10 summer-friendly wine offerings to add to your collection
More National Wine Day: 10 summer-friendly wines
Stags’ Leap Winery 2016 The Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
A darkly-intense, multi-layered, rich and approachable wine with depth of fruit, plushness and creamy richness, the Stags’ Leap Winery 2016 The Leap Cabernet Sauvignon offers blackberry, blueberry and macerated strawberry aromas.
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It also features subtle baking spice notes of cinnamon, milk chocolate and coffee, alongside more savory notes of black olive and chaparral herbs. In terms of the the palate itself, this cab includes lifted dark blackberry, blueberry and black raspberry fruits followed by hints of espresso and black pepper spice.
Available for purchase online, the Stags’ Leap Winery is currently offering free weekly live virtual tasting experiences via its Instagram account.
Beaulieu Vineyard 2016 Tapestry Reserve Red Blend, Napa Valley
This red blend brings you five Bordeaux-heritage grape varieties, which altogether contribute multi-layered flavors and complexity. Well-integrated warm baking spice notes of cinnamon and clove ought to pique one’s senses, while the wine itself was aged in new French oak barrels, which ought to heighten its aromatic expression. This is a wine that serves as a great bridge between old and new scenes of Napa Valley.
Gary Farrell 2017 Pinot Noir, Hallberg Vineyard
The Gary Farrell Winery, as based in the Russian River Valley, is one of California’s most accomplished wineries for high-end, small-lot Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Its Gary Farrell 2017 Pinot Noir, Hallberg Vineyard, Russian River Valley — priced at $55 per bottle — is a lush Pinot which comes from a premier vineyard in the cool-climate Green Valley sub-appellation of Russian River.
It has both a beautiful intensity and complexity. Also acclaimed from the Gary Farrell team is its 2017 Chardonnay, Olivet Lane Vineyard, with a retail price of $45, which comes from a famed vineyard that was planted with Chardonnay in 1975.
Palmaz Vineyards subscription
The Palmaz family is passionate about producing exceptional products that gather family and friends to the table. To help facilitate such, the family reated a food and wine club so our most dedicated customers can gather together and celebrate at their tables. In turn, through the Palmaz’ website, the ideal pairing of full-bodied red wine and grilled steak is indeed possible with a single purchase as the Palmaz family also operates Genessee Valley Ranch; said ranch produces sustainable,100 percent grass-fed Wagyu beef. Thus, You can also order olive oil and grape juices through the site.
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Which of these wines will you be ordering in time for National Wine Day?