Cork 'n Cap Sixpack Wine Club
This special selection of wine comes in our reusable, partitioned, six bottle bag and contains well over $70 worth of wine for a special price of $49.99. When you bring the empty bag back in, you receive an "earth friendly" club discount when on the purchase of six bottles or more. Our sixpack club has no rules, no obligations, just a good value collection of specially selected wines.
Founded in Gironde sur Dropt in 1897 by Aristide Mau, the Yvon Mau (EE-von MOE) wine-trading company has joined the very select club of companies that are over one hundred years old. At the beginning of the 20th century, Yvon, the son of the founder, used to make his way around the Entre-Deux-Mers region perched on his bicycle in search of new wines. Thus was born the “Bordeaux discoverer,” the logo you see above. Notice that these people are not grape-growers or winemakers. They’re not even what the French call nègociants, who buy grapes and wine that they put out under their own name. These “Bordeaux discoverers” are true brokers. They find wine from Chateaux all over Bordeaux and put together the export and distribution deals.
We were able to assemble a special selection of 2 whites and 4 reds from Bordeaux and Southern France by Yvon Mau. Here is what is included in our latest collection...
Yvon Mau Colombard / Chardonnay, Cotes de Gascogne 2010 (suggested retail $9.99) Côtes de Gascogne is a wine-growing district in Gascony producing principally white country wine, mainly in the department Gers in the French region Midi-Pyrénées, in South West France. The designation Côtes the Gascogne concerns a Vin de Pays produced in the Armagnac area. A bright, refreshing blend of Colombard and Chardonnay. An extremely intense and generous bouquet with refreshing aromas of citrus, rich pear, honey and orange. Ideal as an aperitif. Enjoy with fish entrees or seafood platters, chicken and pastas with cream sauce.
Chateau Coustaut La Grangeotte Blanc 2010 (Bordeaux Sauvignon) (suggested retail $12.99) Most white Bordeaux wines are a combination of Sauvignon Blanc with Semillon. This one doesn’t need to be blended. It is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and goes down with a crisp, dry mineral note that will make it pair very well with oysters and crab.
Seigneurs de Bergerac Rouge 2009 (suggested retail $8.99) Lovely red colour with violet tints. A rich, complex nose of red fruit and blackcurrant. A well-rounded attack developing into fleshiness. Velvety tannins with powerful flavours of fruit. This wine is excellent with meat dishes and a great variety of cheeses.
Yvon Mau Merlot, VDP de L'Aude 2008 (suggested retail $9.99) Unusually smooth, with a velvety texture, flavours and aromas full of ripe cherries and berries. This 100% Merlot has a clean, dry finish that makes this wine perfect on its own or a great complement to chicken and red meat dishes as well as cheese courses.
Chateau Coustaut La Grangeotte Bordeaux Rouge 2009 (suggested retail $12.99) 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon An enticing nose of blackberry, accented with the fragrance of violets. This is a good example of the intense fruit and concentration in the excellent 2009 vintage. The wine is opulent and mouth-filling with dark fruit flavors and firm tannins. This leads to a full, fruit-filled finish which will complement a wide range of richly flavored dishes.
Chateau la Courolle Montage St Emilion, Cuvee Privilege, 2010 (suggested retail $18.99) Montagne St-Emilion offers an excellent value insight into St-Emilion and Château La Courolle is a fine ambassador for the appellation. Château la Courolle is situated on the plateau of Montagne St-Emilion on argilo-calcaire (clay-limestone) soil, similar to those of St-Emilion itself. Château La Courolle offers a wonderfully accessible entry to the St-Emilion style. A blend consisting of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.