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Mile High's "Wine of the Week": October 22nd
Chateau Guery L’Esprit d’Eloi Petite Verdot 2018
Regular Price: $21.99
Sale Price: $14.99
Sale End: 10/25/2020
Chateau Guery L’Esprit d’Eloi Petite Verdot 2018

 If you are fed up with wimpy, wishy washy Reds that claim to be delicate in order to hide their lack of lack of structure then you are going to be all sorts of happy when you get some Petite Verdot in your glass. PV’s calling card is bold tannin and the 2018 L’Esprit d’Eloi has tannin in abundance. The wine may not be hard but it is certainly firm. As the evidence of tannin fades you’ll begin to see why we love this wine so darn much. It is imbued with the most extravagant core of dark berry fruit with sultry flavors of cassis liqueur and sun baked plums leading the charge. As it progresses onto the finish wonderfully dark flavors of crushed blackberries and blackcurrant preserves take hold. It finishes with an untamed character that is iron rich and sanguine showing remarkable evidence of terroir in spite of the intensity of fruit that it delivers. It is a fantastic choice for serving with wild game and will play very nicely with braises, roasts, and stews. This bottle is ridiculously good to drink now and it will be even better in 3 or 4 years as the tannins more fully integrate and the fruit fades a bit in order to allow the sanguine minerality to take center stage.
Food Pairing:
The last time I served a bottle of the Chateau Guery Petite Verdot I put it alongside a course of sous vide cooked lamb t-bones that I seasoned simply with salt and pepper and finished on a screaming hot grill with a kiss of one of my favorite sauces, a warm mix of half hoisin sauce and half cherry preserves. The wine stood up to those intense flavors with no trouble and left everyone at the table smiling as we polished off the first bottle and went on to a second!
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This price expires 10/25/2020 at 6pm and is limited to in-store quantities.
No rain checks given. Call (303) 936-0272 to reserve bottles with a credit card.

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