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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2024 (based on 67 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AllRed on 11/25/2023 & rated 85 points: 4th Saturday Group: Uptown Brown Bag (V&M's): Double blind. Black fruit and bouillon notes. Flavors of candied cherry, currant and red plum. Fine tannins. Medium finish. The bouillon note is a bit distracting. (J&L) (379 views) | | | Tasted by Annie Bee on 12/8/2020 & rated 95 points: Really good blend (938 views) | | | Tasted by jsoli2853 on 11/18/2020: Dillon (913 views) | | | Tasted by CRAIGERS! on 5/23/2020: Merlot/Cab Franc (963 views) | | | Tasted by Bordeaux Lady on 4/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Enjoyed from cellar without decanting with lamb chops. Nicely balanced & beautiful floral bouquet. Wish Napa did more Bordeaux blends. (1044 views) | | | Tasted by ayboro on 3/6/2019: Especially on the second day. Let it breathe. Decaunter is not enough. (1444 views) | | | Tasted by GiGi82 on 6/5/2018 & rated 96 points: Beautiful aroma on opening. Soft yet distinct tannins. (1269 views) |
| Peju Province Winery Producer Website
The love of farming and a passion for wine brought Tony Peju to the Napa Valley. A series of ideas - starting in his birthplace on the Caspian Sea, then France, England and eventually, Los Angeles -- created the Peju's Napa Valley winery. In 1982, Tony and his wife Herta purchased 30 acres of land in the Napa Valley with the magic ingredient - location. Neighboring vineyards in Rutherford included Robert Mondavi, Inglenook and Beaulieu. Situated between Highway 29 and the Napa River, the acreage included a 1900-era house and rambling vineyards, some 60 or more years old. Looking to the future, Tony and Herta have introduced their two daughters, Lisa and Ariana, to the workings of the wine business. Both of the young women are immersing themselves in all aspects of Peju Winery.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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