2013 Wine Awards & Reviews
2012 SAUVIGNON BLANC
2013 Amador County Fair Gold Medal and Best White Wine
2013 California State Fair Silver Medal
2013 Orange County Fair Silver Medal
2012 ROSATO OF SANGIOVESE
2013 Amador County Fair Silver Medal
89 Points and Best Buy, Wine Enthusiast, June 2013
“…consistently delicious wine. Made from Sangiovese, it smells sweetly floral and minty and is very inviting, structured with a sly touch of spice on the finish. Very good on its own, it’ll also pair well very with shellfish or cheese, and is the perfect companion to a picnic.”
2009 ESTATE AGLIANICO
2013 California State Fair Silver Medal
2013 Orange County Fair Silver Medal
2009 ESOLA VINEYARD ZINFANDEL
2013 California State Fair Silver Medal
88 Points, Wine Enthusiast, June 2013
“From 62 year-old, dry-farmed vines the Esola Zinfandel is leathery, full of tobacco and dust surrounded by spicy red fruit. With great structure and savoriness, it’s soft with a light, lingering finish and will develop further with grace another 5-7 years.”
2011 GRENACHE
2013 Amador County Fair Silver Medal
88 Points, Wine Enthusiast, June 2013
“…its first ever Grenache, a tremendous debut, super light in color and texture, lightly rendered to show off its layers of delicate violet and raspberry amid a meatier backbone of lurking anise and herbs. With 9% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah, this is a light red worth seeking out.”
San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2013
“This Plymouth winery’s first Grenache is light and straightforward, with just enough extraction for pretty strawberry blossom and peach notes – immediately enjoyable.” – San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2013