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Claiborne & Churchill 2007

Posted in August 12th, 2009
by Ray in Arroyo Seco, California, Central Coast, Monterey County, Riesling

Claiborne & Churchill, Central Coast, Dry Riesling 2007 Fortunately I had the opportunity to try this wine again after the corked bottled discussed previously. In the nose are stone fruits, flintiness and a bit of the petrol character we associate with Riesling. In the mouth the wine expresses its fruit in tandem with minerality and [...]

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Ventana Riesling 2007

Posted in February 12th, 2009
by Ray in Arroyo Seco, California, Monterey County, Riesling

Ventana Vineyards, Monterey, Arroyo Seco, Riesling 2007 I only had a fleeting chance to taste this wine during the segment with Henry on KRON when we blasted through the sweeps winners of this year’s Chronicle Wine Competition. Tonight I get to take it slow and really enjoy this wine. In the nose there is minerality [...]

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Sweet Chardonnay

Posted in November 15th, 2007
by Ray in Arroyo Seco, California, Chardonnay, Late Harvest White, Monterey County

Kendall-Jackson Arroyo Seco Late Harvest Chardonnay 2005
We’re featuring the wines of France tonight. As we don’t have a bottle of the Thevenet’s Late Harvest wine from the Macon, I thought we would taste one of the few late harvest Chardonnays produced in California. If you can imagine tangerines crystallized into a sugary dessert, preserving the [...]

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