Domestic Wine Star of the Show
Lot #33
Merryvale, Profile, 2002, 6.0L

Sponsored by Doug Kirby, owner, State Liquor Store #196

The first winery built in the Napa Valley following the repeal of Prohibition, Merryvale is located in the heart of America's premier wine region. The Profile wine is a blend of many of the finest lots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, chosen for their concentration, depth of flavor and fine tannin structure. This wine was aged in mostly new French oak chateau ferre barrels and bottled unfiltered. It is opulently structured and very dark. This wine was rated a "90" by The Wine Spectator and a "93" by The Wine Enthusiast.

International Star of the Show
Lot #37
Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1999, 6.0 Liter

Sponsored by Lamplighter Square, LLC

The quality of Chateau Lafite Rothschild needs no introduction. As early as 1815, Abraham Lawton had already designated it as a leader: "I ranked it as being the most elegant and delicate, with the finest body of the three (leading wines)," he qualified in 1855. As to Chateau Lafite traits shared by all vintage years, it was an enlightened amateur that summed it up best by saying, " ...whatever the case, all the Chateau Lafite wines have an almond and violet aroma."

This vintage comprises four of the vineyard's grapes, which is rare, but 96% homogenous (Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are rarely used jointly in the fine wine). This vintage has a woody and spicy bouquet, with a structured palate. It is balanced and elegant, with a long finish on echoes of berries and currants. Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate magazine rates this wine a 91.

15th Anniversary Travel Star of the Show
Lot #32
Viva Las Vegas!
Three days, two nights in exciting Las Vegas for two people. Package includes round-trip air fare from Billings, hotel accommodations for two nights, one dinner for two, show tickets for two, and a $300 VISA debit card to cover incidental expenses.

Donated by Travel Café, Allegiant Air, MGM/Mirage, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Avanta Federal Credit Union

Let the celebration begin! Two lucky people will travel from Billings courtesy of Allegiant Air for a three-day, two-night fun-filled stay in the ever-changing fantasyland of Las Vegas. Enjoy hotel accommodations at The Luxor Hotel - a welcome befitting a pharaoh - provided by MGM/Mirage, and one dinner for two and tickets for one show for two provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, all coordinated by Travel Cafe. Add in a $300 VISA debit card provided by Avanta Federal Credit Union for additional celebrating! Viva Las Vegas! Remember…what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!