A Few Goodies in Graileys

By: AJ McClellan

July is typically a little slower at Graileys but last night we had a great night with several members coming in and some great bottles of wine opened up. It all started with a 2007 CVNE Imperial, this Rioja was drinking great! Some of you might remember us offering the 2001 of this wine a few months ago; well I can say you might see the 2007 before long because I was a huge fan of the wine. Soft fruit with delicate tannins and well integrated oak notes.

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Next we popped a Magnum of 1998 Dom Ruinart. We have tasted several of these recently and it is fantastic every time. There was a light yeast note with pretty tropical fruit and hints of lemon zest on the finish.  After the wine opened up a little the minerality started to come through and it finished with a nice toastiness.

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Last but not least we had the 2011 Crocus Malbec, which is Paul Hobbs new project out of Cahors France. This wine is everything you could hope for from a Paul Hobbs project. Juicy tannins with big black fruit and soft tannins this is a great typical Malbec from a fun region!

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