What's New at Heights Chateau 11/4/15

NEW WHITES

Domaine d’Augeron 2014 Landes @ $9.99

A blend of Colombard and Ugni Blanc, light and floral on the nose with a mineral edge leading to luscious summer fruits on the palate with crisp acidity

Frentano 2013 Vallevo Cococciola @ $12.99

100% Cococciola. A grape native to the Marche region of Italy, very fresh with lively acidity yet softly textured, zesty and limey

Murola 2014 Grechetto @ $13.99

Also from the Marche, a white with lightly tropical aromas and wonderfully fresh acidity

Fichet 2012 Macon Ige Chateau London @ $14.99

A Chardonnay that is exotic and succulent with an almost cidery haze, juicy and floral

Saladin 2013 Cotes du Rhone “Per El” @ $20.99

A six-grape blend from an organic producer in the southern Rhone, rich and flavorful with great intensity and concentration

La Bastide Blanche 2013 Bandol Blanc @ $26.99

A four-grape blend from Provence, full and creamy, with an abundance of fruit flavors

Pousse d’Or 2008 Santenay @ $52.99

Orchard fruit aromas, opulent flavors, enough acid support to keep proper focus and balance

NEW REDS

Dark Horse NV Red Blend @ $8.99

A California blend of Malbec, Rubired, Syrah, Tempranillo and Merlot, with deep flavors of dark berry and red currant and a long finish

Ca Momi 2014 Rosso di Napa @ $10.99

A blend of Cabernet, Zinfandel, Merlot and Petite Sirah, with rich black cherry, red currant, mocha and spice flavors

San Francisco Wine Press NV Red @ $11.99

Made by Dan Fetzer of the Mendocino Fetzers, a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah and Grenache, spicy and lively with good acidity and a very long finish

Bonfils 2013 Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Princes d’Orange @ $13.99

A Grenache/Syrah blend from the Cotes du Rhone, with dark berry fruit and lots of southern Rhone herbs on the finish

Beronia 2011 Rioja Crianza @ $13.99

Quintessential Rioja, smooth and fruity, fresh and well balanced, with notes of chocolate and coffee

Laporte 2012 Chateaumeillant La Veillante @ $14.99

A Pinot from the Loire Valley, spicy, with great freshness, finesse, and elegance

Mossback 2013 Pinot Noir @ $14.99

A blend of Russian River Valley fruit with complex aromas of earth and fruit and bright flavors of cranberry and black cherry

Vivanco 2010 Rioja Crianza @ $15.99

A modern-styled Rioja from one of the region’s leading producers, with the focus firmly on bright, juicy fruit flavors

(new vintage) Alberto Furque 2014 Malbec @ $15.99

bright cherry aromas and flavors with serious length, a Malbec with both strength and charm

(new batch) Can.Dor Zinfandel @ $16.99

shows bright berry fruit, spice, and that indefinable zing that says it's really Zinfandel

Buena Vista 2013 The Count Red Blend @ $17.99

A seamless Sonoma County blend of Zinfandel, Syrah and Merlot, elegant and complex, flavorful and smooth on the palate with a long silky finish

Fulkerson 2010 Lemberger @ $17.99

Made from an Austrian grape happily transplanted to New York’s Finger Lakes, with bright, aromatic red fruit tones and a generous minerality

(back) Lunta 2012 Malbec @ $18.99

Made from fruit from some of Argentina’s oldest vines, with ripe raspberry, plum and bramble on the nose, followed by vanilla and toast from twelve months in French oak

(new vintage) Casarena 2012 Malbec @ $19.99

dense on the palate, with sweet black fruit flavors and spicy notes, marked minerality on the finish

Michel-Schlumberger 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon @ $20.99

From Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley, made from a blend of the winery’s finest blocks of both their mountaintop and benchland vineyards, brawny and briary with good acidic and tannic structure

Magniens 2013 Bourgogne @ $27.99

Made with the same care and attention as the domaine’s more prestigious wines, with vibrant black fruit and an opulent, flavorful palate

Juillot 2013 Mercurey @ $27.99

A medium-bodied Pinot with aromas of spice and fruit, supported by refreshing acidity and offering a broad texture and firm tannins

Les Pelerines de Lafon-Rochet 2012 St. Estephe @ $29.99

The second wine of Chateau Lafon-Rochet, a classic four-grape Bordeaux blend made from the estate’s younger vines, rich, ripe, and highly accessible now

Chave 2012 St. Joseph Offerus @ $32.99

100% Syrah, balanced and lush in the mouth, with fruit flavors that are wrapped in velvety tannins and supported by a nice spurt of bright acidity that lasts into a long finish

(new vintage) COS 2012 Cerasuolo di Vitoria @ $33.99

a classic blend of Nero d’Avola and Frappato with aromas of dried cherry, chocolate, smoke, herb and spice, soft, round, and fruity with a good dose of acidity

Siduri 2013 Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills @ $36.99

Intensely flavorful, with soft tannins and welcome vibrancy, pleasant aromas of dark berries, hints of spice and oak

Flora Springs 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon @ $39.99

A bold, rich Cab with a core of dark fruit framed by spicy notes of black pepper, anise, cinnamon and sage

Guigal 2010 Chateauneuf-du-Pape @ $49.99

Described as “a stunning effort showing the class of the vintage,” a Grenache-driven blend rich and textured, with ample fruit and subtle meatiness

Montevertine 2012 Montevertine @ $52.99

Called “an example of Tuscan winemaking at its finest,” with distinctive cherry aromas and a hint of spice, a subtle mint element, and firm, juicy acidity

Adelsheim 2012 Pinot Noir Elizabeth’s Reserve @ $57.99

A blend of the winery’s best barrels from their best lots, elegant and intense, exceptionally well balanced, with silky tannins and a persistent finish