Wine Sales in the Twin Cities
Rankings from Wineglas on Surdyk's
1# on German Riesling
1# Overall Sales Help
1# In-store Free Tastings throughout the year
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Surdyk's Spring Sale
303 East Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-7511
2 Must Buys!
2007 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Urziger Wurzgarten Kabinett $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Tangerines, lemon, floral
Taste: Delicious with tangerines, lemon, slate, grapefruit, floral with a touch of sweetness
Finish: Medium and really concentrated and balanced
Evaluation: One of the best Kabinett wines I have ever had 94 points
2007 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese $$
Color: Light gold
Nose: Aromatic with petrol, floral, honey, peaches
Taste: Sweet and tangy with honey suckles, peach cobbler, raspberries, honey dew melon and great minerality
Finish: Medium but concentrated up front with several descriptors above present
Evaluation: Ager! This wine will improve in 4 to 10 years. Second day it was much better and my experience with Christoffel is that day 3 will be better. 92 points
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More Recent Reviews
2007 Reuscher-Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett Riesling $$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Intense with slate, pear, lemon
Taste: Concentrated with slate, lime, lemons and pear
Finish: A nice touch of sweetness and really balanced wine with solid acidity
Evaluation: This is a steal at $15 a bottle 90 points
Bordeaux
2005 Trois Moulines Haut-Medoc $$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Fruits blackberries, cherry, earth
Taste: Very balanced and drinking well right now with blackberries, cherries, earth, coffee
Finish: Complex for a $15 wine and plenty of depth
Evaluation: About as good as it gets for $15 90 points
2006 Mongravey Margaux $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Cherry, plum, gravel
Taste: Smooth tannins with cherry, plum, some gravel
Finish: Medium and fruit forward
Evaluation: Solid Margaux wine at a great price 91 points
2 Nice Austrian Wines
2007 Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner $10.99
Color: Light gold
Nose: Mineral, grass, tropical fruits
Taste: Mineral, grass and fruits dominate
Finish: Dry style and balanced with good acidity
Evaluation: A solid effort and good value 87 points
2007 Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg Gobelsburger Riesling $13.99
Color: Light gold
Nose: Mineral, pear, grapefruit
Taste: Light wine with a mineral dominance
Finish: Clean and refreshing
Evaluation: A nice simple Riesling from Austria 86 points
Chardonnay
IL Cuore Sonoma Chardonnay $9.49
Color: Light
Nose: Pear, apple
Taste: Simple no oaked out like some Chardonnay's
Finish: Fruit forward
Evaluation: 83 points
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MIGHT NOT BE IN STOCK!
For the Higher Roller
2004 Ladera Lone Canyon Cabernet $44.99
2004 Columbia Crest Walter Clore $28.99
2004 Poggio ll Castellare Brunello di Montalcino $44.99
2006 Clos des Papes CDP $80
German Riesling
Surdyk's has the best German selection in town
2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spatlese* Riesling $22.99
2003 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Auslese Riesling $34.99
2007 Donnhoff Leistenberg Kabinett Riesling $23.99 Buy!
2007 Donnhoff Qba Riesling $15.99
2004 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Spätlese Riesling $29.99
2006 Darting Durkheimer Nonnengarten Kabinett Riesling 12.49
2004 Müller-Catoir Haardter Herrenletten Spätlese Riesling $26.99
2007 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese trocken (dry) $22.99
2006 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese trocken (dry) $22.99
France
2007 Saint Cosme Cotes-du-Rhone $14.99
2005 Chateau Haut Brisson "Reserve" St. Emilion $39.99
2005 Chateau Tournefeuille Lalande-de-Pomerol $25.99
2006 Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf du Pape $49.99
2006 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape $79.99
2006 Louis Jadot Macon-Villages $11.49 (nice Chardonnay without the oak)
Spain
2007 Garnacha de Fuego $6.99
2006 Las Rocas Garnacha $9.99
2006 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha $11.99
2007 Martin Codax Albarino $10.99
Argentina
2007 Gascon Malbec $9.99
2005 Bodegas Poesia Pasodoble $12.49
2005 Bodegas Trapiche Malbec Vina Fausto Orellana $39.99
Chardonnay
2005 Byron Chardonnay $20.99
2006 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay $12.99
2007 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay $7.99
2005 Dierberg Chardonnay $28.99
2007 Kendall-Jackson Vintners Reserve Chardonnay $11.49
Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon $9.99
2005 Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $24.99
Pinot Noir
2006 Van Duzer $24.99
2007 Argyle Pinot Noir $21.99
2007 A to Z Pinot Noir $15.99
Australia/New Zealand
2006 Pillar Box Red 9.99 (buy)
2006 Razor's Edge Shiraz/Grenache $9.99
2006 Kilikanoon Killerman's Run Shiraz $17.49
2007 Pewseyvale Riesling $11.99
2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc $12.99
Ask Surdyk's staff for help as they are the best in the Twin Cities across the board.

