1006, 2011
Saturday Night Tapas: Food & Wine Pairing
This past Saturday night I went to friend’s house for dinner club and was amazed that 4 of the 6 wines he was pouring that evening were products from [...]
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This wine displays bright fruit and crisp acidities all finishing with an light, creamy texture. The fruit is sourced from the breathtaking Solomon Hills area in Santa Maria Valley. With the Pacific coastline only a few miles away, the constant maritime influences the grapes to make this a most memorable bottle of Chardonnay. - A full silky entry with sophisticated structure, wonderful concentration and playful texture peeking through. An engaging finish of fresh cherries, rich chocolate and spiced cake.
- Striking yet expansive, it develops over the palate with sophisticated creaminess and racy acidity. Captivating flavors of white peach, brioche and quince compote layered with exotic hints of vanilla and saffron, with an enigmatic, enduring finish.
- This Sauvignon Blanc delivers a generous serving of tropical fruit and grapefruit. Lively with refreshing acidity and mouthwatering flavors that fill the palate with dimension.
- A noble wine whose berry-fragrance and flavor is a famous mixture of currants and cassis. It ages beautifully in our new French oak barrels, in that ancient tradition interplay of time and tannin, to a deep, clear taste between medium and full-bodied that can only be described as classic Cabernet.
- The Celani Family Vineyard's prestige wine Ardore is a Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in fine French oak barrels where the lees are allowed to settle to the bottom as the wine is filtered naturally by its own weight, and is never stripped of any of its fragrance and flavor. The grapes used to create Ardore come from the most respected farms in the Napa Valley.
- The non-new oak portion was aged and fermented in a concrete egg-shaped vessel. Malolactic fermentation was inhibited in order to retain as much of the grape's natural acidity as possible. The aromas are very expressive and exotic with pineapple, Bosc pear skin, white strawberry, peaches with cream, powdered quartz, green tea and white flowers. The entry is rich with plush Chardonnay flavors, oily and a creamy minerality. The beautifully balanced acidity frames the wines concentration and yields to a lengthy pleasant finish.
- Exotic aromas of pineapple, granny smith apple, bosc pear skin, mineral-infused cream and white flowers leap from the glass. In the mouth this wine is crisp, clean, and delicate oozing with tropical flavors ansd subtle notes of crushed rocks and lime citrus. This wine will be deliciously refreshing over the next few years.
- The wine is dark, deep purple/blue/black in color, with penetrating aromas of ripe exotic berries, loganberries, dusty plums, graphite and black raspberry. Flavors show off great extract and intense Merlot varietal character with hints of mocha.
- Deep and full-bodied, Tenacious is a proprietary red wine that is nearly as popular now as Cabernet Sauvignon, but with more softness and less tannin to please the plates of those who favor these traits. Estate-grown and bottled, Tenacious matures unrefined and unfiltered for 22 months in new French Oak. You will not see "Reserve" on the label of this wine because it was built to be enjoyed today.
- Aged in neutral oak barrels for 4 months, this wine is exploding with aromatics of strawberries, cranberries, spiced pomegranates, dried wild flowers, and the most subtle note of freshly peeled orange. The flavors are a lively expression of strawberries, red raspberries, cranberries and watermelon crisp. This Rosé is a light, charming seamlessly balanced and delicious wine.
- Purple, black color, scents of black currants in promising nose, sweet Cabernet fruit on nose, flavors of Seville orange and intense Cabernet fruit flavors, cranberry sweetness .
- Dense red accompanied by the scent or plums, ripe cherries, leather and smoke. In the mouth this wine shows concentration and weight. Flavors of cherry cola plums, cinnamon and dark chocolate coat your mouth as the tannins take hold and add dimensions and structure to the wine. This wine shows good balance in the long finish .
- Cloudline has a brilliant ruby color and medium body, which is true to Oregon Pinot Noir. On the nose and following through on the palate, I find bright red and black cherries, with a framework of cola nut and ripe dark fruit. Tannins are soft, and the finish is graceful. This is a wine to enjoy tonight, or sometime in the next 3-5 years.” - Véronique Drouhin
- Beautiful red color, great nose, great body and long on the palate with enough fruit to just sit there and enjoy.
- Showcases aromas of red bing cherry, mingled with floral and citrus tones and hints of barrel spice and forest floor. Entering the palate with both focus and energy and revealing a firm but rounded texture this wine shows good flesh with core flavors of cherry and raspberry shaded with hints of barrel toast. Well supported by a firm underlying framework of well integrated tannin and a brisk acidity this wine finishes cleanly and succinctly and should benefit from short term cellaring. Consume over the next 3 to 5 years.
- Opulent and age worthy this Pinot Noir features dark cherry aromas with floral tones, sandalwood and shades of toasty oak. This wine has broadest entry and softest mouth feel of all our cuvees, maintaining great focus as it moves across the palate.
- Adriane Pinot Noir exhibits all the hallmarks of this unique growing season, marrying the fruit intensity associated with a warmer vintage over a fully mature and elegant structure more often associated with a cooler growing season. Pungent aromas of ripe dark cherry, sandalwood and barrel toast, mingled with hints of forest floor and savory notes emanate from the nose.
- Aged 22 months in 75% new French oak (Taransaud, Orion, and Sylvain), this blend is comprised of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Petit Verdot.
- Aged 22 months in 65% new French oak, this wine is composed of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot.
- The Pinot Noir (clone 828) was harvested on September 26th and aged for 14 months in 50% New French Oak and 50% Neutral French Oak. Our vineyard, in the heart of the Sonoma Coast at an 1800 foot elevation, sits atop Kings Ridge Road with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. The coastal fog from this region keeps the vineyard cool in the mornings, but the ridge exposure allows for ample ripening.