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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2015 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 4/26/2013 & rated 90 points: The wine is a bright red to ruby color. The very appealing nose has cherries, raspberries, white pepper, dried herbs, baking spices, minerals, and just hints of smoke and licorice. This has medium body, fairly solid tannins, and very good acidity. The palate has pepper laced red fruit with dried herbs and a touch of toast oak adding depth. The finish has nice length with no rough edges. This is drinking very nicely but should last in the cellar for a few more years. This is not a typical all fruit California Grenache. (1259 views) | | | Tasted by gutt22 on 6/10/2012: 13.5% alcohol. This is, if possible, more open and expansive than it was six months ago. Just a juicy, bright-fruited delight. Aromatic nose of raspberry and spice, less mineral-driven than previously, perhaps. In the mouth, a bright burst of pure fruit, raspberry and dark berry, and a spicy, minerally mid-palate. Refreshing acidity and a focused, linear finish. Terrific. A- (1714 views) | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 4/22/2012 & rated 90 points: A touch lighter than medium ruby red color. Cherry, raspberry, minerals, smoke, dried herbs, black pepper, and a touch of licorice on the very nice nose. Medium body with fairly solid, ripe tannins and very nice acidity. Nice peppery cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with the dried herbs coming in on the back end. Nice length on the finish that shows a touch of excess oak. Nice now, will be better with a bit of cellar time. A steal at $14.25. (1634 views) | | | Tasted by gutt22 on 12/9/2011: 13.5% alcohol. This was a surprise. Bright red color. Fragrant nose of raspberry, minerals, and spice notes. In the mouth, very elegant and refined, with a peppery raspberry fruit that is compelling and tasty. This might not be the most complex wine, but it sure delivers pure Grenache flavor -- and that's something almost no wines from California do. This avoids any notion of being too ripe. It's a terrific example of purity for Grenache, and for that alone it's notable. A- (1932 views) |
| Novy Family Wines Producer WebsiteGrenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheUSAAmerican 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyDry Creek Valley Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley | Dry Creek Valley Association | Appellation America | San Francisco Chronicle Article |
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