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Author: Tom Lee
2016 Turley Zinfandel Duarte – Bottle Notes
Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by Larry Turley and specializes in small lots of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from some of California’s most historic and treasured vineyards. Turley now makes right around 50 separate wines from 47 different vineyards, some with vines that date back to the late 1800’s. Tegan Passalacqua is the Director of Winemaking at Turley and…
2020 Goodfellow Pinot Noir – Bottle Notes
Goodfellow Family Cellars is owned and operated by Marcus Goodfellow. The winery is situated in McMinnville in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Founded in 2002, and producing approximately 4000 cases annually, the focus is on old vines sourced from some of the top vineyards in the state. Sourced from Whistling Ridge, Durant, Temperance Hill, Shea, Fir Crest and X Omni Vineyards. Ruby…
2021 Goodfellow Pinot Gris Willamette Valley – Bottle Notes
Goodfellow Family Cellars is owned and operated by Marcus Goodfellow. The winery is situated in McMinnville in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Founded in 2002, and producing approximately 4000 cases annually, the focus is on old vines sourced from some of the top vineyards in the state. Sourced from Resplendor Vineyard. Golden in color. 12.5% ABV. Lovely nose of lemon, melon and…
2014 Cayuse Bionic Frog – Bottle Notes
The 2014 Cayuse Bionic Frog was the winning bottle in the June Installment of Pick My Next Bottle. The bottle was not decanted and paired brilliantly with a grilled New York steak. Cayuse was founded in 1997 by Christophe Baron, a native of France who grew up in family of winemakers in Champagne. Baron studied viticulture in Burgundy and Champagne,…
The Week in Zinfandel (6/26/23)
Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Happy reading! Happy reading!
Zinfandel of the Month – 2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Pagani Ranch
Zinfandel of the Month is a regular feature on Zinfandel Chronicles. Keep in mind that although the Zinfandel of the Month might be an older bottle, the current vintage will be one you can find at retail or via the mailing list. The July Zinfandel of the Month is the 2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Pagani Ranch. I chose this wine as…
2015 La Rata – Bottle Notes
La Rata was founded by Elizabeth Bourcier in 2012. Bourcier, Cayuse’s assistant Vigneron, was inspired by Clos Erasmus of the Priorat region of Spain and crafted this blend. The wine was originally a blend of Grenache from Armada Vineyard and Cabernet from En Cerise Vineyard. Syrah from La Paciencia Vineyard was added with the 2014 vintage. The unique blend was named…
Pick My Next Bottle – 2014 Syrah
The June installment of Pick My Next Bottle focuses on the 2014 vintage from some of the very best domestic producers of Syrah and Syrah based wines. As I mentioned in the first installment, the purpose of this series is to provide insight into specific wines or producers you may currently have in your cellar. The winning bottle will be opened…
2014 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands – Bottle Notes
Kosta Browne was founded in the late nineties by Dan Kosta and Michael Browne and has always focused on Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. The winery has changed hands several times. Most recently Kosta Browne was purchased by Duckhorn Wine Company. The waiting list for the Appellation wines is 18 months long and for the coveted 4…