Free Friday Wine Tasting: Hey Mambo

March 12, 2010
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Friday March 12th from 6pm to 8pm Robert Crum of Roanoke Valley will be pouring delicious and flavorful wines. Please join us to sample wines from some of the best wine growing regions in California!

Please join us this Friday evening from 6pm till 8pm to taste a sampling of California’s most delicious Red and White wines!!! Robert Crum from Roanoke Valley Wines will be hosting our weekly free wine tasting with and extra dollar off any bottle purchased from the tasting. Come in from the rain Friday night and treat yourself to a delicious bottle of wine! CHEERS!

JOEL GOTT SAUVIGNON BLANC
The careful selection of grapes from vineyards in Monterey, Napa and Lake Counties comes to fruition in our 2008 California Sauvignon Blanc, a complex, structured blend which balances fruit and acidity. The cool, coastal vineyards of Monterey allow the grapes to mature slowly and develop intense citrus flavors with crisp minerality. Combined with richer, more complex grapes from the sun-drenched Napa Valley, the blend evolves into a more structured, balanced wine. Grapes from Lake County enhance the wine’s acidity and heighten its tropical flavors. Together, these locales produce a wine with aromas of guava, watermelon, Meyer lemon and a long, juicy finish.
Aging this well-balanced Sauvignon Blanc in stainless steel preserves the intense fruit aromas and flavors without the cloaking presence of malolactic fermentation. The screw cap enclosure and the UV safe green glass package ensure that our wine maintains freshness throughout its life. Put simply, this is one of our favorite wines to drink regardless of season or spread; it is bright and crisp year round.

HEY MAMBO “SWANKY” WHITE
winemaker’s notes:
A refreshing blend of eyebrow-raising charm, this Hey Mambo Swanky White is markably an uncommon treasure. This 2007 vintage is a harmonious blend of Viognier, Chenin Blanc, Muscat Canelli, and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Fresh and alluring, this wine is an ideal candidate for holiday occasions. Serve with herb and Dijon mustard roasted turkey or baked ham glazed with tropical fruit. When the heat sets in, try this wine as a base for a puréed, chilled watermelon-mint soup or a dessert of ripe blackberries and raspberries folded with freshly whipped cream made with Mexican or Tahitian vanilla.
The hue of fine yellow crystal, this wine unfolds with aromas reminiscent of summertime by the pool or in the garden with fragrant floral blossoms, rose petals, ripe apricots and a hint of cloves over a backdrop of lemon-lime from the Muscat. The palate is very juicy, honeyed with gooseberries from the presence of Viognier and grassy tones from the Sauvignon Blanc. This wine’s heart and soul is captivatingly fruity, with crisp acidity driven by the Chenin Blanc. It concludes with a clean, dry finish of Pink Lady apples, orchard peach and limestone.
critical acclaim:

“The word for this white is fun. It’s filled with apricot, pineapple, peach,green apple, honeysuckle and spice flavors, and is not complicated, but has a fine, crisp structure. The creative blend is Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Muscat and Chenin Blanc.”

90 Points
Wine Enthusiast

HEY MAMBO “SULTRY RED” RED BLEND
A crowd-pleasing blend of attention-grabbing excitement, the Hey Mambo Sultry Red is undeniably a rare find. The 2007 vintage is an ensemble of Syrah, Barbera, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Malbec, and Alicante Bouchet grapes. The deep color of uncut-rubies, this bistro wine features nostalgic aromas of black cherry jam, tobacco barns, and sweet leather, thanks to Syrah and old-world style Barbera. This sultry red has both depth and texture with an intense palate of dense berries, like boysenberry and cassis, courtesy of the Petite Sirah. The Zinfandel, Malbec and Alicante Bouchet, deliver flavors of mulling spices and cracked black pepper with firm tannins and a supple, silky finish.

REDWIRE
The 2007 Red Wire is an exciting red wine from Live Wire in Napa, Ca. This inviting and opulent red wine entices the nose with aromas of dark cherry and black pepper, while offering up flavors of plum, blackberry and nutmeg. This defined and well balanced red will pair with a variety of foods making it an approachable and diverse wine.

CHASING LIONS
The 2006 Chasing Lions exhibits a fragrant bouquet of black currant, cedar, spice box and espresso accompanied by flavors of licorice, mocha, black cherry and toasty oak. Dense and medium-bodied with beautiful elegance, texture and equilibrium this cuvee showcases the wonderful and complex terroir of the Napa Valley.

Chasing Lions is owned by Nine North Wine Company, located in the prestigious Stags Leap District in California. The company is owned and operated by Jim Gill and James Harder, two friends from Canada that moved to the Napa Valley to produce wine.

This is a Bordeaux style blend composed of 55% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Syrah, and 3% Petit Verdot. It has been matured for 18 months, spending time in both French and American Oak barrels. Fragrant aromas of black currant, cedar, spice and espresso complement rich flavors of licorice, mocha, black cherry and oak.

THE SUM
Rated 90 points by The Wine Advocate: The real star, and a great bargain, is the 2007 The Sum – The Seventy-Five Wine Company. This is an absolute steal when it comes to high-class wine. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, and 10% Petite Sirah, there are 5,200 cases of this wine, which is truly outstanding and an amazing value. Sweet blue and black fruits, camphor, and spice box all jump from the glass of this dense, medium to full-bodied, juicy, supple wine, which is a hedonist’s dream come true. This is a beauty to drink over the next 4-5 years. California and Napa Valley need wines like this. Don’t dare pass it by!

* Ratings: WA 90 * Vintage 2007 * Bottle Size 750mL * Varietal Proprietary Blend * Region: California, US * Wine Producer 75 Wine Company

Enjoy free samples and $1 off bottles of Friday’s tasting wines.

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