Delicious ripe raspberry fruit, quite full-bodied but well balanced for drinking with or without food and bottled under stelvin to retain its youthful fruit. (12 x 75 cl)
Careful vinification involving forty-eight hours of cold maceration followed by a four-week, cool fermentation in stainless steel resulted in a wine that has captured all of the Syrah's characteristics. This care and attention to detail has produced a deep-coloured and deliciously fruity wine with intense raspberry character, light strawberry flavours and hints of lavender and violet. The light tannins from skin contact combined with crisp acidity give this wine nice length and structure on the palate. (12 x 75 cl)
Coro Mendocino is a unique collaborative effort by Mendocino winemakers to create a class of ultra-premium wines that showcase the rich heritage and unique characteristics of Mendocino County. Coro means chorus in Italian and Spanish and is reflective of the spirit of this project... many voices singing the same song. This is the first time in U.S. history that winemakers from a region have set blending and aging parameters for a wine distinctive to the area. Zinfandel is the dominant varietal of Coro Mendocino, which also have at least one year in barrel and six months in bottle before release. Made entirely in Mendocino County and exclusively from Mendocino County fruit, these wines share a uniform bottle and label employing a special trademarked logo. What makes this wine stand out is that not only are the varietals named, but the methods of winemaking are regulated from the amount of alcohol to the final pH and TA. Only Mendocino fruit can be used and zinfandel must make up from 40 to 70 percent of the final wine as well as be the dominant percentage. The wine must be totally produced at a Mendocino County bonded winery. On the nose there are hints of Allspice, ripe berries and a floral quality reminiscent of violets. The blend assigns each varietal a role. The Zinfandel provides distinctive aromas, the Petite Sirah and Syrah offer texture and rich flavours, while the Grenache Noir sprinkles a wonderful array of aromatics. In the mouth there is a distinct licorice and anise character with blackberries and juicy, jammy ripe fruit evident. (6 x 75 cl)
A soft, well-balanced Merlot with aromas of raspberry jam and hints of blackberry, mint, and toasty-vanilla. Rich flavours follow through on the palate of this soft, but nicely structured wine, ending in a long, velvety finish. (6 x 75 cl)