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Surdyk's Spring Sale

303 East Hennepin Ave.

Minneapolis, MN 55414

612-379-7511

THESE PRICES ARE WHEN THEY HAVE A SALE AND THERE IS NO CURRENT SALE.

NOTE: SOME OF THESE WINES WILL BE ON A NEW VINTAGE.

2007 Eric & Joel Durand Cornas Empreintes - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Violets, minerals, blackberries and spice on the nose. The palate shows a bit of sweet fruits but remains balanced overall. Medium finish and good concentration. (92 pts.) $37.99

2006 Domaine Des Hauts Chassis Crozes-Hermitage Les Galets - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Solid wine with smoke, blackberries, pepper and stone on the nose and palate. Good structure and not bad for $22. (91 pts.) $21.99

2009 Charles Joguet Chinon Rosé - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
One of the better Rose wines I have sampled this year. Spice, minerals and strawberries on the nose. The palate has a bit of sweet fruits, minerals, spice and medium tannins. This would go well with steak. (90 pts.) $16.99

2009 Château de la Roulerie Rosé d'Anjou - France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Rosé d'Anjou
Roses and strawberries dominate this wine. A semi dry effort with nice finish. (87 pts.)

2008 Weingut Jakob Schneider Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Nahe
This is a nice intro to German Riesling in Liter size. Floral, peach and minerals on the nose. Some sweetness but again sour profile overall. I was able to sell this to a person who said they hated sweet Riesling but I had them apply the tasting process and as they say the rest is history. (88 pts.) $13.49

2008 Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling Kamptal DAC Urgestein - Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
Nice dry style Riesling with floral, orange, lemon and minerals. Medium finish and good price point. (88 pts.) $13.99

2009 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Drachenstein Riesling Dragonstone - Germany, Rheingau
Another solid effort and it features minerals, floral, apricots and a touch of sweetness on the palate. (88 pts.)$14

2007 Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône Villages - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (2/4/2010)
Medium purple. Nose raspberries, violets, smoke. On the palate sweet fruit, spice, floral and smoke. Medium finish and good acidity. Drinking well on a pop and pour. (88 pts.) $11.49

2008 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough (2/25/2010)
Light gold. Classic grass, grapefruit and mineral quality. On the palate it shows good acidity and is overall a balanced wine. (89 pts.) $16

2006 Argyle Brut - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley (2/25/2010)
Nice nose of lemon, dough and minerals. On the palate this features lemon, dough, minerals and other tropical fruit. Medium finish and one of my go to Sparkling wines for under $20. (89 pts.) $20

2008 William Fèvre Chablis Champs Royaux - France, Burgundy, Chablis (2/25/2010)
Light gold. Nice nose with shells, apple, and lemons. On the palate it shows good balance and a nice sour apple taste. Medium finish and my favorite Chablis producer. (90 pts.) $20

2007 Louis M. Martini Chardonnay Reserve - USA, California, Napa Valley (3/2/2010)
Lemon, mineral, oak and vanilla on the nose. The palate features mild oak, vanilla, mineral, orange peel and lemons. Medium finish and good acidity. Really well made for $10. I loved the 06 Napa Cab recently. (89 pts.) $10

2 Super Wines from Chile!

2007 Tierra Alta Carménère Reserva - Chile, Central Valley, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley (2/26/2010) $12.99
Really nice wine featuing coffee, spice, floral and earth. Medium finish and very tasty. Better then a lot of Carmenere wines at 2x the price. (90 pts.)

2008 Tierra Alta Colchagua Valley Syrah $12.99

Nice dark color. This wine features blackberries, spice, floral and cherry. Medium finish and very tasty. Margron Skoglund is one of the best importers I have seen for wines under $20! 90 points

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.

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