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holiday pack • bokisch • albariño • grenache • tempranillo
Tasting Notes
With Albariño, Grenache and Tempranillo from this Iberian-inspired winery, add some European flare to your holidays with some off-the-beaten-path varietals. This holiday pack makes a great gift for the wine enthusiast in your life!
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candied apples • ripe blackberries • toasty • cherry pie • spicy chocolate finish
Tasting Notes
Purple-black in color, with crimson hues along the edge of the glass, our Tempranillo strums its guitar as it delights your senses with a symphonic combination of Spain and California. Exhibiting aromas of candied apples and ripe blackberries, it has a lingering toasty finish in the nose reminiscent of a grandfather’s sweet pipe smoke. It is luscious and round with delicately integrated tannins and a soft touch. Swirling in the mouth, it playfully teases the palate with flavors of cherry pie and a spicy chocolate finish of Mexican Mole.
As in the traditional style of the Rioja, it is blended with our highly prized Graciano and a splash of Garnacha. Our Tempranillo exhibits the true varietal character of this noble grape and naturally fuses together the worlds... »More
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$25.99inky • dark • black cherry • spice • anise
Tasting Notes
This richly extractive wine is an excellent example of Graciano’s versatility. It is inky and dark with robust aromas of black cherry, spice and a hint of anise. Powerful flavors of a warm basket of ripe berries with an underlying earthy richness give way to unbelievably smooth tannins and a lingering finish. Luxuriously full bodied in the mouth, it is balanced by good acidity. This wine will continue to age nicely for 2-4 years.
About Graciano:
Graciano is thought to be the oldest variety commercially grown in Spain today. Its origins predate the arrival of the Romans, when Iberian tribes pressed and fermented their lovely Graciano juice in the old terraced hillside vineyards of the Rioja Alavesa. It is a richly colored, perfumed variety that commences the... »More
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$17.99pomegranate • cassis • Floral • strawberry • bright flavors
Tasting Notes
Our Garnacha is reminiscent of the dense, spicy, Spanish red wines produced from this variety in its area of origin – Aragon. Due to minimal irrigation and severe pruning, its smaller berries and higher skin-to-juice ratio give it a deep color showing bright red hues with a tinge of blue. Subtle notes of pomegranate and cassis reveal themselves along with a slightly floral quality in the nose. Complex layers of strawberry and bright fruit combine in the palate for a delicious, lengthy finish. A medium-bodied wine, this Garnacha shows excellent balance, fresh acidity and bright flavors.
About Garnacha:
Garnacha, known as Grenache in France, originated from Aragon, Spain. From there, it moved along the medieval highway of the Ebro River, spreading eastward, and finally north of the... »More
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$15.99Cantaloupe • pineapple • Apricot • tropical • lush
Tasting Notes
Our 2007 Mokelumne River Albariño exhibits its distinctive varietal character with delicate aromas of cantaloupe, pineapple and apricot. It is medium-bodied in the mouth with a pleasing tropical lushness, followed by a lingering finish. This Albariño shows excellent balance, and its vivid, crisp acidity makes it a wonderful accompaniment to seafood.
About Albariño:
Albariño is an aromatic white wine that is straw-gold in color with a green tinge. It is typically found in the Rias Baixas area of Galicia in Northwestern Spain and known as Alvarinho in Portugal. Thick-skinned and small-berried, this varietal has aromatics similar to a Riesling and is thought to actually originate from Germany. Documentary evidence suggests that German monks planted the grape in 1185 on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. This... »More
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Bosc pear • Fuji apple • mandarin rind • tropical • lush
Tasting Notes
Our 2007 Clements Hill Albariño exhibits its distinctive varietal character with delicate aromas of Bosc pear, Fuji apple and mandarin rind. It is medium-bodied in the mouth with a pleasing tropical lushness, followed by a lingering finish. This Albariño shows excellent balance, and its vivid, crisp acidity makes it a wonderful accompaniment to seafood.
About Albariño:
Albariño is an aromatic white wine that is straw-gold in color with a green tinge. It is typically found in the Rias Baixas area of Galicia in Northwestern Spain and known as Alvarinho in Portugal. Thick-skinned and small-berried, this varietal has aromatics similar to a Riesling and is thought to actually originate from Germany. Documentary evidence suggests that German monks planted the grape in 1185 on the pilgrimage route to Santiago... »More
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