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2008 CÔTES-DU-DRY CREEK, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
$24.00 per bottle (only $21.60 when you buy a case or more)
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Tasting Notes:
Smells of rich cherry, perfectly ripe strawberry, cedar, opens up like a rose bud.
Flavors of black plum, cherry, strawberry, fig and white pepper.
Lush round middle with lingering finish.
The Grapes:
Syrah, grenache and cinsaut grapes, all grown in Dry Creek Valley. Blended to make a wine that speaks of this place. Syrah 60%, Grenache 20% Cinsaut 20%
The Vineyards:
All hillside grapes grown in the dry creek valley.
Syrah from Frick's Estate Owl Hill Vineyard; Syrah was planted here in 1988. This tiny vineyard’s ground is rock, gravel and clay from decomposed Dry Creek Conglomerate soil. In this soil the vines have very low vigor and they produce a limited crop with distinctive, full, rich and classic Northern Rhone character.
Grenache 2 acre terraced section of Conley Vineyard that is high on the hill above the Frick tasting room. This vineyard was carved out of a dry cliff side. Vines are widely spaced and naturally low yield.
Cinsaut vineyard of 51 year old cinsaut vines grow in red clay dirt without irrigation.
The Wine:
A red rhone style blend crafted to be reminiscent of hillsides in the Dry Creek Valley . Drink now to 2020.
Serve with:
triple crème brie, new york cut of steak, sloppy joes, prime rib roast, quiche lorraine, duck breast, hunan pork, carpaccio, chicken pot pie, pasta al pesto, olive crostini, cannelloni, cassoulet, pad thai
123 cases made.
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