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Cellar
Door Imports is an importer of fine wines
from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
The company mission is to provide outstanding
wines from key regions around the world
that have some point of difference to fit
into a crowded market, such as region, varietal
characteristic, label…
After
two years of searching for the perfect brands
bore Cellar Door Imports, Anthony Catoia,
president and his wife Kelly, have collected
fine wines from New Zealand; highlighting
Lamont Wines from Central Otago and Piko
from Marlborough and Waipara, with an eye-catching
label.
Australia
brings the cool climate wines of Parri Estate
from an emerging region, Southern Fleurieu,
delicious Shiraz/Viognier. Of course, the
new baby Vrede en Lust, the South African
brand, is phenomenal juice at an amazing
price. Special attention needs to be paid
to the Rose and the Simond, a new world
red blend.
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Vrede
en Lust, derived from
the Dutch "Peace and Eagerness" is a modern
wine farm, built on a 315 year old foundation. The farm
is located in the center of the South African, Cape winelands,
on the eastern slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain range.
The vineyards are classified as Simonsberg-Paarl, a part
of the Paarl Wine Region. There are three tiers of wine
produced, ranging from fruit forward to complex and age
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A
Chenin Blanc with unique character as
it is blended with a small percentage
of Semillon. The blend produces a smooth
and well-balanced wine. The Karien is
un-wooded in order to allow the highlight
the bright fruit character of melon, tropical
fruits and ripe pear on the nose. Bright
fruit characters follow through to the
soft and less acidic palate ending with
a smooth finish.
Cultivar(s) 87% Chenin Blanc and 13% Semillon
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A
sophisticated dry Rosè (or light
red wine), made in a Bordeaux Claret style
using mainly bleed juice from the red
grapes destined for our red wines. The
Barbére displays fresh strawberry
fruit, floral notes with a smooth finish.
Cultivar(s): 36% Shiraz, 30% Cinsaut,
23% Merlot, 9% Malbec & 2% Cabernet
Sauvignon
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The
Simond is made for wine lovers looking
for an accessible, high quality red wine
at a price point that allows for regular
enjoyment. The Simond is a careful blend
of Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The wine bursts with ripe flavors of blackcurrants
and raspberries layered with caramel and
chocolate and a hint of spice and silky
finish.
Cultivar(s): 44% Merlot, 35% Shiraz, 10%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec, 4% Pinotage
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The
Classic is a 'Bordeaux style blend' and
is made from low yielding vineyards producing
6 to 7 tons per hectare (2.5 - 3 tons
per acre). The wine is matured for at
least 12 months in 225 liter French oak
barrels, followed by 18 months in the
bottle ahead of release. A complex nose
of chocolate, blackcurrant and raspberry,
firm but elegant structure on the palate
and a long finish.
Cultivar(s): 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26%
Merlot, 5% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot
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The
most structured, elegant and complex of
our wines, this 'Bordeaux blend' possesses
great ageing potential. Created for the
more serious wine connoisseur, our Reserve
range aims to reflect our Simonsberg-Paarl
terroir using grapes from our specially
selected vineyard blocks.
The fruit characters increase in concentration
from the low yields of 5 tons per hectare
(2 tons per acre). This is the best wine
produced from Vrede en Lust's 2002 harvest.
Full bodied with a great concentration
of cassis, blackberry, plums and cigar
box on the nose. The firm tannin backbone
supports a ripe, fruity, palate that leads
to a sleek and long finish.
Cultivar(s): 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38%
Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec
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The
Phillips family's aspirations to produce high quality
estate grown wines was realized at Parri Estate, located
south of Adelaide on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula.
The ambition of the winery was to produce wines that
are a unique reflection of the region in which they
are grown.
There
are two very different vineyard sites from which the
wines are produced. First is an 82-acre site at Mt Compass
where most of the wines come from. This site lends itself
to lower alcohol wines with intense fruit and a soft
balanced tannic structure, perfect food wines. And the
more traditional site in McLaren Vale that consists
of 14 acres of vines up to 60 years old.
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The
2005 Parri Estate Southcote Dry White
is a blend of 75% Semillon and 25% Chardonnay.
Pale
straw, with lemon tinges, it displays classic
cool climate characters. Stone fruits, grapefruit
and hints of grassiness dominate the aroma.
The palate is rich in peach and nectarine, with
some lime and pineapple characters. A fruit
driven yet elegant style, this wine has well
balanced acidity and should be consumed young.
Awarded the Bronze Medal - 2005 Royal National
Wine Show of Australia (Canberra)
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The
2005 Parri Estate Rose, is a brilliant
pale ruby red color and consists of a blend
of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Grenache and Shiraz. Strawberry sorbet
and raspberry aromas prevail and the palate
offers
soft sweet fruit, some spice and a clean, dry
finish. An elegant wine that is best enjoyed
whilst young.
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The
2004 Parri Estate Pinot Noir has good
color and shows classic varietal fruit characters.
The nose displays dark cherry, strawberry and
clove over earthy 'forest floor' like aromas
and subtle oak. Flavors of cherry, rhubarb,
mushroom, spice and some savory characters produce
an elegant, yet persistent palate with silky
tannins. This wine will cellar well for up to
6 years.
Awarded the Bronze Medal - 2005 Royal Queensland
Wine Show
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The
2004 Parri Estate Cabernet Shiraz displays
a cherry red color, aromas of red currants and
floral hints of spice and herbs. Berry fruits
dominate a medium bodied and elegant palate,
which has a restrained, soft mouth-feel and
fine-grained tannins. Drinking well now this
wine will cellar for 3 to 5 years.
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The
2004 Parri Estate Shiraz Viognier is
a blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Viognier. The elegant
character of cool
climate Shiraz together with the subtle, lifted
influence of Viognier has created an intriguing
red wine with excellent color. Aromas of rhubarb,
red cherry and white pepper are evident. Red
currants and a hint of cinnamon characters flow
on to a round and supple palate, that offers
fine grain tannins, good length and lovely natural
acidity. Drink now or cellar for 3-5 years.
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The
2004 Parri Estate Pangkarra Cabernet Sauvignon
has a deep red/black color. Red current and
herbaceous aromas are prevalent. Elegant, varietal
characters associated with Cabernet Sauvignon
from cooler regions are dominant and the palate
has refined, but firm tannins with some spicy
flavors from subtle oak integration. Cellar
for up to 8 years.
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Piko
Wines are all grown in the beautiful Marlborough
and Waipara regions of New Zealand. They are a boutique
producer of elegant wines of high quality. The name
Piko comes from a New Zealand edible fern. It is used
in cuisine as a substitute for pepper. The wine and
label show the reflection and marriage between food
and wine. Surely one of the most intriguing and eye
catching labels on the market with the quality in the
bottle to match.
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The
Piko 2005 Sauvignon Blanc displays
abundant aromas of gooseberries and capsicum
on the nose. The palate is fresh and lively
showing rich concentration and a long lingering
finish. To be enjoyed over the next three
years.
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The
2004 Piko Pinot Noir displays rich
earthy and berry fruit aromas on the nose.
The palate is full and rounded with a long
persistent finish. This wine is to be enjoyed
over the next two years.
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Lamont
Wines is a family owned, boutique winery, located
in Central Otago, New Zealand and specializing in
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling. It is situated
on 30 acres in the sub-region of Bendigo, on the site
of a historic gold mining town. Lamont has developed
an uncompromising approach in the pursuit of fruit
quality.
Using innovations and modern practices in the vineyard,
such as the digging of soil pits to carry out a full
soil analysis at different soil horizons. Next, soil
mapping in order to lay the blocks of vines out as
per soil type and not block shape, all very costly,
but imperative to growing the best fruit.
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The
Lamont Riesling 2005 displays a meld
of oranges, lemons and floral blossom on the
nose, this luscious mouth-filling Riesling
combines a near perfect acidity balance with
a concentrated finesse. The rich almost viscous
palate, derived from the extremely low cropping
levels, shows lemon-lime influences and notes
of fresh pineapple on the finish. Cellaring
up to 10 years.
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The
Lamont Pinot Gris 2005 has a nose that
exhibits a succulent amalgamation of honeysuckle
and canned pears with a surprising hint of
lemon. An initial mouth fills the softness
on the palate and balloons into a sensation
of creaminess that makes this an exceptional
food wine. Good length, with pears and the
honeyed wheat component, transforming into
a clean minerality, nicely finishes this wine.
Cellaring up to 5 years
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The
warm early ripening vineyard in Bendigo, Central
Otago has produced this deeply rich Pinot
Noir with berry, vanilla and dried floral
notes on the nose and crushed raspberries,
cherries and other dark berry flavors on the
palate. This concentrated wine has an excellent
tannin structure and delivers a supple mouth
filling mid palate, which finishes with plummy
characters and notes of liquorice and dark
chocolate. Cellaring 7 to 12 years
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Currently
Seeking Distributors in the USA
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