By SOMDATTA SENGUPTAStore Manager Ray Kimble and Manager of Liquor Operations Stuart Keats have brought to you another great offering from Spirits Unlimited Middletown.
It's the new 25% Case Discount Corner offering great wines from Agrentina, Spain and Italy. These include three from Agrentina — the Sangre De Vina line featuring torrontes and malbec and an El Guardado syrah. The Italian wines include the Saladini Pilastri Falerio and the Vasari Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. The Spanish red is the much talked about Viña Borgia old vine grenache from the Campo de Borja region.
Vina Borgia: The Vina Borgia Grenache from Spain comes from the Campo de Borja region that lies between the plains of the river Ebro and the mountains of the Sistema Iberico. The color is ruby-purple, with lots of fruit aromas, deep color, a little bit of smoke and has a pepper finish. It's all stainless steel, no oak. A great wine for making sangria.It goes well with pasta, chicken and anything that's spicy.
Price per bottle: $6.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $63.73
Saladini Pilastri Falerio: A medium bodied white wine from Italy that goes very well with fish and seafood. It is from the Spinetoli region of Italy which has gravelly soil. The grape varieties used in the wine include Trebbiano, Passerina and Chardonnay. The vineyards are grown using biological farming systems, according to the official Web site. Saladini Pilastri, has been making organic wine since 1995, says snooth.com and this white wine is lemon oil and fennel-scented, and is crisp, dry, intriguing and compelling.Price per bottle: $8.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $86.52
Vasari Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: It has incredible amounts of forward fruit according to WineExpress.com. It has intense color, the nose has a rich black cherry and hints of cedar. Great with pasta.
Price per bottle: $8.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $86.52
El Guardado Syrah: This is a new line of Argentine wines that Spirits Unlimited Middletown is introducing at the store this fall. According to Rick Allocca, the local wine consultant at the Middletown store, the El Guardado syrah really delivers. Coming from the San Juan area of Argentina, this wine is ruby-red in color and exhibits aromas of leather, graphite, dry fruits and plum, Rick said. It is dry on the mid-palate with a long graceful finish, fine tannic structure and hints of smokiness, according to him. The wines goes well with grilled meats as well as veggies, but it is excellent with beef stew, Rick said.Price per bottle: $10.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $105.84
Sangre De Vina Torrontes: This is a very crisp and light wine, according to Rick, the local wine consultant at the Middletown Spirits Unlimited store. It has floral overtures but is not sweet like the riesling. Rick ranks this wine high on texture, acidity, fruit. Overall, a great drinking wine all year long, he said.Price per bottle: $8.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $86.52
Sangre De Vina Malbec: This wine is rich in color with spice notes to it, Rick said. It has good tannins and fruit characteristics with blackberry and dark cherry. It is another all-year drinking wine, he said, and goes great with barbecue.
Price per bottle: $8.99
25% Case (12 bottles) Discount price including tax: $86.52
