This was an impromptu tasting of some very good dry red wines from Argentina that I felt were well-balanced and where the alcohol was in check and the fruits had a good chance to fill and flesh-out the middle ranges on the palate and still allow for some nice modulations into the high and the lower registers of the wine's flavors to amuse, excite and tease both tongue and palate.
We arranged at the tasting for our " new " sales rep from Monument, Jeffrey ( Jennifer has since left Monument ) to come and taste the wines. We just held the tasting and it was a big success with both the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon ( $19.99 ) and the 2008 Malbec ( both single-vineyard wines ) sold quite well. We even sampled some of the 2006 single-vineyard DECERO by mistake ( it was the only and last bottle on our tasting table and I did not notice it was another vintage ). The 2007 DECERO Cabernet Sauvignon has some catching-up to do to the 2006 and so we used our Vituri aerator to quicken the oxidation and it worked pretty well and gave our customers an idea of what aging and the aeration of the wine would reveal.
The 2008 DECERO Malbec at $13.99 flew out the door with the unimaginable and sudden popularity of the Malbec grape : and this one was particularly full, smooth, bright and creamy on both the palate and on the other senses, too. Hard not to like it for it's fullness, elegance and polish. Bravo on this excellent effort.
It's good to have excellent Argentina dry red wines with such polish and balance and where the alcohols and the tannins are monitored and focused so as to add and please and not obstruct or drown-out completely the other components of the wine.
DECERO Vineyards is starting out strongly here in Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008 Tel:202-363-4265 sales@clevelandparkwine.com www.clevelandparkwine.com also now on both Facebook at : cleveland park wine & spirits as well as on Twitter at : cpwinespirits ).
Good luck in your new job Jennifer. I never got a chance to say that to you in person. Thanks for your diligence and support of Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. You did a good job as our rep for Monument and we thank you for that. Cheers ...
Call or come by the store and check out these excellent DECERO Vineyard wines of Mendoza, Argentina. Greg and I will be more than happy to show you where they are here in the store and to tell you more about our thoughts on both wines and what best to serve them with to get the maximum from both.
It's a beautiful Sunday now here at home in northern Virginia at 1:19PM on February 27th, 2011. The sun is out and it's warm under it's touch : baby blue skies and a few puffy small white clouds. I like it. I'm talking to my mother now and so will post this.
Take care, TONY
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