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Limited Edition 2007
Each year,
from January to April, Winexpert releases limited quantities of five very
special wine varieties of award winning quality. In fact, all 15
varieties offered in the past three years have won medals at the largest
annual winemaking competition in North America.
Now in its
18th year, Selection Limited Edition is our most highly sought after offering.
Each year, because of Limited Edition's well deserved reputation for delivering
unsurpassed quality, wine lovers wait with high anticipation, eager to
place orders for each variety offered.
The premium
quality continues onto your bottles as a package of 30 specially designed,
easy to use, peel and stick bottle labels are included with each purchase.
Due to the immense popularity of this program, reserving your Selection
Limited Edition varieties is strongly advised as each variety is only available
during their month of release. Great
wine is yours for the making. We guarantee it. |
 JANUARY:
CHILEAN CARMENERE - CABERNET SAUVIGNON $119.95
Sweetness Code: 0 (dry)
The Region:
Chile is one of the oldest ‘new world’ wine growing regions, with its first
vintage planted by the Spanish in the 16th century. Winexpert’s Carmenère
comes from the Maipo Valley, Chile's most famous growing area located just
south of the capital of Santiago.
The Wine:
Similar to Merlot, Carmenère is a synonym for brilliant red, ‘carmine’.
Blended with the King of red grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, it produces exceptionally
powerful, rich red wines of great length and structure. Deep crimson
red color with luscious fruit aromas of plums and blueberry, a touch of
chocolate and hints of coffee and toasty oak. On the palate, notes
of red fruit, dark plums, damsons and spice, generously framed by toasty
oak with a soft and well structured mouthfilling texture, velvety on the
tongue with very supple tannins.
The Food:
Excellent with lighter meat dishes or sausages, smoked meats and is brilliant
with roast duck.
Aging:
Robust, tannic and structured in its youth, this wine will require at least
a year to open up and show its rich red fruit, and after two to three years
will beguile with its smoky, velvety finish and spicy berry flavors. |
 JANUARY:
AUSTRALIAN RIESLING $119.95
Sweetness Code: 0 (dry)
The Region:
Australia's vast Riverland region produces nearly 20% of all the country's
wine. The warm climate and rich sandy loam soils could produce higher
yields, but artisan grape growers remove half the fruit at bud burst and
limit irrigation. With smaller numbers of berries and water stressed vines,
the resultant grapes, like those used in our Australian Riesling, display
highly concentrated flavor, aroma and body.
The Wine:
Medium bodied, crisp and refreshing, with aromas of white fruits, juicy
apple, and the perfume of spring blossoms. It's wonderfully drinkable,
but still shows depth of flavor with minerals and a bracing backbone of
acidity and structure. The main difference between a German and an
Australian Riesling is that Australian Riesling tends to be drier. The
Australian version exhibits the characteristics of the grape that we expect:
the perfume, the complexity and the zest.
The Food:
Riesling holds it's own in food pairing like no other white wine, especially
with savory dishes or fruit - roast pork loin stuffed with apricots is
a delightful pairing.
Aging:
While crisply fresh and bright when young, it will develop more of its
floral mineral aromas after six months, and after a year will begin to
show honey and citrus notes, and continue to deepen in flavor. |
FEBRUARY:
SICILIAN NERO d' AVOLA - SHIRAZ $119.95
Sweetness Code: 0 (dry)
The Region:
The Sicilian climate has long hot summers, plenty of sunshine and mild
winters, with just enough rainfall to keep the vines strong. Avola
is a village in South Eastern Sicily, where Nero d’Avola evolved through
selection by vine growers centuries ago, and has spread throughout the
island.
The Wine:
Sicilian winemakers often treat Nero d’Avola like Shiraz, which is why
the two blend so well together. It has the classic Shiraz notes of blueberry,
blackberry and dark fruits, with a delightful scent of rose, cherry and
herbs. This dark garnet wine shows ripe, berry like fruit aromas
lent complexity by hints of toast and smoke. Warm and plummy with
a touch of raisins and a hint of almonds in the flavor, there's sufficient
acidity to give it structure, but the overall impression is soft as velvet.
The Food:
A great choice for lamb chops; rare meat rounds out the wine.
Also good with barbecued ribs, filet mignon, classic pan fried pork chops
and Roquefort cheese.
Aging:
While this is a wine that will age well for years, the exuberant fruit
will beckon you for early drinking. If you do succumb, put a bottle
aside for the future, but you won't go wrong by drinking it after six months
to a year. |
MARCH:
PACIFIC QUARTET $119.95 Sweetness Code: 1 (off
dry)
The Region:
The Pacific Coast of North America has micro climates that match those
of the blazing sunshine of the Mediterranean to the crisp mountain air
of the upper Rhine. With so much range and variety, there is a perfect
terroir for almost any grape you can name.
The Wine:
This wine showcases bright fruit, excellent structure and a long finish.
Vidal from British Columbia gives spiciness and stone fruit. Chenin Blanc
from California gives a wonderful melony, honeyed aroma with hints of apple.
Gewürztraminer from Washington contributes lychee, rose petals and
floral notes, and Muscat from Australia's Murray Darling Valley gives wonderful
grapey notes with dried fruit and hints of orange peel.
The Food:
This wine has a range of fruit character and enough acidity to stand up
to a wide range of foods, particularly spicy and savory dishes, including
Thai cuisine, grilled fish, herbed roast chicken or salmon.
Aging:
Although delicious right on bottling day, after six months the Muscat and
Vidal will dominate with spicy, grapey notes, after a year the Chenin Blanc’s
honey and melon will come out, and at 18 to 24 months the Gewürztraminer
will show a perfumed floweriness and lush structure. |
APRIL:
ITALIAN BRUNELLO $119.95 Sweetness Code: 0 (dry)
The Region:
Italy's long, narrow peninsula reaches deep into the Mediterranean, basking
in the relentless sunshine and welcoming warmth. Gentle sloping hillsides,
rich mineral soils, the moderating breezes off of the Mediterranean waters
and unique grape varieties work to make wonderful wines.
The Wine:
Brunello is a large berried variety of the Sangiovese grape, most famous
in Brunello di Montalcino. Italy's hot, dry climate allows Brunello
to thrive, displaying great varietal character and intensity. The
flavor profile of Sangiovese is fruity, with strong natural acidity, a
firm and elegant to assertiveness and a robust finish that can extend surprisingly
long. The aroma is generally subtle, with cherry, strawberry, blueberry,
and violet notes.
The Food:
Brunello shines in the company of assertively flavored foods. Hard
cheeses such as Asiago and Parmigiano Reggiano are splendid accompaniments
and the wines backbone of acids and tannins make it work well with rich
and spicy foods like Italian sausages or lasagna.
Aging:
Medium bodied but boldly tannic and intense, this gripping wine will begin
to open up after six months, but the richer flavors will take at least
18 months to show, with cherry and spice dominating the long, fruity finish. |
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