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JUNE
2001 SELECTIONS
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Summer calls for light refreshing wines that taste
great but won't fill you up. These three winners are just right for beach-pool-veranda
sipping on a breezy afternoon. All of them are based on Chardonnay, but each
blends in another varietal to tweak the Chardonnay in a unique direction.
A flowery nose with subtle apple and vanilla aromas. Smooth
and crisp with ample fruit. Butterscotch and oak mingle on the palate to produce
this truly unique new kind of Chardonnay.
North Fork of Long Island
A delicious blend of Chardonnay with a smattering of Riesling makes this easy
drinking, soft and fruity (yet dry) white just the ticket for affordable summer
drinking.
North Fork of Long Island.
A highly extracted straw colored table wine with tart
melon and grapefruit aromas that lead to a weighty, satisfying palate. 85% Chardonnay,
15% Pinot Blanc.
These are three of New York's finest new releases
of this rapidly growing category. While drinking very well while young, the Optimus
and the Pinnacle would benefit from some additional time in the bottle. The Garnet,
however, is what we're drinking with every summer grilling adventure.
Finger Lakes - Cayuga
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the traditional
varieties of Bordeaux, has produced an elegant, yet full bodied wine. Aged in
small oak barrels for one year, this complex wine offers wonderful flavors of
cherries, currants, vanilla and spice with silky smooth tannins in the finish.
North Fork of Long Island
Hangar steak, pepperoni pizza, meatloaf, burgers, roast pork sandwiches and pasta
in a marinara sauce. This Bordeaux-style blend is comfort food in a bottle.
Finger Lakes - Seneca
A vibrant and focused red with flavors of dark cherry and red currant, with some
appealing herbal notes mixed in. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
and Merlot.
The current state-of-the-art in pink wines in New
York is a return to the traditional drier styles of ros„. (Almost) Gone are the
insipidly sweet white zinfandel clones, and in are the drier Provencal-style
true ros„s most often made from classic vinifera varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon
and Pinot Noir.
Finger Lakes
North Fork of Long Island
made with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine hase delicate
berry and peach flavors and a lovely aroma of fresh cut flowers.
Finger Lakes - Cayuga
This is the wine that will make you rethink pink. A delicious blend of Vidal
Blanc, Cayuga and Pinot Noir - it is explosive with mouth filling fruit and fresh,
tropical flavors.
North Fork of Long Island
Crafted from a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, this bright,
clean wine is packed with fresh flavors of cherries and strawberry aromas. A
medium bodied wine with nice acidity which leads to a refreshing quencher on
the palate.
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