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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2017 (based on 92 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by shellylowen on 4/28/2016 & rated 91 points: Red fruit, long finish, nice tannins. (2057 views) | | | Tasted by Central Coast Wino on 7/24/2015 & rated 91 points: Tasting great. Bottle age was good to this wine! (2432 views) | | | Tasted by Richmart on 11/17/2014 & rated 92 points: Bing Cherry nose fruit driven palate some spice supple tannins long long cherry finish. Super Grenache (2794 views) | | | Tasted by shellylowen on 2/11/2014 & rated 91 points: Tasked like a chateauneuf de Pape. Delicious (3147 views) | | | Tasted by westcoastwannabe on 2/20/2013 & rated 89 points: One of the best expressions of grenache that I've tasted. Bright cherry fruit, but still balanced with medium body and tannins. Decanted for 30 minutes before drinking, but it appeared to be drinking just fine out of the bottle now. (3735 views) | | | Tasted by JonnyG on 2/1/2013 & rated 87 points: I have to concede disappointment on this one. Vibrant and fresh out of the bottle, with an enticing, varied nose of herbs, rasberry with vanilla, forest floor and pepper. The taste could not match that lead-in. Overly sweet dark cherry and plum flavors dominate the front palate, with a touch of allspice, but there is too much oak and no real complexity. Medium finish with no heat. Overbearingly sweet, almost bordering on port. (2493 views) | | | Tasted by Meerlust on 12/3/2012 & rated 89 points: 15.2% alc.
333 cs.
Ruby red color. The nose was earthy with dark cherry and framboise overtones. This was ripe on the palate with cherry and raspberry as well as some earth. Structurally, the acidity is vibrant and the tannins are fully resolved. The finish is long with ripe red fruits on the close. Overall, this was ripe with good, red fruits and supporting acidity. My wife loved it. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 7/4/2011 & rated 89 points: Inviting nose of sweet red fruits and spices. Fruit forward flavors of cherries, licorice, spice cake, and mocha. Med+ body, good focus, and with a voluptuous texture. A crowd pleaser to be sure. Lacked a touch of complexity but delicious (2268 views) | | | Tasted by jimmybean1 on 12/5/2010 & rated 91 points: Very tasty!!! Excellent selection by Kelly. Should be a standby. (2292 views) | | | Tasted by wine maestro on 10/15/2010 & rated 88 points: A scorching color of fire engine red, this wine peaks your interest by it's tempting
looks and scents. Dark strawberry hits the palate from the start, then glides into
more fruit flavors of red cherries, currant with a green herb tinge. A caressing
finish that displays firm tannins and a tar like, burnt toast edge to it. A back
and forth kind of wine that has it's moments, but will improve with time in the
bottle. Villa Creek tasting room - Paso Robles Harvest Festival. (1930 views) | | | Tasted by Mike Dildine on 9/22/2010 & rated 92 points: 15.2% alcohol. Medium dark ruby red. Expressive red and black fruit flavors. On the palate we have black cherries, rasberry, white pepper and just a touch of asian spice. Excellent balance, creamy mouthfeel, lingering aftertaste. Still primary, but very pure and delicious. Cris Cherry has a great touch with Grenache. (2480 views) | | | Tasted by OneLastSyrah on 9/16/2010 & rated 92 points: 15.2% ABV. Cloudy translucent dark ruby garnet. Fresh smelling with various aromas of raspberry, cherry/kirsch, and balsa. Sweet attack of red berry and ripe cherry with some underlying herb. Medium-full bodied with a silky texture. Good. (2647 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 9/5/2010 & rated 91 points: Villa Creek Winery Tasting (Villa Creek Winery): Tasted non blind at the winery. Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of briar patch, raspberries, red berries and red cherries. Flavors of currants, raspberries and cherries. Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium body. Drink over the shorter term. 90-91. (2211 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/22/2010 & rated 92 points: 2010 Family Winemakers Tasting San Francisco; 8/22/2010-8/23/2010 (Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California): Big berry, plum nose; tasty, berry, plum palate with depth; medium-plus finish (5323 views) | | | Tasted by Meerlust on 8/7/2010 & rated 90 points: The nose is bright, red raspberry with hints of musk and sandelwood. In the mouth, red raspberry and cherry begin the attack with complimentary earthy notes on the mid-palate. The tannins and acidity balance with the red fruit, providing an integrated wine. The finish is solid with red fruits and no heavy handed oak. (2716 views) | | | Tasted by DQT on 6/6/2010 & rated 90 points: Tasted at TAPAS Grand wine tasting event in SF. Fantastic wine. MDT lived the wine guy and liked all he tasted. (2731 views) |
| Villa Creek Producer website2008 Villa Creek GarnachaWinemaker: Cris CherryGarnachaWikipedia: 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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