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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.3 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by klezman on 7/13/2019: Really excellent right now. Alternating berries, herbs, earth, and a nice finish. (1411 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 1/17/2018: Tasty. Bigger and brighter than the other wines tonight, including a Paso Cab/Merlot blend. A little too far into the evening to have much more to say about it. (1602 views) | | | Tasted by TottenCellars on 12/26/2017: Very lean, slightly astringent but plenty of dark fruit, cassis, blackberry and pepper. Nice bottle at the price and held its own against some bigger cabs. (641 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 4/17/2017: Yum. Earthy berries, hints of herbs, great structure and very balanced acidity. This is great stuff. (1887 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 11/10/2015: Dark fruit, Asian pepper, eucalyptus/menthol, moderate tannin and body. Nice Cab. (2379 views) | | | Tasted by TottenCellars on 8/22/2015: blackberry, cassis and cherry. A bit of menthol as well. Nice mild but grippy tannins. Medium but slightly tart finish. Really solid wine. (1056 views) | | | Tasted by redrules on 8/1/2015 & rated 86 points: menthol, strawberry, smooth, with upfront deep fruit. Medium long slightly acidic finish. Lawine co 9.95 (1074 views) | | | Tasted by CJM on 9/21/2014 & rated 84 points: Clear deep purple. Menthol, rhubarb, black pepper. Medium acid, low tannins. Strawberry. Short balanced finish (1024 views) |
| Denier-Handal Producer website
Owner: Alyce Denier & Dick Handal
Founded: Vineyard was founded in 1996, the Winery operation in 2009
Winemaker: Peter Wellington
Location: Glen Ellen, CA
We have been farming winegrapes and producing wines in Ecuador, Chile, and California for over 27 years. Dick got started in Ecuador thanks to Don Angel Duran who took him under his wing
teaching him about farming grapes. He was simply a farmer, the Mayordomo of a large hacienda in the highlands of the Andes outside of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, but he knew about grapes.
While working for the Patron, he was sent to Argentina to learn viticulture. Unfortunately, he could never support his family making wine or Pisco. Then we met, and he found his chance to return
to viticulture. Although we grow mostly Cabernet Sauvignon we have small amounts of wonderful Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Merlot and Syrah. Thanks to the guidance of Peter Wellington we were
able to start produce excellent wines that he as winemaker, crafted. We are pleased to be able to share these wines with you.Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican 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 CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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