Stop by to taste a fine collection of wines from
Classic Wines from 4:30pm to 7:00pm,
on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
Classic Wines is a medium sized distribution company with a fleet of buyers
looking for the best values and quality available.
These skilled palates make it their goal to fill the shelves of Colorado with
ecelectic and tried and true brands.
They travel the globe looking for wines to add to their impressive portfolio.
Four Vines "Naked" Chardonnay $12.49
-new this month
Zenato Valpolicella $12.99
-new this month
Castle Rock Merlot $10.99
Las Rocas Garnacha $16.69
-91pts Wine Advocate
·15% off wines poured during tasting hours.
·10% off beer poured during tasting hours.
·10% off spirits poured during tasting hours.
·Need a map to Libations?
·Take a look at the
archive of previous in-store tastings.
·Libations offers a coupon.
New items this month!
Take a look at some of the new items we have brought in during March.
These items have been tasted and received the Libations stamp of approval.
They will be on sale for the whole month of March.
For a list of everything on sale see our
sale page.
Wines:
Martin Codax Albarino and Tempranillo
Cable Car Cabernet Sauvignon
Four Vines "Naked" Chardonnay
Zenato Valpolicella
Antonello Sicillian Shiraz
Relax Riesling
Laurent Miguel Chardonnay
Cooper Mountain Organic Pinot Noir
Salvestrin Retaggio
Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
Beers:
Sam Adams Irish Red
Avery Collaboration
Fort Collins Double Chocolate Stout
Great Divide Samurai Ale
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Unoaked Chardonnay
Chardonnay has been a darling in the wine world for centuries. It is a member of the four noble grapes, the other three being riesling, cabernet sauvignon, and pinot noir. Chardonnay earned its status in the rolling hills of Burgundy and Chablis, France. It is also one of the three approved grapes for making genuine Champagne, along with pinot noir and pinot meunier.
In the new world chardonnay is grown everywhere, from the furthest reaches of the Southern Hemisphere to our West coast vineyards. California grows more Chardonnay than any other variety. Winemakers there have created a style for this grape unique to California. This recipe is aged in new oak barrels, which adds notes of nutmeg, caramel, and butterscotch, along with flavors of oak. This style also is put through malolactic fermentation (nicknamed malo). Malo changes the fruit acidity, which is citrus-like, to a softer malic acid, which imparts round, buttery flavors.
If you examine all chardonnays produced in California over the last fifteen years, you would find this oaky style is overwhelmingly popular. In fact unoaked chardonnays from California are very obscure, but the few examples produced are very impressive.
California uses the Cali-Chard recipe as a default, there is a trend toward using less oak and less malolactic fermentation. While the new world has embraced the standard recipes from the ancient growing regions of Europe, nowhere in the old world has oak and malo been used as extensively as it has been in California.
Often a consumer must seek out this unoaked style because the Cali-Chard recipe is so prevalent. Chablis (the real stuff from France) is known for it stainless steel fermentation. Australia has been moving toward this type of fermentation as well, using the nicknames naked, unwooded, or virgin. California producers disclose that the wine has been exposed to oak because of its popularity. They also admit when the wine has not been exposed to oak, because of this style's obscurity. If you have not tasted unoaked chardonnay you are missing an important category for this grape.
Stop by on Wednesday to taste Four Vines Naked Chardonnay.
Libations Wine & Spirits offers 10% discount on all cases of wine mix or match.
Join us most Wednesdays to sample wine, beer, and spirits in-store, at no charge.
Every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm we pour samples for you.
Join us on selected Fridays too.
Upcoming Tasting Events
March 26, 2008 - Classic Wines
April 2, 2008 - Maxwell Wine Company
Tasting hours are 4:30 to 7:00 pm.
SPECIAL PRICING DURING TASTING HOURS
Wednesday tasting hours are 4:30 to 7:00 pm.
Each sample is a one ounce portion to adults 21 and older.
Limit four different samples per person.
Libations Wine and Spirits is a full service liquor store serving
Aurora, Parker, Centennial, and Littleton Colorado.
Libations has a comprehensive wine inventory, award winning beer selections,
all of your favorite spirits and few unusual items as well.
Whether you are driving from the DTC, downtown Denver, or Parker,
Libations is on your way home.
We are located in Southeast Aurora, near Cherry Creek Reservoir, at Arapahoe Crossings.
Our staff are knowledgeable about wine, beer, liqueurs, and spirits, and are
always eager to serve you.
You must be 21 years or older to shop at Libations Wine & Spirits.
Libations Wine & Spirits
Arapahoe & Parker Roads
Northeast corner at Arapahoe Crossings
6554 South Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80016
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 10pm
Phone: 303-766-0575
info@libationswines.com
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