Broquel Wines

Broquel Wines are produced and bottled by 120 year old Bodegas Trapiche in Mendoza, Argentina. The wines have a new international style, with more fruit and personality. The grapes are now not only coming from Trapiche’s greatest vineyards in Mendoza, but also from the very best terroirs of Argentina.
 

Broquel Torrentes has aromas of red apples, honey and cinnamon. It is full bodied and round, with a soft finish in the mouth.

Broquel Chardonnay offers up toasty apple, pear, and tropical aromas leading to a medium-bodied, straightforward wine with lively acidity and moderate length.

Broquel Malbec shows aromas of black fruit jam and liqueur, with notes of vanilla, chocolate and smoke. On the palate, it is ample and rich, with a long finish and soft tannins.

Broquel Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of cassis and raspberry jam, with notes of tobacco, cedar, roasted pepper and chocolate. It displays rich, ripe cassis and black berry flavors with ample, soft tannins. This richly perfumed wine has a lush, complex character.

Try all four varieties at the following special pricing:
Regular Price $ 18.99
Special Price 14.99
3 for Price 39.99 (mix or match) 13.33
Case Price 147.99 (mix or match) 12.33

Please stop by JJ.’s Package Stores 3505-G Longmire Drive on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 for a taste of the wines from Broquel. The tasting will be held from 12:00 noon until 7:00pm.

Enjoy in Moderation!

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Hart & McGarry Chardonnay `08-Napa Valley, California @ $15.03 after discount
Hart & McGarry Chardonnay has aromas and flavors of crisp apple, a touch of citrus and tropical fruit with a hint of vanilla oak.

Luigi Bosca Malbec `06-Mendoza, Argentina @ $16.79 after discount
Luigi Bosca Malbec has an intense ruby red color, with aromas of berries, coffee, spices and pepper. It is round with soft sweet tannins.

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

20 Gauge Chardonnay `07-NapaCounty, California @ $10.87 after discount
20 Gauge Chardonnay: Inspired by fall mornings shrouded in fog, sitting in perfect stillness, waist deep in reeds. Traditionally prized as the perfect complement to seafood, this Chardonnay goes well with all types of fowl.

Folie a Deux Cabernet Sauvignon `06- Napa Valley, California @ $18.39
Folie a Deux Cabernet Sauvignon: This wine is a powerful, fruit forward Cabernet, full of blackberry and black cherry. Additional characteristics of chocolate, mint and leather are expressed on the palate with nicely integrated tannins on the finish.

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Haak Vineyards Blanc du Bois `08-Santa Fe, Texas @ $11.99 after discount
Haak Vineyards Blanc du Bois is semi-sweet with tropical flavors of mango and pineapple .

Santa Alicia Merlot Reserva `08-Maipo Valley, Chili @ $6.39 after discount
Santa Alicia Merlot Reserva is deep and concentrated with currant and ripe plum aromas. The tannins are soft and well integrated.

HERE WE GROW AGAIN!

The history of J.J.’s Package Stores began on January 2, 1973 when we opened the doors to our first location at 1219 North Texas Avenue in Bryan. Then on June 1, 1983 we purchased the store at 1600 Texas Avenue South in College Station and on August 22, 2000 the store in the Rock Prairie Shopping Center was opened. To commemorate this occasion, on Thursday, January 28, 2010 we will have a special sale. When we open the doors at 10:00am, at all three locations of J.J.’s and until we close at 9:00pm, that same day, we will offer a “special selection“ of liquor, wine, and cigars at an outrageous discount of 30%. That’s right, 30% off selected brands of spirits, wine, and cigars.

We value your business! More importantly, we value the friendships we have nurtured over the past 37 years. To show our gratitude and appreciation we are offering you this rare opportunity to save like you have never saved before at J.J.’s. Come help us celebrate and save 30% on Thursday, January 28, 2010.

Don’t forget to sign up for our Customer Loyalty Program where you can save 15% all year long!

Here’s to YOU and to J.J.’s Package Stores for 37 years and many more to come.

Enjoy in Moderation!

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Rosemount Chardonnay Mudgee `06-Australia @ $2.99 END OF VINTAGE SALE
Rosemount Chardonnay Mudgee is pale yellow-gold. This wine has a nose of cold cream and buttered popcorn. In the mouth it is smooth and mellow, with flavors of lemon curd and nice mineral notes, and faintest rays of oak. Good acidity, nice balance, and a sunny disposition make this a winner. Not complex, but quite tasty.

Toad Hollow Vineyards Merlot Reserve `05-Russian River Valley, California @ $15.99 after discount
Toad Hollow Vineyards Merlot Reserve is smooth but complex with blackberry and plum flavors and a soft oak influenced finish.

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

White Oak Chardonnay `08-Russian River, California @ $19.59 after 20% discount
White Oak Chardonnay exhibits aromas of vibrant tropical fruit married to toasty oak. Full bodied, round, good depth of fruit, medium long finish. Flavors of citrus fruit, apple, lime, roasted nut and toasted oak.

Marques de Caceres Crianza `05-Rioja, Spain @ $13.11 after 20% discount
Marques de Caceres Crianza has a bright ruby red color and a lively bouquet with notes of red fruit that add a pleasant freshness softened by a discreet touch of vanilla. Deliciously full in the mouth where silky, well-integrated tannins highlights the wine’s fruit. Good length in which the complexity of flavors come through delicately. A perfect accompaniment to Mediterranean cuisine, fried food, grilled vegetables, pulses, paella and other rice dishes, pasta, fish in tomato sauce, ham, chorizo, pate, beef (roast, stewed or grilled) and cheese (mild or medium matured).

Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines:

Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut
Regular Price $ 24.99
Special Price $19.99
3/for Price 55.49 or $18.50 each
Case Price 203.99 or $17.00 each

Korbel Brut-California @ $10.99
Korbel Sec-California @ $12.79
 

Tasting Notes:

Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut has delicate pear and floral notes backed by toasty almond. On the palate, one finds lively citrus, toast and apple flavors overlaid with persistent effervescence, a creamy mid-palate and toast. It recently scored 90 points from the Wine Spectator and awarded the “Top 100″ list designation; the only California sparkling wine on the list.

Korbel Brut is America’s favorite bottle-fermented champagne, KORBEL Brut is light-tasting and crisp with a 1% dosage for a balanced medium-dry finish. It is composed of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard and Pinot Noir.

Korbel Sec is a slightly sweet style of champagne. Sec is softer and has a more lingering fruit flavor on the palate. Think of white peaches or pear. We will be mixing the Sec with Chambord (Raspberry Liqueur) to make Champaign Royal.

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Fog Bank Chardonnay `08-Santa Rosa, California @ $11.99 after 20% discount
Fog Bank Chardonnay has pure fruit aromas of green apple, lemon and pineapple are present instantly; it coats the palate with a perfect balance of fruit and acidity; finishes clean and lively with ripe fruit; vanilla and minerals.

Cambria Pinot Noir Julia’s Vineyard `06- Santa Maria Valley, California @ $19.99 after 20% discount
93 Cambria 2006 Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir Rated #1 in the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines!

This is the best Pinot Noir at this price on the market. Easily! It’s picture-perfect cool climate, absolutely dry and silky, with complex flavors of cherries, Mandarin orange, cola, pomegranates, licorice and cinnamon spice, made even richer by smoky oak. Just lovely, and gets even better as it breathes in the glass.

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon until 7:00pm

Place: J.J.’s Package Stores on Rock Prairie and Longmire in the Kroger Center

Wines & Tasting Notes:

Stinger Sauvignon Blanc `08-Napa, California @ $10.39 after 20% discount
Stinger Sauvignon Blanc is light straw in color with a nose of mango, jasmine and bay leaf. The flavors explode with apricot, star-fruit and exotic Asian spices. The mouthfeel is big and rich with great acidity keeping it fresh.

Stinger Zinfandel `07-Paso Robles, California @ $10.39 after 20% discount
Stinger Zinfandel is deep red in color, with magenta at the very rim. The nose jumps out with African violets, cinnamon, cardamom and hints of pomegranates. The mouth feel is dense, big and rich with pomegranates followed by spicy red fruit characters and five-spice powder.