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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by foobarski on 3/5/2016 & rated 89 points: Still very consistent with my notes from eleven months ago. Paired well with oven-fried chicken and gnocchi. (1283 views) | | | Tasted by ChipGreen on 1/1/2016: Opened a bottle of this on New Year's Eve when the bubbly ran out. Interesting floral nose. Crisp and vibrant on the palate with flavors of fresh-picked pear, lime zest, wet stone and baker's yeast. Some white pepper on the finish with just the slightest hint of sweetness. Nice acidity and some minerality help pull it all together. Finished the bottle on New Year's day and it was just as good as the night before. Also, it paired well with pork roast and sauerkraut. (1557 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 4/11/2015 & rated 89 points: Almost non-existent nose, even after sitting in the decanter, and warming up in the glass ... just a slight floral aroma. On the tongue I'm getting citrus. It's not soft, and it's crisp without being mineral-y. (1952 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 3/28/2015: We had a bottle of the 2012 Casa de Arcilla Garnacha Blanca with dinner a few nights ago. In the glass, it's a beautiful light amber color with a lovely aroma of tropical fruits, pineapple, and pears.
On the palate, more pears, white peaches, and a hint of citrus, with a medium finish. Just the right amount of astringency made it a perfect companion for seared sea scallops and a roasted asparagus, avocado, and baby spinach salad with a lemon garlic vinaigrette.
I really enjoyed this wine, and look forward to enjoying some more this summer, especially at this price. In for one (or two?). (962 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 3/28/2015: We tasted the ’12 Casa de Arcilla Garnacha Blanca from Paso Robles the other night. It really is a lovely wine with a pale straw color. Upon first opening, after it had been too well-chilled, I got pineapple and grapefruit on the nose. But, it was different. There were other aromas that I could not identify. On the palate, I noticed some pineapple, apricot, and vanilla and other flavors that were very pleasing to the palate—along the lines of “I cannot identify what I am tasting, but I REALLY like it!” But, yet, it was very crisp with a medium finish. While we were eating dinner, the wine warmed up a bit and when I took another sip, it felt as if I had just taken a bite of pear! It was most delicious!
Since ddeuddeg already mentioned our food pairing, I will not repeat those details. This is a well-made wine. Go for it! It will be perfect for those summer nights with a cheese board on the patio! Also, great for gifts.
May our love be like good wine, grow stronger as it grows older. ~ Old English Toast (1863 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 3/28/2015: I think the monkey is really pushing me to try a white, why else would I find one on my patio last week. Now everyone knows I’m a dry red Cab man. But hey I’m ready to take one for the team.
1st off the aroma of this wine is quite nice, and the 1st taste I was really shocked, this stuff is good! Not sweet at all, why I expected sweet I guess is my nativity of white wines, well "s*h*a*m*e on me" this stuff is really good. Chilled it overnight in my wine fridge, and popped it open this afternoon. Didn’t know this was being offered until this morning.
I don’t really know how to how to critique a white other than say as a big red wine aficionado I can honestly say I would buy this wine, seems to be a great summer wine, light, a little fruity but not sweet at all, a nice dry light white wine. The wife really liked it also.
Thanks to the monkey to introduce me to a white I like.
See even “old dogs” can learn new tricks.
(why would they not let me use the word "s*h*a*m*e on me without the astericks ? is the word not PC?) (1852 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 9/1/2014: The nose was decent, and promising, a bit soft but some nice green apple and even a touch of spice. This was the best part for me, and even softened the taste by taking it in right after taking a drink.
The mouth was just really not good. I tried to look for flavors but it was a mish mash behind a wall of bitter. Maybe I got a bad bottle, and I did succeed in finding a bit of tartness that I liked. My friend was not as forgiving and refused to keep drinking. I let it sit for a while, but half an hour and warming to room temperature didn't help much at all.
Two days in the fridge brought a little bit more fruit forward and killed some of the bitter, so maybe this is a wine that should be cellared? In my experience that's in the less common camp for whites so I couldn't say.
Again, maybe the bottle was bad; we were in a minor heatwave when it arrived (90s, which for Portland is pretty high), so maybe it was tainted. I don't really know. All I know is neither of us liked this enough to keep drinking it, which (at least for me) is saying something.
Edit to add: I just remembered it was still in the fridge, so I just took a slug of it (we opened it on Wednesday, so this is now four days later)--it has improved, a lot of the bitterness is gone. It's dry and there is still that tart, which is nice, with a bit of sweet melon, on the palate. It might do well as a replacement for Vermouth in a martini, actually, as it is rather dry at this point. So maybe cellar for a while, then certainly decant, and if you are a fan of dryer whites, maybe this is your thing? (852 views) | | | Tasted by BLSausTX on 11/20/2013 & rated 88 points: EYE: pale yellow straw->watery meniscus, M+ visc. NOSE: pear, sweet peach, honeysuckle/apple blossom/white flower back note. PALATE: sweet nose->palate on attack, M acidity mid-palate with crisp citrus, flowery, somewhat hot M finish; M+ alc (14.3%). OVERALL: great QPR, sweet notes would complement spicy Asian foods well. (882 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 11/20/2013 & rated 88 points: clear, pale, in color. floral, citrus, honey, on the nose. mineral, lime peel, citrus, on the palate. medium acid on this crisp finish. (866 views) |
| 2012 Clayhouse Wines Grenache Blanc Casa de ArcillaFermentation was in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks (49-53 degrees F), to keep fermentation rates slow, preserving aromatics. This wine did not go through malolactic fermentation. It was racked off the fermentation lees immediately to preserve fresh character in the wine.
Varietal Composition: 100% Garnacha Bianca
Grape Sources: 100% Red Cedar Vineyard, Block 77
Appellation: Paso Robles
Cooperage: 100% Stainless Steel
pH: 3.27
Total Acidity: 5.8 g/l
Alcohol: 14.3%
Residual Sugar: 0.5 g/l
Cooperage: 100% Stainless Steel
Bottling date: March 25, 2013
Case Production: 971 casesUSAAmerican 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/
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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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