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Happy New Year!

Well, we just got finished with the first annual Red Carpet Top 100 Tasting and I am ready to start planning another off-site tasting event. A Pinot Palooza in May perhaps???
Before I get ahead of myself I have to take a moment to thank our unbelievably loyal Red Carpet Customers, Winery & Distributor Reps and the far-reaching Red Carpet Family for helping make the Top 100 such a hugely successful event. How could you go wrong with 100 great wines available? Good question, but we will always strive to do our best for our customers. We will always listen to our customers and suppliers and are always willing to try something new. If it means less wine, more wine, more food, less food, different food or even a different setting we are here to listen. 
We don’t do brain surgery here and we don’t build rockets. We sell fine wine, beer, spirits and cigars to our loyal customers who enjoy the finer things in life. We will try to keep it simple and do our best to make sure that shopping at Red Carpet is always a pleasure and never a chore. I hope you like what we are doing and I hope you will tell us when you don’t. 
Have Fun, Have Wine and have a wonderful February and Valentines Day. 
Bubbly anyone??

H.K. Hedlund

2006 10 KNOTTS BEACHCOMBER WHITE WINE
 $17.55

This White Rhone Varietal Blend from Paso Robles is really something!! 47% Viognier, 46% Roussanne and 7% Marsanne come together in a spectacular way with amazing mouthfeel and texture. Barrel aged for 8 months in 20% New French Oak and 10 % New Hungarian Oak.  335 cases produce and released September 2007. This wine is reminiscent of a true French White Rhone, this blend offers a bouquet of almond & dried apricot. Nuances of lemon and cocnut compliment the pear, papaya and ginger finish on the palate. I caught my self over the holidays neglecting the whites and this beauty really brought me out of that funk in a big way. Winery owner will be showcasing this wine and others at tasty Tuesday on February 12th. 

2005 SEXTANT ZIN 
"HOLYSTONE"
$21.60

This wine showcases a perfect balance between Eastern European Oak spice and classic Paso Robles fruit characteristics. A Paso Robles blend of 78% Zinfandel 23% Syrah and 2% Mouvedre really comes together in something special on your palate. Bravo Kevin Riley and Craig Stoller!!
The Holystone Zinfandel joins up two very different Paso Robles Zinfandel Vineyards on the west side. The first is a ten year old irrigated vertically trained vineyard and the second from 40 year old head trained Willow Creek Vineyards. Only 245 cases produced.  The nose is very fruit forward with aromas of ripe cherries and raspberries. Once the wine hits the palate a variety of figs and red currant flavors explode. These strong red fruit characteristics are then supported are then supported by hints vanilla, anise and rose. 

2006 SEXTANT NIGHT WATCH 
RED BLEND 
$41.98

A Parker favorite (mine too) that expresses silky tannins and sophistication unheard of for Zin. It simply does not get much better. This is a Paso blend of 61% Zinfandel, 30% Petite Sirah and 9% Syrah.  Old Vine head trained west side Zinfandel from Willow Creek and AJB Vineyards paired with ripe Petite Sirah from Hog Canyon & San Miguel makeup the backbone of this blend with Syrah coming from the proprietors estate vineyard n Templeton. 270 cases produced.  This exceptional red blend exudes red raspberry and plum characteristics with a rich mouth feel that is unsurpassed. Flavors of caramel and cherry cola complete the over velvety soft tannins in this wine to make a spectacular finish that linger long on the pallet. 

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