Tasting notes, Oct. 26, 2024; Red wines for Fall

                     Fall Reds

2021 Ferrata Punta Drago
On Sale for $28
Etna / Sicily / Italy
100% Nerello Mascalese
Punta Drago is the product of Nerello Mascalese vines planted in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. The wine is aged for 12 months in barrel prior to six months refinement in bottle.
2022 St Innocent Villages
On Sale for $25.99
Willamette Valley / Oregon / US
100% Pinot Noir
Under the St Innocent label, Mark Vlossak produces some of the finest and most thoughtfully crafted Pinot Noir in Oregon. The Villages cuvee is intended as an introduction to the tasteful house style.
2022 Arnaud Lambert Clos Mazurique
On Sale for $20
Saumur / Loire Valley / France
100% Cabernet Franc
Sourced from a 30 year-old plot of Cabernet Franc planted in silt and sand, the Clos Mazurique is made in a fresh style and aged only in concrete tanks. The wines produced here have been certified organic since 2009.
2022 Buon Tempo Rosso
On Sale for $28
Montalcino / Tuscany / Italy
100% Sangiovese
Buon Tempo is located in the southeast corner of the Montalcino DOC in the village of Castelnuovo dell Abate, an area known for a ripe, generous style of Sangiovese. The Rosso di Montalcino is aged in a combination of large and medium sized wooden casks.
2022 Sabon Rhone by Sabon
On Sale for $16.99
Cotes-du-Rhone / France
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
Headquartered in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Roger Sabon also owns 15 acres of 50-year-old vines in the Cotes-du-Rhone appellation. The blend here is predominantly Grenache with smaller inclusions of Syrah and Cinsault. All the fruit is hand harvested, and the wine is aged for 5 months in large oak casks.
2020 Villacreces Pruno
On Sale for $20 
Ribera del Duero / Castilla y León / Spain
90% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Located next door to the famed Vega Sicilia, the fruit from Villacreces was sold off to neighboring wineries for many years. Today, under the stewardship of the Anton family, the winery now employs most of their 35 year-old vines for their own production.