he following wines are available from our inventory or forthcoming as
indicated.
Estate Wines from Claudia Springs
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
Very concentrated wine with aromas of spice and stone fruit. Apricot with a hint of earthiness predominate in the flavors. This is a creamy, mouth-filling wine that is fun to drink by itself as an aperitif, or with spicy oriental dishes.
Retail price $17.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
#awardname#
|
#awarddescription# |
2006 KLINDT VINEYARD ESTATE PINOT NOIR
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
Our 2006 Estate Pinot Noir has the usual black fruit, spice and cola our
vineyard is noted for. There is a hint of tannin which provides structure and
well integrated oak, about 25% new. This is a medium bodied Pinot Noir that
pairs well with food.
Retail price $28.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Gold Medal 2008 Mendocino County Fair |
|
|
Gold Medal 2009 Grand Harvest Award |
|
|
Gold Medal 2009 Best of Appellation Award |
2006 KLINDT VINEYARD ESTATE RESERVE PINOT NOIR
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
We hand-selected the nine best barrels out of 32 of our Estate Pinot Noir to
make an exceptional Reserve Pinot Noir! It has the usual black fruit, spice and
cola our vineyard is noted for. There is a hint of tannin which provides
structure and well integrated oak, about 40% new.
Retail price $35.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Gold Medal 2009 Best of Appellation Award |
2007 KLINDT VINEYARD ESTATE PINOT NOIR
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
2007 was a great year for Anderson Valley and especially for our vineyard. The
crop size was small, but the fruit was harvested in perfect shape. It has the
usual black fruit, spice and cola our vineyard is noted for. It is medium
bodied, balanced and refined rather than overblown as many Pinots can be.
Retail price $28.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Gold Medal 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
Premium Wines from Claudia Springs
2007 PERLI VINEYARD SYRAH, MENDOCINO RIDGE
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
This is a classic, cool climate Syrah. It has ripe flavors of plum, black fruit
and a hint of menthol and orange zest with just a touch of gaminess. Lingering
in the background are traces of dust and black truffle. and black pepper!
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
#awardname#
|
#awarddescription# |
2006 JOHN RICETTI VINEYARD ZINFANDEL, REDWOOD VALLEY
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
This wine is deep in blackberry fruit and sports an intriguing veneer of briar
and dusty earth spice. It's somewhat tighter, tannin-firmed structure suggests
that this Zinfandel will only get better with age!
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Silver Medal 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
2007 JOHN RICETTI VINEYARD ZINFANDEL, REDWOOD VALLEY
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
This is a full bodied wine with white pepper, dark chocolate, plum and
blackberry fruit.
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Bronze Medal 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
2007 NATE'S VINEYARD ZINFANDEL
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
This is our first wine from this old, head trained vineyard which is located in
Redwood Valley adjacent to the Rhode's Vineyard. The unique thing we have found
in both his Zin and Petite Sirah is that the grapes come in at a higher acid
level than anything we have tried from that appellation. This results in bright
red fruit flavors and good acid structure even after malo lactic fermentation.
Although the wine is nice now it will benefit from a year or two of aging as
higher acid wines take a bit longer to reach their potential. This is the kind
of wine the wine writers and critics keep telling us to make!
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
#awardname#
|
#awarddescription# |
2006 VASSAR VINEYARD ZINFANDEL, REDWOOD VALLEY
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
In its youth this is our most dense and structured wine. With age it reveals
its true nature of plum, dried cherry, coffee and spice. It is just reaching
that stage now.
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
#awardname#
|
#awarddescription# |
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
This was our chance to get creative. The wine is 88% Zinfandel (45% from Alden
vineyard, Mendocino, 34% from John Ricetti, Redwood Valley, 8.8% Vassar,
Redwood Valley), and 5.8% Syrah, 4.3% Petite Sirah and 1.5% Merlot. It is
delicious with bright Zinfandel fruit complimented by structure and fruit in
other components. A real bargain!
Retail price $22.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Gold Medal 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
2006 VALENTI RANCH ZINFANDEL, MENDOCINO RIDGE
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
You saw it right. 17.8 alcohol. We should have put a special warning on the
label! All kidding aside, this is a delicious wine. It has all the spice and
herbs of a Valenti along with big jammy black fruit flavors.
Retail price $28.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
Awards
|
Double Gold Medal 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
2007 PETITE SIRAH, REDWOOD VALLEY
Cases Produced: 175
|
Alcohol |
15.9% |
|
pH |
3.41 |
|
TA |
.7 |
Dark, but not brooding, well, not yet! This wine has flavors running from
raspberry through blackberry to black cherries. Racy with it's firm acidity, it
also offers hints of leather and tobacco. The tannins are firm, but supple and
with it's lower alcohol and low pH, it will age into an elegant and complex
wine and maybe even brooding.
Retail price $24.00 per bottle.
Awards—#longname#
#awardname#
|
#awarddescription# |
We call these wines our end of vintage wines only because of the price, as we have not sacrificed quality. We feel it is important to offer some wines that are a little easier on the pocketbook so that our customers can enjoy wine with any meal, from rack of lamb to the humble hamburger. To this end we have put together some blends or varietals at special prices.