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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Osselaer Cellar on 1/15/2023: Patty Kenny dinner party (241 views) | | Tasted by Osselaer Cellar on 10/2/2022: Lasagna dinner with Zach and Alex (278 views) | | Tasted by Jamul Wino on 5/8/2022 & rated 89 points: Color - Light to medium Garnet Nose - Middle of the road Raspberries and Cherries Palate - Fruit forward, tannins about right, Blackberries, Dark Cherries, Raspberries. Drink within the next 2 years. (364 views) | | Tasted by kcsteve on 9/14/2021: No tasting note-just one taste. Nothing unusual or bad that I remember. (646 views) | | Tasted by TK Mastres on 3/27/2021 & rated 88 points: Nice wine, very rich and red velvety on the nose, full and flavorful on the palate with full ripe cherry and even some raspberry notes. There’s acid here for sure but it’s very well balanced with the ripe fruit. There’s a lot of oak on this otherwise lighter wine, maybe a bit much but it’s still pretty flavorful. If you’re not a fan of noticeable oak in your wine this one may not be for you but I do find it to be in my wheelhouse, but just barely :-) personally, I would buy this again and at about $20 I think it’s good value, but if I had my druthers I’d back off on the oak and we’d be looking at 90 pots +, YMMV :-) (729 views) | | Tasted by Klainetal on 8/3/2020 & rated 95 points: Most excellent! Fruit, spice on the pallet. Low tannin and long finish (632 views) | | Tasted by djrobsd on 3/28/2020 & rated 91 points: Smokey and smooth perfect with pizza. (617 views) |
| Opolo Producer websiteSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se"). Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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