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The Mills' Staff regularly samples new vintages and wines. Our monthly staff recommendations highlight new arrivals that offer distinct regional character, high quality, and value for money, and that deserve special attention.

Mills reserves the right to make substitutions of equal or greater value.

Staff recommendations - April 2008

	Altos de Luzôn 2005	Jumilla, Spain	Regular Price $20.99 Mills price: $16.49
A hearty blend of 50% Monastell, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Tempranillo. Aged for 12 months in a combination of French and American oak. Deep color, with rich aromos of black fruit, cherries and licorice. ;
	Torbreck Woodcutter's Semillon 2006	Barossa Valley, Australia	Regular Price $19.99 Mills price: $14.99
A bargain white, rich, even Rhone in character. Quite dry and broad, but with a flavors of white fruit, and slightly exotic.
	Strele Soave 2005	Veneto, Italy	Regular Price $14.99 Mills price: $10.99
Medium-bodied, peachy fruit, with nice balancing acidity. Lovely soft fruit aromas.
	Domaine Charvin Cotes-du-Rhone Le Poutet 2004	Rhone Valley, France	Regular Price $22.99 Mills price: $14.99
" ...displays the classic Provencal concoction of roasted herbes de Provence and kirsch liqueur in a medium-bodied, soft, stylish format. This could easily be confused with a premier cru from Burgundy given its finesse, complexity, and savory style. Drink it over the next 3-4 years." RMP
	Bodegas Y Vinedos Maurodos Prima 2005	Toro, Spain	Regular Price $23.99 Mills price: $17.99
100% Tinto Fino aged in a mix of American and French oak, and bottled without filtration. Deep purple color, and displaying aromas that tend to suggest Bordeaux.
	Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba 2005	Piedmont, Italy	Regular Price $28.99 Mills price: $21.69
"The 2005 Barbera d'Alba is a fresh, vinous wine with floral, red fruit and spice notes. It is a simple, accessible wine best enjoyed over the next few years." RMP
	Boeri Ribota Moscato d'Asti 2006	Piedmont, Italy	Regular Price $14.99 Mills price: $10.99
Rich, peach flavors and aromas, without being cloying. Just enough CO2 to Moscasto is wonderful as an aperitif with salty ham and canapés, and also pairs very well with fruit-based desserts.
	San Giovanni Prosecco Brut	Conegliano, Italy	Regular Price $14.99 Mills price: $12.99
A dry sparkling wine made from the Prosecco grape. A classic aperitif wine, this bubbly makes an ideal aperitif with lhors d'oeuvres, or a companion to salads and light fare.
	Viña Pedrosa 2004	Ribera del Duero, Spain	Regular Price $27.99 Mills price: $19.99
"The 2004 Vina Pedrosa is a beast of a wine for its humble price. Saturated purple in color, the nose offers up scorched earth, hard wood charcoal, and black fruits which jump from the glass. In the mouth there are layers of blue and black fruit flavors and a hint of licorice. This ripe, structured wine should blossom with 1-3 years of cellaring and give pleasure for an additional decade. It is a great value." Rated 90 Points. WA
	Chateau Mourgues du Gres Capitelles 2005	Costieres de Nimes, France	Regular Price $23.99 Mills price: $17.99
Often called "poor man's Hermitage," this blend of 95% Syrah and 5% Grenache is a stunning value. From 45 year-old vines, quite structured, and brimming with black cherry, herb, and black pepper aromas and flavors. The vineyards of Nimes rest on glacial pebbles not unlike that of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, just to the northeast.
	Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Les Grands Chaillots 2005	Burgundy, France	Regular Price $33.99 Mills price: $25.49
"From a deep but pebbly site outside Nuits-St.-Georges cropped at a drastically low level, his 2005 Bourgogne Grands Chaillots offers aromas and flavors of ripe blackberry and beef marrow, with a subtle hint of vanilla. Polished and creamy on the palate, it finishes with a soothing richness and persistent blackberry and marrow."
	75 Wine Co. Cabernet Sauvignon Amber Knolls Vineyard 2005	Napa Valley, California	Regular Price $22.99 Mills price: $19.49
In a time of few bargain from Napa Valley, 75 Wine Company delivers a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon in this 2005. Broad and rich, with loads of black fruit tinged by toasty oak.