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| Drinking window: Drink between 2006 and 2013 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by The Drunken Cyclist on 1/3/2017 & rated 93 points: I bought these close to a dozen years ago and watched as the color evolved from pale yellow to golden to a bit past caramel. The nose is amazing as there is plenty of caramel, a touch of walnut, and more than a hint of coffee. On the palate, this is rich and unctuous with layers of caramel, hazelnut, and marzipan. Whoa. 93. thedrunkencyclist.com (590 views) | | | Tasted by davetong on 5/8/2010: It's certainly turned rather dark for its age. I have two remaining bottles, all showing the same colour. It's developed some interesting nutty madeira notes; not nutty to the extent that the 1991 went if you're familiar with that wine (I was hoping this would evolve the same way) but still hazelnut and caramel. it went remarkably well with a chocolate dessert, which I wouldn't have expected from a Semillon. I don't agree with the other taster's comment on the acidity; I found it to be a little lacking there, but I certainly think this has plenty of life left in it. (2138 views) | | | Tasted by The Drunken Cyclist on 4/7/2008 & rated 93 points: Whoever said "drink by 2007" was out of their mind. This wine is outstanding with tons of life left. A caramelized, almost tawny port like nose. Still tons of acidity comes through on the finish. Three left. I will not open the next until 2013 or later (if I can wait...). (1885 views) |
| Van Der Heyden Producer websiteEstateIn the United States, "Wines with “estate bottled” designations must: a) also designate an appellation of origin or an AVA, and both the vineyards and the winery must be located there; b) the grapes must come from vineyards owned or controlled by the winery; and c) the wine must have been produced, from crush to bottle, in a continuous process without leaving the winery’s premises."
- WINE LABEL FAQS: A QUICK SUMMARY OF LABEL DESIGNATION RULES" by David E. StollUSAAmerican 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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