(65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 4% Petite Verdot, 2% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc)

Ruby red with notes of campfire, toast and sweet vanilla. On the palate - wild strawberry, rhubarb, and sassafras. And the finish - 30 plus seconds with an impression of cherry pie.

Php 3,500.00

As we all look forward to 2010, we are delighted to offer you our latest releases primarily from Napa and we are pleased to announce the newcomers in our portfolio: CG Di Arie, Littorai Estate Wines & Winery, Morse Wines, Neal Family Vineyards, “Papillon” from Orin Swift Cellars and Philip Togni Vineyard. Also, we will never fail to mention our special allocation of the current vintages of Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery, Staglin Family Vineyard and Blackbird Vineyards.

We ensure that these wines are shipped and stored under impeccable conditions to provide you maximum satisfaction.

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Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines they’ve reviewed over the past 12 months and select the most exciting for our Top 100.

This annual list, which debuted in 1988, reflects significant trends, spotlights successful regions and recognizes outstanding producers. In 2009, they reviewed more than 17,000 new releases from around the world in blind tastings. More than 3,800 of these wines earned outstanding ratings (90 points or higher on our 100-point scale). They narrowed the list down based on four criteria: quality (represented by score); value (reflected by release price); availability (measured by case produced or imported); and an X-factor we call excitement. But no equation determines the final selections: These choices reflect our editors’ judgment and passion about the wines they’ve tasted.

Since 2009 was a year of economic retrenchment, they focused even more on value as we made our choices; the average price per bottle is $40, down from the past two years. Quality remains high, with an average score of 93 points, matching the previous three years, and 13 countries are represented. Please enjoy this list of exciting values, emerging stars and classic wines and that are WS’ Top 100 of 2009 leads you to more deeply explore the world of wine.

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While the D.R. Stephens Estate Moose Valley Vineyard tends to lead the pack with Cabernet intensity, our DRII Cabernet is designed to showcase approachability and bright fruit in a more gregarious structure. The aromas show a lovely combination of bright cherry and dark raspberry fruit complexing with bayberry and cedary notes.

Silky and round at entry, the palate is completely approachable now, giving this wine a lovely presence even at the time of release. The finish shows the same level of flavor intensity as the DRSE, but with a slightly lighter and more fruit-forward expression.

The wine was bottled in mid-July 2007, without fining or filtration. To preserve the fruit intensity, only 60% new French Oak was used on this wine.

Php 3,300.00

Each year, Wine Spectator editors rate new vintages from 30-plus regions around the world and provide updates on older vintages based on tastings and analyses of as many as hundreds of wines from each region.

Each vintage rating consists of three components: The score indicates the general quality of the wines; the description sums up the growing season and the wines’ character; the drink recommendation suggests when the wines will be at their best.

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The heady perfume of sour-cherry spiciness mixed with an under-current of herbal intrigue. The sunny but cool and breezy days of this northern coastal valley offer great acidity with a fine backbone of ripe tannins that together provide a structural core balancing the concentrated black cherry mid-palate. A delicious and definite keeper!

Php 2,350.00

Researchers at the University of South Carolina say that a chemical found abundantly in red wine, apples and onions helps protect against influenza, especially after a rigorous respiratory workout, when the body is more susceptible to infection. The chemical, a polyphenol called quercetin, is a known anti-inflammatory found in the skins of fruit and vegetables.

Prior studies have theorized that quercetin helps reduce lung inflammation and inhibits the growth of prostate cancer. The specific anti-viral properties of quercetin remain unknown, but researchers speculate that the compound may block the ability of the influenza virus to replicate itself.

92-94 points! Robert Parker

Php 7,600 net per bottle

Green-tinged pale yellow. Pungent, leesy bouquet combines toasted grains, marzipan, brown spices, and minerals. Deeply concentrated but precise. Finishes with mouthfilling pit fruit flavors energized by a firm mineralilty and complex sulfides. Delicious now.

The 2006 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch is structured and tannic, with more acidity, and a leaner, more backward personality with a chalky character. White currant, hazelnut, and wood spice notes are present in this medium to full-bodied white.

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93-94 points! Robert Parker

Php 7,600 net per bottle

Green-tinged pale yellow. Classic Chablis nose featuring minerals, roasted grain, and a faint suggestion of tangerine skin. Richer than normal with loads of extract, but with a distinctly mineral spine that maintains the wine’s shape and stony precision. Delicious now.

“The 2006 Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard exhibits a light gold/green hue along with aromas of stone fruits, honey, orange zest (or is it tangerine?), and subtle wood spices. Full-bodied with beautiful texture as well as purity, and a long finish, it should drink well for 5-7 years.”

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95 points! Robert Parker

Php 8,300 net per bottle (750ml)

Php 17,400 net per bottle (1.5 L)

The 2005 vintage marks the return of Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon after a six vintage hiatus. For sixteen vintages the vines from Block 1, at Oakville “home” vineyard, produced grapes that made exquisite and memorable Reserve wines between 1983 and 1999. The Reserve block was pulled out and replanted in 2000 with new rootstocks, new clones, new trellising system and a new vine row orientation. The result of this huge investment in time, energy and resources can be tasted in the 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

The 2005 harvest was one of great extremes. It was a great year all around for reds. In retrospect Dennis and Judy Groth find themselves thinking back to the fantastic vintages of 1985, 1994 and 1995. These wines will go down in the annals of great vintages as “real keepers”!

“This has wonderful richness, density and focus, with tiers of smoky plum, currant, blackberry, loamy earth, sage and underbrush notes. Though firmly tannic, there’s a measure of finesse and polish. Ends with a long, rich, persistent finish. The best Groth Reserve in years. Best from 2009 through 2015.”

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