| Vintage Name Variety | Publication Reviewer Score More... | |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2016 Charles Helfenbein Côtes du Rhône-BrézèmeSyrah more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]March red: Brezeme Rouge. Let’s leave Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage to the trust-fund set and drink Brézème, in the southern hinterlands of the Northern Rhône. Brézème is still obscure, still difficult to source. There are only a handful of wineries working in the region, and only a plurality of those are exported. Persevere. Seek these wines out. They offer foie-gras quality on a scrapple budget. |
| White - Fortified |
NV Bodegas Hidalgo Amontillado NapoleonJerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]January other: Amontillado. Good bone-dry Amontillado sits at the intersection of salty and nutty (if you like peanut butter, chances are you’ll come around to Amontillado). Slowly sipping a glass while nibbling on a plate of charcuterie and hard cheeses and salted nuts, that’s a fine way to pass many a dark winter hour. |
| Rosé |
2018 RJ Wines Syrah Beyond the Pale Rosé Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.] One of the most exciting changes for Full pull over the last few years has been the opening of our tasting room; one of the most exciting parts of opening a tasting room has been keeping an eye out for standout wines to sell on our small-but-mighty retail shelf. Last year, Rachel Joy’s first vintage of Beyond the Pale was one such wine. Now, in its second iteration, Rachel has enough wine to offer the full list. We consider this Boushey rosé among the most exciting pink debutantes of the last few years. Rachel is a one woman show—a biotech professional who fell in love with wine and traveled around the world to make it. She made wine in California, Hawaii, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand before ending up in Washington. While Rachel’s name may be a new one to many list members, Boushey Vineyard certainly is not. Boushey is a high elevation vineyard in Yakima famous for its Rhone varieties. One of the biggest coups for Rachel has got to be sourcing this fruit from day one; Dick Boushey’s grapes are highly desirable. In this rosé, which is 100% Syrah, the grapes were all whole-cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel before aging sur lie for three months. It clocks in at 12.5% alcohol and pours a perfect pale pink. The nose begins with strawberry, white peach, limestone, a touch of leesy cream, and herbaceous green subtleties. The palate is delicate—ultra fresh as it features minerality, acidity, and plenty of warm weather fruit. It’s wonderfully provencal and a knockout second vintage for this wine. |
| Red |
2016 Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Carménère Los Vascos Grande RéserveColchagua Valley more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]February red: Chilean Carmenere. Carménère has a wonderful savory edge that expresses itself through notes of roasted herbs and tomatoes and smoldering leaves. Slow-braising some tough cut of meat to fork-tenderness in a mix of Carménère, herbs, and tomato paste is my ideal way to spend a February Sunday, and if a drop or two eludes the braising pot and slips into a glass, well, Sunday is still technically the weekend. |
| Rosé |
2017 Schloss Gobelsburg Zweigelt Rosé DomæneKamptal more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]February other: Last Year’s Rosé. Purchase these Rosés in February and hold them until the warmer weather months, if you like. Or pop a few bottles in the fridge and see if you don’t end up choosing one for a midweek meal. Even in midwinter, Rosé’s food-pairing versatility shines through. A bracing Rosé dazzles with a roast chicken, cutting through butter-and-thyme crisped skin. Or drink it with Saturday French toast; you can upgrade to the fancy Vermont maple syrup with the money you saved on your Rosé. |
| White |
2016 Selbach-Oster Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]February white: Mosel Riesling Kabinett. If you’re going to drink Riesling, you might as well drink the greatest Riesling in the world, which comes from the steep slopes of the Mosel River valley in Germany. This area is special because the slate content is off the charts. Some vineyards essentially have no topsoil; the “soil” is pure broken slate, and the resulting wines burst with a mix of fruit, flower, and all the minerals you’d expect of a wine coming from a vertical slate-scape. |
| White |
2016 Tyrrell's SémillonHunter Valley more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]March white: Hunter Valley Semillon. Hunter Valley Sémillon makes no sense. It’s a freak. Like Purple Rain–era Prince freaky. Take Sémillon, a white grape notoriously low in natural acidity. Plant it in a scorching-hot valley north of Sydney. Warm regions generally produce super-ripe grapes: high sugars, low acids. You’d expect the wine to be a hot, flabby mess: some 15-percent-alcohol booze-monster entirely lacking in energy and charm. What you get is the opposite: a brisk beauty that dazzles in its youth and gathers nuance and complexity with age. |
| White |
2017 Vinosia Fiano di AvellinoFiano di Avellino DOCG more |
Full Pull, Paul ZitarelliFull Pull 36 Bottles: Q1 (2/10/2019) Hello friends. Once each quarter this year, we’ll be offering wines from 36 Bottles of Wine, my book that was released last September. We’re going to try to assemble all nine wines from the three months in question, but it won’t always be easy; some categories are only available during certain times of the year. My overarching goal is that we’ve offered all 36 wines at least once by the end of 2019. Also, if you read the book over the holidays and enjoyed it, please consider writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’ll help other like-minded folks discover the title. Thank you! Now, onto the wines (and book). We’ve managed to source eight of the nine wines from Jan/Feb/Mar. The only exception is Grignan-les-Adhemar, which is a category we’ve had success offering in the past. I’ll continue looking for a bottle of Grignan, and in the meantime, I hope those of you who purchased the book will enjoy following along. [Excerpts from the book will be in italics. Copyright 2018 By Paul Zitarelli. All rights reserved. Excerpted from 36 Bottles of Wine by permission of Sasquatch Books.]January white: Fiano di Avellino. ...and the aromatics are outrageous. I still remember the first time I smelled a good Fiano. Was that smoked paprika? Roasted hazelnuts? Some kind of exotically spiced honey? Those smoky/spicy/minerally complexities are hallmarks of this variety, perfect counterweights to a core of citrus and stone fruits. |
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