Villa Creek Fall release

WINE TALK
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Just got the release notice from Villa Creek and there are a couple of new wines on the block. Cris and JoAnn are great people making great wine at a good price. This release is comprised of the following wines: 2007 Avenger, 2007 Mas de Maha, a new Mourvèdre based blend named Pata Negra, and finally a much requested 100% Mourvèdre called Damas Noir. The new wines are highlighted below.

2007 DAMAS NOIR $40
100% Mourvèdre
Elevage: Barrel fermented in new French 500 liter Puncheons, 75% whole cluster, basket pressed, racked once off gross lees, 18 months maturation.
Color: Inky
Aromatics: Explosive notes of blackberries, white pepper, nutmeg, salt water, and fennel.
Palate: Rich and lush without being fat. Boysenberries, sexy Asian spices, sea salt carmels, new saddle leather, with hints of cured meats and blue violets. Firm yet integrated tannins that provide a pure long finish. It will be a pleasure to see this wine evolve over the next 8-10 years.

2007 PATA NEGRA $40
65% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 10% Tempranillo, 10% Grenache
Elevage: 30% whole cluster on the Mourvèdre with all remaining grapes de-stemmed. 50% new oak, French and Hungarian, 30% Puncheon, 70% Barrique. Basket pressed, racked once off gross lees, 18 month maturation.
Color: Ruby Red
Aromatics: Raspberry preserves, Mission fig, roasted chilies, crushed chalk, tar and cinnamon.
Palate: Slightly spicy with sappy sweet dark fruits, smoked meats, licorice and graphite. Finishing with a zesty minerality and supple tannins.

More wine for me please!! [welldone.gif]
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Wow … these sound awesome!! To date, my favorite VC offerring has been the 2006 Vulture’s Post, which is a 80/15/5 (Mourv/Syr/Gren). I’m loving the sight of new Mourveds. from the VC stable … I can only assume these wines are ridiculously tasty!!!

Do you happen to know which vineyard the Mourved. is sourced from, Mike?

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Denner.

-Al

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Count me in as a VC believer! [welldone.gif]

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I agree with the Vulture’s Post comment. As an FYI, they still have some in stock that you can add to any order.

Cliff

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Awesome! That’s what I was hoping. Thanks, Al. [cheers.gif]

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Cool. I still have a couple bottles, which is enough for my humble and crowded storage situation. I’m kind of surprised to hear they still have some, though. That juice is awesome!

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I am thinking about going to this if I can get some cheap lodging lined up.

ELITE MEMBER RELEASE PARTY (VC ltd. and First Leaf only)
Our home town rock stars, Rancho Deluxe will once again rock the winery, Chef Tom’s amazing culinary talents will grace the table, and a full array of current , library and new releases will fill your glass. If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, please do so soon.

Sounds like good clean fun. [berserker.gif]