Mile High's Wine of the Week: February 16th
Terre del Marchesato "Emilio Primo" Super Tuscan 2006
Regular Price:
$39.99
Sale Price:
$14.99
Are you getting a little tired of all these fruity one dimensional reds? Do you long for more depth and complexity in your wine? Are you ready for a red with some real character? Then boy do we have a treat for you this week! The 2006 “Emilio Primo” is a fantastic example of what happens to a great wine after it rests for a few years in the bottle. As it sits in the glass today, it is a study in secondary characteristics with seductive notes of saddle leather, cedar, anise, bittersweet chocolate, wilted violet, and underbrush on the nose. The palate is classically styled with a core of ripe red and black b...
Bomber of the Month: February St. Bernardus Abt. 12
Regular Price:
$11.99
Sale Price:
$9.99
ABV:
10.5
Beer Advocate:
A
Rate Beer:
100
The depiction of an enthusiastic monk, raising a full goblet filled with a frothy dark beverage, is known throughout the world and can be seen on the labeled beers from the Brouwerij Saint Bernardus. This image is not far off from the history in which this brewery is rooted. Once a farm that was the basis of cheese production established by relocated members of a French Abbey Commity, the area and ground in which the original structures were built came to be known as the “ Refuge Notre Dame De St. Bernard”. It wasn’t until after World War II that the production of beer actually began. With the obviou...
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