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	SUNSET MAGAZINE picks Tierra Roja as one of their top picks for "Cult Wine To Come" (scroll down the article to "AND CULTS TO COME ")
	Ian Blackburn's Cult Wine Class Includes Tierra Roja
	Dean & DeLuca Winter Catalog: Tierra Roja Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 One of the pleasures of Napa is knowing some of the small producers personally. Linda Neal at Tierra Roja in Oakville is not just a neighbor, but a friend. And we're so proud of the fabulous "Big Red" she is creating. These are very special wines, which are sadly in very limited supply. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Kerrin Laz Dean & Delucca
	From Don Gillette, Napa Valley Winery Exchange: 2004 Tierra Roja Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Oakville Wonderfully fruity and full of oaky spice, the pristinely defined aromas of this distinctively Oakville Cabernet are of sweet red cherry, red currant, red rose petals, cinnamon, vanilla, earth and dried herbs. The wine is tightly structured but already gorgeous to drink, as the sweetly-ripe red plum, cherry, grenadine and vanilla themes continue to stand out. As expected, the finish, despite it length and delicious fruit, is stiffened by tannin. Expect this outstanding debut release to improve for several years and be long lived. Resist, if you can, its immediate charms. 160 cases produced. Don Gillette Napa Valley Winery Exchange 415 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102 415-771-2887 800-653-9463 don@nvwe.com
James Laube Unfined	From The Wine Spectator Online, May 03, 2007: I dined with friends at Ken Franks La Toque (www.latoque.com) in Rutherford. It has a classy wine country inn atmosphere, with ideal patio dining. I've enjoyed many meals at La Toque, but this one was by far the finest, with an exciting range of entrees. We drank a 2005 Kutch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, which is an amazingly supple, complex and harmonious wine for winemaker Jamie Kutch's first effort. We also savored a 2002 Shafer Hillside Select, which is also remarkable. It is a deep, profound, richly flavored wine, yet its finesse, balance and subtle Cabernet flavors worked perfectly with the five-course meal. The sommelier graciously offered us a taste of two new wines, both small-production Napa Valley Cabernets that were being served with that evenings tasting menu. The 2004 Roy Estate (about $100 retail) was dominated by oak, with dried currant flavors. I liked the 2004 Tierra Roja (also about $100) much better. It offered an intriguing vanilla-cherry-yogurt aroma and was smooth and polished on the palate.
Powell Yang, "The Wino Depot"	I tried the 2004 Tierra Roja at Taste of Oakville couple days ago, thought it was one of the highlights at the tasting
Scott Tracy's "Wine Nights & Days"	David DeSante is the winemaker and he has let the red earth speak. So often the wines from Napa have been “over-made” with fruit oak and alcohol in a manner that is powerful but not profound... This a a true estate wine. ...The pleasures of this wine are many, but I find special joy in how the terroir of the red soils of Oakville are captured in the glass and speaks to why these soils and these people are special. 97 points Read Scott Tracy's Complete Web Blog Review or Here in our own archives
THE VINE TIMES	A TASTE OF OAKVILLE Click the link above to read the whole thing. Here is an excerpt: One of Napa most famous sub- appellations, Oakville is most notably known for producing stellar Cabernet Sauvignon that command hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars on the world’s best wine lists ... At this year’s event there were some stand-outs. The inaugural vintage of Tierra Roja (www.tierraroja.com) is set to release in September 2007, and, with only 120 cases available this year it is sure to become a cult classic.

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