In 2010, Green Groves outdid itself, crafting an extraordinary Russian River Valley Pinot Noir — a wine brimming with red and black fruit flavors, accented by a kiss of sweet caramel. If we could use only one "S" word to describe it, that word would be: sublime.
Camden Place's 2010 Sauvignon Blanc achieves the goal of perfect farming with delicious and thirst-quenching results. It's an easy drinking wine that doubles as a satisfying aperitif and a versatile companion to food. And it demonstrates the importance of paying close attention to the vines throughout the growing season.
Exuding the best qualities of both Cabernet and Merlot, this wine is an immediately accessible wine that offers plenty of palate-pleasing flavor, including both fruit and earth impressions. The varieties that make up this cuvee would have been wonderful if bottled individually. But together, they make a compelling (and delicious) case for blending.
A medium-bodied and delicious wine, and thanks to the various varieties used, its aroma and flavor spectrum is quite wide. It's a delicious example of the diversity of grape growing in the Golden State. This tasty cuvee shows notes of apple, pear, citrus, spice and cream.
Old School Lane Cellars procures grapes from some of the top Cabernet growers up and down the state, blends in small amounts of other red varieties, and crafts a dependably delicious bottling, vintage after vintage. Taste the 2010 rendition, and savor the flavors of a delicious California Cabernet.
Chardonnay is one of those grape varieties that prefers cooler climes, and the Golden State just happens to be home to a number of regions that fit that profile, typically influenced by proximity to the Pacific Ocean. In order to help make the wine accessible and enjoyable in its youth, Ashfield added small amounts of other white varieties, which served to lighten the mouthfeel while expanding the flavor spectrum.