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Terre Rouge Noir "Grande Année", Sierra Foothills |
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Wine Details
Price:
$25.00 per bottle
Description:
This is our flagship wine; the first wine we bottled under the TERRE ROUGE label. The name, Noir, means our black proprietary red wine that is reminiscent of the great wines of the Southern Rhône. The Grenache comes predominately from a 70 year-old site that we have sourced since 1985. This vineyard is planted in sandy, granitic soil. The Mourvèdre is from a south facing slope planted at 2,200 feet in the Fiddletown AVA. We bottle this same site as a mono-varietal as well. The Syrah is from one of our Shenandoah Valley vineyard sites. We bottle age this wine for two years, so when it is finally released, the wine is showing more than its primary fruit characteristics, but also some of its secondary spice aromas. This 1999 is extremely juicy and vibrant with characteristic Grenache plum and black cherry flavors, Mourvèdre's smoky gaminess, and Syrah's powerful punch and richness. Only in the best vintages (1991,1994,1996, 1999) do we label the wine "Grande Anné". 1999 was such a special year with perfect flavors and great concentration. This is a dead ringer for a top Southern Rhône like a Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Gigondas.
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