Normally you can't ship wines cross-country because of the heat or cold (not cheaply anyway). That's what April is for. To celebrate, we ordered two best-selling wines from K&L Wines. The Henry's Drive Pillar Box Padthaway is already gone from our cellar. OOPS, is that ever a drinkable wine:
91 points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate: "The 2006 Pillar Box Red is 50% Shiraz, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Merlot aged in a mix of used French and American oak. Purple-colored, it offers an enticing, fruity nose including aromas of cassis, black cherry, black raspberry, and blueberry.
Our other stellar choice was the 2006 Pascual Toso Malbec Maipu Valley, Argentina. 91 points and the #1 wine on the "Top 100 Best Buys of 2007" from Wine Enthusiast:
"A year or two ago when Paul Hobbs began consulting for Toso things changed for the better. This is the rare Best Buy that can swim with the big fish and give them a run for the money. Pop the cork and enjoy lusty dark aromas of Turkish tobacco and berry compote. In the mouth, there’s a riot of fruit flavors to ponder followed by a smooth, lusty finish."
