Tulpen Cellars Columbia Merlot ‘07
$25.99 / btl -
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Brand new to Esquin, we’re excited to share these amazing wines with
you! “Once again the Merlot is the best of a very fine flight of
Tulpen wines. 10% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot in the mix, resulting
in a dense, dark wine loaded with black fruits. Polished tannins are
lightly layered in streaks of leaf, herb and earth. The alcohol tops
15%, but there is not a hint of heat in the finish.” 94 pts Wine
Enthusiast
Ch St Michelle ‘Ethos’ Reserve Merlot ‘08
$20.99 / btl -
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A discount sure to blow your mind! A powerful and complex Merlot
with deep layers of rich fruit. “Ripe, round and generous, with
cherry and walnut flavors wrapped in a veil of fine tannins. Shows
depth and deft balance, letting its flavors linger easily.”92
pts Wine Spectator
Tulpen Cellars Columbia Syrah ‘07
$17.99 / btl
“A Rhone blend that will, in future vintages, not be varietally
named, this is far from a standard Washington Syrah. It’s threaded
beautifully with nuances of fruit and spice from the Viognier
coferment, Grenache and Mourvèdre that are included. Aromatic, spicy
and weaving together chocolate, licorice, granite, roasted meat and
berry flavors, it is both substantial and forward”
92 pts Wine Enthusiast
Quinta da Manuela Douro ‘00
$26.99 / btl -
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“Remarkable depth, fine structure and simply sensational fruit. As
it airs out, ninety minutes on, the wine fleshes out and picks up
weight and the dense mid-palate becomes the wine’s most noticeable
feature. It is nuanced with a chocolate note. Wonderful fruit and
serious structure.
94 pts Wine Advocate
Alvaro Palacios Camins del Priorat ‘09
$19.99 / btl -
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With his tenure at Pétrus, Alvaro set out to create a affordably
priced Priorat that stays true to his vision: powerful but elegant,
approachable yet restrained. “The 2009 Camins del Priorat is more
perfumed than the 2008 as well as more structured...a more
successful vintage.” Wine Advocate is still on the fence with it’s
score, so open a bottle and be your own judge!91-94
pts Wine Advocate
La Maialina Chianti Classico Riserva ‘07
$17.99 / btl -
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“Simply beautiful. Readers will find plenty of 2007 vintage
character in this soft, expansive wine. Dark fruit, leather and
spices inform the supple, creamy finish. This is already fabulous;
the only question is how much it might improve in the coming years.”
- 92 pts Wine Advocate
