Azureau Wines Portfolio tasting

 The Date and Time: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4PM to 5:30PM
The Event: Partial tasting of wines in the Azureau portfolio.
The Venue: Berkeley Street Church
The Target Audience: wine writers, sommeliers.
The Availability/Catalogue: the wines come from Argentina, Chile,
US, Italy, and Spain.
The Quote/Background: The tasting was in support of Second Harvest and
the Gourmet Games, and some of the winery principals were in
attendance.
The Wines: Available by Consignment, or by Private Order.

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Cantine Riondo Veneto Ca' Barone Cabernet 2009, $19.95 C
-Bod. Salentein Uco Valley Numina Blend [mostly Malbec] 2010, $32.95 C
-Bod. Salentein Uco Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2011, $22.95 PO
-Casas del Bosque Casablanca Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $17.95 PO
-Casas del Bosque Casablanca Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2011, $27.95
C
-Casas del Bosque Casablanca Gran Reserva Pinot Noir 2011, $32.95 C
-Rioja Vega Rioja Reserva 2005, $24.95 C
-Rioja Vega Rioja Gran Reserva 2006, $34.95 PO
-Bod. Nekeas Navarra Izar de Vega Sindoa [cab sauv, temp, merlot] 2008,
$34.95 PO

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price
Rating terms):
-Cantine Riondo Veneto Black Label Prosecco, $15.95 C
-Cantine Riondo Veneto Gran Bosco Corvina-Cabernet-Merlot Rosso 2009,
$19.95 C
-Cameron Hughes Lot 285 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Napa 2009, $34.95
C
-Cameron Hughes California Lot 350 Chardonnay Santa Maria 2010, $19.95
C
-Bod. Salentein Uco Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, $22.95 C
-Bod. Salentein Uco Valley Primum Malbec 2007, $54.95 PO
-Casas del Bosque Casablanca Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2012, $17.95 PO
-Bod. Nekeas Navarra El Chaparral de Vega Sindoa 2010, $22.95 C
-Bod. Nekeas Navarra Vega Sindoa Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, $15.95 PO
-Paco & Lola Albarino Rias Baixas 2011, $22.95 C

-R. Stuart Oregon Big Fire Pinot Gris 2011, $23 C

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Cantine Riondo Veneto Spago Nero Prosecco, $15.95 C
-Cantine Riondo Veneto Spago Argento Pink Frizante, $15.95 C
-Cameron Hughes Lot 224 Syrah Lake County California 2009, $22.95 C
-Bod. Salentein Uco Valley Reserve Malbec 010, $22.95 PO
-Rioja Vega Rioja Joven Tempranillo/Grenache 2010, $14.95 C

-R. Stuart Oregon Big Fire Pinot Noir 2009, $28 C

The Food: none
The Contact Person: dan@azureau.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade):
88.

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