The Wine Spectator
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Louis Bernard Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $11.99
“…fine-grained structure guiding the red and black cherry, black licorice and lavender notes. Good length.”
- The Wine Spectator
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D’Estezargues Signargues Garnacha Vieille Vignes 2009
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $14.99
“ …made from 100% old vine Grenache (some parcels are nearly 100 years old)…this is the most powerful La Granacha yet made…the belief that such a powerful wine cannot also be elegant is disproved by the precise, fresh, lively kirsch liqueur notes intermixed with tobacco leaf, loamy soil, and forest floor characteristics. This delicious, deep ruby/plum-colored, round, generous, glycerin-filled wine can be enjoyed over the next several years…90 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Vieux Chene Cotes du Rhone Cuvee de la Haie Grives 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
(Made from Organic Fruit)
Made from organically grown fruit, it is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. Textbook southern Rhone character, with its dark cherry, balsamic, and spice aromatics, it has a full-bodied ripe fruit flavor with spice overtones. Beautiful balance. Delicious.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Wine Value Find For Spring: Worth Twice the Price!
Picket Fence Pinot Noir Russian River 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $13.99
Russian River Pinot Noir for only $13.99? It’s amazing for the price. This area is home to many of the Pinot Noir aristocracy. Examples include Dehlinger, Gary Farrell, Kistler Vineyards, Kosta Browne, Williams Selyem, and Sonoma Cutrer. So what do they have that Picket Fence doesn’t have?...Lots of overhead.
Picket Fence is a lean mean winemaking outfit whose winemaker, Alison Crowe, is not only good at making wine
(she has experience at Chalone and Bonny Doon) but also possesses an MBA. Perhaps that explains this “rightsized”
price. Red cherry, herb, and moderate oak nuances are found in the bouquet. Bright red fruit flavors and rich mouth feel are found in its soft, ready-to-drink taste. I’m not saying it’s the equal to its far more expensive Russian River Valley competition. I am saying its frightfully
close at a fraction of the price.
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SPRING SELECTION
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RED WINES
Venta Morales Tempranillo La Mancha 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $5.99
“…made from 100% Tempranillo) possesses an orange label that does not mention being made from organic grapes. Fruity, ripe and medium-bodied with lots of character for a wine priced under $7 a bottle, it, too, should be drunk over the next year…87 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Glass Mountain Cabernet SauvignonCA 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $6.99
Good varietal herb bouquet, this red wine is soft and ready to drink. A tasty little Cabernet for only $6.99.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Bodegas Breca Garnacha de Fuego Old Vines 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.59
“…a 100% Grenache cuvee…This amazing wine boasts…a sweet kiss of jammy black cherries intertwined with crushed rock notes that give the wine an undeniable minerality. As it hits the palate, a full-bodied, voluptuous texture takes hold and the flavor profile moves towards blacker fruits (ripe raspberries and black currants) intermixed with camphor and forest floor…fullbodied, rich…92 points”
- Robert Parker
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Wrongo Dongo Monastrell Jumilla 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.49
“…100% Mourvedre from the appellation of Jumilla… is one of the top bargains in the wine world. Deep ruby/ purple-colored with notes of blue and black fruits, crushed rocks, earth, forest floor and pepper, this medium to full-bodied red over-delivers. Since its inception, it has been a terrific bargain…89 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua 2011
(Domaines de Barons Rothschild)
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.99
Managed by the same people who bring you Ch. Lafite Rothschild, the folks obviously know how to make wine. Herb and coffee in the bouquet, this mediumbodied wine displays soft fruit in a pleasant ready-to-drink style.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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La Fiera Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.69
Heading due east from Rome lies the region of Abruzzo, the area that this wine is sourced from. Made from the Montepulciano grape, this is the iconic Italiean red wine. Hearty, and good dark fruit in the bouquet and on the palate with a refreshing aftertaste. Made to pair with all Italian tomato-based dishes, pizza, and a good hamburger.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Tarima Monastrell Alicante 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.99
“…made from non-organic Monastrell is sensational…this full-bodied blockbuster boasts plenty of blue and black fruit notes, impressive purity and an enticing texture as well as length. It is hard to believe that wines such as this can be found for under $10 a bottle…91 points.”
- Robert Parker
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Gen 5 Cabernet Sauvignon Lodi 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
What a friendly Cabernet! Friendly price, soft ready-to-drink friendly flavor, and sustainably farmed by a down home 5th generation family. You got like this wine. Juicy black fruit flavors with a hint of smoke, this delightful wine is rich and supple on the
palate.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Cucao Carmenere Valle Central 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
Tar, green herbs, spice, and dark fruit aromatics, this wine has unusually ripe rich fruit to tame the typical herb character of Carmenere. Smooth and ready to drink.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Majo Norante Sangiovese 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“…a deep, fleshy wine endowed with serious power and richness, not to mention dark fruit profile. Hints of leather, licorice and tobacco linger on the finish.”
- Wine Advocate
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Zolo Signature Red Blend Mendoza 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
Zolo combines the best of old world and new world. One of most technologically advanced wineries in Argentina, one of their winemakers is Jean Claude Berrouet (former winemaker at Chat. Petrus.) This blend of Mendoza’s signature red grapes features intense and fresh red fruit aromas and a lush, long mouthfeel. Outstanding value!
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Shannon Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Lake Co.
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
This little Cab has a lot character for the money. Cassis aromatics, the wine has a rich smooth dark fruit flavor with just a hint of chocolate. Tastes more like a good $20 Cabernet!
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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El Posadero Vinos de Madrid 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“(75% tempranillo and 25% syrah, raised completely in stainless steel):…Potent aromas of dark berries, violet, cracked pepper and smoky minerals; smells like a
northern Rhone wine. Blackcurrant and bitter cherry flavors are complicated by smoky herbs, cracked pepper and licorice. This energetic, juicy wine finishes with good cut. 88 points.”
- International Wine Cellar
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Les Trois Couronnes Cotes du Rhone 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“Offering uncomplicated, easy drinking, this Grenache- Syrah blend is lush and immediately accessible, displaying the charm of the 2011 vintage. Drink it over the next year or two for its gulpable cherry and chocolate flavors…BEST BUY ...87 points.
- The Wine Enthusiast
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Castle Rock Pinot Noir Sonoma Co. 2010
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“Aromas of bacon and chocolate cherries with a soft, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a smoked pork, spiced apple, and mineral finish. A solid choice for bbq…91 points.”
- Beverage Testing Institute
– Green’s Wine Buyer
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Charles & Charles Cabernet Sauvignon/
Syrah Columbia Valley 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
This 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Syrah blend from Washington State has black tea, and apple skins in the bouquet. Good fruit in a medium-bodied format, it is soft and ready to drink.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Cuvee des 3 Messes Ventoux 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
The grapes for this wine (50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, and 20% Syrah) were harvested from the southern slopes of the Mont Ventoux mountain in the southern Rhone Valley. It possesses a fruity, peppery bouquet; the flavor displays a fresh, vibrant quality with soft forward fruit. Very Cotes du Rhone-like.
– Green’s Wine Buyer
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WHITE WINES
La Fiera Pinot Grigio Veneto 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $7.99
The 2011 La Fiera Pinot Grigio has straw color with a fruity bouquet filled with apples and pears. The palate is dry, soft and well balanced with a lingering acidity.
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Fish House Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $8.99
“The incomparable Charles Smith of Walla Walla created House Wine less than a decade ago, and it has become one of the region’s remarkable success stories. The operation is now owned by Precept Wine, which is able to take the concept to new levels. It opens with exotic and perfumy aromas of lime juice, melon, orange and gooseberry, followed by bright, clean flavors of lemon zest, honeydew, grapefruit and slate, all backed with quenching tartness.”
- The News Tribune
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Laurent Miquel Chardonnay Unoaked 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
From the south of France, this white wine has a fresh apple-like fruit aroma and flavor. A non-oaked Chardonnay, it possesses a
fresh, medium-bodied flavor. Lovely with fish
or serve by itself.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Broadbent Vinho Verde 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“Offers an interesting mix of minerality and savory herbs, with apple flavors and a light citrus note. Features hints of richness of the finish.”
- The Wine Spectator
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Herencia Altes Garnatxa Blanca Terra Alta 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“Deep, dusty pear skin and mineral aromas are complemented by quinine and dusty herbs. Nervy lemon and orchard fruit flavorsgain richness with air, picking up a bitter nuance. Notes of chalk and anise linger on a dry, focused and chewy finish. Very grown-up in style for a white wine at this price point. 89 points.”
- Stephen Tanzer
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Stemmari Pinot Grigio Sicilia 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $8.99
100% Pinot Grigio from Sicily, this wine has more concentration than your average Italian Pinot Grigio. Still has good acidity that makes for a refreshing finish.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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Da Vinci Pinot Grigio 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $8.99
Melon, lemon, and lime in the bouquet, this pleasant refreshing Pinot Grigio is light bodied. The perfect fish wine or aperitif.
- Green’s Wine Buyer
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So many customers have asked us when our 2012 Rosés would arrive; I thought I’d get the word out as soon as possible when some became available. Green’s just received a partial delivery of our 2012 vintage Rosé selection, including ones from France, Spain, Oregon, Washington State, Argentina, and Chile. I will keep you advised when others become available, but the selection below represents the “heart” of the Rosé wines we have ordered. Stop by, Rosé season has officially begun!
- Michael Bishop, Green’s Wine Buyer
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Domaine Fazi Rosé Ile de Beaute 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $8.99
This Corsican wine was last year’s most popular Rosé. Made from four grape varieties, 35% Sciaccarellu, 30% Merlot, 25% Grenache, and 10% Cinsault, the major component, Sciaccarellu, is a native grape variety of the island. It takes its name from a Corsican adjective meaning, “crispy-crunchy between the teeth.” Indeed, it does have a tough skin. Close in appearance to the Pinot Noir grape, the wine produced from this grape displays an aroma similar to Pinot as well.
Airy pale pink in color, very sophisticated. The bouquet is raspberry/strawberry-like and the flavor shows a crisp red fruit-like character. -Green’s Wine Buyer
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Bastide de Trians Rosé Coteaux Varois en Provence 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
Made from organic fruit, this is a blend of 50% Greanche, 30% Cinsault, and 20% Syrah. Peaches in the aroma, this is a classically styled Provencal Rosé. Light, crisp, and elegant with a nuance of yellow fruit character on the palate. -Green’s Wine Buyer
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Chapelle St. Victor Rosé Coteaux D’Aix-En-Provence 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $10.99
From Provence’s second largest appellation, this delightful Rosé is made from 50% Greanche, 30% Cinsault, and 20% Syrah. Its color is light pink with a pale purple halo, the aroma, like its sister Provencal wine above, is reminiscent of yellow fruit. Dry and refreshing with a long aftertaste, this is an absolutely delicious Rosé. -Green’s Wine Buyer
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Victor Costieres de Nimes Rosé 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
What a beautiful Rosé! It’s hard for me to select a favorite of this group as I liked them all, after all I picked them, but if I had to point out just one, it would be this wine. It’s got everything, an elegantly light pink color, a red fruit and watermelon-like aroma, and a flavor that is the perfect balance between acidity and fruit. From Costieres de Nimes, just west of Provence in the southern Rhone Valley. -Green’s Wine Buyer
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The “King of Rosé”-Tavel
If there was a Grand Cru system ranking Rosé in France, the district of Tavel would be home to most of the “First Growths.” Bearing the unofficial title of “King of Rosé”, it was the favorite wine of several Kings of France, as well as the Avignon Popes. It was one of the first areas in all of France to be granted an official appellation (A.O.C.) in 1936, at the same time as its more famous neighbor, Chateauneuf-du-Pape. It is also a unique appellation in France, as it is allowed to make only Rosé. As this is all that they can do, who else can claim to have more experience in making fine Rosé?
There are three types of soil here that have a strong effect on the character of the wine. West of town is dominated by limestone and slate. Here low-yielding vines grow, giving deep and aromatic wines. Another type is the flat, sandy, rocky fields, easy to cultivate and good for ripening. The third is dominated by “galéts roules,” the smooth round stones also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This soil is located east of the town in the direction of Châteauneuf. You find the most intensely flavored Tavels here.
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Les Acanthes Tavel Rosé 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $12.99
This Tavel hails from vineyards planted on the three main soil types of the area: limestone, smooth pebbles, and sandy soil and is made from Grenache (50%), Clairette (11%),Cinsault (20%), Picpoul (5%), Bourboulenc (5%) , Carignan (4%)and Syrah (5%).
Nice red cherry notes in the bouquet and flavor, this lively, red fruit driven wine possesses excellent balancing acidity in the aftertaste. This is a benchmark for the classic style of Tavel.-Green’s Wine Buyer
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Cuvee Royale Tavel Rosé 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
The terroir of the vineyard of these wines is entirely “galéts roules,” the same large smooth pebbles found in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. These stones reflect the heat toward the fruit during the day, and retain, and slowly release, heat throughout the night. The grapes get unusually ripe here.
Made from Grenache (50%), Clairette (11%),Cinsault (20%), Picpoul (5%), Bourboulenc (5%) , Carignan (4%)and Syrah (5%), this Tavel is the richest and most powerful of the two.
Possesses a deep pink color and ripe cherries on the bouquet, this dry, rich, ripe red fruit flavored wine is one of the concentrated Rosés we carry. -Green’s Wine Buyer
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Cune Rosado Rioja 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
One of the best Rosés I have found from Spain, it is made entirely from Tempranillo sourced from Rioja. A delightful ripe strawberry aroma greets you. Dry, delicious rich red fruit on the palate, the aftertaste displays the perfect amount of acidity to keep this wine lively and thirst-quenching. Very reminiscent in style to Tavel, I can’t give a Rosé a higher accolade than that!-Green’s Wine Buyer
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Charles & Charles Rosé Columbia Valley 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $10.99
The 2011 vintage of this wine was selected as one of the Top 100 Wines of 2012 by The Wine Spectator. Such has been the snobbism over the years surrounding Rosé wines; I thought I’d never see one get such a high accolade. Having carried the 2011 last year, selecting it months before the Wine Spectator picked it for their Top 100, I can tell you the 2012 version of this wine is every bit as good as 2011.
Made from a blend of 81% Syrah, 16% Mourvedre, 2% Cinsault, and 1% Grenache from Washington State’s Columbia Valley, these are common varieties used in France to make Rosé. In fact, this wine is reminiscent of the fine French Rosé produced in the Nimes area, located in the southern Rhone Valley west of Provence.
Possessing a strawberry-like bouquet, this Rosé displays beautiful balance between its red fruit flavor and tangy, refreshing acidity in the aftertaste. What a delicious thirst-quencher and accompaniment for almost any food.-Green’s Wine Buyer
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Oregon:
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A To Z Rosé Oregon 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
Made from organically grown Sangiovese (the grape that made Chianti famous) fruit in southern Oregon, this wine is a riot of ripe cherries in the bouquet and juicy flavor. Dry and refreshing, this delightful Rosé is the first we have selected from Oregon and is an impressive example.-Green’s Wine Buyer
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Argentina:
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Crios Rose de Malbec Mendoza 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
“Spicy red berries and cherry on the nose. Light in body, juicy and nicely intense…strawberry flavor. Finishes with good grip and lift. Attractive rose. 88 points”-International Wine Cellar
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Chile:
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Calcu Rosé Reserva Colchagua Valley 2012
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $12.99
Though from Chile, this pale-pink colored wine reminds me of Rosé from Provence. A blend of 50% Malbec, 40% Syrah, and 10% Petit Verdot, it presents watermelon candy and herb aromas and a crisp red fruit flavor. Very thirst-quenching.-Green’s Wine Buyer
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10% Case Discount (Mixed or Solid)
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* Average of Grocery Store Survey Taken March 22nd, 2013
** Offer Good While Current Stock Lasts or May 25th, 2013
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Let Us Be Your Party Planner
Our Green’s Wine Consultants have years of experience in helping customers with wine and food combinations and figuring out the quantity of wine and other beverages needed to supply a party.
Please don’t hesitate to use our expertise.
For help call:
BUFORD HIGHWAY STORE:
404-321-6232 extension 312
Ask for Tom Coriell or James Nichols
PONCE DE LEON STORE:
404-872-1109
Ask for Leonard Irish
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Buford Highway:
2614 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Tel: 404-321-6232
Business Hours:
Mon - Wed - 8 am - 9:30 pm
Thurs - 8 am - 11:00 pm
Fri - Sat - 8 am - 11:30 pm
Sundays - 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Ponce de Leon:
737 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306
Tel: 404-872-1109
Business Hours:
Mon - Thurs - 9 am -11:00 pm
Fri - Sat - 9 am - 11:30 pm
Sundays - 12:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Green's, 2614 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30324- 404.321.6232
Green's, 737 Ponce De Leon, Atlanta, GA 30306 - 404.872.1109
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