Bordeaux blend – Vine to Table

From the Cellar … Clos Apalta Limited Release 2012 Red Blend.

I was fortunate enough this last week to taste the 2012 vintage of this wine and remembered back to tasting it in 2015, too young to appreciate all of the future potentials of this Bordeaux-inspired blend of 66% Carmenère, 19% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet but tasty never the less . Organically farmed I might add.Continue reading “From the Cellar … Clos Apalta Limited Release 2012 Red Blend.”

Rowen Wine Co. Red Blend 2017 – high altitude fruit reveals style and finesse.

The Cooley Ranch covers over 19,000 acres and is one of the largest single holdings in Sanoma dating back to the early 20th cent and is owned and run by the same family for five generations. It wasn’t until 2010, after seven years of site research and selection, in a joint venture with the RodneyContinue reading “Rowen Wine Co. Red Blend 2017 – high altitude fruit reveals style and finesse.”