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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2012 (based on 39 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by 27greywolf on 12/31/2013 & rated 86 points: Was expecting better from a 2006 bottle; it was well preserved with all dark fruits apparent, but did not blow my socks off. (2260 views) | | | Tasted by mid_palate on 5/16/2012 & rated 86 points: I've never been a fan of Rhone varietals, but this wine really made me change my mind.
Very soft, with a smooth finish. Nose is a lot of cherries with a bit of butterscotch below that.
A bit of spice on the palate, with a slight hint of oak.
For $7, might be the best value I've ever seen. Just bought a bunch more of these.
I don't think these'll get much better, so smoke 'em if you've got 'em. (3169 views) | | | Tasted by Palafo on 5/13/2012 & rated 82 points: Incredible bargain. (3124 views) | | | Tasted by Palafo on 5/29/2011 & rated 88 points: Ordering more at $9.99 from wine club - a crowd pleaser (3987 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/19/2011: Dominated by mourvedre, then syrah, grenache and then petite. 18 months in america, french and hungarian. Meaty on the nose, tastes like Mourvedre, duly noted on the spice and smoke. Works at $14, would be killer at $10. (4023 views) | | | Tasted by Palafo on 4/9/2011 & rated 85 points: Dark red fruit delicious (2186 views) | | | Tasted by eteyemd on 3/26/2011 & rated 87 points: Pretty darn good. Held up well with food but there isn't a lot of meat on this bone. (1793 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 3/24/2011: From the Volcano and a southern Rhone blend -- being 40% Mourvedre, then Syrah and then Grenache and some Petite or so. All Volcanic sands and "red as red".
Feel the eruption. Actually, for $13, this is good wine. (1810 views) | | | Tasted by shakedown on 12/25/2010 & rated 88 points: For 12 bucks, I am impressed. A nice Rhone blend that is smooth enough to drink on its own but with enough structure and acidity to hold up to most foods. Zin like nose, strawberry blackberry and plum on the attack, long juicy finish. This is drinking really well right now. (2353 views) |
| Brassfield Estate Winery Producer website
Brassfield Estate Winery & Vineyard is located in the western section of High Valley at High Serenity Ranch on a truly distinctive and remarkable winegrowing property. Our valley floor vineyards sit at 1800 ft elevation. The higher vineyard blocks rise to nearly 3000 ft. The temperatures of some parts of this unique vineyard are some of the coldest in California, giving Brassfield a heat summation equivalent to a Region 3 or less in some vintages. In 1973, Jerry Brassfield purchased the original 1,600 acres here as a cattle ranch and wildlife reserve. Over the next three decades Jerry acquired additional property. Today, the Lake County estate includes 2,500 acres across both the eastern and the western sections of High Valley, as well as the Round Mountain Volcano.
The Vineyards were investigated for their potential to produce world-class estate-grown wines in 1998. Vineyard planting began in 2001. As the vineyards matured, the winery has grown with a state-of-the-art winemaking facility. David Ramey produced, family-owned, estate-grown, and endlessly over-delivering – the Brassfield Estate experience provides a continued series of surprises that delight our consumers, trade partners and friends. And, like most wines of superior quality and character, Brassfield follows the true definition of estate bottled wine. Whether it’s the nuanced flavor of our heritage varietals, or our proprietary Eruption and Serenity blends, all of of the grapes that go into our wines are grown in our own vineyards, vinified and bottled at our winery.Red Blend.Volcano RidgeVolcano Ridge Vineyard is located on the steep slopes of an extinct
cinder cone at 2,200 feet above sea level on the eastern end of High
Valley. The pure volcanic soils are ideal for vine stress, restricting
crop yields, and making wine that has both intensity and elegance. 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)High ValleyLake County |
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