Twisted Oak 2005 Sierra Foothills %@#$!
From the Winery
You knew it was coming. The %@#$! looked so %@#$!-ing good on the red wine bottles. So here we are skipping blindly across the overkill line and slapping a %@#$! on our white Rhone-style blend. You might be asking, "What the %@#$! are they thinking?" It's simple... In an era of "Reality TV" and "Shock Radio," one should never underestimate the power of a little punctuation.
Tasting Notes
These tasting notes are often based on the winemaker's notes. Well, this time he told me that this %@#$! had aromas of peaches and butter. Have you ever buttered a peach? Just weird if you ask me. Then he goes on to mention creamy flavors of pear and truffles. Okay, now we have peaches and butter and pears and mushrooms. Is this insane or what? Well, I can tell you that this %@#$! is a lot yummier than that, and has body and character almost like a red wine. And it will even lay down for a few years. How cool is that?
Food Pairings: Just About Anything! Hearty salads, risottos, pork, Thai food, seared Ahi tuna...sweet and sour SPAM!
| Composition | 37% Roussanne, Sumu Kaw Vineyard 21% Roussanne, Moke Gold Vineyard 25% Marsanne, Sumu Kaw Vineyard 17% Marsanne, Moke Gold Vineyard |
| Appellation | El Dorado County and Calaveras County |
| Harvested | For 4 lots? Are you kidding??? |
| Alcohol | 14.1% |
| pH | 3.54 |
| TA | .54 |
| Fermented in | 20% new French oak 30% new American oak 50% neutral oak |
| Aged for | 6 months in oak |
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