Idlewild
Testa Vineyard Carignan
Wild strawberry, boysenberry, white pepper, great texture, fruit. tannin. Yay carignane.
Wild strawberry, boysenberry, white pepper, great texture, fruit. tannin. Yay carignane.
Dec 23rd, 2014A tale of two Carignanes. This one bringing more savory and spice, but in a quiet sort of way. Needed food to show its best.
A tale of two Carignanes. This one bringing more savory and spice, but in a quiet sort of way. Needed food to show its best.
Nov 26th, 2014Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle
1/3 carbonic, 2/3 traditional fermentation. Big flowers.
1/3 carbonic, 2/3 traditional fermentation. Big flowers.
Oct 18th, 2013Really want to love this--made from 80 y o carignan vines in Mendocino--but the aromatics devolve into licorice really soon. Also feels like way more alcohol than 13.2 percent but maybe that's a good thing!
Really want to love this--made from 80 y o carignan vines in Mendocino--but the aromatics devolve into licorice really soon. Also feels like way more alcohol than 13.2 percent but maybe that's a good thing!
Sep 17th, 2014