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Dry Creek Valley, Hand Picked/Hand Sorted
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Whole Cluster Pressed, Vinified in Stainless Steel
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Unfined, Alcohol: 13%
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400 Cases Produced
Our sauvignon blanc is a powerful expression of what this grape can accomplish in the Dry Creek Valley area, an AVA that is perfect for sauvignon blanc production. Crafted entirely in stainless steel with 5 months on the lees, the wine is well balanced and very focused. Aromas of lemons and tropical fruit lead into citrus driven flavors of grapefruit, fig, and green apple, with a lingering finish and great mouthfeel. Filtered before bottling to preserve the wine’s excellent acidity, but unfined to preserve its powerful flavor. This is a strong, expressive, but balanced white wine, perfect with seafood, asian cuisine, fruits, light cheeses, and picnics. We named the wine “Lazarie” after two people who are very important to us: Lorraine’s great grandfather “Lazarus Orlova” and Michael’s mother “Marie Barber.” The grapes were hand picked from a single block of a sustainably farmed vineyard with rich, alluvial soils. The vineyard has sauvignon musque vines planted among the blanc vines which are harvested and fermented together.
2009 “LAZARIE” SAUVIGNON BLANC
2009 “MR. BEAST” ZINFANDEL
Dry Creek Valley, Hand Picked - Hand Sorted
French and American Oak, 15% new
Unfined, Unfiltered, Alcohol: 14%
85% Zinfandel, 15% Sangiovese
200 cases produced
Dark and powerful, elegant and sophisticated, ‘Mr. Beast’ is a delicious wine characterized by its red fruit aromas and soft tannins. A classic zinfandel, this wine showcases strawberry and raspberry fruit notes over vanilla and dark fruit flavors, backed up by Dry Creek Valley’s signature dust and black pepper. This rich, bistro style red is perfect with any grilled meats, pasta sauce, hard cheeses, or chocolate. To craft the wine we blended 85% zinfandel (primitivo clone) with 15% sangiovese (piccolo clone) to brighten the wine’s acidity. For the best extraction of flavors, the grapes were fermented in small half-ton fermentation bins, with 2 hand punch-downs per day and a total maceration of 14 days. The wine was then aged on a mix of French and American oak (15% new) for 17 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. The zinfandel and sangiovese are from two different blocks of a bio-dynamically farmed vineyard on the valley floor.
WINES
“DOLCEZZA” - ZINFANDEL CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Exquisite zin meets chocolate sin! ‘Dolcezza’ is a smooth dark chocolate sauce infused with our Dry Creek Zinfandel. This rich sauce is just what you need to make your dessert decadent, with delicious chocolate flavors focused by the aromatic complexities of the wine. It’s a great dip for breads and fruit, use it in your coffee, or pour it over ice cream, strawberries, cake, or cookies!
- Dark Chocolate + Zinfandel = Perfect!
- Excellent for dipping and desserts
- 375 ml bottles
2008 “KITTEN WITH A WHIP” ROSE
- Dry Creek Valley
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-Hand Picked, Hand Sorted
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-Vinified in Stainless Steel
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-Alcohol: 13%
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-85% Syrah, 15% Zinfandel
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-200 cases produced
This kitten is an elegant, dry rose crafted from a single, sustainably grown block of grapes. Playful and Sophisticated, this unique wine is filled with the fresh aromatics of wild strawberry and roses that flow into subtle flavors of raspberries, plums, and cracked pepper. Syrah grows brilliantly in the Dry Creek Valley climate. The syrah for this wine, grown by the creek alongside our sauvignon blanc, was picked at acidity and sugar levels perfect for rose production before being hand sorted and crushed. After a three hour maceration, the juice was pressed from the skins and vinified in stainless steel. A small lot of primitivo zinfandel, vinified separately and without skin contact, was then blended into the wine for added richness and complexity.
2009 “LO SCURO” RED WINE
Dry Creek Valley - Sonoma Valley, Hand Picked - Hand Sorted
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
French and Oak, 17 months aging
Unfined, Unfiltered, Alcohol: 14%
200 cases produced
A marriage of two of the greatest Sonoma County vineyards, the wine is 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot from Gundlach Bundschu, one of the oldest family run vineyards in California, and 40% Sangiovese from Unti, a remarkable Dry Creek producer. The result is a very elegant and interesting wine. "Lo Scuro," or "the darkness" in Italian, is a rich and soft Super Tuscan-inspired red with deep and brooding flavors of dark cherry, plum, and toasted oak. Sangiovese dominates the palate and softens the wine, offering very delicate and lush tannins and notes of tomato, dust, and raspberry. This is a perfect Pinot substitute for people trying to find something different in the California wine landscape, great for poultry, pasta, salmon, and pork cutlets. It is dark, soft, and incredibly unique.
