![]() Score: I really like this wine, but I’m not one to slap a 93 on it like the Enthusiast. The palate is all flowers, honey, petrol, and mineral. In spite of its big, oily viscosity, the Bride has a nice, crisp acidity to go with it. Taste: This wine is ridiculously big in its mouthfeel. Nose: White flowers, honeysuckle, and dried apricots. Needless to say, this is a wine geek’s dream (Do you hear that, Wine Geek?).Ĭolor: Super yellow golden straw in color. The wine was barrel fermented on its native yeast, went through 100% natural malolactic fermentation, and was aged sur lie for 9 months in 85% new French oak. The wine is a blend of 70% Marsanne and 30% Viognier from the L2 and 14B blocks of Stagecoach Vineyard. The sweetness gives a cooling effect, so you are never overwhelmed by the heat. The acid on this wine takes the heat from the wrap on a fun little ride. With Food: I like my hearty, crunchy Falafels with a lot of heat. Score: At $7, this wine will not change your life, but it is quite enjoyable. There’s a nice hit of lemon and peach fruit to go along with some residual sweetness. Taste: The bubbly frizzante action gives a fun, dancing component to the acidity and minerality. Nose: Nice, subtle peach and mineral on the nose. You will notice them more as you taste the wine. You could come to Morgan Hill to get the wrap, but you’ll find the wine EVERYWHERE… or at least Trader Joe’s.Ĭolor: The wine is what I like to refer to as apple juice yellow. Today the area is also known for high quality Petite Sirah.To the left of the Fetzer 2011 Shaly Loam Gewurztraminer, you will find a bomb ass Delux Falafel Wrap from Morgan Hill’s own Mr. Furthermore, James Concannon and the Wetmore brothers recognized the virtues of the area’s Bordeaux-like gravel soils and dedicated themselves to making high quality wine from Bordeaux varieties. Wente arrived a few years later today the Wente Chardonnay clone is the source of a majority of California Chardonnay. Then in the mid 1800s, a man named Robert Livermore planted the area’s first commercial vineyards. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. The Livermore Valley is one of California's oldest wine regions and has played a crucial role in shaping California's wine industry. ![]() This cooler evening air permeates the Livermore Valley's foothills, making this an ideal environment for the development of phenolic ripeness and concentration in its wine grapes. ![]() However, late afternoon winds cool down summer nights as daytime heat rises from the Central Valley in the east, pulling the cold, foggy, bay air inland. Our efforts to achieve excellence have no end in sight.Ī warm sub-appellation of the greater San Francisco Bay AVA (American Viticultural Area), Livermore Valley mainly hides behind the shielding effects of the bay’s eastern hills. Our mission is simple – produce premier wines by partnering with vineyards that have tailored farming regimens that best express their site. Nottingham Cellars is passionate about and dedicated to producing world class Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux varieties and blends from the Livermore Valley. Nottingham Cellars wines are a tribute to the rich history that precedes us and the future of world class wine making in this Valley. The name of the post office was changed on Jwhen William Mendenhall established a formal City Hall. That was until the Nottingham Post Office opened on January 25, 1869. ![]() The area remained nameless for some time, only land grants being indicators. Its time as a stopping point for the gold rush was coming to an end, and the town was starting to create its own identity. Some 25 years had passed since Robert Livermore had planted the first commercial wine grapes of the region and the town was in the midst of its renaissance. The 1860’s were a time of major development in this region we now call the Livermore Valley.
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