WINEMAKER NOTES - David DeSantePlease join me for the third
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Tierra Roja Vineyard – 2006 Cabernet SauvignonTasting Notes by Winemaker, David DeSante Color – Plum purple with garnet red luster Aromas – Dark cherry, red currant and mocha Flavors – This is a big entry wine that shows the kind of ripe cherry flavors that are a signature of the east hills in Oakville. This expansive flavor is both generous and fresh and it defines the character of the Tierra Roja vineyard. Unfolding layers lead to blackberry and spiced plum flavors with mocha lingering on the finish Texture – Flows harmoniously across the palate. The entry, mid-palate, and finish are entirely seamless, integrated and opulent. Summary – This is a sensational wine in the truest sense of the word. While commanding one’s attention with its power and opulence, this rare bottling combines freshness and longevity to create a very memorable experience.
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2006
100% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 250 cases produced Released: September 2009 Available in 6 bottle cases, wood or carton Retail $115/ bottle Sign up today for future release information or go to TierraRoja.com. Contact: Grower/Owner – Linda Neal 707-944-8720 or linda@tierraroja.com |
Tierra Roja Vineyard – 2005 Cabernet SauvignonTasting Notes by Winemaker, David DeSanteNo vineyard ever makes the same wine twice. Yet, there is something that sets the great vineyards apart from the good ones. That sense of place, the texture of a vintage, the clarity of a varietal expression; these elements create the gravity that pulls a wine to the forefront of one’s memory. For the 2005 vintage, we can lift many of our tasting notes directly from our impressions of the 2004 Tierra Roja; “rich palate…broad fruit entry…big mid-palate…savory, pleasing finish, flavors of raspberry, blackberry, cherry, chocolate.” Yet, 2005 claims its own vintage by showing us the Cabernet Sauvignon varietal notes with a brighter focus. The pronounced black currant flavor and an additional refinement of the palate texture have taught us that the Tierra Roja vineyard has the potential to produce grand-cru quality wines. You decide. Time, place, variety: the Tierra Roja Vineyard shows each in a spectacular and memorable way. Isn’t that what truly great wine is all about? |
2005 100% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 250 cases produced Release, September 2008 6 bottle cases, wood or carton Contact:
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2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Tierra Roja VineyardThere are great wines and then there are great wine experiences.
The Tierra Roja Vineyard that is perched 100 feet above the Oakville Crossroads and Silverado Trail offers both. Linda Neal has succeeded in growing the grapes for a Cabernet Sauvignon that equals or exceeds the expectation that is carried when you have very famous neighbors. The terraces of Aiken and Boomer series soils bear the red stain and rusted rocks that have made Oakville famous. When visiting this vineyard, one puffs slowly up to the boulder called "Big Red" and then turns to capture the splendid view. The wine and experiences are not to be forgotten. These are moments to savor and recall friends. When poured, the 2004 vintage shows the classic dark purple and red of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa. It's the inviting chocolate, cherry and blackberry aromas that hint at the taste of Oakville. It is the rich palate with its broad fruit entry, big mid-palate and long, savory finish that firmly places this wine in Oakville's east hills. These wines have set a new standard for the category of wine known loosely as "Big Reds." The Tierra Roja delivers the impact without the rough edges and clumsy weight that can mar other wines. How is it possible to have such layered elegance within such a large framework of wine? Flavors of raspberry, blackberry, cherry, chocolate, cassis, and cocoa all take their turns as the wine rolls effortlessly across the palate into a long, pleasing finish. When the soil is great and the vineyard owner is driven by a dream, then the wine just might offer something very special. In this case there is no doubt - it does.
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