Villa Creek Winery Tasting

Our second tasting stop of the day was Villa Creek on Peachy Canyon Road. Villa Creek is a fairly non-descript single building winery in the middle of nowhere. When you first pull up you're quickly greeted by the three dogs. What's a winery without a dog? It’s a winery sorely in need of a dog in my opinion. So after being greeted by our canine hosts the humans escorted us into the winery where our tasting tables were plywood held up by wine barrels at each end. Love it. The tasting room is hosted by a couple of young ladies that are ever so laid back and knowledgeable about the products they pour. The tasting fee is $10.00 per person which includes your Riedel "O" series glass and is fully refunded with a purchase. We tasted our way through five red wines only since their whites and roses were long ago sold out shortly after release earlier this summer. That's a good sign. We found every wine tasted to be surprisingly good with the 2007 Avenger being a clear standout on a quality versus price basis. If you're not currently following Villa Creek then I recommend casting an eye towards them over the near term. We walked away with a mixed six pack that'll be shipped in October. We look forward to re-tasting the wines at home with a meal. They should excel.

• 2008 Villa Creek Garnacha 91 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  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.

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• 2008 Villa Creek La Boda 91 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  Tasted non blind at the winery. Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of cinnamon, clove, black raspberries and white pepper. Flavors of black raspberries, black cherries and a bit of black licorice. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium body. Drink over the shorter term with some air time first. 91.

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• 2008 Villa Creek Willow Creek Cuvée 91 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  Tasted non blind at the winery. Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of briar patch, rose petals, berries, raspberries and white pepper. Flavors of black cherries, black berries and black raspberries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink over the short term with some air time or hold into the medium term. 91+.

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• 2007 Villa Creek Avenger 92 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  Tasted non blind at the winery. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of currants, plums, berries and violets. Flavors of currants, plums, boysenberry and black cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now with some air or continue to hold. 91-92.

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• 2007 Villa Creek High Road James Berry Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  Tasted non blind at the winery. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of coffee, cassis, potpourri and plums. Flavors of currants, cassis, raspberries and cherries. Medium acidity, firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with plenty of air or hold. 92.

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