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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wilypod on 4/21/2023 & rated 87 points: Much more like a Spanish Garnacha than a Cotes du Rhone Grenache. Full bodied, decent varietal character, dark cherry, tree bark, raspberry and pepper. Fully evolved at ten years, but probably was more exciting in its youth. (201 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 6/19/2020 & rated 92 points: This was like liquid blueberries! Really nice wine. The one bottle that let me down was clearly a fluke. (651 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 6/2/2020 & rated 89 points: This wine has been up and down. Last bottle great, this one okay. Not sure what is going on. I bought from two different wine stores? Maybe? anyway, not up to the usual Villa Creek Standands. (650 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 4/18/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened up beautifully after a one hour decant. Had great raspberry flavors backed up by cream and vanilla. Not sure I would age this more, as it is drinking so well now. (703 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 3/30/2020 & rated 93 points: Sooooo much better than my last bottle. Full bodies, raspberry all over it. What I usually expect from Villa Creek. (724 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 1/2/2020 & rated 88 points: I expect better from Villa Creek. They are normally a top notch producer. This wine was thinner than expected and quite tannic. Even a double run through a Vinturi left behind significant tannin. (661 views) | | | Tasted by alpha_ori on 3/9/2019 & rated 91 points: Candied red fruit on the nose. The palate is very balanced, though. Straightforward but tasty. (424 views) | | | Tasted by apple2k on 11/21/2018 & rated 93 points: Delicious seems to be near peak (454 views) | | | Tasted by karaseke on 10/30/2018 & rated 88 points: Fresh fruit (434 views) | | | Tasted by rmodak on 4/7/2018 & rated 92 points: Bright raspberry fruit with cooling herbal notes, silky mouthfeel and fine tannins. The balance of fruit, garrigue and acidity made this too easy to drink. Very light on its feet and a great match for carne asada. (976 views) | | | Tasted by VAD on 3/21/2018 & rated 92 points: Nice fruit. Light and great color. Really enjoyed this wine. (787 views) | | | Tasted by rharl on 1/9/2017 & rated 92 points: Delicious - drinking well. (1439 views) | | | Tasted by NathanT on 6/23/2016 & rated 91 points: -
Nose, ripe sweet fruit, some lemon peel.
Palate, dark ripe fruit, tannic but not overpowering, little acidity. Right amount of texture and fruit. (1303 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 1/10/2016 & rated 90 points: Second Sunday Group: Domestic Grenache (Frank's): Opens with notes of cherry and red currant fruit, with hints of spice; concentrated, and I mean that in a positive way. Red fruit and spice qualities on the palate with good underlying acidity. Just becomes brighter and more amplified as it opens. Nice.
My #2, Domino's #2
Group #1, 36 pts (2128 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 10/28/2015: Big sweet raspberry fruit. On day two, with a bit of spice on the back end. Yep, thats darn big on the palate. (1458 views) | | | Tasted by DG_Cellar on 3/21/2015: black cherries
peppery herbs (1414 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Villa Creek Producer websiteGarnachaWikipedia: In Spain, Grenache is known as Garnacha and given the likely history of the grape this is most likely the grape's original name. There are several clonal varieties of Garnacha with the thin-skinned, dark colored Garnacha Tinta (sometimes spelled Tinto) being the most common. Another variety, known as Garnacha Peluda or "Hairy Grenache" due to the soft softly hairy texture on the underside of the vine's leaves is also found in Spain, mostly in Borja and Cariñena (Aragón). Compared to its more widely planted cousin, it produces wines lower in alcohol and higher in acidity that show spicy and savory notes more readily as they age.[11] Widely planted in northeastern and central Spain, Garnacha was long considered a "workhorse" grape of low quality suitable for blending. In the late 20th century, the success of the Garnacha based wines from Priorat in Catalonia (as well as the emerging international attention given to the New World Rhone Rangers) sparked a re-evaluation of this "workhorse" variety. Today it is the third most widely planted red grape variety in Spain (behind Tempranillo and Bobal) with more than 203,300 acres (82,300 ha) and is seen in both varietal wines and blends.[3]
Garnacha plays a major role in the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOC/DOQ) wines of Rioja and Priorat and the Denominación de Origen (DO) wines of Navarra and all southern Aragonese and southern Catalonian appellations, plus the mountainous areas just southwest of Madrid: Méntrida and Cebreros. In Rioja the grape is planted mostly in the warmer Rioja Baja region located in the eastern expanse of the wine region. Usually blended with Tempranillo, Garnacha provides juicy fruitiness and added body. In recent years, modern Rioja producers have been increasing the amount of Garnacha used in the blend in order to produce earlier maturing and more approachable Riojas in their youth. Garnacha is also used in the pale colored rosados of Rioja.[3] The vine has a long history in the Navarra region where it has been the dominant red grape variety with nearly 54% of the region's vineyard planted with Garnacha. Compared to neighboring Rioja, the Garnacha-based blends of Navarra are lighter and fruitier, meant for earlier consumption.[5]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
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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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