Below are the February, 2006 Featured Wines for the Wines by Jennifer Wine Club.

 

Red Wine 2001 Encore Red Medley Monterey Bay, California Encore is a collection of vineyard-designated wines created to capture the best qualities of San Bernabe Vineyard, the world's most diverse single vineyard. At San Bernabe, the cooling influence of Monterey Bay results in wines with remarkably fresh fruit character, complexity and depth. Varietal Composition: 37% Syrah, 29% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Pinot Noir, 7% Grenache. This is a rich, full-flavored blend that exhibits the bright, fruit-driven Monterey wine style. The wine has aromas of smoke, chocolate and cassis and flavors of blackberry and plum, with a hint of tobacco and toasty oak. A long, lingering and complex finish makes for a very satisfying red wine that is the perfect complement to a variety of medium- to full-flavored foods. Try this with a steak cooked on the stovetop! Simply flash fry your steaks in your favorite olive oil and then add half cup of your favorite balsamic to the same skillet and simmer until done to your favorite temperature. Enjoy!

White Wine 2004 La Noble Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc Saint Felix de Lodez – Languedoc, France The Languedoc-Roussillon region is probably the first area in France where the Romans introduced viticulture. The Languedoc-Roussillon actually comprises two regions: the Languedoc, which stretches westward from the bottom of the Rhone down to the Pyrenees hugging the Mediterranean coast, and Roussillon, which curves southward from north of Perpignan to the Spanish border. Combined, this region covers over 400,000 acres of vines and produces close to 18 million hectoliters of wine a year. This is a 100% Chardonnay grown in the coolest hillside vineyards of the Languedoc, made with no aging in oak to maintain purity of fruit and bottled young for maximum freshness. Unsullied by oak or butter flavors, it is a throwback to the uncomplicated pleasure people took in wine centuries ago. La Noble Chardonnay is a wonderful aperitif; a light, zingy way to whet the appetite. It is an excellent complement to a wide range of foods, from most anything on the grill on a warm, sunny February day to shrimp on the barbie to fried chicken to an elegant dinner of scallops or lobster. Drink cool, not cold, to enjoy all of the flavors and aromas. Best to drink this wine in the next two years.

 

Wines by Jennifer is also proud to announce our new "Cellar Club", featuring a new wine each month suitable for long-term aging. Call the shop and ask for Jennifer for all the details on this exciting new Club, or visit our Featured Cellar Club Wine page for details on this month's selection.

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