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Wines
"Monte Soledad" 2003 Tempranillo, Garnacha, Barbera, and Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Tempranillo
and garnacha are the standard bearers for Spain's Rioja wines.
These two provide a stable base, the barbera provides fruitiness,
and the Cabernet rounds out the body. This wine has
a subtle anaïs nose. The palate consists of front-end
black cherries and dried fruit, with slight notes of chocolate
and warm spice (cloves) in the finish. It is drinkable now
and would go well with lamb chops, duck, tomato pasta sauces,
and especially Mexican mole sauce dishes. American
oaked for 12-24 months (by varietal). Grapes: Guadalupe Valley.
Produced: San Diego County.
"Balboa"
2005 Tempranillo
Light-bodied red, with a vibrant fruit that pairs nicely with
tapas. Tempranillo is a Spanish grape of the famed Rioja region.
This
wine is a great warm-weather red. American oaked for 12 months.
Grapes grown in Guadalupe Valley, Baja
California, wine made in San Diego/Pacific Beach.
"Cabrillo"
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Full bodied red with masculine character. Leather, tobacco,
and smoky notes. Drinkable now, but ample tannins also make
this a good cellar candidate. Grapes grown in Guadalupe Valley,
Baja California, wine made in Escondido.
"Garnacha"
2002 Grenache Reserve
This is one of our specialty niche wines that is hard to find
anywhere else. Grenache is typically a light, fruity wine
used for blending. It can be similar to Pinot Noir in flavor
and texture, though the color is a lighter red. However, the
grenache out of our source vineyard in 2002 showed a very
distinct warm spice that we thought should come forward on
its own. We kept it in oak an extra year to beef up the tannins.
A lot of warm spice (e.g. cloves/cinnamon) come through on
this unique vintage. Grapes grown in Guadalupe Valley, Baja
California, wine made in Escondido.
"Solana"
2005 Syrah
Produced in San Diego with Valle de Guadalupe grapes, Solana
is unfiltered and unfined to be a direct, full-flavored, full-bodied
wine. Dark fruit and a prominent white pepper finish make
up the palate. As
Solana is unfiltered, we recommend decanting and letting this
wine breathe a bit before enjoying with a hearty red meat
meal. Production limited to 90 cases.
Grapes grown in Guadalupe Valley, Baja California, wine made
in Pacific Beach.
The
80/20 Rule 2005 Cab Merlot
The 2005 Cabernet coming out of Guadalupe was full in
tannins with a very prominent raspberry fruitiness. Blended
with 20% Merlot to smooth the tannins and temper the raspberry,
The 80/20 Rule is ready now while we reserve our 100% Cab
for a later release date. Grapes grown in Guadalupe Valley,
Baja California, wine made in Pacific Beach.
"Ranchero" 2001 Cabernet and Nebbiolo Blend
Intense red blend, dry & very deep flavor. American oaked
for 12 months. Cabernet Sauvignon is the backbone of wines
from the left bank of Bordeaux, France. Nebbiolo is the basis
for gorgeous wines from Northern Italy's Piedmont area, most
notably from the appellation Barolo (inside of the Piedmont
area). You may have heard of the "Super Tuscans,"
which are wines made of Tuscany's traditional grape Sangiovese,
blended with Cabernet Sauvignon for increased structure and
elegance. There are now a few "Super Piedmonts,"
made of Nebbiolo and Cabernet, and Ranchero could be considered
a "New World Super Piedmont." Grapes grown in Guadalupe
Valley, Baja California, wine made in Escondido.
Coronado Port (Zinfandel)
Sweet, thick and rich - very good dessert wine, or to
sip while enjoying a fine cigar! American oaked for 15 months.
Port is made by adding wine distillate/brandy to partially
fermented wine. The alcohol halts yeast fermentation, leaving
a high sugar content in the wine, yet allowing infusion of
fruits and tannins from the grapes. Oak aging rounds and softens
this luxurious mix. Zinfandel grown in Rancho Cucamonga, California,
wine made in Escondido. If you haven't tried port, here is
a great website that will make you want to!-> About
Port.
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