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ÆROS 2006 Napa Valley Estate Meritage (750ml)

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:08:00 GMT

ÆROS 2006 Napa Valley Estate Meritage (750ml)
Buy Now: $142.00

ÆROS® Vintage 2006
Napa Valley Estate Meritage
ÆROS Series number 11

The 2006 vintage marks the second release of our Estate Meritage under the ÆROS label in our 24-year history.

ÆROS… A Sensual Expression of Purpose, Form and Passion

This vintage proudly marks the 11th ÆROS release in our 24-year history, a remarkably opulent, complex blend. Geoff Gorsuch, our Winemaker, carefully selected our finest lots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec to create a wine of extraordinary beauty, intensity and majestic proportion.

The long, mild growing season presented nearly textbook harvest conditions, setting the stage for excellence, and Geoff was blessed with an exceptionally rich palette of flavors from which to craft his blend. The best Bordeaux clones, three of Cabernet Sauvignon and two each of Cabernet Franc and Merlot were married with Petit Verdot and Malbec through repeated tasting trials, over a period of months, maximizing complexity and bringing the five varieties into perfect balance.

Stunning. Lush, deep and dark, the seductive aroma of black cherry, sweet, ripe raspberry, dusty mocha and subtle smoke anticipates dense layers of black plum, wild strawberry and cherry tobacco that coat the palate and linger, finishing with rich, toasty oak and polished, supple tannins.

Hedonistic, and much too alluring to pass up now, the 11th ÆROS release will develop even greater complexity in the cellar over the years to come.

In the many years since it was first created, ÆROS has repeatedly astounded and intrigued collectors of fine wines. Prepare to be swept away...

Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley - Yountville estate - ÆROS Meritage winemaker notes & food suggestions.

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ÆROS Lithograph

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:08:00 GMT

ÆROS Lithograph
Buy Now: $25.00

ÆROS Lithograph

The ÆROS label has become a design classic, uniting the visualarts with the art of winemaking. The ÆROS lithograph captures theextraordinary beauty of the bottle as a life-size showpiece and isan essential for those who collect wine art and appreciate rarewine. The lithograph is printed on Topkote glossy paper at 100#paper weight. The dimensions are 18”x 24” oriented in a portraitstyle, and ready for framing.

Goosecross Winemaker, Geoff Gorsuch, will sign your lithographin gold ink upon request. Or, for a personal message enter up to 12words in the comments box when you order.

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Downtown Wine Tasting Card

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:11:00 GMT

Downtown Wine Tasting Card
Buy Now: $20.00

Taste limitedproduction wines from several boutique Napa Valley wineries,without having to fight upvalley traffic. Expand your wineknowledge by exploring wines from 14 different tasting roomswith thousands of unique wines and unique experiences, for only 10¢for your initial tasting! It’s all downtown -- and all withinwalking distance of shopping and award-winningrestaurants.

Here's how itworks:

Purchase theDowntown Wine Tasting card online for $20. We will hold the cardfor your pick up at Wineries of Napa Valley, your first tastinglocation! Or, at your request and for a nominal fee (see option above) we will promptly mail your card toyou. Please allow 10 days for delivery if mailed.
Walk or takethe free Downtown Trolley to any of the fourteen tasting roomslisted below, and present your card.
With theNapa Downtown Wine Tasting Card, your initial tasting is only 10¢at each tasting room. Be sure to ask each tasting room aboutadditional discounts and specials available with thiscard.
Tastingcards are one per person, $20 each. Please order a card for eachperson who will be tasting.
Know anyoneon their way to Napa? Don't forget the card makes a greatgift!

Participating TastingRooms:

Wineries ofNapa Valley (Card holders will also receive a 10% discount on allwines purchased plus shipping is included in your purchaseprice on all case purchases.)
BountyHunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ
CejaVineyards
GustavoThrace
JV Wine& Spirits
MasonCellars
Napa GeneralStore
Oxbow WineMerchant
Silo's atThe Napa River Inn
StonehedgeWinery
Taste atOxbow
Tool BoxWine Company
Uncorked atOxbow
XWinery

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