Jug Club Wines

WHITE

2006 Alma Rosa Pinot Blanc
Retail $16.99 ~ Jug Clubbers $1529

Richard Sanford arrived in the Santa Rita hills 35 years ago. He planted the first Pinot Noir vines there in 1970, (the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard) and founded the Sanford Winery in 1981. A "difference in business philosophy" led to his leaving his namesake winery in 2005. He then founded Alma Rosa to make the highest quality, sutainably farmed, ORGANIC wines possible. We think that you will be pleased with the results. While he may have new energy and positive focus, his wines still posses the perfect balance that made them/him famous. We at "The Jug" promised to bring you new, great wines, and here is a perfect example...Pinot Blanc. How can a wine be both lean and rich? Taste it...starting all bright and sunny with melon, citrus and pear aromas, it moves to a firm, yet creamy mouth feel with flavors of everything that you smelled, along with peach, nectarine vanilla and wet stones. The fruit gets a bit deeper and adds a minerality midway through, leading to a perfect amount of acid on the finish.
This wine is simply stunning.

RED

2006 Alamos "Seleccion" Malbec
Retail $16.99 ~ Jug Clubbers $14.44

Paul Hobbs (yes, THE Paul Hobbs of Simi & Opus One wine making fame) released his first Argentine wines in 1995. they are meant to emphasize "varietal character" (read: taste like they should...). Grown in the high altitudes of Catena, the cool evening temperatures allow for a prolonged hang-time which preserves the fruit's aromas and flavors. The 2006 vintage is from the La Consulta vineyard. It has an inky-purple color, and an aroma loaded with ripe, dark fruits and flowers...maybe even some hints of leather, vanilla and spice. The flavors are juicy raspberry, currant and cherry with a bit of anise and black pepper spice. Full bodied with a long finish, the tannins are smooth and there is just the right amount of acidity. This wine DEMANDS a spicy steak!