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2006 Cinsaut, Dry Creek Valley
$26.00 per bottle (only 23.40 when you buy a case or more)
SOLD OUT
Tasting Notes:
Dark, clear ruby color. Aromatic fresh berry fruit, strawberry jam
and red cherry. Fresh berry, strawberry and spice flavors. Lingering,
medium-full body. A fresh red wine with a great personality.
The Grape:
A rare delicious Rhone variety. Found as a minor component in the
blends from the Rhone. This wine is 100 % Cinsaut, 100% grown
in the Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. This is a rare varietal
with a small production in California and at Frick Winery.
The Vineyard:
On A high, dry, western bench of Dry Creek Valley, the head pruned
Cinsaut vines grow in a medium red, dusty clay soil. Covering only
2 acres, the old vines yield a small amount of this fragrant, fruity
grape for Frick Cinsaut. The vines are about 45 years old.
The Wine:
Strawberry-cherry fruit character, spice on the finish. The wine
is very versatile, fun and easy to drink and very accessible
and likable. The complexity and abundance of fruit and soft tannins
is the wonderful character of the wine. Cinsaut will improve
any meal it is served with. Only 390 cases made. Drink now to
2012
Serve with:
Cambozola cheese, strawberries, chicken, grilled eggplant, pork chops,
hummus, halibut, squab, quail, guinea fowl. Mediterranean French
and Italian Cuisine and more…
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