October 28th and 29th Wine Tasting
Château d’Or et de Gueules, Costières de Nîmes Rosé 2015 – $12.99
Château d’Or et de Gueules was born in 1998. The name comes from the family crest of Diane de Puymorin, with its colours reflecting the personality of the wines she produces – gold (‘Or’ in French) to signify the depth and fullness of the southern sun and warmth, red (‘Gueules’ in old French) for the character, power and round.
Grape varieties: This wine from Southern France in the Costieres de Nimes is made from Mourvèdre (40%), Cinsault (40%), Syrah (10%), Grenache (10%)
Winery Tasting Notes: A delicate pink robe complemented by a nose of great finesse; notes of citrus, fruit and flowers give it a nice complexity. Long and round on the palate, its finish features notes of citrus. IT IS CERTIFIED ORGANIC..
Kevin’s Notes: Do not be confused, Rose wines are year round wines, great compliment for holiday fixins’!
Holloran Stafford Hill Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2014 – $18.99
As a grower and wine producer since 1999 in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, our handcrafted wines begin in the vineyards we own and farm. We emphasize low yields and careful hands-on management of the vines to produce wines that express the unique characteristics of our 5 vineyard sites, including our older vines planted in the early 1970’s.
Stafford Hill is the second label for Holloran Vineyards, with two thirds of the estate production being declassified by barrel selection into the Stafford Hill line. Organically farmed, the wines are treated in the same manner as the estate wines, with indigenous yeasts and aging in French oak, of which 15-20% is new.
Kevin’s Notes: Where has this Pinot Noir been all of my life? GREAT value out of Oregon that we’ll sell through the end of the year.
Bodegas Paniza Crianza from Carinena, Spain2011 – $13.99
Wine Education: A crianza is wine aged for at least two years, at least one of which was in oak. Rioja Reserva is aged for at least three years, of which at least one year is in oak. Finally, Rioja Gran Reserva wines have been aged at least two years in oak and three years in bottle.
Carinena is one of Spain’s oldest DO’s since 1932 (Denominación de Origen; indicates the geographical origin and the style of a wine). Its winegrowing area is situated to the south of the River Ebro, and north-east of Calatayud. The town from which it takes its name has also been adopted by the Carinena grape variety (known as Carignan in other parts of the world), which once dominated the local vineyards.
Tasting Notes: Bright medium brick color. Bright, toasty aromas, floral incense, nougat, and Asian spices with a soft, vibrant, fruity medium-full body and a warming, interesting, relaxed spicy tart cherry compote, vanilla nuts, cedar, and earth finish with fine, chewy tannins and moderate oak. A bright, fruity Spanish red blend that is sure to please.
Nomade Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2011 – $15.99
It was 1994 when Tomás Achaval started dreaming about Nómade and 7 Lunas Wines. The Andes and the surrounding constellation of vineyards captivated his soul at the time he was the president of Chandon Winery in Argentina. From that moment on he knew that the wine world, its people and culture would turn out to be the axis of his life.
Born in a 75-year-old vineyard from La Consulta, Valle de Uco, Mendoza. The vineyard’s age that provides natural balance and delicate structure; low yields at the elevation of 3,630 ft.
Tasting Notes: The wine displays a shade of intense reds and wraps the mouth into an aromatic rainbow of red fruit, plums and prunes with flowery notes. Mature and elegant with a great balance and roundness. Aged for 8 months in French (70 %) and American oak barrels (30 %)
