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Rush “Festival” White Wine, California NV (1.5 liter magnum bottle). Perfect for all your festivities, the new Rush Festival White is based on the French Colombard grape. It exhibits the subtle minerality of a dry French muscat. Refreshing notes of citrus and jasmine are tinged with a pleasant chalkiness and reinforced by excellent balance. Enjoy as an apéritif or serve with Asian-inspired dishes such as curried shrimp salad with ginger and pear.

Rush Rosé, California NV. The brand-new Rush Rosé is a crisp, refreshing blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Merlot, along with a touch of white Symphony (a hybrid of Grenache Gris and Muscat d'Alexandrie). Sourced from Lake County, El Dorado Hills, and the cooler areas of the Central Valley, the French-styled Rush Rose is the perfect balm to our long, hot, Provence-like summer days. Subtle floral aromas on the nose lead to apple and peach flavors on the palate, followed by a crisp finish. Stainless steel-fermented.

Rush “Festival” Red Wine, California NV (1.5 liter magnum bottle). The new Rush Festival Red is a California field blend based on the Ruby Cabernet grape, a cross between cabernet sauvignon and carignan. It offers up a lush bouquet of wild dark berries, complemented by flavors of tart cherry, a satin texture, and a firm, structured finish. An excellent accompaniment to roast pasture-fed turkey seasoned with rosemary, lemon, olives, and garlic.

Rush Bordeaux, France '10. Rush Cellars goes across the pond for this Bordeaux bottling from sustainably farmed vineyards in France’s legendary appellation. To produce 2010 Rush Bordeaux, Rush worked with growers in the tiny hillside town of Monségur in Entre-Deux-Mers, where the soil consists of clay over limestone. Dominated by plantings of fragrant, juicy merlot, Monségur has always blended its wine with intense cabernet sauvignon and inky cabernet franc. The 2010 Rush Bordeaux is a blend of 60% merlot, 30% cabernet sauvignon, and 10% cabernet franc. A blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and cabernet franc, the 2010 Rush Bordeaux was aged in French oak barrels and is soft, aromatic, and fruit-forward, with subtle amounts of tannin, oak, and alcohol. A perfect match with everything from pizza, hamburgers, and meat and vegetarian dishes.

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Rush Sparkling Wine, California NV. The Rush Sparkling is made from French colombard grapes using the Charmat, or cuvée close, method of producing sparkling wine. It displays a delicate, pale golden color with subtle green highlights, while an explosion of tiny bubbles releases an elegant bouquet of citrus, heliotrope, and baker’s yeast. On the palate, pure, streamlined flavors of lemon, peach, and soft honey lead to a slightly off-dry finish.

Rush Pinot Grigio, California NV. The Rush pinot grigio is pale champagne in color with tinges of green. On the nose, tropical aromas of mango flower and coconut are revealed. On the palate, more tropical fruit is balanced by a perfect acidity. The lingering finish is redolent of fresh-cut pineapple. Enjoy chilled as an apéritif. Available exclusively in Alabama.

Rush Chardonnay, California ’11. The 2011 Rush Chardonnay is a blend of grapes from three different vineyard lots – one in Lodi, one in Monterey, and one in Mendocino. These vineyards were chosen because they historically produce excellent grapes and complement each other so well. The grapefruit flavors from the Mendocino grapes blend very well with the lemon zest notes from the Monterey grapes, complementing the pear and apricot taste of the Lodi chardonnay fruit.  This wine boasts the acidity and excellent citrus and honey flavors that typify great chardonnay, as well a rich mouth-feel.

Rush Pinot Noir, California ’11. For the Rush Pinot Noir, only vineyards that experienced an equal balance of extreme hot and extreme cold were chosen. Vineyards in Sonoma and Mendocino boasted these perfect weather conditions in 2010. Each block of each vineyard is walked to ensure that only the best fruit is used, berries of lesser quality being left for the bigger companies. The wine was fermented at low temperatures to slow the yeast down as it eats up the grape’s sugar. With a slow fermentation in tanks as tall as they are wide, the best possible extraction of the fruit is obtained and the fruit’s complex nose maintained. The wine saw 100% French oak to add some wood tannins and oak aroma, as well as to round out the wine’s mouth-feel.

Rush Cabernet Sauvignon, California ’11. The fruit for the newest release of the Rush Cabernet Sauvignon came from vineyards in Paso Robles and Lodi, the heart of cabernet country in California. The vineyards were chosen because, while they have the heat indicative of the appellations, they also have excellent soil structure and uniformity, yielding superior-quality grapes. The wine was fermented at cooler temperatures to maintain the aromas of strawberry and dried cherry and was put through a limited oak regime of French and American oak. By not pushing too much oak on the wine, the fruit is allowed to shine through. Cultivated since this vineyard’s inception, complex flavors and phenolics will continue to develop as the wine enhances in the bottle.

Rush “Ol’ Vine” Red, California NV. Brand new to the Alabama market, the Rush Ol’ Vine Red is a luscious zinfandel-based blend sourced from carefully selected vineyards in California. Zinfandel, petit verdot, petite sirah, and merlot make up the blend. The wine was partially aged in American and French oak for six to eight months. Heady aromas of ripe red fruit and spices are complemented by sweet raspberry and red currant flavors on a full-bodied palate. The whole is backed by soft tannins and a pleasant viscosity. Enjoy with barbecue, hamburgers, veggie burgers, pizza, and a variety of ethnic cuisine.